Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • China grants billions in bailouts as Belt and Road Initiative falters
    • Generative AI set to affect 300mn jobs across major economies
    • Benjamin Netanyahu delays judicial reforms after day of turmoil
    • Military briefing: why Ukraine wants to neutralise Russia’s bases in Crimea
    • Top Fed official blasts SVB collapse as ‘textbook case of mismanagement’
  • UK
    Sections
    • UK Home
    • UK Business & Economy
    • UK Politics & Policy
    • Brexit
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
    Most Read
    • Humza Yousaf SNP win seen as ‘great opportunity’ for UK Labour party
    • Fruit and vegetable shortages push UK food inflation to record high
    • Scotland’s incoming first minister has a daunting in-tray
    • Humza Yousaf wins SNP leadership election
    • Financial turmoil will not stand in the way of further rate rises says Bailey
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Banks in turmoil
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Tesla cars lose value faster than rival models after price cuts, data shows
    • Saudi National Bank chair resigns following Credit Suisse comments
    • How family-controlled First Citizens became a top-20 US bank
    • European ammunition maker says plant expansion hit by energy-guzzling TikTok site
    • First Citizens shares surge after Silicon Valley Bank deal
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    Most Read
    • Live news: US stops sharing nuclear stockpile data with Russia after Moscow pauses participation in New Start pact
    • Live news updates from March 27: Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul, First Citizens buys much of SVB
    • Top Fed official blasts SVB collapse as ‘textbook case of mismanagement’
    • Crypto exchange Binance accused by CFTC of illegally serving US clients
    • Cheap FTX crypto tokens were offered to Genesis executives
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • We are all secretaries now
    • Final salary pensions have been uniquely horrible for UK plc
    • A new technology boom is at hand
    • China, Japan and the Ukraine war
    • Why five days in the office don’t add up
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • Matthew Desmond: ‘America does so much more to subsidise affluence than alleviate poverty’
    • Culture clash: the challenge of uniting fierce rivals UBS and Credit Suisse
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Everything I, an Italian, thought I knew about Italian food is wrong
    • At LVMH, the legendary Gérald Genta brand is born again
    • The best black watches
    • My life with Ozempic – a weight-loss diary
    • Ravenous by Henry Dimbleby — hungry for change
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • UK
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Claer Barrett

Consumer editor

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.

Email Claer Barrett @claerb  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • 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
    There’s no such thing as free childcare

    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
    How does your 2023 bonus measure up?

    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

  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    UK childcare in crisis

    US tech giants ditch European offices

Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Be part of FT Community

Discover unmissable flagship events and members only communities to expand your thinking and elevate your career

FT Live
What They Don't Teach You About Money
A lunchtime webinar with the FT's personal finance expert Claer Barrett
Friday, 21st AprilOnline
FT Live
FTWeekend Festival
Where the FT Weekend paper comes to life
Saturday, 2nd SeptemberLondon, UK
Learn more about FT Community

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT ChannelsSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

UK Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to International Edition

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
  • UK
    • UK Business & Economy
    • UK Politics & Policy
    • Brexit
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Companies
    • Banks in turmoil
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In