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Coronavirus crisis: your financial rights

How to navigate government help schemes, the benefits system, redundancy pay and help from banks

News

Can we furlough our nanny and cleaner?

Uncertainty remains over how the social distancing measures relate to nannies, cleaners and tradespeople

Surge in investment account openings on UK platforms

Renewed interest in investing follows market price correction

ESG funds continue to outperform wider market

More than half of ethical and sustainable funds beat the MSCI World index

Q&AChart that Tells a Story

Women trade less often than men, with better results

In times of market volatility, women trade less and generate long-term higher returns

Consumers warned over surge in coronavirus scams

Fraudsters are exploiting fears over pandemic to target pension savers, investors and online consumers

Opinion & Analysis

Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

Small businesses are not ‘all in it together’

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes

Merryn Somerset Webb

Dividends: from hero to zero

Cuts are painful for investors, but don’t write off investment trusts just yet

Reflections on the stock market downturn

My portfolio is down about 35 per cent, but I’m sticking with my small-cap heroes

Q&AYour Questions

We’re self-isolating, how can we update our wills?

We’re in our seventies and want to get our affairs in order quickly

Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

Help for the self-employed won’t save everybody

The chancellor’s support package is welcome, but many self employed people are excluded

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