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Where your money is treated best right now

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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The FSCS now protects more of your cash savings via its compensation schemes, but make sure you’re protected.

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Get more interest from an – ahem – interesting new hobby…

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Fancy a cup of tea with your interest on cash?

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Are Premium Bonds a good investment?

Do you do Premium Bonds? Should you? The answer largely comes down to your tax bracket and the size of your stash.

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Better known as a global investment giant, Vanguard is currently paying a highly competitive interest rate on cash parked in its ISA, SIPP, and general trading account products. Vanguard doesn’t publicise it but you can currently earn a Vanguard cash interest rate of 3.0935% to 3.1% on money you leave uninvested in its platform.  This [...]

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Rising interest rates mean you need to think about paying tax on your bank account earnings…

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Don’t get hosed

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A few years ago I was the proud manager of multiple bank accounts. Pretty surprising, considering I’m hardly the most industrious rodent in the rat race of work. In this post I’ll talk about how I ended up with so many bank accounts and what I learned. I’ll also share a few tips to help [...]

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Savings rate to the rescue

Save more. Suffer less.

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Confessions of a Rate Tart

A one-off, hard-hitting special in which an old pro shows us how to survive in a low interest world.

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Inflation linked savings bonds look set to become more common than ex-North African dictators house-hunting in London. But not all are created equally.

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National savings certificates offered attractive vehicles for our savings, but there are various alternative homes for your money.

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