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Chinese property: the mother of all bubbles?

00:01 | 12 Mar 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

Is the Chinese property market 'Dubai times one thousand'? The signs are not good.

When you wish you were insured

00:01 | 11 Mar 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

Lorna Bourke learns first-hand about the disastrous effects of not insuring against ill health.

The Citywire Debate: should we blame fund managers for the financial crisis?

00:01 | 10 Mar 2010 | By Charlie Parker, Tony Bonsignore

Former Gartmore chairman, and now the UK's City minister, Lord Myners thinks we should. Charlie Parker says no, Tony Bonsignore says yes.

Use the capital gains tax flat rate while you can

00:01 | 07 Mar 2010 | By Colin Jelley

Capital gains tax because it could be the government's next target for a rise to help increase revenue, writes Skandia's Colin Jelley 

Would redundancy leave you homeless?

00:01 | 07 Mar 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

One of the first casualties of the credit crunch and the ensuing rise in unemployment has been Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance.

The Friday Five: Lies routinely told by the financial services industry

00:01 | 26 Feb 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

Pensions and equities are a rip-off and financial companies are out to get you.

Hands off our Lloyds shares

08:56 | 23 Feb 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

How dare George Osborne suggest selling off RBS and Lloyds shares at knock down rates to ‘recapitalise the poor.’ 

The Friday Five: Britain’s biggest rip-offs

00:01 | 12 Feb 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

Rip-off is alive and kicking, as this semi-random list shows only too clearly...

Why you should take capital gains tax seriously

00:01 | 10 Feb 2010 | By Paul Kennedy

With a little careful planning, you can avoid unnecessarily gifting some of your hard-earned savings to the taxman, writes Fidelity tax expert Paul Kennedy.

Rob Kyprianou: The prospects for gilts - beyond the rhetoric

00:01 | 08 Feb 2010 | By Rob Kyprianou

Two investment heavyweights appeared to disagree about whether UK gilts really rest on a 'bed of nitroglycerine'. But look beyond the public rhetoric to understand what is really going on.

The Friday Five: Villains of the financial crisis - other than bankers

00:01 | 05 Feb 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

It wasn’t just bankers who caused the boom-and-bust.

David Kempton: The UK shares I’m buying to tap global gains

00:01 | 26 Jan 2010 | By David Kempton

Experienced investor David Kempton tips UK companies whose international exposure will allow them to thrive. 

How to use spread betting to trade currencies

00:01 | 23 Jan 2010 | By Angus Campbell

Angus Campbell of Capital Spreads explains how to use spread betting to trade currencies.

How to invest in bonds and gilts

00:01 | 22 Jan 2010 | By Deborah Hyde

What are bonds and gilts and where can you buy them?

Protecting your wealth against a weak pound - more questions answered

12:36 | 18 Jan 2010 | By Chris Marshall

Currency specialists HiFX answer questions covering pensions abroad and the pound’s strength against the euro, dollar and Swiss franc.

The harsh reality of raising the inheritance tax threshold

00:01 | 15 Jan 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

Tax is going to be a major issue in the run up to the May general election, not least because this will be the first time in decades that voters have faced tax increases across the board.  

Why not make the bankers personally liable for the damage they cause?

00:01 | 08 Jan 2010 | By Tony Bonsignore

How about limited-liability and a ten-year clawback period for all bankers’ bonuses in the event that a bank hits the skids?

Don't miss the online tax filing deadline

00:01 | 05 Jan 2010 | By Lorna Bourke

Allow plenty of time before the 31st January deadline, writes Lorna Bourke who provides some helpful guidance.

Lorna Bourke: Looking back on a turbulent year for consumers

00:01 | 30 Dec 2009 | By Lorna Bourke

It’s been a roller coaster ride in 2009 with historically low mortgage rates being the one bright spot for homebuyers in an otherwise gloomy landscape.

Citywire Festive Quiz - Winner and Answers

08:21 | 24 Dec 2009 | By Tony Bonsignore

A stack of entries, nearly all of them right. They're a clever lot, our readers.

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