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  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Should I pay rent to my son?

    My husband died and our son will inherit our family home

  • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
    John Lee
    Take NatWest shares into Britain’s classrooms

    A golden opportunity for the government to boost youngsters’ financial education

  • Monday, 27 November, 2023
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
    How to invest for a greener future

    From the FT Archive: Should you put your money into ESG funds?

  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson
    Go on the defensive: ETFs for a volatile market

    Investors naturally gravitate towards more defensive ideas and strategies in times of heightened market concern

  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Tell Sid all you like — but he might not buy NatWest

    Next generation of investors can buy into the sentiment even if they don’t want to own shares in UK banks

    A “Tell Sid” magazine ad from the 1980s
  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
    Claer Barrett
    Would Aussie rules boost UK pensions?

    A ‘pot for life’ and other Autumn Statement windfalls will benefit wealthier investors

    View from behind of two pensioners sitting on a bench in the sunshine in Australia, looking out sea
  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Should we wait to buy a share of a freehold?

    I’ve heard that laws surrounding leasehold properties are due to change soon

  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
    James Max
    Rich People’s Problems: The best things in life are anything but free

    So how can you continue to enjoy the luxuries life has to offer?

  • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
    Fund management
    Wall Street watchdog floats plan to let brokers promise future results

    Finra proposal would allow performance projections in marketing to wealthy and institutional investors

    Finra sign
  • Friday, 17 November, 2023
    Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
    A year of ups and downs . . . and ups

    But my portfolio’s tax-free gains beat working for a living

  • Friday, 17 November, 2023
    Moira O'Neill
    How to make retirement less taxing

    Drawdowners can cut their liability with careful planning

  • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    How can I ensure my house purchase completes in time?

    My mortgage offer is only valid for another six weeks

  • Saturday, 11 November, 2023
    Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
    I’m going to dip my fat fingers in oil

    Having made one trading error already this month, I’m now buying energy stocks

  • Friday, 10 November, 2023
    Investment trusts
    Investment trusts: a sector under siege

    Once a highly successful vehicle for income investors, the sector has suffered as inflation took hold

  • Friday, 10 November, 2023
    Neil Torney
    When the Bank of Mum and Dad should think twice

    Parents should finance property and pocket money, not corporate cash

  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Five ways to fix the Isa regime

    Ahead of the Autumn Statement, here’s my wish list for reforming tax-free saving and investing

  • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    How can we save money on divorce fees?

    A DIY separation could end up costing more in the long run

  • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
    Simon Edelsten
    Investment trusts: understanding discounts — friend or foe? 

    Select a strongly performing manager with skin in the game

  • Saturday, 4 November, 2023
    Steve Webb
    Turmoil lies ahead for the pensions lifetime allowance

    What can savers expect if the abolition of the limit is reversed after a general election?

  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    Investments
    Take part in a live recording of the FT’s Money Clinic podcast

    Audience questions to be taken at Bristol Festival of Economics

    Headshots of Claer Barrett, Susannah Streeter and Sarah O’Connor
  • Friday, 3 November, 2023
    Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
    Why I want me some transition risk

    The truth is that high-emitting stocks outperform

  • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Can I get compensation for my defunct solar panels?

    My neighbour’s new extension blocks the light to my house

  • Friday, 27 October, 2023
    James Max
    Rich People’s Problems: Should I trust online financial recommendations?

    Those reviews are not the same as feedback for restaurants and wine

  • Friday, 27 October, 2023
    FT WealthStefan Wagstyl
    Inflation eats away at wealth

    The real value of fortunes has been eroding during the past two years at its fastest rate in more than four decades

  • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson
    Bonds look an attractive option again

    Many investors are beginning to buy low-risk government securities

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