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Sean LaPointe

Sean is a personal finance writer with a strong passion for helping others become more financially literate and make better financial decisions. He covers everything from credit cards to savings to investing.

Recent Articles

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Personal Finance

Are these myths and misconceptions stopping you from investing your pension responsibly?

| Sean LaPointe

Find out the truth behind some common myths and misconceptions about responsible investments, and get some tips on how to…

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Personal Finance

Revealed! This is what the UK’s dream home looks like

| Sean LaPointe

A new survey by Rightmove has revealed what the UK's dream home looks like. Sean LaPointe takes a closer look…

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Personal Finance

First Direct and NatWest launch new switch bonuses: here’s how to get them

| Sean LaPointe

Sean LaPointe takes a look at everything you need to know to get your hands on the new switch bonuses…

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Personal Finance

Can I buy shares in Pod Point?

| Sean LaPointe

Pod Point has announced plans to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange. Sean LaPointe tells you whether you…

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Personal Finance

As Marley cancels its plans, is the UK’s IPO boom coming to an end?

| Sean LaPointe

Roofing company the Marley Group has cancelled its IPO plans. Could this be an indication that the UK IPO boom…

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Personal Finance

1 in 5 Brits don’t know when they’ll get their State Pension

| Sean LaPointe

Do you know when you will get your State Pension? And do you know how much you'll get? A large…

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Personal Finance

Post-pandemic predicament: equity release or delay retirement by 4 years?

| Sean LaPointe

The pandemic is forcing older Brits to make a choice between postponing their retirement by 4 years and accessing value…

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Personal Finance

5 ways to save on your car insurance as return to work sends rates up

| Sean LaPointe

Car insurance costs are going up in the UK as more people return to work. Here are five ways you…

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Personal Finance

Fuel crisis to push electric vehicle market share up a third by Christmas!

| Sean LaPointe

The fuel crisis in the UK is expected to increase the electric vehicle market share significantly before the end of…

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Investing Articles

What happens to a Child Trust Fund at age 18?

| Sean LaPointe

Child Trust Funds were designed to help parents build a nest egg for their children's future. Here's what happens to…

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Personal Finance

UK house prices record biggest monthly growth in 14 years

| Sean LaPointe

UK house prices have seen their biggest monthly rise in 14 years according to recent data. Here's what the rise…

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Personal Finance

These stocks were the most traded in September

| Sean LaPointe

Wondering which stocks were most traded among UK investors in September? Here are all the answers, as well as some…

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Personal Finance

Revealed! These are the streets in the UK with the most expensive house prices

| Sean LaPointe

Have you ever wondered which streets in the UK have the highest average house prices? Wonder no more. A new…

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Personal Finance

£13.5 BILLION of potential returns missed out on by parents contributing to a Junior Cash ISA

| Sean LaPointe

Could you be limiting your child's financial nest egg by saving for them in a junior cash ISA instead of…

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Personal Finance

Stamp Duty tops the list of confusing financial terms

| Sean LaPointe

New research shows that 'Stamp Duty' is the financial term that's seen the greatest increase in search volume in the…

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Personal Finance

Why the majority of Brits are wrong to let their home insurance renew automatically

| Sean LaPointe

Do you let your home insurance renew automatically every year without lifting a finger? If so, it could be a…

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Personal Finance

First-time buyers could save money by opting for this kind of property

| Sean LaPointe

Sean LaPointe explores a way that first-time buyers on a budget can get on the property ladder more easily and…

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Personal Finance

Will your breakdown policy cover you if you run out of fuel on the road?

| Sean LaPointe

Petrol stations in parts of the UK continue to run dry due to a national fuel crisis. Will your breakdown…

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Personal Finance

Mortgage approvals fall to lowest level for a year: 3 steps to help boost your chances!

| Sean LaPointe

With the number of mortgage approvals in the UK dropping, here are three practical steps to help improve your chances…

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Personal Finance

This is the astonishing amount house prices have risen each day for the last 6 months!

