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Moira O'Neill

Investing Columnist

Moira became head of personal finance at interactive investor in 2018, after more than 20 years in journalism, including roles as editor at Moneywise, personal finance editor at Investors Chronicle and deputy editor at Money Observer. She has won a Wincott Journalism Award and written two personal finance books, Finance at 40 and Saving and Investing for Your Children.

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  • Friday, 23 July, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    How to teach your bored teenager about investing

    One-minute TikTok videos are an unreliable source of financial advice for young people. How can parents do better?

  • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Does your fund manager have skin in the game?

    Investors are demanding transparency on personal investments

  • Thursday, 27 May, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Your pension: think about it earlier and more often

    Industry must engage with savers with new tools and ideas

  • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Pubs, pints and a toast to investment ideas

    A post-lockdown trip to the local offers the chance to sample tempting financial opportunities

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Young investors can only learn about risk by taking risks

    FCA warning on dangerous products must not deter savers from entering markets

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Protecting your money from Covid-23

    Pandemic films cannot predict the future, but offer clues about safeguarding your cash

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Try ‘from couch to £5k’ and run the investment marathon

    Savers overweight in cash should consider putting the surplus into funds, stocks and bonds

  • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    The 12 days of Christmas for canny investors

    From partridge to drummers, a seasonal guide to plum funds

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Investment tips from Jane Austen

    Lockdown lessons from a writer fascinated by money

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    Ethical investment remains a work in progress

    It’s still too challenging to find funds that match your principles

  • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
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    Investing vs gambling: a fine line to tread

    Some platforms promote investments that carry a considerably higher level of risk

  • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
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    My stock market summer school (and why I’m paying my children to do it)

    With holiday camps largely closed, a five-day programme that will hopefully pay dividends

  • Friday, 12 June, 2020
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Investors need to rethink pension drawdown strategy

    Pay close attention to the level of income you draw in retirement

  • Thursday, 16 April, 2020
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    How to teach your children about the stock market 

    Lockdown presents a golden educational opportunity, particularly if you work in investment

  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2020
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    How many funds make an ideal portfolio?

    Most investors will find that more than 20 or 25 funds is way too many

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Latin and Greek have no place in the investment world 

    The industry needs to mind its language and adopt plain English

  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2020
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    Harry Potter at 40: would he be a financial wizard?

    Unlike most millennials, the fictional hero could work magic on his retirement prospects 

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  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Is a million pounds enough to retire on?

    Will your pension and investments keep you in the style to which you have become accustomed?

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Adrian Mole: the secret diary of an emotional investor, aged 52 and ¾

    How would the neurotic Mole cope with the ups and downs of the stock market?

  • Thursday, 11 July, 2019
    Personal Finance
    Investment lessons should start in the classroom

    Some teachers are teaching the concepts but kids need more consistent help

  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2019
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Barbie at 60 — how much pension can she expect?

    The plastic blonde bombshell has had 200 jobs. But that doesn’t mean she can afford to retire

  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2019
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Sell in May — but what about the rest of the year?

    Investment adages to stick in your monthly calendar

  • Wednesday, 27 March, 2019
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Climate change — the investment issue your children care about

    ESG investing could spark your child’s interest in their Junior Isa or Child Trust Fund

  • Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    How to ‘Marie Kondo’ your investment portfolio

    Principle of decluttering can also be applied to your wealth

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