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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, 24 June, 2022
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      Ten ways to improve your portfolio without really trying

      From cutting fees to checking how diversified your investments really are

    • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      From £10,000 to £100,000: your financial fitness plan

      It’s possible to construct a portfolio aiming for long-term growth with around 10 collective investments

    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      Ways to invest your bonus for the long term

      Take account of your life plans, tax and risk appetite

    • Friday, 24 December, 2021
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      What Dickens and Scrooge teach us about money

      The ghost of Christmas future is looking more expensive by the day

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      A puppy for Christmas? Better invest in dog food

      Owners increase the care lavished on pets, creating opportunities for suppliers

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      Investments
      Squid Game has lessons for investors

      Saving should not be a gamble but are you taking too little risk?

    • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
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      Starting to save for retirement in your 40s

      As a late starter with a disability, should I prioritise a pension or Isas?

    • Friday, 17 September, 2021
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      Be frugal at 40 and prioritise your pension

      As millennials start to enter their fifth decade, their thoughts need to turn to funding retirement

    • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
      Social affairs
      Investing in the menopause can offer many rewards

      Growing awareness of the problem and femtech could lead to better-run companies delivering higher returns

    • 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

    • Friday, 23 October, 2020
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      Ethical investment remains a work in progress

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

    • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
      Personal Finance Advice & Comment
      Investing vs gambling: a fine line to tread

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

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
      Private investing
      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
      Private investing
      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

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