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Moira O'Neill

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Moira became head of personal finance at interactive investor in 2018, after more than 20 years in journalism, including roles as editor at Moneywise, personal finance editor at Investors Chronicle and deputy editor at Money Observer. She has won a Wincott Journalism Award and written two personal finance books, Finance at 40 and Saving and Investing for Your Children.

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  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Personal Finance Advice & Comment
    Latin and Greek have no place in the investment world 

    The industry needs to mind its language and adopt plain English

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