Shopping around for a cheaper quote saves drivers an average of £58, according to Which?. Around 60% of motorists benefit from looking before they leap and other tips to trim your premium include increasing your voluntary excess – a costly gamble if you come a cropper – or telling your insurer [ Read More → ]

Which is the greater threat to investors: inflation or deflation? If you don’t know the answer to that, welcome to the club, and expect the tug of war between the two portfolio influencers to last a few more years. Left to raw market forces, we should probably be [ Read More → ]

NEW YORK (AP) — Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $6.22 billion to $2.827 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation’s retail money market mutual funds fell by $470 million in the latest week to $966 billion. Assets of taxable money market funds [ Read More → ]

If you’re planning on going to warmer climbs this summer, take note – new guidance from Direct Line suggests that paying for medical care abroad is becoming more expensive, meaning that cutting back on insurance cover could turn out to be a false economy. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), formally [ Read More → ]

According to new research from Child Trust Fund provider, Family Investments, the monthly cost of being a student has risen 28% since 2004. Full time students now face total living costs of £718 up from £561 in 2004. If the cost of living continues to rise at current rates, those students [ Read More → ]

Yorkshire Building Society has cut mortgage rates for those with a 15% deposit, offering a three-year fixed rate deal at 4.59% with a £495 fee. Other highlights in the newly priced range include: - Two-year fixed rate at 3.99% with a £995 fee - Three-year tracker at 3.49% with a £495 fee (Bank [ Read More → ]

Q. I have $27,600 left in my IRA. On my quarterly statement it looks like I received 96 cents in interest. This is in a money market account. I just can’t leave this money and receive only 96 cents in a quarterly statement. This is all the money I have. [ Read More → ]

A California woman deep in credit card debt turned to a debt-settlement company that immediately began deducting money from her bank account for its promised services. After three months, the woman started getting calls from her creditors and learned they had never heard from the company. She asked for her money [ Read More → ]

Changes to benefits hidden in the Con-Dems’ budget will hit those suffering with serious illnesses hardest. Plans to change the way working tax credit is calculated will leave people diagnosed with cancer or any other serious illness up to £20 a week worse off – and will deny them hundreds of [ Read More → ]

Good leadership skills are vital for success – to inspire and motivate staff, especially during these tough times. We’ve teamed up with Martin Stiven, vice president of business at Orange, to bring you his top tips for leading a team – Orange sponsors the Leader of the Year Award at the [ Read More → ]