Analysis Topic: Personal Finance
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Fixed Interest Rate Bond Rises Fuel Recovery in UK Savings Market / Personal_Finance / Savings Accounts
By: MoneyFacts
The latest data from moneyfacts.co.uk reveals that the savings market has now had six consecutive months wherein rate rises have outweighed cuts, with June seeing 125 rises versus 21 cuts.
Fixed rate bonds have been playing a huge part in the recovery of the market since the start of 2017, with last month showing that 78% of the recorded rate rises were for fixed rate bonds.
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Monday, July 17, 2017
Relocation: Everything You Need to do for a Smooth Transition Abroad / Personal_Finance / Immigration
By: Submissions
Justin Weinger writes: Dreaming of moving abroad? It’s not full steam ahead until you’ve sorted out some vital things including your finances, your housing and where on earth you’re going to store all of your belongings in the meantime. Here’s a relocation guide that will benefit you no matter where you’re going.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
One-year Fixed Savings Interest Rates Hit Highest Level Since Base Rate Cut / Personal_Finance / Savings Accounts
By: MoneyFacts
It’s now been 11 months since the Bank of England cut the base rate to 0.25%, and many savers will have felt the impact. Thankfully, there have been some signs of life recently, with challenger banks increasing rates considerably on their one-year fixed rate bonds.
According to the latest research by moneyfacts.co.uk, the average one-year fixed bond rate has now hit 1.11%, which is the highest recorded rate since 4 August 2016.
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Monday, July 10, 2017
What Sports Are in Store for the Rest of 2017? / Personal_Finance / Gambling
By: Submissions
Steve Marks submits: It has been a great year for sports so far, and with six months of 2017 left, there are still plenty of great events scheduled. Whether you like to take part yourself, watch with friends, or have a flutter on your favourite team, there are lots of opportunities in store for you. If you are someone that likes to take a punt then it’s worth checking out what the professionals have to say about the favourites at the home of betting predictions, SBat.
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
UK Bank Rewards Current Accounts / Personal_Finance / Current Accounts
By: MoneyFacts
Consumers looking to earn a little back when they switch and spend may have noticed that some current account providers are shrinking the rewards they have on offer. The reason behind this appears to be down to low interest rates, but other factors could also be dampening activity in this area of the market.
The banks are expected to retain more capital, which could result in them spending less on perks for customers - meaning decreasing and disappearing rewards, as we’ve seen since the start of 2017.
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Important Money Management Tips For Teenagers / Personal_Finance / Student Finances
By: Boris_Dzhingarov
Financial literacy among teenagers is much lower than it should be. This is, in part, because money management education is not properly taught in schools. Most of the teens have no idea what personal finance is and why it is important. Parents are the ones that need to teach teens about money management. Obviously, this is much more difficult than it seems. The good news is that raising financially literate teenagers can be done. Follow these tips to do exactly that. Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Best Cash ISA for Soaring Inflation, Kent Reliance Illustrates the Great ISA Rip Off / Personal_Finance / ISA's
By: Nadeem_Walayat
According to the mainstream press there are emerging signs of life in the UK savings markets as the new tax year has kicked into gear, finally offering some hope to Britain's savers after a near 5 years of a catastrophic downward death spiral in UK interest rates, one of being ripped off by the tax payer bailed out banking crime syndicate that for the duration has continued to bank bonuses on the basis of artificial profits engineered by the Bank of England in an attempt at recapitalisng the bankrupt banks all whilst the savers continue to suffer and pay the price in terms of loss of purchasing power of savings by means of sub inflation interest rates.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Walkers Pay Packet Promo Win After 540 Crisp Packets? / Personal_Finance / Freebies and Comps
By: Anika_Walayat
Were into the final month of Walkers pay packet promotion, and has anyone won anything? Lets see if we finally win something, even a fiver after another walkers crisps buying trip to this time TESCO! Will buying from Tesco make any difference to our lack of winnings so fare? Lets find out what the chances are after 90 multi-packs and 540 packets of crisp packets later....
Thursday, June 15, 2017
How to Find the Best Auto Loan / Personal_Finance / Debt & Loans
By: Boris_Dzhingarov
Some people are lucky enough to live in an area that doesn't require them owning a car. Well, kudos to them, but statistics show that almost 85% of us own a vehicle to get us from the comfort of our homes to the workplace, and 91% of households own at least one car. In fact, a recent census showed that car and car part dealers reached sales of $1.0 trillion dollars in 2015 alone!Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
UK High Street Loan Interest Rates More than 2% Higher Compared to Challengers / Personal_Finance / Debt & Loans
By: MoneyFacts
The quarterly Moneyfacts UK Credit Card Trends Treasury Report, which studies the UK personal finance market (Unsecured Personal Loans, Credit Cards and Overdrafts), shows that the gap between unsecured personal loan rates from high street brands and the rest of the market has widened, with high street rates now 2.3% higher on average compared to other providers*.
