50 ways to boost your income

Identifying higher returns than your current savings and investments provide is one way to improve your income. But making use of existing resources can also bring considerable rewards.

Most of us pay little attention to how our financial affairs are structured when we are building up our savings. However once you have a specific objective – such as generating extra income – simply reorganising your portfolio can have a significant effect. A key area to focus on is whether your savings and investments can be organised more tax-efficiently.

In our 50 ways to boost your income survey we focus on five little-known financial planning techniques, 25 funds and trusts with proven income-generating staying power, five shares with an enviable track record on dividend payments, and 15 risk-averse routes to income success.

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