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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      India fights back to combat soaring digital fraud

      Financial literacy education is key to protecting Indians from scams in era of superfast payments

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    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      MPs launch inquiry into UK financial education

      Basic numeracy at low levels among young people

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    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
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      The FT invites readers to join our campaign to promote financial literacy in the UK and around the world

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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
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      The nature of people’s debts have changed significantly — so too must debt solutions

    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
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      AI: the answer to everyday finances?

      A range of apps link to accounts to assist with spending, saving, debts and more

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    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
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      Farage-Coutts furore is a chance to focus on the plight of those without access to financial products and services

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      Grandparents: give the gift of investment education

      As inheritance tax bills rise, pass on your financial savvy as well as your cash

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      Do you have a plan for your retirement money?

      People seldom have clear financial goals but planning can help

    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
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      Cash, investment and the cost of living top young writers’ agenda

      Winners of schools financial journalist contest focus on today’s money challenges

    • Friday, 30 June, 2023
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      Don’t lose the exponential benefits of fractional share trading

      Barring younger traders from holding US stocks in Isas risks subtracting investor engagement

    • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
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      So much for UK savers and homeowners — what about the have-neithers?

      Research suggests 3mn people have borrowed from an illegal money lender over the past three years

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    • Friday, 23 June, 2023
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      Banks must play fair as mortgage rates rise

      As millions brace for the impact of more expensive home loans, here’s my don’t panic guide to what happens next

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
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      Financial coaching: bridging the advice gap or a new danger?

      The lack of financial knowledge is a crisis of confidence

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
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      Banks must not be allowed to use financial exclusion as a route to profit

      Increasing numbers of people are being frozen out of the formal financial system

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    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
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      MyBnk calls for 30 hours a year of financial education in UK schools

      Only two-fifths of young people are deemed financially literate, says charity

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    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
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      ‘I’m 22 and I earn more than my parents’

      Young workers on high salaries find financial advice hard to come by

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
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    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
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      UK financial system ‘locking out’ growing numbers of people

      As lenders rein in risk during cost of living crisis, survey finds those unable to access credit increasing

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    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
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      The first lesson for female financial education? Money is power

      Online communities for women to learn about cash, investing and pensions are an exciting fintech development

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    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
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      Money mistakes even wealthy people make

      Your emotional hang-ups about money could stop you from getting richer

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Britain’s schools fail legal requirement to teach money matters

      Two-fifths of teachers do not know financial literacy is compulsory in secondary education

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    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
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      How banks may catch signs of dementia before the doctors do

      Money problems experienced by elderly customers can be red flags for families and institutions alike

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    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Retirement coaching: coming to a workplace near you?

      Brits don’t understand their retirement options, and I fear for the ‘Cafters’

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      For love or money: the hidden victims of financial abuse

      Being trapped in a financially controlling relationship is more common than you think

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