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Millions of savers need accounts paying at least 6 per cent interest to achieve a real rate of return on their investments after inflation rose again, figures show.
Barclays has been ordered to pay compensation of up to £60m to customers sold unsuitable investments. It has also been fined a record £7.7m.
Investors should buy shares in Britain's big oil companies, City analysts say.
Britons are meaner with money than ever before, according to new research by Reader's Digest.
Households will need to find an extra £1,800 a year by 2015 just to pay the interest on their credit cards and other loans as interest rates rise, a report has suggested.
It's too late to join commodities party, the Fidelity fund star says.
So-called "independent travellers" can be left out of pocket if travel plans are disrupted.
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Savers will have to lock their money away for at least three years to find a rate of return that beats inflation.
Many oil investors targer smaller exploration companies, which have greater potential for quick returns than the majors. Here are some of the shares and funds to consider.
There has been a school of thought that argues that compulsory pensions are the only way to help Britain avoid the so-called pensions time bomb.
Before you take the plunge and book a trip check that you aren't paying more than you have to.
There has been a school of thought that argues that compulsory pensions are the only way to help Britain avoid the so-called pensions time bomb.
Budding driving instructors are among those cursing their luck on Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year, says a leading debt advice charity
Inflation is leaving over-55s an average of £600 a year worse off, with over-75s suffering even more, according to Age UK.
Kristina Rihanoff, 33, is the 'Strictly Come Dancing' professional who partnered boxer Joe Calzaghe, now her boyfriend.
Not owning gold during the current financial turmoil is "a form of insanity", according to an investment analyst at a leading City firm.
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