As Christmas Day is less than six weeks away, many of us have started to put together our annual list of Christmas gifts.
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Motley Fool: Make Your Child A Millionaire!
All keen savers out there will be rejoicing, following the announcement last week that ISAs are to remain indefinitely. Around 16 million of us have accumulated nearly £215 billion in our ISAs since they began, and this latest news that they are “this Government’s primary savings vehicle outside pensions” should help us feel more confident.
This Is Money: High St Sales Leap Boosts Festive Hopes
This Christmas should be a happy one for retailers with shoppers already gearing up their spending patterns
This Is Money: M&S To Use Food Traffic Lights
Marks & Spencer is to adopt the traffic light system of health labelling for food favoured by the Government
Motley Fool: Who Wants To Be A Merger Candidate?
Rumours of a possible merger between ITV (LSE: ITV) and NTL (Nasdaq: NTLI) were confirmed last week when the companies announced they had been in communication. ITV described it as “a highly tentative expression of interest in holding discussions about a possible combination of NTL with ITV”; NTL referred to “interest in exploring a possible combination transaction”.
Motley Fool: Pensions Reform At Last!
Various surveys in recent times have revealed that most people don’t mind the idea of working past the current state pension age of 65. I’m afraid I’m not one of them, which is why I save as much as I can afford to bring my retirement age forward. I’d rather go travelling.
Motley Fool: Betting On Ladbrokes
In with the old, out with the new! That’s what the gaming market is like at the moment.
Motley Fool: Vedanta — A Zinc Plated Investment
In July I bought a copper miner, Vedanta (LSE:VED) and now I find that it’s a zinc miner. How did that happen?
This Is Money: House Price Rise Fastest In Four Years
House prices rose at the fastest pace in more than four years in October as the lack of available housing continued to drive prices, according to a report today.
MoneyExpert: Credit Card Debt ‘a Turn-off’
New reports indicate that credit card debt, overdrafts, and accounts in the red are a turn-off for prospective partners, with a large percentage of people more likely to get into a relationship with sensible savers.
According to a survey conducted by Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) a strong savings ethic is an attractive quality in long-term partners. Out of over 1,600 surveyed, 60 per cent of all women would rather be with a man with no debt.
Over 40 per cent agree it would be better to date a man with savings in the bank, while over 95 per cent would not want to be in a relationship with someone who was not financially sensible.
“It seems money really can buy you love as today’s singles search for a saving-smart superhero to settle down with,” comments YBS media relations manager Tanya Jackson, continuing to state that most women are drawn towards sensitive spenders rather than high rollers.
Credit card holders may soon have to shop around for the best rate after PricewaterhouseCoopers announced annual fees could be introduced to make up for industry deficits of £1 billion.