Recently, a taxi driver told me how he had taken money out of his Isas - and turned to Bitcoin and Premium Bonds instead. A foolish strategy - or a genius move? It's hard to say, but at least he has a balance.
Jaguar's all-electric £60k I-Pace undergoes final tests in Tesla's own backyard ahead of March 2018 bid to steal sales from the Californian car maker
If Elon Musk had peered out of his California office window last week he might have caught a glimpse of the new electric car that's set to challenge his Tesla brand's market dominance. The vehicle in question is Jaguar's 2018 I-Pace - an all-electric premium SUV that is set to undercut the most affordable Tesla equivalent - the Model X 75D - by £10,000 and wipe the floor with in in a game of Top Trumps.
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- How big banks pocketed YOUR rate increase Some savers will see less than a sixth of the 0.25% base rate rise.
- What's it like to drive BMW's futuristic all-electric family car? We put the improved i3S to the test.
- How our brains are wired so we pay off the wrong debts and sell shares at the worst time Beat the mind tricks that make you poorer.
- Britain is bottom of the retirement league State pension delivers biggest income drop of any major country
- Bank branch bloodbath: A thousand close this year Fears grow they will soon vanish from the High Street completely
- Beware penalties if you forget to collect your Christmas parcel Shoppers hit with 'stealth' charges
- Steelworkers must be told the truth and get the pension protection they deserve DAN HYDE
- New car sales are down for the EIGHTH consecutive month Under-fire diesel remains in freefall
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- Do you really believe you can get rich betting on a rise or fall? Beware binary options trading
- Crackdown on the celebrities who tout Bitcoin online Former City minister warns of 'a bubble that will inevitably burst'
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BUSINESS & MARKETS
MARKET REPORT: Boss of tool hire firm HSS impresses investors with plan to save £14m sending shares up 13.3%
The firm has identified between £10million and £14million of savings to drive it to profitable growth after a strategic review under new boss Steve Ashmore. HSS said it had seen room for improvement in its heritage tool hire division, which deals with smaller rental equipment such as power diggers and carpet cleaners, by focusing on customers, products and branches.
MONEY NEWS & ADVICE
The property ladder is about to get longer! Average first-time buyer deposit forecast to rise to £81,000 within 10 years - how high will they go near you?
The average deposit that first-time buyers need to get onto the property ladder is expected to rise to more than £80,000 in the next 10 years. Highlighting the extreme financial pressures placed on those wanting to buy their own home - mortgage broker L&C; created an interactive map that shows how first-time buyers will be affected across the UK.
ASK TONY: My eBay iPhone delivery was signed for but never arrived - I got a refund but now the seller is furious
I bought an iPhone 6 on eBay for £200 plus £5 postage. The seller sent the phone to me straight away via Royal Mail's 'signed for' service. Unfortunately, on the day it was apparently delivered, my husband and I were both out. When I got home I saw online that the parcel had been delivered and signed for. I checked with my neighbours and looked for the parcel to no avail. Royal Mail spoke to the driver who apparently said that he had left it in my mailbox.
Britain is bottom of the retirement league: Those relying solely on the state pension face the biggest income drop of any major country, says OECD
Britons thinking about retirement should not rely on their state pension or face up to a huge fall in earnings, a report from the influential OECD shows. The report that put the UK bottom of the pensions league showed retirees face the steepest income drop compared to any other OECD country - behind Mexico, Poland and Japan - if they rely solely on state pension payments.
MORE BUSINESS & MARKETS NEWS
Final call for Liverpool's historic Epstein Theatre as it falls into administration
The historic playhouse, which first opened its doors in 1913 as Cranes Music Hall, has appointed FRP Advisory as administrator after falling behind on its rent. Liverpool council owns the freehold, but the ownership structure is complicated by the presence of a long leaseholder, Hanover Estate Management.
GE slashes 1,100 jobs in the Midlands as global demand for gas and coal-fired power plants hits the skids
Today's actions are driven by challenges in the power market worldwide. Traditional power markets including gas and coal have softened. The planned losses will hit the UK's Midlands engineering heartland, affecting Stafford and Rugby, with the total potential losses representing around 6 per cent of the company's UK workforce.
