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  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    Banking & Savings
    MPs extend campaign over low savings rates

    As base rate rises to 4.5%, some high street banks offer less than 1% on easy access accounts

  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    The dash for cash savings is a new experience for many UK customers

    If you rediscover the savings habit, don’t let higher taxes be the sting in the tail

  • Friday, 14 April, 2023
    Banking & Savings
    After the easy money: a giant stress test for the financial system

    Central banks are caught between tackling rising prices and ensuring stability but their actions hold risks for investors and borrowers

  • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Isa season this year is a stampede

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

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    Boost for savers as NS&I targets cash deposits

    Government increases fund targets of £7.5bn for 2023-24

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    What’s the best way to pass money to my grandchildren?

    I am 78 years old and in good health so I want to do it now

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Isa Guide 2023
    Cash Isas buoyed by rise in interest rates

    Higher-rate taxpayers in more danger of breaching tax-free allowances

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    FT Money personal finance guides
    FT Money’s guide to Junior Isas

    £9,000 a year can be saved tax free for youngsters

  • 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

  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    Helen Thomas
    UK banks have rarely had it so good (and it won’t last)

    From July, there will be more scrutiny of how actively they shepherd customers towards better interest rates

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    NS&I raises rates on junior Isas

    Interest also increased on adult accounts

  • 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

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

    Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead?

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    FT Money personal finance guides
    FT Money’s guide to parking a lump sum

    Shop around for best rates when depositing cash

  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
    NS&I boosts premium bond prizes and raises rates

    Savers can still earn more at commercial lenders

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    A child’s eye view of the cost of living crisis

    From saving pocket money to better budgeting and giving to charity, children’s financial habits are changing

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Banking & Savings
    Small banks raise rates for savers

    High street rivals hold back despite soaring inflation

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    Isa Guide 2022
    Cash Isas remain popular despite the drain of inflation

    Average return on these accounts has been 0.51 per cent in the past year

  • Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
    Banking & Savings
    NS&I offers savers a late Christmas gift

    Rates will rise to 0.35% on two accounts from December 29

  • Friday, 3 December, 2021
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Vanishing cash means ‘digital literacy’ is vital

    Financial education is one of the best investments in our children’s future

  • Friday, 29 October, 2021
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Junior Isas are 10 years old — how much is your child’s worth?

    Children’s investment accounts have come of age

  • Friday, 8 October, 2021
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Where should I put my savings?

    I’ve been able to save a few hundred pounds a month since the start of the pandemic

  • Friday, 18 June, 2021
    Merryn Somerset Webb
    Who’s afraid of 2.1% inflation?

    Be concerned about the effect on your cash savings and stock markets

  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    FT SeriesIsa Guide 2021
    Fall in cash Isa inflows during the pandemic

    Appetite for stock market investment prompts transfers from low-return accounts

  • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
    FT SeriesIsa Guide 2021
    Isa tools to buy a property

    The pros and cons of different tax-free savings strategies

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