With suppliers constantly reshuffling their tariffs, we look into the relative long term value of switching.
Desperate banks are offering rates of up to 7% on fixed savings accounts in a bid to attract more cash.
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Pessimists say the ‘credit crunch’ could cause a global recession. Baloney!
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The price of a typical house is worth 1% less today than it was a year ago, representing the first annual dip in the market since 1996.
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If we use the metaphor of a foot race, under communism all the runners are hobbled to make sure they finish equal last.
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With charities already burdened by the high number of low income families requiring help during these difficult financial times, there are fears that this new demand will prove a bridge too far.
Damian Clarkson,
Journalist
Debt advice charities are reporting a dramatic rise in the number of middle income households seeking help with their finances.
Insurer LV= says it will no longer charge customers for basic amendments to their car insurance policies, admitting such fees are “unfair”.
Your money should be spent on a memorable holiday, not bank charges.
Whether it’s unfair bank charges or sky high credit card APRs, banks have been profiting off of us for ages. Fancy turning the tables?
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The aim of the Income Portfolio is not just to generate a high income now but to have scope for some increase in the income and the capital
Chris Gilchrist,
Editor
The credit crunch is good news for one set of people: those wanting to earn a high rate of income from their capital
There are three ways you can buy investments. Two are good and one is bad...
Managing investments isn’t easy, but fund managers get paid a fortune...
A small group of the very best fund managers is whispering that it is time to buy a particular investment...
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Property
Just six months ago, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors forecast that house prices would remain unchanged for the year.
Damian Clarkson,
Journalist
The average house price will fall nearly £10,000 this year, with more bad news to follow in 2009.
We tend to assume that owning your home is a better proposition than renting...
I predicted a crunch in the Buy-To-Let market almost two years ago, but now I am on the verge of becoming optimistic
Almost everyone except the government and the HIP providers thinks HIPs are irrelevant and costly
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It has just spent $80m in cash and shares to buy licenses to six further ore bodies, which will ‘nearly double’ the group’s reserves and resources to 2.7bn metric tonnes.
Kewill Ludens,
Editor
At a time when iron ore prices are rocketing, this company is in the fortunate position of having mines, money and proximity to the booming Chinese market.
It has been a long time since I last looked at Diploma, which was an unexciting company in the 1990s involved in electronic component distribution, building products, lintels and special steels.
Despite all the gloom and doom about the US economy, North America still boasts some of the world’s greatest technology growth stocks and there is no sign that their growth is slowing.
Share markets have rallied in recent weeks, but views remain sharply divided on whether this is a rally in a continuing bear market or the opening stage in a new bull market.
