

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
Financial Times
The FT’s money-making expert Claer Barrett responds to real-life money questions from a range of millennial guests gearing up to battle the cost of living crisis. Every episode is packed with nuggets, tips and takeaways shared by top FT writers and financial experts. There are no short cuts to wealth, but Money Clinic promises to tell you things you didn’t know about your finances and investing in ways that anyone can understand. Want to talk to Claer on the show? Email money@ft.com or drop her a line on Instagram @Claerb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 7, 2013 • 20min
Cash Isas, tax efficient investing and pensions
Isas - why you'll have to search high and low for a decent rate on your savings. How you can back growing British businesses, and get great tax breaks too. And some good news and not so good news in pensions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 31, 2013 • 1min
Bond yields, tax planning and investing in art
Bond yields - what it means for investors. Simple tax planning - why everyone is going back to basics. And how you can invest in one of the best-performing asset classes of the past decade: art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 2013 • 1min
Income drawdown, financial education and how divorce can affect your mortgage
New rules for income drawdown, why we need to improve financial education, and how divorce can affect your mortgage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 17, 2013 • 20min
Changes to state pension, equity income funds the future of banks
What the changes to the state pension mean for you. Why not all equity income funds are created equal, and what will a visit to your bank branch entail in years to come? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 10, 2013 • 18min
Retail Price Index news, PPI mis-selling compensation and RDR orphans
We explain what the retail prices index is and why it's important. Then we discuss whether websites can replace financial advice. And end with whether banks are stalling on PPI mis-selling compensation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 13, 2012 • 18min
IFA sales tactics, charitable donations and overseas pensions traps
How risky are the funds your IFA has sold you? We also look at ways to give to charity and save tax at the same time. And the overseas pensions traps you should avoid at all costs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 6, 2012 • 21min
FT Money Autumn Statement special podcast
FT Money talks to John Whiting, tax policy director at the Chartered Institute of Taxation about how the chancellor's Autumn statement will affect you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 29, 2012 • 14min
Employee pensions, RDR and investing in racehorses
Should charges be clearer for workplace pensions? RDR is coming - we ask the FSA what it will mean for financial advice. And horse racing - is there a way to profit that doesn't involve a better slip? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 22, 2012 • 20min
Pension tax relief, demographics and silver
Pensions tax relief under threat, why the stock market can't fix our retirement problems. And how to get exposure to an asset that some think could rise fivefold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 1, 2012 • 54sec
US election impact on investors, four-bedroom properties, and equity funds
Ellen Kelleher of FTfm looks at how investors can take a position on Obama vs Romney; Lucien Cook, director of residential research at Savills, tells us about the cost of trading up from a three- to a four-bedroom property in different parts of the UK; and with equity fund sales up, we examine whether this really means that investors are feeling confident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.