Post-financial crisis – the only way is ethics

MONEY ADVICE: Is ethical investing the way to go?

12:15pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Economists are placing a new emphasis on the importance of ethical investing, but how can you get involved? Kathryn Gaw reports.

Wealth management firm winds up pension schemes

6:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

TWO pension schemes, affecting hundreds of UK investors, are being wound up by a North-East wealth management company and the individual plans sold to another provider.

The ticking time bomb that is long-term care

WHAT'S YOUR PLAN? Living in a care home

2:31pm Thursday 9th May 2013

We are all living longer and there is a good chance we will have to fund longterm care at some point. How do you plan to pay for it...? Kathryn Gaw looks at the options.

Big squeeze is ‘new normal’

10:55am Wednesday 1st May 2013

IT’S official – we have avoided a triple-dip recession. Despite unseasonably bad weather, a widening trade deficit and a new raft of austerity measures, Britain’s economy actually grew by 0.3 per cent in the first three months of the year, much better than the 0.1 per cent that most people were predicting.

Facts and fiction when it comes to saving with Isas

10:37am Wednesday 24th April 2013

ISAS are a paradox. They’re tax-friendly investment vehicles, but the interest rates are under the rate of inflation. They’re savings accounts but you can’t just take money out as you please.

What is worst case for UK in eurozone crisis?

EURO WOES: Good investigators know the benefit of risk awareness

11:15am Wednesday 17th April 2013

NO matter how bad things get in austerity Britain, at least it isn’t as bad as what’s happening in the eurozone.

Take a break from it all with holiday tips

11:25am Wednesday 10th April 2013

WE have just come out of the coldest March in 50 years, and more snow has been forecast for this month. Added to this is the horrendous economic climate.

Might it be the time to spring clean savings?

CASH CRISIS: People using ATMs outside a closed branch of the Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus

10:49am Thursday 4th April 2013

WE may have awful weather, but who would really want to be in Cyprus at the moment? The banks were shut for a week, ATMs are only allowing people to withdraw about £85 in cash, and savers (including tens of thousands of Brits) are being threatened with a tax on their deposits.

Donating can build a surprise nest egg

10:46am Wednesday 20th March 2013

EASTER is about faith, hope and charity. Okay, it’s about chocolate eggs and a long bank holiday.

Housing crisis? Move now for bargain home

12:25pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

Mortgage rates are falling below two percent and houses are on the market for £5,000. Is this the best time to buy a house? Kathryn Gaw investigates.



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