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Wednesday 21 December 2011

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Personal Finance

Personal finance news and expert tips on how to make money and save money.

Taxman cashes in at Christmas

The taxman will drive up the cost for families this Christmas.

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What to do after a car accident

Ten steps to save £1,000 on your insurance

An easy guide that could save a typical family more than £1,100 on their annual insurance costs.

Check the maths before paying tuition fees upfront

Martin Lewis, the popular money-saving expert, kicks off his new column.

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OFT tells banks to scrap fees on foreign currency

Banks will stop charging customers a fee to buy foreign currency with a debit card before they leave home under an agreement with the Office of Fair Trading.

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Beat these deadlines and have a happier new year

Before your world descends into a mince-pie and mulled-wine haze, get these financial matters wrapped up.

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'Our pension was cut by £9,000 a year'

Thousands of pensioners are suffering huge cuts in income. Is there anything they can do about it?

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Delay your pension and you'll be 20pc worse off

The Pensions Policy Institute has highlighted the cost of opting out of the new national pension scheme.

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House prices create 27,000 more property millionaires

Figures show that 27,000 new property millionaires were created in 2011 despite prices overall falling by 3pc.

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Investors ditch shares amid eurozone fears

In the past three months investors sold £695m of their investments as trading hits six-year low.

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Cheque guarantee cards 'will not return'

Research "provides clear evidence that no case exists for reinstatement".

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Business 'gets better deal than ordinary taxpayers'

HMRC denies the allegations, but some accountants support them.

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Christmas fails to cheer consumers

Nationwide reports only a tiny rise in consumer confidence in November.

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FTSE predictions are 1,000 points adrift

Investors have been given a salutary reminder of the dangers of predicting the stock market.

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David Hasselhoff: 'I want to conquer the world'

'Baywatch' actor David Hasselhoff can afford to feel smug about his financial situation.

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Charity shop Christmas

'I'll be buying Christmas presents from charity shops again this year.'

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'Socialism doesn't work'

Don't attack wealth creators, says Falklands war veteran Simon Weston.

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Don't bank on a good deal

ID cover, packaged accounts – some bank products are best avoided.

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Gold to $2,000 'easily'?

BlackRock's Richard Davis: why bullion may surprise on the upside.

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Unions accuse Pickles of wrecking pensions agreement

Hopes of a quick settlement to the public sector pensions dispute have been dashed as trade unions accus Eric Pickles, the Local Government Secretary, of “undermining” an agreement.

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Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath to quit

Harvey McGrath, the man some investors blame for the collapse of Prudential's bid for Asian insurer AIA last year, has announced plans to stand down from his role at the company next year.

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Why won't Tesco pay my house fire claim?

When financial firms fall short, Jessica Gorst-Williams is here to intervene on your behalf.

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