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    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      FT WealthGlobal inflation
      Inflation eats away at wealth

      The real value of fortunes has been eroding during the past two years at its fastest rate in more than four decades

    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Personal Finance
      Long-haul holiday costs fall for UK visitors

      Sterling surge helps cut local out-of-pocket bills

      Tourist boats in Hoi An, Vietnam
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      FT WealthWealth management
      World’s wealth managers look to Asia in response to shift in global affluence

      Boston Consulting Group report predicts fortunes in Asia will rise faster than the world average

      Aerial view of skyscrapers in Hong Kong
    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
      Wealth management
      Time to look for a wealth manager?

      Faced with market turmoil and inflation, many savers want advice but struggle to find affordable support

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

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

    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      FT WealthPrivate wealth
      Wealthy collectors seem undeterred by global turmoil

      Art buyers were spending more last year than they did before Covid-19 hit

    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      FT WealthUK immigration
      Why the UK is an attractive destination for economically valuable migrants

      A review says that is due mainly to abolishing quotas for highly skilled workers and for migrants’ success in getting jobs

      Migrants in a dinghy sail in the Channel toward the south coast of England on September 1, 2020 after crossing from France
    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      ReviewFT Wealth
      Book review: ‘Launchpad Republic’ by Howard Wolk and John Landry

      A thought-provoking take on how US entrepreneurs have thrived due to the country’s vibrant — if sometimes ‘messy and difficult’ — democracy

      Henry Ford
    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      ExplainerUK Budget
      Tax-free pension changes: what they mean for you

      FT Money’s analysis of chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s surprise Budget announcement

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Budget 2023: what it means for your money

      Moves to boost tax breaks on pensions, ease childcare costs and support household energy bills

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Advice & Comment
      Rich People’s Problems: Should I sell my alpine ski apartment?

      Costs are rising and climate change makes snowfalls less predictable

      Living room in an alpine chalet, with a view of snow-covered mountains
    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Investments
      Investing in 2023: Equities still offer value in tough times

      Stocks can offer inflation protection, say FT Money’s panellists, but choose carefully

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Teenagers: could you write for the FT?

      The young financial journalist competition will seek out the best writers at UK schools

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      FT WealthGold
      Gold still adds a little lustre to a very well-diversified portfolio

      Volatility in prices has taken the sheen off the metal as a safe-haven asset — though the rich still like their jewellery

      Gold bars stacked
    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      ReviewFT Wealth
      Book review: ‘Crassus’ by Peter Stothard

      Power, ambition and failure in the story of the ‘first tycoon’, ancient Rome’s richest man

      illustration of a man falling off his horse as he’s being attacked by men holding spears and arrows
    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Online calculator: how much is your pay rise really worth?

      Find out what your new take-home pay will be after tax and national insurance

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Pension automatic enrolment
      Lost UK pension pots soar to 2.8mn

      £26.6bn has gone missing as more workers move jobs and home

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      FT WealthProperty
      Imbalances in housing wealth demand radical tax reform

      OECD advice includes cracking down on tax evasion and ensuring property valuations are regularly updated

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Pensions
      Most Britons have ‘no idea’ about their likely retirement income

      Those who say they do, overestimate by 30 per cent, survey finds

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      UK inflation
      What is your personal inflation rate?

      Our free online calculator reveals the pinch points in your budgets

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      FT WealthLuxury goods
      The market for collectibles can be volatile but rewarding

      A report by Credit Suisse suggests that the best inflation protection is offered by Chanel handbags, wristwatches — Rolexes, especially — and traditional Chinese works of art

      A collection of wristwatches neatly arranged in rows
    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Banking & Savings
      Green bond rate increased to 3%

      Three-year deal brings NS&I offer closer to rivals

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Tell us your inflation stories

      FT to launch personal inflation calculator to help with budgeting

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      ReviewHistory books
      Budapest and Vienna — tales of two cities, told in two new books

      How history and language have shaped the cultures of the capitals of Hungary and Austria

      A view over the Danube flowing through Budapest, with two bridges visible. In the foreground is a statue overlooking the city and holding aloft a palm branc
    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Inheritance
      Inheritance tax receipts jump 14% in UK to £6.1bn

      Rising house prices fuel increase in estate values

      HMRC headquarters on Whitehall in central London
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