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By Moira O'Neill , 17 May 2013

Our personal finance writer is honoured at the HeadlineMoney Awards 2013.

Recent articles

Half of private investors pile into equities

By Katie Morley | 16 May 2013

Private investors ditch bonds and pile into equities for 2013
Reasons not to hold gold

By Moira O'Neill | 17 April 2013

Many financial planners tell their clients not to gamble on gold. Here's why.

'Many independent financial advisers tell their clients not to hold gold because they don't consider gold to be an 'investment' at all'
Corporate mansion levies catch thousands in costly tax trap

By Katie Morley | 17 April 2013

Some lower earners living in high-value properties could be forced to sell their homes
What the budget means for pensions

By Katie Morley | 21 March 2013

BUDGET 2013: We take a look at the effects Mr Osborne's "aspiration nation" will have on your pension arrangements
Use the Junior Isa with caution

By Leonora Walters | 06 March 2013

Saving and investing for their children's future is a priority for many parents, but a junior Isa is not necessarily the best way to do it

'At age 18 the Jisa automatically converts into an adult Isa and the child in whose name it is opened has control over the fund and can do what they want with the cash. This may not be what you intended: for example, what you thought would fund university could become, in the words of one adviser, a motorbike fund'