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Government sets out plans to automatically combine small pension pots

Workers with small pension pots could soon find their accounts combined into larger pots thanks…

Doubts cast on Lifetime ISA reform

The Lifetime ISA is subject of a Parliamentary inquiry from the Treasury Select Committee. Its…

Should young people seek financial advice? A guide for the under-45s

Is financial advice worth it for under-45s? Mouthy Money editor Edmund Greaves explores the pros,…

Investing Ideas: AXA UK Sustainable Equity fund manager on Games Workshop, reducing carbon emissions and FTSE 250 opportunities

Mouthy Money meets top investment fund managers to get insights into the ‘what, how and…

When it comes to couples finances, I’m a socialist at heart

Mouthy Money editor Edmund Greaves ponders how redistributive socialism ended up at the heart of…

What Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs mean for your finances

Trump tariffs are sweeping global markets. But how is it going to affect UK personal…

Tag: risk

What is an NFT? The rising crypto technology you should be aware of

In a new series for Mouthy Money, crypto guru Milo Larkin will be looking at…

My life with a 110% subprime mortgage

Like giving crack to a cocaine addict: my life with a 110% subprime mortgage

In 2005, I was given a 110% mortgage by a mainstream lender. For a feckless 29 year…

The not-so-obvious things that can damage your credit score

When you’re a student, you don’t think about the stuff that could damage your credit…

Millennial Investing

How to start investing with millennial wages

Are you are part of the current generation – the one that prays for the…

Speculate Accumulate

Speculate to accumulate: part two

First things first, I have a confession. Whilst I have been running every week for…

Storm Insurance

Travel insurance: What to do when a natural disaster strikes on holiday

I was stranded in Bangkok after floods in Thailand. Here’s what I learned: Weather happens.…

Borrowing Lending Money

Borrowing and lending money: the dos and definite don’ts

To quote Bill Shakespeare (or one of his characters, at least) ‘neither a borrower nor…

Cat Flea Treatment

Pet flea treatments: the hidden cost of cheap products

It’s no secret that Britain is a nation of pet lovers; we adore our furry…

Gina Rinehart

The curse of Gina Rinehart’s mining investment

Unless you’ve been hiding under some kind of unpatriotic, Britain-bashing rock for the past couple…

Sick Days

Self-employed and sick: who can help?

Yesterday consisted of Macbeth rehearsals in French, the trying on of cat suit costumes, and…