The BBC has an interesting debt test, which tells you: whether you should worry about how much you borrow tips on how to avoid debt problems how to tackle your debts should you be in trouble Luckily, with the answers I gave it reckons I haven’t got much to worry about at the moment, which […]
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The Best Cash ISAs
If you haven’t already used your Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance for this year, it’s perhaps time to start thinking about where you can stash your cash to keep it away from the tax man. April 5th sees the end of the tax year, so if you have some spare cash lying around that you’d […]
Virgin Launches Cancer Cover
Virgin has launched a new health insurance product, The Big V, which covers against the financial impacts of contracting cancer. The product, which is sold by the Virgin financial services arm and is administered by Scottish Widows, pays out in stages once cancer has been diagnosed, and is claimed to be 45% cheaper than standard […]
Pay Off Your Mortgage in 2 Years: Review
I mentioned BBC2’s new money programme, Pay Off Your Mortgage In 2 Years the other day, and I managed to catch the first episode yesterday. The concept is simple: each of the 8 programmes will feature an individual or couple who has agreed to take part in the experiment of paying off the remainder of […]
Money Resolutions for 2006
I thought I’d jump on the New Years’ Resolutions bandwagon and post my own money resolutions and musings for 2006, in no particular order: Take control of pension – I’ve long forgotten the password to access my company pension details online, and have been meaning to get back in and see how it’s going for […]
More on Property In SIPP U-Turn
Why Gordon Brown’s decision not to allow property into SIPPs might not be so bad after all.
What’s happening on “A-Day”?
New pension legislation comes in on 6th April 2006, but what does it mean?
UK’s Worst Savings Accounts
The Motley Fool has published a list of the UK’s worst savings accounts to give us all a chuckle (or a shock!) at just how much interest is paid on some bank accounts. If you find yourself with money stuck in these accounts, then it’s time to vote with your feet and switch banks. The […]
The End For Property In SIPPs?
Well, the pensions industry had been going bananas over the prospect of being able to hold property (and other assets) within a Self Invested Personal Pension when the regulation changes on A-Day, 6th April, next year. But it now seems like the government, in a last-minute U-turn noted in its pre-Budget report, has now shut […]
Pension Reform Report Released
The big news of the day is the long-awaited release of the Pensions Commission’s Pension Reform report.