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Can a nudge make you richer?
Behavioural economists believe a gentle nudge in the right direction can make you richer and over recent years they have managed to win the ears of g…
8 years, 5 months ago
The problem with smart meters (Podcast cut)
Households are being pushed into having smart meters fitted by energy giants trying to meet their own targets.But despite delivering accurate billin…
8 years, 5 months ago
Can the Tories really fix student loans, housebuilding and energy bills?
Forget coughing fits, pranksters and tumbling letters for a minute. Along with a car crash speech for Theresa May, the Tory party conference also bro…
8 years, 5 months ago
How to get a good deal on a car scrappage scheme (Podcast cut)
In this excerpt from the This is Money Podcast, Simon Lambert, Rob Hull and Georgie Frost discuss how new car buyers can get the best deal from the c…
8 years, 5 months ago
What would a Labour Government do to the UK economy?
Labour didn’t win the last General Election but leader Jeremy Corbyn believes it could do next time. In case that comes around anytime soon, the part…
8 years, 5 months ago
Are interest rates really about to rise - and should you fix your mortgage long-term?
This week the team ask the million dollar question: are interest rates really about to rise before the end of 2017?Are house buyers in property 'para…
8 years, 6 months ago
Can you give money away and still control what happens to it?
This is Money has had a string of questions from readers looking to give their cash to children or grandchildren but who also wish to protect it from…
8 years, 6 months ago
Are scrappage schemes a good deal and could your next car be electric?
Car scrappage schemes are back. After waiting in vain for the government to launch an official scrappage scheme to get dirty diesels off the road, ca…
8 years, 6 months ago
How to boost your finances by claiming free cashback, ditching loyalty and taking heed of a very important deadline…
Hasta La Vista PPI!
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been drafted in as a last-ditch attempt to get the millions of us who still haven't claimed compensation…
8 years, 6 months ago
What was the financial crisis, the credit crunch - and will it all happen again?
Ten years ago last week the greatest game of hide and seek was about to come to an end.
Banks had been lending money to people who had no way of ever…
8 years, 7 months ago