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

      Ahead of the Autumn Statement, here’s my wish list for reforming tax-free saving and investing

    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      Challenger banks look to exploit higher savings rates

      Newcomers offer more attractive deals than incumbents in a bid to win market share. Will savers respond?

    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      Investments
      Why Mohamed El-Erian favours cash over equities for now

      Top economist reveals his personal investment strategy on the FT’s Money Clinic podcast

    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Moira O'Neill
      Investing for income in the ‘new normal’

      Cash savings rates are attractive, but may not pay off in the long term

    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Isas
      How to make Isas even nicer

      The chancellor is ‘open to ideas’ about reforming tax-free accounts, so what could investors expect?

    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      UK politics
      Hunt plans Isa overhaul to boost share ownership

      Treasury looks to simplify tax-free savings regime and weighs new allowance for investments in UK companies

      Jeremy Hunt and an ISA application topsheet
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Grandparents: give the gift of investment education

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

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Banking & Savings
      MPs extend campaign over low savings rates

      As base rate rises to 4.5%, some high street banks offer less than 1% on easy access accounts

      Logos of major UK savings providers
    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      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

      Boys count the contents of their piggy bank
    • Friday, 14 April, 2023
      Banking & Savings
      After the easy money: a giant stress test for the financial system

      Central banks are caught between tackling rising prices and ensuring stability but their actions hold risks for investors and borrowers

      Two businesspeople strain on a rope to prevent the Bank of England edifice toppling into a chasm while others are helped out of the hole
    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Isa season this year is a stampede

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

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Boost for savers as NS&I targets cash deposits

      Government increases fund targets of £7.5bn for 2023-24

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      What’s the best way to pass money to my grandchildren?

      I am 78 years old and in good health so I want to do it now

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    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Isa Guide 2023
      Cash Isas buoyed by rise in interest rates

      Higher-rate taxpayers in more danger of breaching tax-free allowances

      A pound coin sits on top of a pile of UK banknotes
    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      FT Money personal finance guides
      FT Money’s guide to Junior Isas

      £9,000 a year can be saved tax free for youngsters

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Bank bonuses
      How does your 2023 bonus measure up?

      FT poll shows more readers are stashing any bonus cash rather than splashing it on luxuries

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      UK banks have rarely had it so good (and it won’t last)

      From July, there will be more scrutiny of how actively they shepherd customers towards better interest rates

      NatWest boss Alison Rose
    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      NS&I raises rates on junior Isas

      Interest also increased on adult accounts

      A girl puts money into her piggy bank
    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Money Clinic podcast: What’s your financial new year resolution?

      Experts pass on financial planning tips for the year ahead

      Headshots of Sara Williams, Claer Barrett, Timi Merriman-Johnson and Iona Bain
    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Five financial new year resolutions for 2023

      Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead?

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      FT Money personal finance guides
      FT Money’s guide to parking a lump sum

      Shop around for best rates when depositing cash

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      NS&I boosts premium bond prizes and raises rates

      Savers can still earn more at commercial lenders

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      A child’s eye view of the cost of living crisis

      From saving pocket money to better budgeting and giving to charity, children’s financial habits are changing

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Banking & Savings
      Small banks raise rates for savers

      High street rivals hold back despite soaring inflation

      The Bank of England
    • Friday, 11 March, 2022
      Isa Guide 2022
      Cash Isas remain popular despite the drain of inflation

      Average return on these accounts has been 0.51 per cent in the past year

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