| Sean LaPointe

The UK property market is currently on fire. Here is how much house prices have risen each day for the…

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Personal Finance

Here’s how to avoid paying interest on your credit card as average APR hits a new high

| Sean LaPointe

Credit card users could face more expensive debt after the average APR hit a new high. Are there ways to…

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Personal Finance

Over half of Brits spending more on wellness products than a year ago

| Sean LaPointe

Brits are taking their mental and physical health very seriously this year and many are therefore spending more on wellness…

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Personal Finance

The Stamp Duty holiday has officially ended: how much will you have to pay now?

| Sean LaPointe

The stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland has officially ended. Here’s how much buyers will pay from 1…

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Personal Finance

1 in 3 Generation Rent members have savings that wouldn’t last a month! Here’s how to build financial resilience

| Sean LaPointe

With a study showing that the finances of Generation Rent are in relatively bad shape, here's how members of this…

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Personal Finance

Did summer 2021 mark peak house price growth?

| Sean LaPointe

Good news for buyers: according to estate agent Hamptons, summer 2021 could have marked peak growth in house prices in…

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Personal Finance

The UK has the joint 8th lowest proportion of female investors

| Sean LaPointe

Investing has long been male-dominated. That's still the case today, but is the tide beginning to turn? Sean LaPointe looks…

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Personal Finance

Brits lost £754 MILLION to fraud in the first half of 2021: here’s how to stay safe

| Sean LaPointe

Brits have lost £754 million to fraud in 2021, according to UK Finance. Get more details on what's happening and…

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Personal Finance

Are these the 5 best side hustles around?

| Sean LaPointe

If you are looking for a side hustle to make some extra cash, here are five of the best and…

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Personal Finance

One in five use income from side hustles to pay off debt

| Sean LaPointe

Around 20% of people with a side hustle in the UK are using the income to pay off their debts.…

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Personal Finance

State Pension errors at the DWP: here’s how to check if you were underpaid

| Sean LaPointe

Thousands of pensioners could have been underpaid State Pension due to mistakes at the DWP. Here’s how to check if…

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Older woman worried about the future
Personal Finance

Half of new UK homeowners will still be paying off a mortgage after retirement

| Sean LaPointe

According to new research, the number of new homeowners who will be paying off mortgage debt into retirement has risen…

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Personal Finance

Almost half of Brits don’t support the increase in National Insurance

| Sean LaPointe

Here is what Brits think of the recent increase in National Insurance and some tips for softening the blow the…

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Personal Finance

First State Pension payments delays: when will I get my money?

| Sean LaPointe

Thousands of people reaching State Pension age have had their first payment delayed. So, when will they be paid? Sean…

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Personal Finance

Travel news: fully vaccinated UK tourists can visit the US from November

| Sean LaPointe

In the latest travel news, the US is set to relax its rules on UK travellers entering the country from…

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Personal Finance

6 unexpected things that will invalidate your car insurance

| Sean LaPointe

Don't get caught out by these six unexpected things that could invalidate your car insurance policy and give your insurer…

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Personal Finance

Why being too polite could leave you a victim of financial scams

| Sean LaPointe

Politeness might be a virtue, but could it increase your chances of falling victim to financial scams? Sean LaPointe takes…

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Personal Finance

5 tips for finding your next job as vacancies in the UK soar past 1 million for first time on record

| Sean LaPointe

Job vacancies in the UK have reached the one million mark for the first time ever. If you're out of…

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Personal Finance

The FCA wants 1.7m Brits with over £10k in savings to invest instead by 2025

| Sean LaPointe

The FCA has just announced a new strategy to encourage over 1.7 million Brits to invest money they have in…

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Personal Finance

Banking inertia is costing Brits £1.6 billion a year!

| Sean LaPointe

Are you missing out on interest by not shopping around for better banking and savings deals? Here's how you can…

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Personal Finance

Royal Mail shares outperformed all bar two S&P 500 firms in the last year!

| Sean LaPointe

Royal Mail shares have performed very well in the past year, outdoing all but two of the stocks in the…

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