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Claer Barrett

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Claer Barrett is the consumer editor. She writes the weekly Serious Money column and presents the FT's Money Clinic podcast and Business Clinic video series. Claer frequently appears as a commentator on radio and TV, talking about personal finance, consumer and small business issues, and she is a regular guest on Eddie Mair's Drive show on LBC Radio.

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  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment
    Isa season this year is a stampede

    Changing tax rules and rising interest rates boost demand, but banks’ customer service has slipped

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Serious MoneyUK property
    Yikes! What should I do with my mortgage?

    As interest rates rise, remortgaging borrowers weigh up fixed rates, trackers, plus switching and ditching

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast24 min listen
    Interest rates, bank crises and your money

    What does turmoil in the banking sector mean for interest rates?

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment
    Could pensions changes spell trouble for VCTs?

    Changing tax rules and the collapse of SVB have made this a stressful week for venture capital trust fund managers

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Swiss central bank backs Credit Suisse

    VW to invest €180bn over next 5 years to manufacture its own electric vehicle batteries and expand

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    UK Budget
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    Announcing more hours is one thing but actually accessing them is quite another

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    Instant InsightUK Budget
    The Budget looks set to ease pension tension for high earners

    Expected relaxation of tax limits aims to help doctors but may create issues during a cost of living crisis

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment
    ‘Crypto has done better than my Lifetime Isa’

    UK first-time buyers say penalties and property price cap are blighting under-40s product

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    Financial literacy
    The first lesson for female financial education? Money is power

    Online communities for women to learn about cash, investing and pensions are an exciting fintech development

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    Money mistakes even wealthy people make

    Your emotional hang-ups about money could stop you from getting richer

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    Bank bonuses
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    FT poll shows more readers are stashing any bonus cash rather than splashing it on luxuries

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Serious MoneyFinancial literacy
    Retirement coaching: coming to a workplace near you?

    Brits don’t understand their retirement options, and I fear for the ‘Cafters’

  • Friday, 10 February, 2023
    Digital currencies
    Could a digital pound pay off for consumers?

    The Bank of England’s ‘Britcoin’ project could transform transactions — but questions about who gains from our data remain

  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast26 min listen
    What higher interest rates mean for your money

    What do interest rate rises mean for your savings, mortgage and investments?

  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
    Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment
    For love or money: the hidden victims of financial abuse

    Being trapped in a financially controlling relationship is more common than you think

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    Bank bonuses
    Bonus season 2023: how does yours measure up?

    Banks take knife to bonus pools, but some traders still hopeful of bumper payouts

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    Serious MoneyPrivate investing
    Time to buy UK small-caps?

    Record number of ‘fallen angels’ entering UK small-cap index could set investors’ hearts aflutter

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    Serious MoneyAdvice & Comment
    Be honest, do you think of your property as your pension?

    Falling prices and rising interest rates create retirement dilemma for millions

  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    UK business & economy
    ‘Mortgage lottery’ to test finances of UK’s middle earners 

    Financial resilience of younger property owners hit by rising cost of borrowing

  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    Financial literacy
    Why do Brits hate maths? Go figure

    Poor numeracy is a problem, but Rishi Sunak needs to show his workings for compulsory maths until age 18

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    Personal Finance
    Money Clinic podcast: Where to invest in 2023

    Four FT investment experts debate the best opportunities for investors in the year ahead

  • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
    Personal Finance
    Money Clinic podcast: What’s your financial new year resolution?

    Experts pass on financial planning tips for the year ahead

  • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast24 min listen
    New year, new finances: resolutions for 2023

    Experts’ tips for planning your financial year ahead

  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    Serious MoneyInvestments
    Five financial new year resolutions for 2023

    Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead?

  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
    Personal Finance
    10 Money Clinic episodes to shore up your finances in 2023

    Experts give insights on financial topics from mortgages and crypto to asking for a pay rise

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