How much are you worth?

00:01 | 15 Aug 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

Average UK adult worth stands at £350,000, so why have so few people taken out life insurance policies?

A fresh approach to house price boom and bust

00:01 | 14 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Could a taxation system first proposed over 100 years ago help avoid property bubbles like that of the last 10 years?

Water rates are certainly making waves

00:01 | 13 Aug 2008 | By Michelle McGagh

With water companies predicting water rate hikes the water regulator may be our only glimmer of hope for a market shake-up.

The legacy of the crunch

00:01 | 08 Aug 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

When will the squeeze end? Experts from across the financial world give their views

Why the Bank of England must raise interest rates

10:27 | 06 Aug 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

If they don't, we'll all regret it; maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of our lives.

A year in the crunch

00:01 | 06 Aug 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

Friday is the anniversary of what Northern Rock's former chief Adam Applegarth called 'the day the world changed'.

The 100 Years' War

00:01 | 01 Aug 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Progress made since the birth of the state pension 100 years ago is alarming.

An adviser's view: saving for retirement with pensions is just plain wrong

13:00 | 31 Jul 2008 | By Barny Perraton

So 18% of people are saving for retirement without a pension? Terrific! Let’s get that figure much higher!

Seeking shelter from the mortgage market blues

00:01 | 31 Jul 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

In the current uncertain climate, many homeowners are looking for fixed rate deals on their mortgages. With a wide range of products on offer and interests rates dropping slightly, this looks like a sound option.

Dark skies still loom for the airlines

11:56 | 30 Jul 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

BA's Iberia deal boosts shares but problems remain for the sector.

Finding value in the buy to let market

12:29 | 29 Jul 2008 | By Lorna Bourke

There are some good buy to let investments around, but make sure you know who your tenants are.

What did you have for breakfast?

00:01 | 29 Jul 2008 | By Michelle McGagh

As the use of human waste as a fertiliser increases, supermarkets need to own up to which products are grown in sludge.

Should insider trading be demonised or embraced?

09:20 | 25 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

The regulators clearly can't stop it. So why not legalise it and use it as a useful early warning signal of a troubled company.

Nationalisation: the policy that dare not speak its name

00:01 | 24 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Other countries are starting to reconsider the idea of nationalising key industries; our Labour government now needs to do the same.

The shocking state of mortgage advice

10:30 | 23 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Less than one in ten mortgage advisers give an acceptable standard of service, a new report reveals.

School's out

00:01 | 23 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

Financial education should start at an early age and it should be a priority.

Banks enjoy the fruits of their own recklessness

10:35 | 22 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Financial institutions fuelled the credit crisis but are still managing to profit from the consequences. How do they do it?

The case for temporary annuities

00:01 | 17 Jul 2008 | By Matthew Craig

With life expectancy increasing every year, new pensioners don't want to be forced into a lifetime annuity. Temporary annuities allow people to test-drive their retirement and see how they like it.

Direct exploitation of the masses

00:01 | 15 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

How will history judge the western economic ‘miracle’ of the past decade, and its subsequent collapse in the shape of the credit crisis?

Why I finally changed banks

16:11 | 10 Jul 2008 | By Chris Marshall

HSBC don’t know it yet, but I’m leaving them.

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