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
UK Savers’ Apathy Can Cause them to Miss the Best Deals / Personal_Finance / Savings Accounts
By: MoneyFacts
Data from moneyfacts.co.uk can reveal that the savings market has shown some signs of improvement since the start of 2017, with the number of savings rate rises outweighing cuts for the fifth month running. In fact, rises outnumbered cuts by a third, as Moneyfacts recorded 95 rate rises in May versus 60 rate reductions.
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Monday, June 12, 2017
The Disturbing Trend That Will End in a Full-Fledged Pension Crisis / Personal_Finance / Pensions & Retirement
By: HAA
Shannara Johnson writes : Some experts think it will be the trigger for the next financial collapse. Others call it a “national crisis” of unprecedented proportions.
But what all of them agree on is that there’s no way US pension funds can keep their promises to the next wave of retirees.
Right now, millions of Americans are hard at work believing their pensions will be their saving grace for retirement. But the predicament pension funds across the United States find themselves in does not just spell trouble for the distant future.
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Saturday, June 10, 2017
Climbing The Ladder To Financial Independence / Personal_Finance / Debt & Loans
By: Boris_Dzhingarov
Get Out From Under Debt’s ThumbYou know what makes you really easy to control? Debt. Taxes are hard enough, but if you’ve got debt on top of taxes holding you down, you’ll be stuck in some low-end job for the rest of your life. And, believe it or not, that may just be the idea. If you’re stuck in a downward financial spiral, you can never escape the debt net.
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Thursday, June 08, 2017
People Will Live Past Age 100, Yet Most Of Them Won’t Afford It / Personal_Finance / Longevity
By: John_Mauldin
I have good news and bad news.
The good news is that you and your children will probably have much longer lives than you imagine. The bad news is that you’ll have to pay the bill for it.
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Tips for Choosing the Best Credit Card / Personal_Finance / Credit Cards & Scoring
By: Boris_Dzhingarov
When the time comes to get a credit card, you’ll have to take a moment to research your available options. Having a card certainly has its privileges. You’ll never need to worry about walking around with lots of cash in your pocket again. Plus, you get to experience an added sense of security by having access to cash and credit at a moment’s notice.
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Fee-free 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards For Shifting Debt / Personal_Finance / Credit Cards & Scoring
By: MoneyFacts
Consumers with unsecured personal debt may opt for a balance transfer credit card to spread their repayments. However, the longest interest-free deal might not be the most cost-effective, as these interest-free cards usually charge a fee each time you switch. Luckily, not all cards apply such a fee.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Walkers Pay Packet Spending £100 on 440 Crisps to Win £28k / Personal_Finance / Freebies and Comps
By: Anika_Walayat
Walkers win a pay packet £5 to £28,000 promotion has many crisp addicts stocking up on mountains of crisp packets in the hopes of winning. So as the second month of the promotion draws to the close what can shoppers expect to have won after spending £100 on about 440 packets of crisps in 73 multi packs.
Find out in our latest video if whether ordinary shoppers have any real chance of winning even £5 let alone one of the the golden £28k prizes, as an example of what to expect after spending £100.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Credit Cards 0% Purchase Market Competition Heats Up / Personal_Finance / Credit Cards & Scoring
By: MoneyFacts
The credit card market has seen competition ramp up of late, with lenders fighting to sit at the top of the Best Buys. In the past, the lenders’ attention was focused mainly on the balance transfer market, however, research from moneyfacts.co.uk shows that introductory purchase cards are now benefitting from this fierce competition as well, with the average number of days available interest-free for purchases having increased by 37% in just one year.
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Monday, May 29, 2017
Walkers Crisps Pay Packet £5 Cash Wins After Buying 64 Multi-packs / Personal_Finance / Freebies and Comps
By: Anika_Walayat
Walkers win a pay packet £5 to £28,000 promotion having hit the sweet spot of enticing shoppers to splurge on loads of packs of walkers crisps. So as the second month of the promotion draws to the close what can shoppers expect to win after buying 64 multi packs / 384 packs of crisps at a cost per 6 pack of between £1 to £2.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Tackling Higher US Healthcare Costs / Personal_Finance / Healthcare Sector
By: Rodney_Johnson
In 2015, I thought my healthcare renewal statement was wrong.The premium for my shrinking family of three (two adults and one child) was increasing by more than 30%, to $1,454 per month. My earnings place me out of the subsidy bracket, so these are real dollars out of our budget.
There were plenty of insurance companies to choose from. Shrinking availability was not a problem. It was just breathtakingly expensive.
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