Can Britain afford to pay MORE tax? Why the tax burden has hit its highest level since 1969
With all the shenanigans in Westminster this week you could be forgiven for failing to register we had a Spring Statement at all – let alone clocked its finer points.Editor Simon Lambert, assistant ed...
15 Mar 201945min
Is the cash Isa finally bouncing back – and is it still worth having?
Put on your party hats, it's Isa season! After years in the doldrums could we have a proper Isa battle on our hands in 2019?Santander and Coventry Building Society have launched two best-buy easy-acce...
8 Mar 201946min
What would YOU do if you won a tidy windfall from the Premium Bonds?
National Savings and Investments has launched Ernie 5.0 – its fifth generation machine that draws the Premium Bond numbers.It now takes just 12 minutes for numbers to be generated by the Electronic Ra...
1 Mar 201945min
Would you challenge a will? Why inheritance disputes are on the rise
A will may be considered the expression of someone’s last wishes, but more of them are being challenged.High property prices and increasingly complicated families are being blamed for the rise in disp...
22 Feb 201947min
Is this the clock ticking on a slowdown in the UK economy, or are we primed for a Brexit bounce?
Inflation has slipped to 1.8 per cent - below the 2 per cent target - and the Bank of England has downgraded the UK's growth prospects and indicated interest rate hikes are on hold.But at the same tim...
15 Feb 201944min
How to start investing or become a smarter investor
Investing has proven to be the best way to beat inflation and grow your wealth over the long-term, but how do you get started?And if you do already invest but feel you’ve lost track of your goals or e...
1 Feb 201950min
Everything you need to know about savings - and why you should ditch the big banks
In part one of two This is Money podcast specials, we tackle savings. When savings are mentioned, the first thought that springs to mind for many is: rates are low, what's the point?In the latest This...
25 Jan 201955min
Boost for savers as CPI inflation falls to 2.1% - but the RPI controversy rumbles on
Inflation is within a whisker of its long-term target of two per cent – does that mean an interest rate rise off the table in 2019?Assistant editor Lee Boyce and host Georgie Frost talk about the late...
18 Jan 201949min