YOUR MONEY ESSENTIALS
What is a dividend? We explain how they can make you richer, how they work and why you might be getting them without even realising
And don't think that you have to be a big investor to be affected by dividends. You may be profiting from them without even realising. In this episode of the Big Money Questions, Marcus Stadlmann, chief investment officer at Lloyds Private Banking explains what they are, how they work and how they can make you richer.
Bitcoin Bay! Idyllic 13-acre plot on a Caribbean island for sale at £5.3M, but the owners will only take the cryptocurrency as payment
The owners of this Caribbean property for sale on Bloody Beach Bay will only accept Bitcoin as payment (and are refusing cash). It follows the phenomenal rise in value of the cryptocurrency. A spokesman for the company selling the property said: "Someone wise or brave enough to have got in early on the cryptocurrency phenomenon could soon be lifting their rum cocktails to toast the bargain of the century."
Lamborghini reveals its ultimate 4x4: The 190mph Urus SUV that's more powerful than a McLaren F1 and will beat a Ferrari F40 in a sprint to 62mph
The Lamborghini Urus follows in the footsteps of the 1986 LM002, and the Italian exotic car maker has dropped a colossally powerful engine into a 4x4 to create an offroad family vehicle that will be able to blitz just about everything that comes into its path. Revealed in Italy today, the Urus uses a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine packing 641bhp and will cost £157,800 or $200,000 before tax.
THIS IS MONEY'S FIVE OF THE BEST CURRENT ACCOUNTS
TSB's Classic Plus account will pay you 3% interest on up to £1,500 and up to £10-a-month if you maintain two direct debits and make 20 debit card payments each month (until June 2018). You must pay in £500 a month.
First Direct regularly tops polls for customer service. Its First Account offers £125 for joining and has a £250 interest-free overdraft. It also now pays cashback for spending with certain retailers. You must pay in £1,000 or pay a £10 monthly fee.
Santander's 123 account pays 1.5% interest on balances up to £20,000 and also gives 1 to 3% cashback on bills. You need to pay a £5 a month fee, pay in £500 a month and have two active direct debits.
Nationwide pays 5% interest on the first £2,500 in your Flex Direct account for the first year. Plus you get a fee-free overdraft for 12 months. Requires a £1,000 per month deposit.
M&S; Bank's current account has a £125 gift card for joining, plus you get an extra £5 a month top up for the year. It has a £100 fee-free overdraft and no miniumum deposit criteria.
How to make your computer run faster and work better without breaking the bank
High-tech gadgets are no longer just useful - they are essential to survive the demands of modern life. But it is only when a computer crashes or grinds to a halt - destroying files or losing photos - that we realise how much we rely on it. Here, we explore the world of computer storage - and how you can boost its memory and reliability without breaking the bank. Web psychologist Nathalie Nahai (pictured) believes a fear of computers is quite natural.
'My cryptocurrency investment has gone up 40% in a month': Will the £8,000 Bitcoin be a Christmas cracker or suffer a New Year hangover?
What about a gift of cryptocurrency this Christmas? It could be the perfect present for the tricky person who has everything. And if the meteoric rise of Bitcoin - the darling of digital currencies - continues, it could prove to be the gift that keeps on giving. But it could also end up worthless if the current boom turns to bust. Heather Baker (pictured) has recently joined in the cryptocurrency craze - not as a spender but as an investor.
'My £95,000 payout gave me a new lease of life': Health policies have changed in recent years - should you switch your critical illness insurance?
Stick, twist, top up - or discard? These are the options facing thousands of holders of longstanding protection insurance policies. The cover provided by critical illness insurance - which pays out a tax-free lump sum when a serious illness is diagnosed - has been transformed in the past five years, leaving many customers wondering whether their policies are still fit for purpose. Angela Alston (pictured) was glad of her cover.
If Bitcoin is the new gold, I'd stick with shovels, says RUTH SUNDERLAND
Surreal moments are a hallmark of any bubble. So when pop star Katy Perry went on Instagram to say she had met the world's most famous investor, Warren Buffett, and asked him what he thought of cryptocurrencies, alarms clanged. Buffett declared three years ago that Bitcoin, then valued at around $600, is a 'mirage' and a 'joke'. It has since soared to a stupendous $11,000 at one point last week - but the Sage of Omaha might yet be proved right.
