Bank customers must be feeling that they’re being battered on all sides at the moment. At the same time as banks are reducing the rates of interest that they pay on many accounts they are also serving notice that they intend to increase arranged overdraft rates on current accounts from April. There seems to be no hiding place for customers…
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Now that Christmas is over for another twelve months we all have a chance to reflect on our finances for the coming year. We all make New Year resolutions and one of the most important for many this year will be to promise to make better use of our money in the year ahead. As well as promising not to…
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I know the schools don’t seem to be long back after the October break but I have already noticed that a few of our larger retailers have now set aside some of their floor space for Christmas decorations, cards, and wrapping paper. A quick check on my calendar tells me that by the time you are reading this there will…
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Pension scams are back in the news with revelations that consumers have had millions of pounds stolen from their pension pots in recent weeks. The scams take various forms, but usually start with a phone call. In some cases money is simply stolen from your pension fund and transferred to somewhere else never to be seen again while others involve…
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