Ethical banking in the UK: how to put your everyday account to good use
With spotlight on investments behind banks, we ask whether three top providers still offer a good deal
April 2024
Money hacks
How to grab a last-minute Isa before the April 5 deadline
With just days to go it’s best to act now, do your homework and don’t panic
June 2023
Money hacks
How to get started with investing
From paying off larger debts to making small but regular investments, here is the way forward
October 2022
Is my pension safe and will mortgage rates come down? What to do in the current crisis
Investments and pensions: what can you do about UK financial turmoil?
June 2022
Money hacks
Saving for kids: how to start building a nest egg for your child
Begin now to give them a good financial start when they turn 18, or all the way to boosting a pension
March 2022
How to find which way the wind is blowing for the best Isa returns
Money hacks
Stocks and shares Isas: how to choose where to invest
September 2021
Four weeks to financial fitness: 28 steps to get your money into shape
From pensions to savings, and broadband to energy bills, check if you have made the right choices
February 2021
Lockdown savings? Put them in an Isa while you can
The Covid pandemic has bolstered many people’s balances – here are some tax-efficient places to put your cash
March 2020
How will the stock market fall affect my personal finances?
What the coronavirus market fall means for your pension
November 2019
Nils Pratley on finance
De La Rue shareholders suffer from a licence to print money
Nils Pratley
Debt soared at the banknotes-to-passports printer just as bonuses rocketed and business fell
April 2019
An Isa with 8.24% fixed interest a year. Is that simply too good to be true?
Too hot to handle? Don’t be burned on P2P or mini-bond loans
May 2018
The alternatives
You don’t need bankers to invest your pension. There’s a DIY ethical route
Aditya Chakrabortty
One pioneering service shows that savers can bypass the City, and invest in social and environmental causes instead, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
February 2018
Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s new ‘easyIsa’ offers a 4% return
The ‘innovative’ savings product is expected to excite investors – but it is not risk-free
August 2017
Lifetime Isa proving popular as young savers rush to snap them up
Around 28,000 people have taken out Skipton building society’s cash Lisa, while Hargreaves Lansdown has opened 22,000 accounts
July 2017
Should frustrated savers gamble on the stock market or play it safe?
Hopes of seeing an interest rate rise have been dashed this week – so what should you do next? We look at the best strategy
March 2017
UK’s star fund manager aims to win over the older savers market
Neil Woodford’s new fund says it will pay 5% in the first year. We ask top financial advisers if it is a safe bet for your money
