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Child savings accounts: Free gift or short shrift? 29 May 2010
With the market for children’s savings accounts so diverse, Jenny Lowe warns parents not to be swayed by the ‘free’ gifts on offer.
Where to invest £50 a month 14 August 2009
Martin Fagan suggests some options that can turn regular savings of £50 per month into a sizeable nest egg.
Counting on cash 11 May 2009
Alison Swersky investigates the options for parents who want to build up their child’s nest egg in the safety of a cash account.
- Saving for your child's future 8 May 2009
- Inflation or deflation - which is worse? 28 April 2009
- Rates under pressure 4 February 2009
- Little and often 23 December 2008
- Banking crisis: After the flood 12 November 2008
- Saving for the future 4 November 2008
- Focusing on the future 16 October 2008
- An awfully big disappointment 7 May 2008
- Forward planning 2 May 2008
- Making your money grow 29 April 2008
- At your service 7 April 2008
- From small beginnings 28 January 2008
- Credit Cards – Get it right 13 December 2007
- Seeking security 3 December 2007
- Get off to a flying start 2 October 2007
- Cashing in on your home 28 September 2007
- Profit providers 28 June 2007
- Stay safe: online banking and trading 12 June 2007
- The building blocks of saving 30 May 2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland criticised as 3,500 jobs go 2 September 2010
Trade union Unite has criticised 3,500 job cuts announced by the Royal Bank of Scotland today, labelling the move as a 'horror story'.
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