Star fund manager Neil Woodford warns he's lost count of 'lights flashing red' in the markets, but claims that's an opportunity to turn his bad run around
Britain's highest profile fund manager Neil Woodford has warned financial markets now have 'many flashing red lights' - with what he sees as a widespread bubble in place. With share prices fuelled by the unprecedented central bank action taken in the years since the 2008 financial crisis, Woodford drew parallels with the 'dot com bubble' of the late nineties.
Are diesel cars and bitcoin being unfairly demonised? Listen to the This is Money podcast
Is diesel being unfairly demonised? Britain's car industry is crying foul, as not a single new diesel car avoids the Budget tax hike because the test they have to pass hasn't come in yet. Is bitcoin in a bubble? Cryptocurrency fans say no, because while the price has risen tenfold this year, the blockchain and bitcoin have a use. We dive into two things hitting the headlines this week, diesel cars and bitcoin.
My husband and I are separated and now he has cashed in pensions worth £60k, should I get a share?
My husband and I have been separated for over five years. He has cashed his pensions in to a total amount of £60,000. Am I entitled to any of this money? Jaqueline Major (pictured), lawyer at Hodge Jones & Allen, explains that it is possible but there may already be a formal deed of separation, where a partner has agreed to provide an income.
Is the Government unfairly demonising diesel cars? asks SIMON LAMBERT - with its slapdash approach it's hardly surprising many think so
Another attack on diesel cars was slipped into the Budget last week, with the threat to bump new vehicles up a first-year tax band. But there's one small problem - the test they have to pass isn't in yet. So it's no surprise that the motor industry says the Government is demonising diesel. Is it right, or just worried about flogging cars?
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50 ways to save money: Simple steps to cut what you spend that could clear your debts or seriously boost your savings
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.
How much money do I need to save for my pension? A quick guide to retirement saving...
The amount you can save into a pension ultimately depends on what you can afford - but the longer you leave it the more you will need to save. We tend to put ambitious targets on our hoped-for income in retirement and then underestimate how much we will need to set aside to achieve that. So how much should you save?
What next for interest rates? Bank of England raises base rate back to 0.5%
The Bank of England has raised the base rate back to 0.5 per cent. The move up from 0.25 per cent is accompanied by an Inflation Report, which will outline where the bank sees things moving next. Expectations are that rates will not move up swiftly after this first rise, This is Money will bring you the details of the Inflation report and analysis imminently.
What next for mortgage rates: Should you lock in to a cheap fix now?
Borrowers are being offered a raft of cheap fixed rate mortgages as lenders attempt to lure them into remortgaging or buying a home. But HSBC has decided to buck the trend and launch a new rate mortgage that is a tracker instead. We pick out the best fixed and tracker rate mortgages and look at what next for rates.
Ten tips for buy-to-let: the essential advice for property investors
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
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- How investing like Buffett in the UK paid off: The Buffettologist's guide to winning shares
- What if it happens again? How investors can learn from Black Monday and other crashes
- You get 30% tax relief and tax-free dividends but should you invest in a VCT?
- How to profit from technology and hunt for the next consumer stars like Fever-Tree
- 'Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful', said Warren Buffett. Which should investors be right now?
- As house prices slow and tax hikes bite, is buy-to-let still worth doing?
- How to invest and achieve long-term returns that beat inflation and low savings rates
- 'Private investors have an advantage': Gervais Williams's tips to pick the best small company shares
- Britain is leaving the EU, but should Brexit-hit investors go the other way?
- Are stockmarkets too expensive to invest right now?
- Should you invest in India? We ask the manager whose fund is up 40% in a year what all the fuss is about
- Is it time to invest in Europe? It's not fixed yet, warns Tom Becket
- Tips to choose the best funds for your Isa
- Can you profit from the growing Chinese middle-class? We meet Fidelity China Special Situations manager Dale Nicholls
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- Can you guess the UK's drink driving capital? Ten hotspots and the occupations most likely to be caught
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- Best credit cards to use this Christmas How to boost rewards, spread the cost and avoid the traps
- Can the new BMW M5 match it's legendary status? We test the £90,000 super-saloon
- My energy firm docked 5% VAT off my Warm Home Discount - but shouldn't I get the full £140? Steve Webb
- Government promises to free-up 400 miles of motorway over Christmas 'Roadworks embargo' from December 22 to January 2
- Neil Woodford claims the stock market bubble is about to burst And the crash will be 'more dangerous' than ever before
- 'My £95,000 payout gave me a new lease of life' Why it is time to check up on your health and critical illness cover
- Marks & Spencer poised to pull the plug on shopping mall plans worth hundreds of millions pounds
- How to make your computer run faster and work better Don't just buy a new machine
- Is the Government unfairly demonising diesel cars? SIMON LAMBERT
- Here is how we could make work pensions better for everyone JEFF PRESTRIDGE
- How RBS turned blind eye to ruthless loan unit Damning report shows bosses told staff to prey on firms
- If bitcoin is the new gold then stick with the shovels RUTH SUNDERLAND
- Buy unloved banks, not expensive beer - how to invest for higher inflation Investing Show with Schroders' James Sym.
