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Worried savers seeking safer havens

Small savers are now seeking to park their deposits at safer havens where they expect some guarantee for their wealth

How to survive in times of financial crisis

As even the largest economy in the world is getting rocked by the global financial crunch, a long-term survival plan is needed to bolster the household finances

More Brits working past retirement age

With soaring council tax and energy bills set to hit their reduced income, 31% of workers reaching retirement age want to carry on working

Premium bonds the biggest seller

Premium Bonds make an attractive bolthole for cash when even the Chancellor of the Exchequer is looking hard at the lifeboats.

Child trust fund holders a third of the way there

The Child Trust Fund scheme, which is central to Gordon Brown's dream of a "savings gateway", has the financial potential to change the life of the beneficiaries on their 18th birthday

What becomes of the short seller?

The credit crunch, which continues to grip the markets, is fast eating into the shares of small-time investors

Energy spikes around the corner

With six million households already on the list of the fuel poor, Britain is braced for another bout of steep hike in energy prices

Savers can hit the back of the net

The Premiership kicks off this weekend (Aug 16) and fans are urged to set their money to work for their team before they bawl insults at the new star striker.

Bold investors look East

The spectacular scale of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games is a vivid reminder that China's economy could be the biggest in the world within a decade.

Worst-case scenarios hit home insurance rates

Although they may live miles from a river or coastline, many Britons could be paying sizeable sums for household insurance to protect other people's homes against a risk of flooding in an era of dramatic climate change.