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Buying and selling shares

Share incentive schemes: invest in your employer

Millions can benefit and there is money to be made if you follow the rules

Prepare for a ‘trick or treat’ Budget

Will the chancellor risk antagonising Tory voters and backbench MPs with tax changes?

First-time buyers forced further from London

Londoners end up purchasing in cheaper areas, including Thurrock, Basildon and Luton

Investment trusts

Investment trust discounts widen since Brexit vote

Some analysts think now is a good time to buy back into the sector

HMRC IHT income dips for the first time in a decade

House price slowdown sees growth in estate values level off

Passive funds fail to echo rising price of oil

Some vehicles linked to the commodity have even lost money this year

Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson

Japan — land of the rising investment prospects

Japanese equities are now trading at multiples not that different from US stocks

Pensions lifetime allowance set to rise to £1.05m

State pension payments likely to increase by 2.6 per cent

Investment trusts

Veteran investor Terry Smith raises largest new UK investment trust

Financial Advice

Women want face-to-face financial advice

Study reveals key differences in the way the sexes manage their investments

Lost pensions could be worth £20bn

New study suggests millions of pots worth an average £13,000 are going unclaimed

If winter is coming, will cash be king?

Cash — just don’t have too much in your portfolio

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