Wednesday 27 June 2012
Personal Finance
Personal finance news and expert tips on how to make money and save money.
RBS cancels Wimbledon corporate hospitality
RBS has already hosted clients for the first two days of the championships and had planned to do so for the rest of the fortnight.
Middle-classes flock to Aldi and Lidl
With Mervyn King warning that the economic climate will get worse many families are planning to use discount supermarkets to help beat the squeeze.
Shops forced to shake up extended warranty sales
The Office of Fair Trading has forced Comet, Dixons and Argos to make radical changes to the way they sell extended warranties to customers.
Millions unclaimed in 'lost' savings accounts
Staggering amounts of money lie unclaimed – when you include shares, National Savings and insurance plans lying dormant it amounts to billions of pounds.
Poor bear brunt of tax rises
The poorest members of society bore the brunt of tax and duty rises under the Chancellor's austerity measures, official figures show.
Don't pay the middleman when claiming PPI
If you have been mis-sold PPI, you can claim it back yourself, free of charge, writes Martin Lewis.
Pensioner incomes rise fastest
The Institute for Fiscal Studies found that pensioner incomes have risen by 29.4pc since 1999.
Households waste £1.3bn for leaving gadget switched on
We leave our televisions on for six hours a day the Energy Saving Trust has said.
'Ann Summers parties revolutionised the business'
Ann Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold on her rise to fame and fortune.
10 ways to earn extra cash
We tracked down 10 enterprising individuals to find out how they turned their creativity into cash.
Rate alert: the latest deals put under the spotlight
Summer may be approaching but this hasn't stopped banks and building societies launching new products.
British Gas launches bill for dummies
British Gas has a new simplified bill to help consumers save money.
Why market falls are good for your pension
Pension savers have good reasons to ignore bad news, however counter-intuitive that may sound.
Severn Trent launches inflation-linked bond
Severn Trent is the latest company to launch an RPI linked 10-year bond for private investors.
Rate alert: best-buy savings accounts
We review the savings accounts offering the best interest rates.
'Tread carefully with bonds'
Emma Wall talks to Chris Bowie of the Ignis Corporate Bond fund about when to buy and sell bonds.
Average man will have earned £1m by 50
Men will have earned £1m by the time they are 50, but women have to wait until they are 72 to reach the milestone.
Nervous investors make a dash for cash
Thousands of nervous investors are shunning shares as the financial crisis drags on.
Pensioners worst hit by inflation
Pensioners over 75 are experiencing higher inflation than the rest of the population, figures showed today.
Buying rather than renting property saves you £200,000
Renting costs £200,000 more than homebuying - even before house price gains are banked.
Building societies better than banks for mortgage flexibility
Mutual lenders revealed as more flexible towards first-time buyers and other 'niche' borrowers.
NatWest extends opening hours again
Bank customers face further chaos as bank extends opening hours for second time to cope with fallout from computer failure.
Ann Widdecombe: 'There is money in politics, if you ask someone like Tony Blair'
Former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe, 64, is now a successful novelist.
Gold: private investors rush for safety
Euro debt crisis fears has triggered a renewed demand for gold from private investors.
Jessica investigates: bank is keeping my PPI cash
Jessica tries to help a reader who has been awarded a PPI payout but won't get the actual cash.
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