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Bank or Building Society?
With the recent market turmoil, banks and building societies are battling harder than ever for your custom. Entrusting your hard earned cash with either a bank or a...
Choosing a Savings Account
Once you have paid all of your monthly bills; rent, mortgage, phone bill and energy, you will probably find that you have more than enough left until next pay day, so...
High Street Savings Accounts: Are They Still Worth It?
The Bank of England’s decision to cut the UK interest rate from by 4.0% down to just 1.0% may be good news for people with a tracker mortgage,...
How Higher Inflation is Robbing Savers of Their Nest Eggs
Inflation is fast becoming a concern for UK savers. In January 2011 the Government will be raising value added tax (VAT) from 17.5 percent to...
How Much Does the Average Briton Have in Their ISA?
Did you know that the amount saved in your ISA may vary depending on where you live? Recent financial surveys have revealed large fluctuations in...
How Safe Are Your Savings?
Following the Northern Rock crisis many savers fell uneasy about leaving their life-savings with a bank or building society. Here we look at how safe your money is....
Instant Saving Tracker Accounts Explained
Instant saving tracker accounts are savings accounts in which the percentage rates are tied to or track the base rates of an entity such as the...
Is it Time You Fixed Your Savings Rate?
The interest rates on easy access savings accounts have been in decline for a number of years now. There have, however, been some interesting...
Make the Most of This Year's ISA Season
It is ISA season again, the time of year when anyone with some cash to spare is encouraged to put it into an individual savings account (ISA)....
Premium Bonds Explained
With so many different products available for you to stash your hard-earned cash making the most of your money can get quite confusing. This guide looks at the...
Stakeholder Saving
Stakeholder Saving is a relatively new scheme introduced by the Government to give a helping hand to consumers trying to make a decision. The plan for this form of...
Stop Inflation Destroying Your Savings
Annual inflation, as measured by the CPI (consumer price index) reached 3.5% in January this year, the highest rate of inflation seen in the UK...
Tax-Free Savings
While tax implications shouldn't be the only thing in mind when choosing your investment, there is no harm in considering savings vehicles that reduce your tax bill....
Tessa, PEP or ISA?
More than 17 million Brits now hold an Instant Savings Account (ISA) which means that mane investors now hold sizeable tax free portfolios. The ISA was introduced by...
What is an ISA?
If you have some spare cash and you are thinking about investing it, then an Individual Savings Account (ISA) should be at the top of your list. ISAs were introduced...
