Banking & Savings A-Z
All Banking and Saving guides
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- Are my savings safe?
Full guide to protecting your cash
- Automatic savings apps
What they are, how they work & our top picks
B
- 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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- Cash ISAs have become flexible
How it works and which banks are doing it
- Child Trust Funds
Should you transfer to a junior ISA?
- Cut overdraft charges
10 tips to pay less for your overdraft + how to pay it off
- Top cards for under-18s
Prepaid cards & bank accounts for kids
- Top cash ISAs 2021/22
0.7% easy access or up to 1.75% fixed
- Top children's savings accounts
Teach your kids to save at up to 3.5% interest
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- Digital Banking
How good is your bank's app?
- 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
- Fund need-to-knows
The cheapest way to buy, sell and hold
H
- 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 need to knows to get you started
J
- Top junior ISAs
2.4% tax-free kids' savings
L
- Lifetime ISAs
How they work, who they're for & all the best buys
M
- MSE Leaders' Debate 2017
What the parties have to say
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- NS&I Green Savings Bond
At just 0.65%, is it ever worth getting?
O
- Open Banking explained
How it works and if your data is safe
P
- 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
- Top packaged bank accounts
Get £500+/yr of breakdown, travel & mobile insurance for £156/yr
- What is pension auto-enrolment?
Getting the most from your workplace pension
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- Regular savings accounts
Earn up to 5% 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
- Sending Money Abroad
How to send cash overseas cheaply
- Setting-Off Rules
DON'T bank where you’ve got debts
- Share dealing
What you need to know before investing in shares
- Sharesave schemes
What they are, how they work and the pros and cons
- 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
- Top savings accounts
0.72% easy access or up to 2.1% fixed
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- Tax rates 2021/22
Break down what the taxman gets
- Tax-free savings & the starting savings rate
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- What type of ISA should I get?
The five different ISA types explained