- All hail the eco-taxi driven - it's one of the best people movers on the road Ray Massey test drives a taxi
- Woman scoops £1m jackpot with Premium Bond bought 18 months ago Was this the best investment of 2016?
- A black week for bank branches: So what is going on? First Lloyds, Halifax and YBS, and then RBS
- My husband and I are separated and now he has cashed in pensions worth £60k Should I get a share?
- Will I lose my work pension after Brexit? I'm Italian and have been saving in the UK for 12 years
- What should British Steel savers do? Pension expert lays out options and risks, as emotions run high amid reports financial sharks are circling
- I fought the L'Or and the L'Or won RICHARD BROWNING spots another sneaky trick on the supermarket shelves - this time in the coffee aisle
- Will your bank branch be shut? The Lloyds. Halifax, BoS and Yorkshire BS branches closing
- How Games Workshop shares rocketed 150% in a year And it gears up for a sharp rise in sales and profits
- Lavish gold Rolls-Royce Ghost up for sale... but the seller will only take payment in BITCOIN An Auto Trader first
- Is it a good time to buy the big four FTSE 100 bank shares? They've passed the 'stress tests'
- Castles fit for a princess! Top 10 homes for sale that boast turrets One is on the market for the first time in 300 years
- House prices fell £1,000 last month But annual property inflation stays steady at 2.5%, says Nationwide
- UK manufacturing reaches four-year high Orders, output and hiring on the rise
- Insurance heavyweight Aviva promises to ramp up its cash payouts to investors Dividend boost
- Fidelity puts hard numbers to new fund fees that rise or fall on success It reveals what investors may pay
- AA charged me £90 for call-out even though I'm a member - now it could take up to eight weeks to investigate my complaint ASK TONY.
- Value of Britain's homes tops £6TRILLION for first time... - and 40% of the wealth is owned by the over-65s, Halifax said.
- As the amount we put aside falls towards a record low of 30p for every £100, how YOU can get back on track Death of the savings habit.
- So how much do green taxes add to YOUR energy bills? British Gas boss claims they cost every family £200 a year.
- How first-time buyers can use the stamp duty axe to cut mortgage costs - and save more money 'We'll save at least £5,000 on our home'.
- How Osborne's plans flopped! Budget small print reveals failure of childcare plan to help parents and top-up scheme for pensioners
- Victory as 20,000 savers can cash in their annuities Landmark result for our campaign to extend pension freedoms to existing retirees.
- Best banking apps revealed: How does your big bank score for useful features and safety?
- Savings guarantee when banks go bust in peril? EU proposal to block panic cash withdrawals.
- Retirees risk running out of money in later life as 78% underestimate how long they are likely to live Analysis by Retirement Advantage.
- Step inside the most expensive and luxurious Range Rover yet... The £177k SVAutobiography is so suave it will even close the door behind you.
- London homes now cost a record 14.5 TIMES average earnings - but Manchester and Birmingham are catching up Hometrack UK Cities House Price index.
- Should you use ETFs to build your income investments? What you need to think about and five top funds to consider.
- Bank of England says banks are strong enough to withstand a 'disorderly' Brexit Clean bill of health for Britain's lenders?
STEVE WEBB ANSWERS YOUR PENSION QUESTIONS
- I am 73 and have just remarried - will I lose my widow's state pension?
- Can I leave the British Steel pension scheme?
- My state pension is made up of basic, Serps and graduated parts: why do they increase at different annual rates?
- I'm retired but bored - would going back to work part-time hit my pension payouts?
- Why must I pay big fees to a financial adviser to move my pension... I know what I'm doing: Steve Webb replies
- Why is my state pension being cut for years I was CONTRACTED IN and paid full contributions?
