Investing
Budget 2017: Tax-free dividend allowance to be slashed
The tax-free dividend allowance is to be cut from £5,000 to £2,000 from April next year, the Chancellor has said
8 March 2017
1,000s sign petition demanding ban on pensions and investment cold calling
A petition calling for an end to cold callers selling pensions and investments has been backed by Martin Lewis
28 October 2016
Fraudsters conning investors out of £20k – what you should be looking out for
Victims of fraud are losing an average of £20,000 after falling prey to 'investment' scams
1 July 2016
Best-buy savings accounts often beat investing in the stock market, study finds
Putting money into a best buy savings account may no longer be the poor relation of investing in shares
15 June 2016
Major peer-to-peer lenders still months off unveiling Innovative Finance ISAs amid approval backlog
Only two peer-to-peer lending platforms out of 94 are currently able to offer the new Innovative Finance ISA
8 April 2016
Financial advice firms warned they face fines or bans
The FCA has found three quarters of financial advice firms are failing to keep clients properly informed about charges
8 April 2014
Banks not giving adequate investment advice, says FSA
One in four investors are not receiving good enough advice from their bank, a mystery shopping review by the FSA shows
13 February 2013
Barclays scraps staff sales commission, but will it stop mis-selling?
Barclays is to abolish sales incentives for frontline branch and telephone staff
15 October 2012
Do you really need to pay for financial advice?
Danny Cox, from financial advisers Hargreaves Lansdown, asks whether DIY investing is the future
14 September 2012
IFA-finding website launches
Consumers could get helping finding a reliable independent financial adviser if a new ratings website takes off
10 September 2012
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New. Loan price warCheapest EVER rate - 2.7%
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Got an offer to settle your student loan at half-price?Why most should say no
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Super-cheap Easyjet flightsFor Sep-Oct 2019, incl half-term. But you need to be quick
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Next customers frustrated by clearance pricing glitch
15 November 2018
An error on the Next website today has left some customers thinking they were going to get a bargain - but they weren't -
Over £11 million paid out for Power of Attorney refunds so far – here's how to claim
15 November 2018
Over £11 million has been paid out in over 180,000 refunds for Power of Attorney fees, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal - but this is only a fraction of the amount available to be claimed -
Over £10 billion of benefits left unclaimed
15 November 2018
Government figures released today show that up to an estimated £10.1 billion of pension credit, housing benefit and income support were left unclaimed in a single year -
Ryanair customers risk £55 fee after being unable to check in online
14 November 2018
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Law could be changed to help mortgage prisoners
14 November 2018
Treasury Minister John Glen has written to Nicky Morgan MP saying that change to legislation could be considered after we leave the European Union
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Martin Lewis: Are you an overdraft prisoner? How to escape it
9 November 2018
The old adage - that banks will lend you an umbrella when the sun shines, and ask for it back when it rains - feels like a modern reality for many with overdrafts -
Martin Lewis: How much should you save for your kids to go to university? (VIDEO)
6 November 2018
This is a warning for parents of all teenagers. Now over 50% of our young people go on to university. And while you commonly hear that you don’t need to pay for that upfront, it’s no longer true, there is a hidden parental contribution
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