After a member of the public submitted contact details on a dodgy site, an imposter got in contact with them offering Pru bonds. Have you encountered a scam like this?
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Scam watch: high-ranking Isa adverts
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Savings
Posts tagged with "savings"
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Are mini-bonds investments a risk worth taking?
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Ever been tempted by an attractive investment opportunity? Our guest, Andrew Bailey of the Financial Conduct Authority, discusses if it’s a risk worth taking.
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Unveiling the invisible world of pensions
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Do we need to know more about what our pensions are saving for and when we might need them? Our guest, the FCA’s Christopher Woolard, wants to hear your views.
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How can we fix the parent pension penalty?
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Do you know how much working part time or taking a career break for childcare could affect your pension? We teamed up with the experts to look into the issue.
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Can the Help to Save scheme help you?
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Is saving money a luxury for some? John Glen MP, the Treasury Minister, tells us why he introduced the Help to Save scheme last year.
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Pensions dashboard: a simpler way to save for retirement?
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The pensions dashboard could revolutionise the way we plan for retirement – our guest Guy Opperman MP, Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, makes the case for it.
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Have you planned for care in later life?
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Only a small fraction of us are planning for care costs in later life, according to our new research. How concerned should we be?
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Interest rate rise: good news for savers?
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Despite a 0.25% bump in the base rate last week, interest rates remain well below inflation and have for nearly a decade now – so, have you spurned savings accounts and invested your money elsewhere?
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How easy is it to plan for your retirement?
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Some of you will be well practised in checking your savings and may even have a retirement savings plan in place. Others, however, will not. Guy Opperman MP, Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, explains how consumers are being empowered in the pension industry to encourage people to save for their future.
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How did you save for a deposit for your first home?
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Getting enough funds to buy a property isn’t always an easy ride – our research reveals that many people move back in with parents, work overtime or sell possessions to get on the ladder. What lengths did you go to save a deposit for your first home?
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A pensions dashboard – what should that look like?
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From our health and fitness to finances and travel, we’ve increasingly moved online to manage our lives. Now imagine you could better manage your retirement savings by simply downloading an app or logging in online – what would that look like and how would you use it?
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Spend or save – what do you do with your spare pennies?
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Are you harbouring a pot full of copper coins with no idea how to change or spend them? Or do you make sure you spend those pennies straight away? Perhaps it’s time to do away with them altogether…
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Can you afford not to be a numbers person?
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Are you number-savvy or do you struggle with basic numeracy when it comes to budgeting and borrowing? Guest Rachel Malic from National Numeracy says we all need to become numbers people…
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Pension savings: can you be trusted with your money?
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Since 2015, many people have had greater flexibility in how they access their private pensions as part of the so-called ‘pension freedoms’. But how good are you at managing your pension savings?