MoneySupermarket have launched a new life insurance search tool, which allows you to compare the prices from 12 different life insurance providers, which includes premiums from going both direct to the insurer and through brokers. The quotes are returned on screen instantly, and there is then the option to continue with the application through the […]
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Budget Highlights
The main points from Gordon Browns last budget (?)
Google Launches Finance Portal
Google has launched a new finance portal, Google Finance, which gives information on stocks and shares, and public and private companies along with charts, news and fundamental financial data. At present, it is a beta product, which means there might be bugs, things that do not work or you may see features changing, and it […]
Pension Rule Changes
What is happening on Pension A-Day?
100% Mortgages For Students
New product from building society aims to get university students onto the property ladder.
Money Saving March: Pay Less For Petrol
PetrolPrices.com is a service which aims to direct you to the cheapest petrol prices in your area. Simply entering your postcode will show you the highest, lowest and average prices for petrol within 10 miles of your location, but to find out which petrol station actually is the cheapest, you will need to sign up. […]
Money Saving March: Don’t Pay The Standard Variable Rate
The standard variable rate (SVR) on your mortgage is the lender’s default rate that borrowers end up on when they come to the end of a mortgage deal (e.g. a fixed rate mortgage). The SVR tends to be several points above the Bank of England’s Base Rate, and will mean you are paying much more […]
Money Saving March: Paying Too Much Tax?
According to Independent Financial Advice Promotion (IFAP), there are 4 main ways in which people are missing out on tax breaks, and end up paying too much tax: Failing to claim tax credits they are entitled to. Forgetting to make simple IHT planning steps, such as writing life insurance into trust. Non-taxpayers failing to claim […]
Money Saving March
Purely because the month starts with an ‘M’, I’m starting a series of posts titled “Money Saving March“. I’ll attempt to post a money saving tip each day for the whole month, and as I’ve already managed to miss the first day of the month (my excuse: I’ve been suffering from a cold over the […]
Guide To ISAs: Where Can I Buy An Equity ISA?
Equity ISAs can be bought from many different sources, through several different channels. Which is best?