Free guides to your investments
16 guides and articles, grouped by topic and short enough for one sitting.
Topics
Start here
Six things to sort, in order.
GuideInvesting
You don’t need to pick stocks or watch charts.
TopicPensions
Most default funds aren’t built with shariah in mind.
TopicZakat
Commonly 2.5% of your qualifying wealth, once it has stayed at or above the nisab for a lunar year.
TopicWills and inheritance
In England and Wales, die without a will and the intestacy rules decide who inherits.
TopicBudgeting and tax
The unglamorous bits that move the most: know your number, keep a cushion so you never need to borrow, and use every tax allowance..
TopicLife stages
What usually matters most at each stage, and where to read more.
TopicGlossary
The words you’ll meet, in a sentence or two.
ReferenceFAQs
Short answers to common questions.
ReferenceMortgages
Wills
Savings
Investing
What a 1% fee really costs over 30 years
How to check a fund is shariah compliant, in about ten minutes
Where to start with investing, if you’ve never done it
Compounding: the sum that rewards being early
Risk, without the small print voice
Sukuk: why they’re not quite bonds
ISA or pension: where should your investments live?
Zakat
Pensions
Education, not advice. Rates, rules and terms change, so check with the provider or gov.uk before you decide.