Banking & Savings A-Z
All Banking and Saving guides
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- Are your savings safe?
Full guide to protecting your cash
- Automatic Savings Apps
What they are, how they work & our top picks
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- Best Bank Accounts
Get a case of wine to switch, up to 3% back on bills or up to 2% interest
- Bank statement abbreviations
What do they mean?
- Basic Bank Accounts
Top easy-to-open accounts with no fees and no overdrafts
- Beware recurring payments
How to cancel them & reclaim cash
- The Budget Planner
How to manage your money
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- Top Cards For Under-18s
Prepaid cards & bank accounts for kids
- Top Cash ISAs 2020/21
0.6% easy access or up to 1.15% fixed
- Cash ISAs have become flexible
How it works and which banks are doing it
- Child Trust Funds
Should you transfer to a junior ISA?
- Top Children's Savings Accounts
Teach your kids to save at up to 4% interest
- Cut overdraft costs
11 tips to pay less for your overdraft + how to pay it off
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- Digital Banking
Top current account apps
- Do I need a business bank account?
- Do a direct debit audit
Beware cash leaking from your bank account
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- Financial Advisers
Picking & paying for an IFA
- Full ISA Guide
Save without ever paying tax
- Fund need-to-knows
The cheapest way to buy, sell and hold
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- Help to Buy ISAs
Now closed for newbies – need-to-knows if you've already got one
- Help to Save
Government scheme offers a 50% savings bonus for low-income earners
- How to Start Saving
Get max interest from every penny
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- Interest Rates
Compound interest, AER and APR explained
- Investing for beginners
10 key Q&As to get you started
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- Top Junior ISAs
2.95% tax-free kids' savings
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- Lifetime ISAs
How they work, who they're for & all the best buys
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- MSE Leaders' Debate 2017
What the parties have to say
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- Top Packaged Bank Accounts
Get £500+/yr of breakdown, travel & mobile insurance for £156/yr
- Peer-to-Peer Lending
Get rates of up to 6.5%
- Pension Credit
Boost your retirement income with a state top-up
- Pension liberation
Beware pension liberation scams
- Pension need-to-knows
Key points for retirement saving
- Personal Savings Allowance
Earn up to £1,000 savings interest tax-free
- Premium Bonds
Are they worth it?
- What is pension auto-enrolment?
Getting the most from your workplace pension
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- Regular Savings Accounts
Earn up to 3% on your savings
- Repay debts or save?
How to protect and max your cash
- Robo-Investment Cashback Deals
Invest in funds & get cashback
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- Cheapest SIPPs
Build a low-cost DIY pension
- Top Savings Accounts
0.6% easy access or up to 1.3% fixed
- Sending Money Abroad
How to send cash overseas cheaply
- Setting-Off Rules
DON'T bank where you’ve got debts
- Share dealing need-to-knows
The cheapest way to buy, sell and hold
- State Pension
How much do you get and can you boost it?
- Stocks & Shares ISAs
Find the best ISA or investment platform
- Supermarket Christmas Boost
Get extra cash to spend on your shopping
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- Tax Rates 2020/21
Break down what the taxman gets
- Tax-free savings & the starting savings rate