CPI inflation falls to 3%
The official rate of price inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), has fallen to 3% in the...
Making tax simpler
May 21, 2012
The 2020 Tax Commission has called for a single 30% rate of income tax, in order to boost growth in...
Underestimating the cost of life’s big events
May 17, 2012
New research from HSBC has found that people are dramatically underestimating the cost of life’s big events such as weddings...
Weaker economic outlook
May 16, 2012
The latest Bank of England quarterly inflation report suggests a weaker outlook for economic growth combined with a longer period...
Keeping an eye on Santander
May 15, 2012
It was interesting to hear the interview this morning on BBC Radio 4 Today between the person responsible for finances...
No interest rate rise until 2014
May 14, 2012
An article in the Telegraph today suggests that interest rates will stay at their historic low of 0.5% until 2014...
UK economy optimism from the CBI
May 3, 2012
The CBI has released an optimistic forecast for the UK economy, saying it should return to growth in the second...
Rate tarts get the jam
May 1, 2012
Some new research from independent financial research company Defaqto has found it is possible to get up to 298 times...
Real life case study: estate planning and gifts
Apr 26, 2012
Informed Choice chartered financial planner and CFP professional Martin Bamford was invited recently by Financial Planner, the official magazine of...
UK plc back in the red
Apr 25, 2012
The UK economy has shrunk in size by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012, placing the UK back in...
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