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The shares and funds investors loved buying in 2024

We look at the most popular assets on investment platforms last year

Hargreaves Lansdown blocks access to four investment trusts

Cost disclosure battle continues, with private investors the unintended casualty

Vanguard hikes Isa and pension fees for small portfolios

The provider is introducing a fee change that will hit a large portion of its customers

NS&I hits savers as it pulls fan-favourite bond

Savage cuts to savings accounts continues as NS&I moves further down the best-buy tables

A new effort to boost shareholder turnout

Shareholder voting from retail investors remains low. Can platform changes encourage wider voter participation?

NS&I slashes Premium Bond rates again

The prize rate on NS&I Premium Bonds is being cut for the second month in a row

A mixed Budget for Isa investors

The Isa allowance will remain frozen – but it could have been worse

The best Isas and pensions for buying investment trusts

Investors have lots of options when choosing a platform for their portfolio. We compare the different providers

Investment trust cost disclosure reform causes platform dissent

Platforms have reacted with caution to reforms that allow trusts to record their charges as zero

The best ways to invest for your children

How to grow and manage a nest egg for a family’s youngest members