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How to save enough for a richer retirement
Building up a pension was once relatively simple, for each year you worked for a company it promised to pay you some money in retirement.
The death of…
7 years, 11 months ago
Property vs pensions: Does buy-to-let still stack up?
My property is my pension. That was the popular saying when buy-to-let was all the rage and every other person you met fancied their chances as a min…
8 years ago
Everything you need to know about Isas
It’s not long before the door slams shut on your chance to use this year’s Isa allowance.
It’s always best not to leave Isa saving or investing until …
8 years ago
Will building more homes make house prices cheaper?
We have a housing crisis. That’s the message, loud and clear, and it was reiterated by the Prime Minister this week.
What’s the answer? Build more hom…
8 years ago
Why it's time to raise interest rates (Podcast cut)
In this excerpt from the This is Money podcast, Simon Lambert outlines why he thinks interest rates should rise and Rachel Rickard Straus explains wh…
8 years ago
The slow motion crash on the High Street - and what Buffett learnt from his bet
Toys R Us and Maplin were sunk this week, investors are nervously watching Carpetright and Mothercare, and restaurants from Jamie Oliver’s, to Byron,…
8 years ago
Secret world of the credit ratings unmasked – and why it could be Isa, Isa baby this year
Just how does the mythical and bizarre world of credit ratings really work? How can you improve your score and what does the figure even mean?
On this…
8 years, 1 month ago
Will a world of rising interest rates make you richer?
Interest rates are going to rise in May, if you believe economists, but will things get better or worse for you if they do?
A few years ago, Mark Carn…
8 years, 1 month ago
Buy, sell, or hold? What to do when stock markets tumble
Buy, sell, or hold? When stock markets take a tumble, it's decision time.
Investors got a shock this week, when the prolonged period without a stock m…
8 years, 1 month ago
Is it time to cut inheritance tax… or raise it?
The Chancellor asked for ideas for inheritance tax to be simplified this week, but should we even have a death tax at all?
It is highly unpopular, and…
8 years, 1 month ago