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.
Episodes
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Mar 11, 2010 • 15min
Can you get a better mortgage deal from a building society?
State-funded banks are offering less competitive mortgage rates - so can you get a better deal at a building society? Buying privatised companies has proven a better bet than the FTSE since the 1980s - so what deals should you consider now? And where's the best place to put your EIS money? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2010 • 2min
What does a weak pound mean for your investments?
The base rate has been at 0.5 per cent for a year now - so is there any point locking up your cash? The dollar strengthens against the pound, and the euro weakens - but what does it mean for your investments? And if you want to borrow a few million, what will the bank accept as security? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2010 • 1min
Adventurous Investor: Investing in Aim companies
David Stevenson, the FT's Adventurous Investor, talks to David O’Hara of Blackthorn Focus about Aim-quoted companies and the way they treat their shareholders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2010 • 2min
Northern Rock lifts its 100 per cent guarantee
Northern Rock lifts its 100 per cent guarantee for savers - so where is the best place to get a cash Isa now? And employers are stopping payments to employee pension schemes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2010 • 2min
Investing in farmland: why it's a good move for tax planning purposes
Wealthy taxpayers are under greater scrutiny by the Revenue - so how can they protect themselves? Investing in farmland is looking like a good move for tax planning purposes - but how can you buy it? And should you be actively managing your cash investments? Our research shows that cash has done better than other studies suggest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2010 • 33min
Adventurous Investor: Demographics and market timing
David Stevenson, the FT's Adventurous Investor, talks to Tim Bond and Michael Dicks about investing in demographics and timing your asset switches Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2010 • 16min
Anthony Bolton reveals details of his new China fund
Will it matter to investors that Anthony Bolton's new China fund is an investment trust? Private investors' lost more than a billion pounds worth of dividends last year - so where can you turn for a reliable income? And why are mortgage lenders treating reluctant landlords differently from professional landlords? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 4, 2010 • 17min
Are cash Isas worth bothering with?
Will you still have to buy a pension annuity after the election? Shouldn't higher earners seeking tax relief turn to VCTs? And are cash Isas worth getting, if you only save tax on 0.1 per cent interest? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2010 • 2min
What's the point of with-profits?
What's the future for your high-street building society? What's the point of with-profits funds as another provider freezes its bonus rates? And we look at the hot spots for property Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2010 • 18min
How to profit from emerging markets
Inflation is back - how will it affect your investments? What's the best way to profit from emerging markets? And 50 per cent tax is coming. What can high earners do to reduce the impact? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