- How do I ensure my children inherit my pension if I die young? I've been saving for years: Steve Webb replies
- Should my pub cleaner friend paid cash 'off the books' become self-employed to pay NI towards a state pension?
- I am too ill to work and need to claim my pension and other benefits, but it's a minefield
- 'I cashed out my Isas and lumped half of it in Bitcoin': LEE BOYCE on a conversation with a taxi driver that...
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- Rush for lifetime mortgages as baby boomers shun their kids' inheritances and sign away their homes
- Jaguar's all-electric £60k I-Pace undergoes final tests in Tesla's own backyard ahead of March 2018 bid to...
- ALEX BRUMMER: Foxy Bingo's £3.9m takeover is a risky bet for Ladbrokes Coral
- Royals' favourite bookie to be sold to Foxy Bingo: Ladrokes Coral price tag tied to decision on fixed-odds...
- How the average British home got £8,000 harder to buy in just one year, as lack of supply is blamed for...
- Investors continue to ditch UK companies and even turn away from income funds, as bonds hoover up the most...
- MARKET REPORT: Boss of tool hire firm HSS impresses investors with plan to save £14m sending shares up 13.3%
- Central banks must warn over Bitcoin bubble, says RBS chairman as online currency hits $16,000
- Lidl hired 2,500 UK workers in the past year as it keeps pace with rapid expansion in the UK
- Amazon turns British cardboard box maker into FTSE giant: Rise of internet shopping causes DS Smith sales...
- DAILY BRIEFING: Poundland boss Gerry Gray steps down after just two years citing personal reasons
- CITY DIARY: Peston and Mandelson enjoy a Christmas drink with advertising boss
- The property ladder is about to get longer! Average first-time buyer deposit forecast to rise to £81,000...
- Jaguar's all-electric £60k I-Pace undergoes final tests in Tesla's own backyard ahead of March 2018 bid to steal sales from the Californian car maker
- GE slashes 1,100 jobs in the Midlands as global demand for gas and coal-fired power plants hits the skids
- 'I cashed out my Isas and lumped half of it in Bitcoin': LEE BOYCE on a conversation with a taxi driver that reveals how far the boom has reached
- How the average British home got £8,000 harder to buy in just one year, as lack of supply is blamed for house prices rising 3.9%
- Investors continue to ditch UK companies and even turn away from income funds, as bonds hoover up the most money
- Investment tips for 2018: Why Japan, Europe and Asian emerging markets could do well - and funds to buy
- Rush for lifetime mortgages as baby boomers shun their kids' inheritances and sign away their homes
- Central banks must warn over Bitcoin bubble, says RBS chairman as online currency hits $16,000
- Christmas comes early for Legal & General investors after insurer announces record year for earnings
- MARKETS CLOSE: FTSE falls into the red; Ladbrokes and William Hill shares up sharply
- Amazon turns British cardboard box maker into FTSE giant: Rise of internet shopping causes DS Smith sales surge
- ALEX BRUMMER: Foxy Bingo's £3.9m takeover is a risky bet for Ladbrokes Coral
- Royals' favourite bookie to be sold to Foxy Bingo: Ladrokes Coral price tag tied to decision on fixed-odds betting terminals
- Ladbrokes Coral courts takeover by Foxy Bingo owner GVC in a deal worth nearly £4bn
- CITY DIARY: Peston and Mandelson enjoy a Christmas drink with advertising boss
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Big Money Questions
- Will artificial intelligence become cleverer than humans? We look at what it would mean for our jobs, planet - and how we need to prepare NOW
- Will economists be able to see the next financial crisis coming? They didn't see the last one...
- What is the FTSE 100? Investor and MP John Redwood explains what it is and why it matters to you even if you don't invest
- Why do asset prices move? Is it just down to investors reacting to the news or is there something else at play...
