December 2025

A surprising Christmas present, you might think — but a fruitful one, says Paul Lewis

A financial present for your grandkids could be the perfect festive offering. Is money a better option than gift cards? And might setting them up with their own pension actually be the best long-term present of all?

Take care before you “splash the cash” at Christmas, warns money expert Stephanie Hawthorne. I HAVE such fond memories of my childhood. At Christmas, my parents usually bought their seven children pre

“The difference between death and taxes is, death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” The American actor and commentator Will Rogers didn’t have to wrestle with British Isas and pensions, bu

There are ways to give money without liability for inheritance tax, says Paul Lewis