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Moira O'Neill

Investing Columnist

Moira is an independent freelance investment and money journalist. She was previously head of content at interactive investor, 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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  • Saturday, 7 June, 2025
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  • Saturday, 24 May, 2025
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    With inheritance rules changing, people need to stagger drawdowns to minimise tax hit

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  • Friday, 7 February, 2025
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    For decades, our retirement finances have been a political plaything

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  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
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    Demand from investors is in retreat as the popularity of passive funds and fixed income rises — but loyalists are convinced that opportunities remain

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    Twenty LSE-listed investment trusts have increased their dividends for at least 20 years in a row.

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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Insight & Comment
    Quick fixes to lower your inheritance tax liability

    Act before pension pots are swept up by the tax net

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  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
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    The great post-Budget pensions rethink

    But there are several tools you can use to cut an IHT bill

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  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
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    Will investors live to regret their pre-Budget actions?

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    Rachel Reeves
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
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    Investment apps: are they up to scratch?

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  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    Q&APersonal pensions
    Is it wise to take out my pension tax-free lump sum?

    Investment firms report a rush of clients looking to withdraw cash before the Budget

    Montage image of hands holding a piggy bank over a chancellor’s red box
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