Inflation-proofed savings accounts are back

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Inflation-proofed savings accounts are back

FromMoney Clinic with Claer Barrett

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Aug 18, 2010

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Cheap tracker mortgages - why there's no need to get them while stocks last. Inflation proofed savings are here again. And cautious managed funds - why it turns out that data providers can't get their facts right For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Aug 18, 2010

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The Financial Times Money Show brings you engaging insight into personal finance. Claer Barrett, her team and leading industry commentators dissect the week’s news and discuss how it will affect you and your pocket. Produced by Lucy Warwick-Ching.

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FT Money show. 26 Oct 2007: This week: pension planning: How a flexible annuity can deliver a higher income; inheritance tax: What to leave to your children - and how; Sharedealing and spread-betting: How the European 'Mifid' regulations will affect you, when they come ... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money Show 23 November 2007: In this week's show: Residential property: why buyers are resorting to 'gazundering' again. Tax-efficient investments: which is better - a pension or an Isa? Lower-cost funds: how investors benefit from a GBP300m VAT rebate. For informa... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money show, 31 August 2007: This week: what???s the best place to invest a child trust fund? How parents and investors can buy into student property, plus why late payment of tax bills is now even more costly For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money show, 04 May 2007: This week: the true cost of estate agents' free home information packs; Should you switch energy supplier? Why stockbrokers are turning to spread betting. Plus split capital investment trusts demystified. For information regarding your data priva... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money show, 18 May 2007: In this week's show: how to get more bang from your holiday buck; are interest rate hikes hurting the property market? And, 10 years on, should you hold onto shares in former building societies? For information regarding your data privacy, visit ... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money Show, 17 Aug 2007: This week:tips on how to make and save money; which way mortgage rates are heading; and how you can pass on assets to future generations without passing on exorbitant tax and good news - bad news. For information regarding your data privacy, visit aca... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money show, 14 December 2007: In this week's show: Markets outlook: is the rally over, and what will 2008 bring? Savings rates: how to get 8 per cent, even as rates fall; Mortgage insurance: a new scheme to protect homeowners For information regarding your data privacy, visit... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money show, 30 November 2007: In this week's show: insuring against falling house prices: what homeowners can do now; Getting out of commercial property: should fund investors sell up? Plus: investing in a Sipp: is a 'full' pension or a low-cost plan better? For inf... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money show, 15 February 2008: This week: tax rules and U-turns - the latest on tax planning for investors in individual savings accounts (Isas), and for non-doms with offshore trusts; commodities - how to profit from falling oil, gold and crop prices; and overseas banks - where to ... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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