Spend & Save

Deadline looms to make the most of ISAs

Tax-free savings are on offer for savers – from the most cautious to those who are open to a higher level of risk. Julian Knight reports

Inside Spend & Save

Watchdog snaps at broadband suppliers' inaccurate speed claims

Sunday, 6 March 2011

Providers have been told users need a clearer picture of downloading times, but there are other ways to improve your service

Wealth Check: Can I fit short-term plans around long-term needs?

Sunday, 6 March 2011

A debt-free freelance writer hopes to be able to buy a house later this year, but is worried that she is neglecting her pension

Julian Knight: There will be losers, but we have to iron out sex inequalities

Sunday, 6 March 2011

So after seven years of dire warnings from the insurance industry it's finally happened; gender pricing has been banned. Among all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that followed a few things have be said.

The Bargain Hunter: Bag a fruitie cutie

Saturday, 5 March 2011

Money Insider: Spring clean for savings is a new fixed-rate bond

Saturday, 5 March 2011

Now that the worst of the long cold winter is seemingly behind us, hopefully we can start to look forward to some brighter and better spring weather.

Are you an ISA adventurer or belt and braces investor?

Saturday, 5 March 2011

There's no one-size-fits-all answer to choosing where to put your savings, says Simon Read, but there's a fund to suit, whatever your style

Questions Of Cash: Atol needs all facts before spending public cash

Saturday, 5 March 2011

Q. I booked a holiday in spring last year using flights with Goldtrail, which collapsed last summer. We have been waiting ever since for the refund. It was difficult for us to know how much the flights cost, as they were lumped together with hotel and a cruise, booked through a travel agent.

Simon Read: Evidence that proves we have cause for banking complaints

Saturday, 5 March 2011

Some figures to chew on. Almost 100,000 people complained about their bank in the second half of last year. That's the equivalent of 534 complaints a day. However, there are 140 million bank accounts open in the UK with billions of transactions going through every year. In other words, according to the British Banker's Association, the number of complaints is small beer.