More than one in four master-trust pension schemes – which look after the retirement savings of millions of savers – are set to close.
A big trim for master-trust pension schemes
When it comes to buying shares and funds to put in your Isa or pension, there are several investment platforms or online brokers to choose from, all offering different fee structures to suit varying individual investing habits.
How to invest in a stocks and shares Isa
In this short video tutorial, Ed Bowsher runs through the nuts and bolts of opening a stocks and shares Isa, and gives you some investment ideas to consider.
Resist the temptation to transfer your pension
Overly generous transfer payments to savers leaving defined-benefit pension schemes could jeopardise the pensions of those remaining, says David Prosser.
By: David Prosser
NS&I fails to keep up
The state-backed bank is popular, but there are better rates on offer elsewhere for savers, says Ruth Jackson.
By: Ruth Jackson
Public shaming – an effective new way of collecting taxes
Corporations publicly outed as tax dodgers; individuals denied honours. Shaming people into paying their taxes is probably effective, says Merryn Somerset Webb. But the government could go further.
Why you shouldn’t stump up for your children’s house deposit
Houses are expensive. But don’t sacrifice your retirement income to get your kids on to the property ladder, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
Credit cards get less rewarding
Lloyds closed its Avios Rewards scheme to new members back in May and it is now cutting how many Avios points existing members can earn.
By: Ruth Jackson
Don’t lose your child’s savings
Child trust funds turn 16 this year – but a million accounts have been abandoned. Is yours one of them?
By: Ruth Jackson