Claer Barrett

Friday, 9 June, 2023

Serious MoneyUK banks

Spending a penny? It’s a question of convenience

Banding together to provide essential services is a model that works for banking and bathrooms

Thursday, 11 May, 2023

Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment

It’s time social media platforms unfriended fraudsters

Most UK fraud originates online and AI brings a frightening new dimension to scams

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast20 min listen

Hacking your bills

Council tax, energy, water bills and broadband — what can be done to keep costs down?

Friday, 5 May, 2023

Serious MoneyResidential property

The granny tax: coming to a family near you

Number of people paying inheritance tax soars 24 per cent in a year as house prices rise

Tuesday, 2 May, 2023

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast38 min listen

What they don't teach you about money

Your money ‘personality’ — and how to change it

Friday, 28 April, 2023

Serious MoneyFinancial literacy

‘I’m 22 and I earn more than my parents’

Young workers on high salaries find financial advice hard to come by

Thursday, 27 April, 2023

Isas

Andy Bell proposes radical Isa reform

Simplify tax-free investment products to boost retirement savings, says AJ Bell founder

Friday, 21 April, 2023

Serious MoneyUK banks

The dash for cash savings is a new experience for many UK customers

If you rediscover the savings habit, don’t let higher taxes be the sting in the tail

Tuesday, 4 April, 2023

Financial literacy

Free reader event: What they don’t teach you about money

Put your questions about investing, saving and earning money to FT’s Claer Barrett and Isabel Berwick

Thursday, 30 March, 2023

Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment

Isa season this year is a stampede

Changing tax rules and rising interest rates boost demand, but banks’ customer service has slipped

Friday, 24 March, 2023

Serious MoneyUK property

Yikes! What should I do with my mortgage?

As interest rates rise, remortgaging borrowers weigh up fixed rates, trackers, plus switching and ditching

Tuesday, 21 March, 2023

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast24 min listen

Interest rates, bank crises and your money

What does turmoil in the banking sector mean for interest rates?

Friday, 17 March, 2023

Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment

Could pensions changes spell trouble for VCTs?

Changing tax rules and the collapse of SVB have made this a stressful week for venture capital trust fund managers

Thursday, 16 March, 2023

FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen

Swiss central bank backs Credit Suisse

VW to invest €180bn over next 5 years to manufacture its own electric vehicle batteries and expand

Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

UK Budget

There’s no such thing as free childcare

Announcing more hours is one thing but actually accessing them is quite another

Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

Instant InsightUK Budget

The Budget looks set to ease pension tension for high earners

Expected relaxation of tax limits aims to help doctors but may create issues during a cost of living crisis

Thursday, 9 March, 2023

Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment

‘Crypto has done better than my Lifetime Isa’

UK first-time buyers say penalties and property price cap are blighting under-40s product

Wednesday, 8 March, 2023

Financial literacy

The first lesson for female financial education? Money is power

Online communities for women to learn about cash, investing and pensions are an exciting fintech development

Friday, 3 March, 2023

FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign

Money mistakes even wealthy people make

Your emotional hang-ups about money could stop you from getting richer

Friday, 24 February, 2023

Bank bonuses

How does your 2023 bonus measure up?

FT poll shows more readers are stashing any bonus cash rather than splashing it on luxuries

Friday, 17 February, 2023

Serious MoneyFinancial literacy

Retirement coaching: coming to a workplace near you?

Brits don’t understand their retirement options, and I fear for the ‘Cafters’

Friday, 10 February, 2023

Digital currencies

Could a digital pound pay off for consumers?

The Bank of England’s ‘Britcoin’ project could transform transactions — but questions about who gains from our data remain

Tuesday, 7 February, 2023

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast26 min listen

What higher interest rates mean for your money

What do interest rate rises mean for your savings, mortgage and investments?

Friday, 3 February, 2023

Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment

For love or money: the hidden victims of financial abuse

Being trapped in a financially controlling relationship is more common than you think

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