Marc Shoffman

London

Award-winning freelance journalist and podcaster @inforapennypod1. Editor @EAToday. Still available for personal finance and travel writing commissions.

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What are stealth taxes and how do they affect you?

1 week ago | msn.com | Marc Shoffman

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
What are stealth taxes and how do they affect you?

1 week ago | msn.com | Marc Shoffman

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
What are stealth taxes and how do they affect you?

1 week ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Marc Shoffman

Tax is an important way to fund public services, but nobody likes the thought of paying more of it. And raising taxes is never popular – Labour promised not to raise income tax, National Insurance or VAT prior the general election. The former Conservative government came up with a sneaky way to boost its tax take in the hope we won’t notice – dubbed “stealth tax” – and now the Labour government is continuing the same trick. Our calculator reveals how much stealth taxes are really costing you.
Today’s latest rates

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Maya Wilson-Autzen |Marc Shoffman

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
9 of the best cruises to see the Greek islands

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Marc Shoffman

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Compounding made simple: Expert tips to grow your money year on year

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Marc Shoffman

When it comes to investing, finding fuss-free ways to make your money work harder is a smart approach, and you may be wondering whether compounding could be right for you. But how does compounding work exactly? How much money could you make from a one-off contribution? How could annual top ups on long-term savings scale your investment? And how could it benefit your children’s futures if you start investing for them today? Mark Shoffman, finance writer for the Independent explains all in this video.
Get the lowdown on equities vs bonds

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Marc Shoffman

Investing your spare cash into bonds and equities can be a smart way to grow your money – but which to choose? Do you want the potentially higher rewards but volatility that comes with buying equities in companies listed on the stock market? Or are you more interested in the security and fixed return of bonds? Maybe a mixture of the two works best for you? In this video, Mark Shoffman, finance writer for the Independent, shares all you need to know about equity and bonds investments.
Compounding made simple: Expert tips to grow your money year on year

2 weeks ago | the-independent.com | Marc Shoffman

When it comes to investing, finding fuss-free ways to make your money work harder is a smart approach, and you may be wondering whether compounding could be right for you. But how does compounding work exactly? How much money could you make from a one-off contribution? How could annual top ups on long-term savings scale your investment? And how could it benefit your children’s futures if you start investing for them today? Mark Shoffman, finance writer for the Independent explains all in this video.
Port of Dover £6m upgrade makes room for world’s largest cruise ships

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Marc Shoffman

Larger cruise ships could be on their way to the Kent coastMarc ShoffmanFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
Port of Dover £6m upgrade makes room for world’s largest cruise ships

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Marc Shoffman

3 hours agoThe owners of a small family-run business say they have been left £40,000 out of pocket after their van became trapped in a mechanical stacked car park in central London more than two years ago. Mark Lucas, co-owner of HCS Furniture in Buckinghamshire, parked his electric Vauxhall van at Rathbone …