Reliability is a serious issue with executive cars, mainly because they're crammed with technology and gadgets that can go wrong. Fortunately, we can tell you which ones to look for and which to avoid. And they don't have to be expensive to buy. Two second-hand examples to make it into the list of most dependable exec motors can be bought today for as little as £2,000, even with less than 60,000 miles on the clock. Models that appear on the list include (from top left to right): Audi A6, Toyota Avensis, Skoda Superb, Mazda 6, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

Many of us go to work each day without owning even a small part of the company we spend more time with than our family. Plans are afoot to change this on both sides of the Atlantic though. High executive pay has led to calls for caps linking the highest paid to the median worker - a better plan would be to blend that idea and the shares for workers one.

Car companies have always needed to be big to compete, aside from a handful targeting small numbers of super-rich buyers with limited edition offerings. But today, the need for car makers to be big has gone up a couple of gears, and this week's news that Fiat Chrysler and Renault are planning to merge signals a new accelerated phase in this process is underway.

The amount of prize money that has been left unclaimed - and which has now been sorted by location - reveals Premium Bond-holders in Manchester are missing out on nearly £2 million, and more than 40,000 prizes are unclaimed in Kent. Around 79 billion Premium Bonds are held by 21 million savers, who can invest anything between £25 and £50,000. Each £1 will buy you a Premium Bond, and each month winning numbers are drawn using Ernie, NS&I;'s unique numbers machine. This month, 3,292,546 prizes worth £94,111,900 were won - and two lucky bond-holders received £1 million each.

Sellers are knocking more off property asking prices in a bid to get homes sold in what is increasingly becoming a buyer's market, new data suggests. On average, the gap from asking price to selling price across UK cities is up from 3.3% in 2018 to 3.9%, according to Zoopla. However, the headline figure mask a gap between major regional cities where markets are more robust and London, where home sellers struggle to meet the listing price.

The Italian firm says its new 211mph SF90 Stradale is 'the most powerful Ferrari ever' developing a total of 1,000 horsepower that helps it accelerate from rest to 62mph in just 2.5 seconds. And it can travel up to 15.5 miles (25km) in zero-emissions electric power only - allowing it to enter cities which ban use of conventional petrol engines.

A powerful sneeze, a gust of wind and a bat bite are three of the most unlucky - and in some cases bizarre - travel insurance claims made by customers, new data exclusive to This is Money has revealed. These are real reasons people have had to make claims on their insurance, according to Cover-More. The list of claims also includes a swing on a low-hanging vine that ended in disaster, a bus that caught on fire and a fall down a manhole.

There is often confusion over which type of broadband is really the fastest and how much speed the average person really needs to power their internet. Standard copper broadband is often no longer sophisticated enough to handle the public's ever increasing data download needs, but are you one of the people who would be better off with fibre broadband and how fast do you need to go?

Since my retirement in 2015 at the age of 65, I've been somewhat perplexed at having my state pension downgraded by £30 per week due to the fact that in 1987 I took out a self employed pension. Even though I have a record of 50 years of NI contributions yet my pension is still reduced. I feel that over the years I've done the right thing. The Department for Work and Pensions decision irks me very much.

Some 23,000 customers were left in the lurch last week as Tesco Bank announced it was exploring the sale of its mortgage book after ceasing all new lending. The 27 MPs from a cross-party group sent a letter to Tesco Bank chief executive Gerry Mallon urging the lender to 'repay its customers' trust' by only exploring a sale to an active lender.

Women savers are on course to end up with pension pots two thirds the size of men's, research by Brewin Dolphin reveals. Lower pay and career breaks to care for family are still holding back women's ability to save for old age - but younger generations are better off than those currently reaching retirement.

Glassdoor found the UK's highest paying companies are offering staff between £61,000 and £90,000 as a median total compensation package, including base pay plus bonus. The list is dominated by tech and finance firms including, clockwise from top left, Credit Suisse, SAP, Facebook and Deutsche Bank.

Many people could benefit from one-time help over some aspect of their finances, and this need not tie you into a long-term relationship with an adviser. Paying ongoing fees is not compulsory, and unless you are getting a substantial level of ongoing help in exchange each year, might not be value for money. It's perfectly acceptable to ask an adviser for expert assistance on a particular financial concern, agree between you it will be a single transaction, pay up, and walk away.

Stockimo, owned by stock photography site, Alamy, allows users to contribute photos taken on their smartphone to the app, which can be of anything and everything, from selfies to pets and holidays to food. One lucky contributor even managed to snap up £2,780 on a sale - not bad for a single iPhone snapshot.

Barclays Capital's James Anstead reckons Today Development Partners (TDP) is on to something, having been set up by Jonathan Faiman, who co-founded Ocado with Tim Steiner and Jason Gissing. Anstead pointed to the recruitment by TDP of Jon Hillary, one of Ocado's longest-serving employees. TDP was recently chosen by Waitrose to help develop its online offering, replacing Ocado (down 53.1 per cent, or 37.5p at 1167.5p).

Southend airport owner Stobart Group slumped to a £42.6million loss in the last year, down 199 per cent from a year earlier. The group said it spent over £5million on a protracted legal dispute with former chief executive Andrew Tinkler. Stobart also made a £15.5million loss on discontinued operations during the period, including Stobart Air and its aircraft leasing business Propius, which it sold to the Connect Airways consortium in February.

There is probably no more successful investor living on planet earth today than Warren Buffett. Although now aged 88, he very much remains a cult figure among investors - not just in the United States but worldwide - as a result of his wonderful eye for picking long-term investment winners. An eye that has remained focused for nigh on half a century. Razor sharp. Eagle like. Earlier this month, some 40,000 shareholders flocked to the annual general meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, the company he has run since 1970 and through which he makes his astute investments.

I was contacted by a 'David Green' and was persuaded to invest £500, having been told that his company is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority. Later, a 'Blake Crawford' rang to say he had made £245 profit for me and urged me to invest a further £1,000. I told him I would not add to the £500, though other people have since called from the company with the same request. Now I find I cannot contact them.

A This is Money investigation has revealed a string of incorrect forecasts sent to people now facing a poorer retirement than they expected. These cases point to a systematic failure, with potentially many more savers affected who haven't realised yet. Sandra Irving, pictured left, has been told her record puts her state pension at around £22 a week less than the original figure she was given - a possible shortfall of nearly £23,000 over a typical 20-year retirement.Colin Murray, top right, and Vivienne Young, bottom right with husband Phil, are also affected.

car makers are struggling with the technology required to mass-produce electric-fuelled cars. And, after this link-up, there could be further copycat mergers and co-operation deals. One of the most talked about tie-ups has been a possible deal between Indian-owned Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's flagship car maker, and the French group Peugeot, which owns the UK's Vauxhall marque. Car firms everywhere are being forced to accelerate the transition from fossil-fuel internal combustion engines to hybrids (half-electric, half-petrol), fully electric cars and engines fuelled by hydrogen.

Tesco Bank has ditched mortgages, while a string of other smaller players have shut their doors in recent months, and building society behemoth Nationwide issue its own caution on home loans this week? On this week's podcast, we dive into what is currently a weird world of mortgages: where a greater supply of money to lend than demand to borrow means there are some very cheap deals on offer.

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?

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.

Lower than expected inflation figures have added weight to expectations that interest rate rises will remain on hold throughout most of 2019. This combined with the Brexit extension is forecast to keep monetary policy steady, with rates held at 0.75 per cent. While unemployment is low and wages are rising, there are still concerns over Britain's consumer economy and business investment being stalled by continuing Brexit uncertainty.