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    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      NS&I raises rates on junior Isas

      Interest also increased on adult accounts

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Money Clinic podcast: What’s your financial new year resolution?

      Experts pass on financial planning tips for the year ahead

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Five financial new year resolutions for 2023

      Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead?

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Where to park a lump sum

      Shop around for best rates when depositing cash

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      NS&I boosts premium bond prizes and raises rates

      Savers can still earn more at commercial lenders

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      A child’s eye view of the cost of living crisis

      From saving pocket money to better budgeting and giving to charity, children’s financial habits are changing

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Banking & Savings
      Small banks raise rates for savers

      High street rivals hold back despite soaring inflation

    • Friday, 11 March, 2022
      Isa Guide 2022
      Cash Isas remain popular despite the drain of inflation

      Average return on these accounts has been 0.51 per cent in the past year

    • Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
      Banking & Savings
      NS&I offers savers a late Christmas gift

      Rates will rise to 0.35% on two accounts from December 29

    • Friday, 3 December, 2021
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Vanishing cash means ‘digital literacy’ is vital

      Financial education is one of the best investments in our children’s future

    • Friday, 29 October, 2021
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Junior Isas are 10 years old — how much is your child’s worth?

      Children’s investment accounts have come of age

    • Friday, 8 October, 2021
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Where should I put my savings?

      I’ve been able to save a few hundred pounds a month since the start of the pandemic

    • Friday, 18 June, 2021
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Who’s afraid of 2.1% inflation?

      Be concerned about the effect on your cash savings and stock markets

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      FT SeriesIsa Guide 2021
      Fall in cash Isa inflows during the pandemic

      Appetite for stock market investment prompts transfers from low-return accounts

    • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
      FT SeriesIsa Guide 2021
      Isa tools to buy a property

      The pros and cons of different tax-free savings strategies

    • Friday, 15 January, 2021
      Children's bank accounts
      Video games top the pocket money spending charts

      Youngsters dip into their savings for Roblox and Fortnite during lockdown

    • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
      Personal Finance
      What’s your financial new year’s resolution for 2021?

      Financial podcasters share their money-themed tips for the year ahead

    • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
      Personal Finance
      Reader event: Motherhood, money and making career moves

      The Financial Times teams up with Black Ballad with an online event to empower your financial decision making

    • Friday, 6 November, 2020
      Personal Finance
      Digital gifts dominate children’s Christmas wish lists

      All under-14s want for Christmas are smartphones, consoles, Fortnite — and Lego

    • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Could negative rates signal the end of free banking?

      HSBC hints it will soon look at charging for current accounts

    • Friday, 28 August, 2020
      Banking & Savings
      Maturing Child Trust Funds set to hand 18-year-olds up to £70,000

      Tax-free investment accounts created by Gordon Brown start to mature next week

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
      Moira O'Neill
      My stock market summer school (and why I’m paying my children to do it)

      With holiday camps largely closed, a five-day programme that will hopefully pay dividends

    • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
      Claer Barrett
      Save if you must, but spending is just as important

      Why not support your local businesses if you can afford to?

    • Wednesday, 24 June, 2020
      Don Ezra
      Low interest rates are a tax on savers

      Central bankers cannot find a way to help borrowers without hurting savers

    • Wednesday, 3 June, 2020
      Charles Calkin
      A 10-step ‘wealth workout’

      Now is the perfect time to reassess and improve your financial fitness

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