Finance
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How with-profits bonds fail investors
Following on from last week's with-profits bond comments, Peter McGahan uses this week's column to explain exactly how they work - without the salesman and insurance company's noise.
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Save early for your grandchildren & reap big rewards
If you’re thinking of giving financial assistance to your grandchildren when they’re older, why not start planning it now rather than leaving them a legacy in your Will?
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Take tax action now - avoid paying too much tax!
Perplexed by pensions? Confused by CGT? Stumped by self assessment? Join our live web chat at 1.30pm on 11 March to find out all the answers to your tax questions.
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Bank set to keep interest rate low
Rate-setters will mark a year of rock-bottom interest rates and efforts to boost the money supply by maintaining their support for a fragile UK recovery.
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Death knell sounds for with-profit bonds - at last
Independent financial advisor Peter McGahan reveals the secrets behind the rip-off investment plans of profit bonds.
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Corsica - Small island, big personality
Once home to the acme of French imperialism, Napoleon Bonaparte - direct flights to the sun-drenched island of Corsica are now attracting a fresh influx of second-homers. Laura Henderson takes a tour.
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Rock and a hard mountain for savers
Independent financial advisor Peter McGahan looks at the solutions for investors and savers in today’s financial climate.
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Quantitative easing has the Red Bull effect
The key now to successful investing is in reducing your exposure when the risk is disproportionate.
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How to avoid mortgage arrears
Read our simple steps for avoiding mortgage arrears if you feel you are about to fall into the red.
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The potential for catastrophic losses
Peter McGahan explains that investors, keen on making money are piling their cash into a range of assets that could be exposed to bizarre risks.
