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Is it a time for a windfall tax on the 'undesevered' profits of the energy companies?

13:55 | 21 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Are energy companies earning 'unearned and deserved profits'? And if so, is it time for another windfall tax?

Is London the place to be in a recession?

11:22 | 20 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

David Cameron's favourite thinktank recently recommended poor Northerners should head south for the good of their financial health. Are they right? Is the capital the place to be right now?

In praise of the debt collectors

14:10 | 19 Aug 2008 | By Chris Marshall

The Debt Collection Agency of the Year awards are approaching. And what a year the industry has had.

Win £50 of wine in our favourite bottle competition

00:01 | 19 Aug 2008 | By Richard Lander

Just tell us about your most memorable wine to win the prize.

Is change needed at BAA (Britain's Awful Airports)?

11:55 | 18 Aug 2008 | By Chris Marshall

The monopoly of airports may this week be broken into pieces. But what's wrong with our airports?

A reader’s tale: The great pensions scam

00:01 | 15 Aug 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Join the debate: are you too facing the 'great pensions con'?

Would the Tories be any better than this lot?

13:31 | 13 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

The Tories are quick to criticise, but do they have any economic policies?

An Olympian Pinot Blanc from California

11:28 | 13 Aug 2008 | By Jancis Robinson

Plus a chance to win two great wine DVDs.

How bad is the 'liar loan' problem?

12:45 | 12 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Liar loans are causing havoc in the US housing market, and the FSA is in the midst of a major crackdown here in the UK. But how big is the problem, who is to blame, and why was nothing done sooner?

Is London 2012 going to be worth it?

10:14 | 08 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

As Beijing gets underway one’s mind inevitably jumps forward to London 2012. But what will the financial legacy of the 2012 games be? Will it enrich our capital or our nation?

Wealth manager, IFA, or under the mattress?

11:38 | 07 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

The Hudsons paid £23,000 for advice, and then lost £50,000 in six months. Is there any point in using a wealth manager?

Was the govt right to invest £3.4 billion of taxpayers’ money into Northern Rock equities?

13:38 | 06 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Critics argue that the equity investment puts the taxpayer at serious risk of being up to £3.4 billion out of pocket.

Is suspending stamp duty on home purchases really a good idea??

12:12 | 05 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Alistair Darling 'refuses to rule out' the idea on Today programme; Fleet Street sniffs another rubbish policy in the making.

Bring down the gas guzzlers. But how?

11:35 | 04 Aug 2008 | By Chris Marshall

As MPs criticise reforms on taxes for gaz-guzzling cars, what do we really need do to cut emissions? 

Who's to blame: the pension companies or their lazy customers?

10:53 | 01 Aug 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Pensions companies rely on their customers to stay with them for their annuity purchases even if there are better offers elsewhere.

Time for prospective house sellers to cut their losses and sell for what they can get?

14:16 | 31 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

House pices are already falling at 8% a year, and the economy is going from bad to worse. Is it time for propsective sellers to sell before it gets worse?

Is it worth investing in a pension?

14:32 | 30 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

One in five folk are saving for their retirement outside a pension, a new survey reveals. Are they mad, bad or spot on?

Would a BA/ Iberia tie-up be a flyer?

14:37 | 29 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

It may have given markets a much-needed fillip this morning, but the proposed merger between British Airways and Iberia surely raises as many questions as it answers.

It’s not Malbec, but it’s from Argentina and it tastes great

11:51 | 29 Jul 2008 | By Jancis Robinson

Find out about this wine and win two wine DVDs in our competition.

No more cheap energy: How do we end fuel poverty?

12:29 | 28 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Energy companies continue to trample on their customers with alacrity. Is there anything we can do to stem the tide of price rises?

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