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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      Tell Sid all you like — but he might not buy NatWest

      Next generation of investors can buy into the sentiment even if they don’t want to own shares in UK banks

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    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
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      Get ready for Black Fraud Day

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    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
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      Five ways to fix the Isa regime

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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
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      How can we defuse the household debt time bomb?

      The nature of people’s debts have changed significantly — so too must debt solutions

    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
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      Is the state pension really ‘a Ponzi scheme’?

      The triple lock makes it impossible for government — and individuals — to estimate the cost of retirement

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      Home from holiday — but can you get your money back?

      The enforcement of air passenger rights has been off the official radar screen for too long

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      Grandparents: give the gift of investment education

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      This could be the best £800 investment you’ll ever make

      National insurance top-ups can provide an oversized boost to your state pension

    • 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

    • 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

    • Saturday, 17 June, 2023
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      A warning for the smug mortgage bores

      Interest rate pain will come to us all in time — and it could well cost the Tories the next election

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      Spending a penny? It’s a question of convenience

      Banding together to provide essential services is a model that works for banking and bathrooms

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
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      It’s time social media platforms unfriended fraudsters

      Most UK fraud originates online and AI brings a frightening new dimension to scams

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
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      The granny tax: coming to a family near you

      Number of people paying inheritance tax soars 24 per cent in a year as house prices rise

    • 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

    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
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      The dash for cash savings is a new experience for many UK customers

      If you rediscover the savings habit, don’t let higher taxes be the sting in the tail

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    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
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      Isa season this year is a stampede

      Changing tax rules and rising interest rates boost demand, but banks’ customer service has slipped

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
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      Yikes! What should I do with my mortgage?

      As interest rates rise, remortgaging borrowers weigh up fixed rates, trackers, plus switching and ditching

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
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      Could pensions changes spell trouble for VCTs?

      Changing tax rules and the collapse of SVB have made this a stressful week for venture capital trust fund managers

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
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      ‘Crypto has done better than my Lifetime Isa’

      UK first-time buyers say penalties and property price cap are blighting under-40s product

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
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      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
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      For love or money: the hidden victims of financial abuse

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

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
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      Time to buy UK small-caps?

      Record number of ‘fallen angels’ entering UK small-cap index could set investors’ hearts aflutter

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
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      Be honest, do you think of your property as your pension?

      Falling prices and rising interest rates create retirement dilemma for millions

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
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      Five financial new year resolutions for 2023

      Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead?

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