- The next financial crisis is eight months away, will be BIGGER than the last and triggered by war with North Korea, JIM RICKARDS predicts
- Ever wondered why prices always rise? Watch our inflation explainer in the Big Money Questions show
- Want to get an edge in investing? Read fiction, say the authors of a new book 'Cents and Sensibility' - and there's a lot economists could learn as well
- Why have we still not beaten fraud? Scammers' tricks are as old as time and yet we still get stung by the same ones... watch an expert explain how
MIDAS SHARE TIPS
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Nothing tasty in the Budget? Relax...and fish for a profit with Angling Direct
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Carpet chief buys up rivals for wall to wall wealth
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- MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Founder of office fitters Morgan Sindall believes the best is yet to come from company with annual turnover of £2.5bn
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: AB Dynamics is in pole position as share values triple since June 2015
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: VP's tool hire service continues to grow as it announces purchase of rival
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS: It Ain't Half Hot, Dad.. Why you'll warm to property trust M7 run by legendary screenwriter's son
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS: George Soros and other big investors are attracted by Swallowfield's growth prospects
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Video games group Keywords Studios scores tenfold rise in share price
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Velocity Composites has failed to take off but buy at today's price and you should be rewarded
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Should investors worry about a potential big correction, 30 years on from Black Monday?
- MIDAS SHARES TIPS: Kettle safety control maker Strix Group to benefit as global kettle sales start to boil
FUND AND TRUST IDEAS
- MARTIN CURRIE ASIA UNCONSTRAINED TRUST: New approach means more dividends and backing winners for the long term
- NEWTON GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS: The fund boss who aims to help you sleep soundly
- JUPITER UK SPECIAL SITUATIONS: Enter the matrix...how to take the emotion out of stock picking
- VINACAPITAL VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY: Why Vietnam is proving the jewel in the crown of frontier markets
- TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS: How a stock market meltdown can mint rewards for the brave
- AMATI UK SMALLER COMPANIES: Hunting down high-quality small caps lets fund double investors' money in three years
- MITON US OPPORTUNITIES: Full speed ahead as U.S. fund leaves S&P 500 in its wake
- OYSTER CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SELECTION: Patience is a virtue for fund manager Michael Clements as top stocks reveal rich rewards
- RATHBONE ETHICAL BOND: Manager filters out the unethical to give investors the feelgood factor
- KAMES DIVERSIFIED MONTHLY INCOME: 'Steady Eddie' fund manager's strategy is paying off
- GRESHAM HOUSE STRATEGIC: Fund helps firms raise the bar AND become more valuable
- JP MORGAN GLOBAL GROWTH & INCOME: Income may be the Holy Grail... but can funds really keep it up?
- OCTOPUS UK MICRO CAP GROWTH: From tonic to tech, fund mixes it up to find success
- KEYSTONE INVESTMENT TRUST: Collapse in Provident Financial shares affects millions of investors in high-profile equity income funds
Latest: Mortgages & home
- How the average British home got £8,000 harder to buy in just one year, as lack of supply is blamed for house prices rising 3.9%
- Should you hang on for cheaper mortgage rates? Experts predict a best buy bonanza before Christmas
- 'We'll save at least £5,000 on our home': How first-time buyers can use the stamp duty axe to cut mortgage costs - and save more money
- House price inflation stays steady at 2.5%, as Nationwide says offices being turned into homes are boosting supply
- Value of Britain's homes tops £6TRILLION for first time - and 40% of the wealth is owned by the over-65s
- London homes now cost a record 14.5 TIMES average earnings - but Manchester and Birmingham are catching up
- Helping first-time buyers is noble, but movers need a stamp duty cut too, says SIMON LAMBERT... and perhaps the seller should pay
- Will the stamp duty cut REALLY help first-time buyers? As the Budget watchdog warns it will drive up house prices, we look at who saves money
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- 'I cashed out my Isas and lumped half of it in Bitcoin': LEE BOYCE on a conversation with a taxi driver that reveals how far the boom has reached
- Bank branch bloodbath: A thousand close this year as fears grow they will soon vanish from the High Street completely...
- How big banks pocketed YOUR rate increase: Some savers will see less than a sixth of the 0.25% base rate rise
- NS&I launches new fixed-rate savings deals and the first guaranteed income bonds in eight years
- Return of top NS&I bonds paying 1.5% - but you can't buy them over the phone - only online
- A black week for bank branches: First Lloyds, Halifax and YBS, and now RBS says 259 branches will close - so what is going on?
- Was this the best investment of 2016? Woman from Kent scoops £1million jackpot with Premium Bond bought 18 months ago
- Bank customers warned of new scam: Fraudsters pose as police officers to enlist victims in an 'undercover operation'
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ANSWERS FROM THE Experts
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US Dollar | 1.313 | Buy Now |
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