Personal finance

Stories that impact your personal finances, such as interest rates, inflation and savings, as well as mortgage rates, annuities, retirement and the state pension.

July 2023

Summer Fayre: Beer, Beyoncé and beats

Podcast
- 20 mins
£189 billion paid in tax in the last 3 months – 6 tips to pay less tax
UK inflation falls to 7.9% – what it means for interest rates, mortgages, and the economy
Interest rates, inflation and recession in the 80s vs now – are there lessons we can learn?

Bringing up the arrears: mortgage, debt and financial resilience in the cost-of-living crisis

Podcast
- 20 mins
Derisking a pension – options you have in the run up to retirement
Interest rates rising – how to avoid a mortgage headache
Investing in ISAs – what our ISA choices say about us

Bricking it: How Rising Interest Rates are Shaking Up the Housing Market

Podcast
- 20 mins

June 2023

UK interest rates – what’s next and are they high enough to cool inflation?
Bonds vs shares – what’s the difference and how do they work?
Inflation, interest rates and falling house prices – what you need to consider
UK interest rates rise to 5% – what it means for stock markets, mortgages and annuities
Hargreaves Lansdown
How to invest in bonds – what are they and why do they matter?
UK interest rate rises to 5.0% – how to get more from your savings
Why Germany’s economy is struggling
What's next for US regional banks after the Fed pauses interest rate hikes?
Want to be a millionaire? – 3 ways to help you get there
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