Banking & Savings
Guides and tools to help you get the best returns on your money
Best Bank Accounts
Top Savings Accounts
Lifetime ISAs
Top Packaged Bank Accounts
App-based banking
Top Cash ISAs 2019/20
Pension need-to-knows
Stocks & Shares ISAs
Top cards for under-18s
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Bank Accounts
How to choose where you bank
Top Bank Accounts
Top Packaged Bank Accounts
Popular Guides
- Cut Overdraft Costs
12 ways to pay less
- App-based banking
Top current account & auto-savings apps
- Open Banking explained
What is 'Open Banking' and what does it mean for you?
Savings
Helping you get the best returns on your cash
Top Savings Accounts
Top Children's Savings
Popular Guides
- Regular Savings Accounts
Earn up to 2.75% on your savings
- How to Start Saving
Get max interest from every penny
- Personal Savings Allowance
Earn up to £1,000 savings interest tax-free
ISAs
How to make the most of your ISA allowance
Top Cash ISAs 2019/20
Lifetime ISAs
Popular Guides
- Help to Buy ISAs
Now closed for newbies – need-to-knows if you've already got one
- Stocks & Shares ISAs
Find the best ISA or investment platform
- Top Junior ISAs
3.6% tax-free kids' savings
Investments
Helping you get to grips with investing
Investing for beginners
Stocks & Shares ISAs
Popular Guides
- Fund need-to-knows
The cheapest way to buy, sell and hold
- Share dealing need-to-knows
The cheapest way to buy, sell and hold
- Peer-to-Peer Lending
Get £100 cashback on 3%-ish
Pensions
Helping you prepare for and make the most of your retirement
Pension need-to-knows
Guide to taking your pension
Popular Guides
- What is pension auto-enrolment?
Getting the most from your workplace pension
- State Pension
How much do you get and can you boost it?
- Cheapest SIPPs
Build a low-cost DIY pension
Banking & Savings
Our banking and savings section takes you through all you need to know whatever you are looking to do with your money.
There are various types of bank accounts and we have guides on everything from current accounts with switch offers or other incentives, to student accounts, app-based accounts and packaged accounts, and help you decide which is best for you.
Many banks and building societies offer switching incentives to new customers and you can often earn about £100 in cash or shopping vouchers – our Best Bank Accounts guide explains it all and compares the best buys. If you’re looking for a packaged bank account, you could save £100s off the cost of breakdown cover, travel insurance and mobile insurance for you and your family. There’s also been a wave of banking and savings apps in recent years which can give you a helping hand with budgeting, saving and managing your cash – we take you through all the best buys and explain the pros and cons in our App-Based Banking guide.
If you have money to save and are looking for the best home for your cash, we explain the different savings accounts and reveal the current top rates. Some accounts have variable rates and let you make withdrawals, while others are fixed, meaning you can’t access your money for a set amount of time. But don't just go for the highest headline rate without first examining how it works and what the alternatives are. We guide you through the top savings accounts, children’s savings accounts, app-basedsavings accounts and regular savings accounts.
In this section we also have a number of guides outlining the different types of ISA available and the differences between them. These include cash ISAs, stocks & shares ISAs, Lifetime ISAs and innovative finance ISAs.