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Coping with redundancy
For most of us, there’s no longer such a thing as a ‘job for life’. There’s a good chance that we all know someone who has been affected by redundancy at some point in...
Crisis on the High Street: What Does it Mean for You?
With several big name retailers such as Woolworths, Whittard, Adams, Morgan and Zavvi going into administration over the last couple of months,...
Effective Ways to Manage Your Debts
If the recent credit crunch has taught us anything, it is that borrowing always had to be repaid at some point. Earlier this year it was announced by the consumer...
How Safe are your Savings?
The global financial crisis has demonstrated that banks are no longer the rock-solid financial institutions they used to be. Twelve months ago, few people would have...
Keeping Your Credit Report Clean
Without a good credit score, you will find it difficult to get personal loans, credit cards, mortgages, or even a mobile phone. So what steps should you take to keep...
Protecting Your Finances During a Divorce
When a marriage breaks up, one of the biggest areas of contention between both sides will be money. Whatever the reasons for the divorce, you will...
Simple Ways to Keep Track of Home Finances
Keeping track of your home finances doesn't have to be a chore. It only takes a few simple steps to change your outlook and become a saver...
The Credit Crunch: How Did it Happen?
The credit crunch began as a liquidity problem faced by homeowners in the US, and quickly spread throughout the world, prompting a stock market...
Understanding Inflation and Deflation
Recent media reports have been speculating that the UK economy is headed either for a period of high inflation or, even worse a nasty bout of...
Understanding Inflation and How it Affects You
Inflation has been one of the biggest concerns of the past year. But what causes inflation and how does it affect you?
To put it simply,...
Understanding the Economic Cycle
Confidence is a notoriously fragile thing. Newspaper headlines often shout about ‘market meltdown’ and ‘financial collapse’, and the paradox is that the louder you...
What Are Your Rights If Your Company Becomes Insolvent?
It is a worry that is becoming all too real for greater numbers of workers in 2009. More and more companies have been, or are about to be, declared...
What Does the Recession Mean For You?
A recession is when other people lose their jobs. A depression is when you lose yours. It’s an old saying, but one that seems to be coming back...
What is a Hedge Fund?
For most investors, the high-finance world of hedge funds is still shrouded in mystery. This is because they are only open to a limited range of investors, and they...
