In the latest episode of The Investing Show, we're joined by fund manager Chris White, of Premier Asset Management, to take a look at how to spot a good income investment. Also up for discussion is how to spot a share that's on the move and some income investment trust bargains.

It sounds a nice problem to have - and one many may expect they'll never have to deal with. But for those able to benefit from the new pension freedoms, it's a question they may have to answer. The problem is that the old cautious orthodoxy looks very risky right now.

When Stan Green's latest quote came in at £1,500 - more than treble the £400 he paid just nine years ago - he decided to shop around. But that's when he discovered drivers can be penalised simply because of their age.

Savers have £450 billion stuck in dinosaur savings and investment plans, we can reveal. Millions are stuck with policies bought decades ago and which are no longer fit for purpose. Today, the returns they offer are rotten. So, is it time you ditched the dinosaurs?

A bond market wobble earlier this month is causing concern that a far bigger shock is imminent. Financial pundits have warned for years that bonds are wildly overpriced and a crash overdue. So should people be casting about for other places to put their money, and if so what are the best options?

A Surrey property listed on a crowdfunding website has been snapped up in little over half-an-hour as appetite for buy-to-let properties shows no signs of abating. The £212,900 two-bedroom flat in Byfleet - a half-an-hour train ride into London Waterloo - was placed on the Property Partner platform at 3pm and by 3.35pm was fully funded.

We sent off the forms, but on March 25 I spent 45 minutes on the phone before being informed we'd sent the wrong forms. The operator said we would have to start again, but they expected a large backlog. We'd foreseen high applications after the pension changes, and so had applied in plenty of time to avoid this. Now the purchase of our property is on the line.

During half-term this week tens of thousands of excited children will pour through the gates at Peppa Pig World in Hampshire. That a children's TV character has spawned her own amusement park tells you all you need to know about the extraordinary growth of the brand most closely associated with British media giant Entertainment One. Darren Throop is the company's Canadian chief executive,

All but five of the 26 investment trusts in the AIC's equity income sector can be bought for less than the value of the assets they hold. This is a recent reversal of fortune for many income investment trusts, which had seen their share prices settle at a premium above their net asset value in recent years, as investors chased yields in the low interest rate environment.

We are planning on booking a villa for a two-week summer holiday, which will cost £1,600. The owners have asked for a 50 per cent deposit and then the other half the week before we arrive. I am worried about transferring so much money to someone, even though the owners seem honest, how can we protect ourselves if they can't take credit card payments.

Most borrowers tend to favour a short-term two-year fix or a longer term five-year deal. Both types of mortgage have fallen to record lows, but data from Moneyfacts, actually shows it is four-year deals that have seen the biggest drops.

The value of classic watches has risen by an average of more than five per cent a year over the past decade, according to the Picollecta Rare Watch Index. This index plots the price movement of 30 of the most popular collectable watches.

An eight-strong gang of crooks who raked in half a million pounds by posing as legal advisers expert in preparing wills and trust deeds has been successfully prosecuted by Nottinghamshire County Council's Trading Standards team. The fraudsters used addresses in London but operated from rented premises in Newark. Ringleader Joseph Croft, 53, was jailed for four and a half years at Nottingham Crown Court, while Alan Appleyard, 71, and his son Matthew, 42, will both serve four years. Joy Bell, 55, who described herself as 'head of legal' but has no qualifications, was given an 18-month suspended sentence and 200 hours of community service.

High house prices and stagnant wages mean first-time buyers need to be more determined than ever to secure the keys to their dream property. But help is out there. Follow our eight-step guide to ease the pain of getting on to the first rung of the housing ladder. From saving to Help To Buy, here is the way to make a dream a reality. By living with their parents Daniel Morgans and Amy Flint (pictured) were able to set aside £1,000 a month towards a home loan deposit.

'Sell in May and go away, stay away till St Leger Day' is a timeworn piece of advice to investors, but no financial pundit has ever proved whether it's true or not. Instead of engaging in this dusty debate, we prefer to focus on which shares are likely to do well this summer and beyond, however the wider market performs. Ian Forrest, investment research analyst at The Share Centre, suggests five stocks that look a good buy right now and recaps how our summer share tips from last year performed.

Lidl has retained its crown as the UK supermarket offering the best value wines, with 68 per cent of bottles offering decent value for money, expert findings reveal. Supermarkets offering poor value wines include Marks & Spencer's, Morrison's and Waitrose, where the number of wines offering good value for money has dropped since November 2014. Wines on the shelves of Britain's supermarkets still offer poor value for money in the majority of cases, wotwine's findings suggest.

Sheds are a prime target because they often contain expensive equipment or tools, but security is often overlooked making them much easier to break into than a house or flat. But even so, households often don't realise that their belongings are not necessarily insured as part of their home insurance.

Ms G.M. writes: Please help. At the start of this month, I went to my Santander branch in Torquay and my account was fine, but last Saturday I received a letter confirming it had been closed and the balance sent to an account at Lloyds. On Monday, I went back to the branch and staff found their error. I was asked to make an official complaint, which I did, and the bank has reopened my account, but with no money. I am a pensioner with no income until the start of next month and I have spent all the cash I had.

Do you still park your car in your garage? If so then you are in a minority. According to RAC Insurance, 62 per cent of motorists don't feel the need to tuck their cars away every night, preferring to use a garage to store junk, tools and garden equipment. Plenty are now converted into extra rooms. Little wonder - it can make sound financial sense.

We spent a day at Npower's largest customer service centre, learning how a customer service basket case rises to the challenge of becoming the very best. We listen in on calls, quiz the chief executive Paul Massara - and root out the best tricks for getting your complaints dealt with fastest - and how to get the most compensation.

Wages are rising above the cost of living, savers are getting a real return, and the pound in your pocket buys more. Inflation will be back when falling energy and petrol prices fall out of the equation and the supermarkets eventually stop duffing each other up.

Data from the property peer-to-peer lending platform LendInvest shows the highest yield rental postcodes can now be found in Birmingham, Ipswich, Liverpool and Glasgow. But postcodes around North and Central London are still delivering the best overall returns on investment. Our maps reveal how returns stack up.

To clear the average national household debt of £13,000 at 6% interest with a monthly repayment of £100 will take around 17 years. There are, however, plenty of simple ways to make significant savings on your regular spending that could clear your debt - or boost your savings - in less than a year. This is Money's top 50 - updated - money-saving tips may appear light-hearted but are deadly serious.

Choosing the right DIY platform is crucial but a wealth of choice and changes to charges have left many investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best. We also highlight why investing in an Isa makes sense, as it should protect your hopefully growing investments from tax forever.

Figures from the ONS showed negative inflation of 0.1 per cent in April, as the consumer prices index fell slightly year-on-year. A mild dose of deflation is not forecast to change the outlook for rates, however, with inflation expected to soon pick back up again and a late spring 2016 rise on the cards.

For many buy-to-let looks an attractive income investment in a time of low rates and stock market volatility. Climbing house prices, rising rents and improving mortgage deals are tempting investors - although they will need a big deposit. Read This is Money's top ten buy-to-let tips

The influence of financial services on the economy is spelled out again as City brokers steal top spot in this year's official list of highest earners. According to the detailed 2014 annual salaries survey, brokers pocketed around 40 times more this year than those at the bottom of the list - the people responsible for keeping children safe on the way to school. Lollipop crossing patrols earned around £3,400.