FT Money Show
Summary: The FT Money Show brings you engaging and insightful coverage of the week’s major personal finance issues. Claer Barrett and her team of FT journalists dissect the news with the help of leading industry commentators and discuss how the latest events will affect you and your pocket. The FT Money Show is produced by Lucy Warwick-Ching. You can find more personal finance news from the Financial Times on our website and listen to more episodes of FT Money Show on iTunes, Stitcher, Audioboom or Soundcloud.
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Britain's worst savings accounts; the outlook for equities following the recent market rally; and reliable property investments that pay out up to 8 per cent a year
FT Money show, 7 May 2009
How to get as much as possible into your pension before budget changes bite; reasons to be wary of high share dividends; and where to go to escape next year's 50 per cent tax
David Kuo, director of The Motley Fool talks to Lucy Warwick-Ching about why some high-yielding shares may not be sustainable and what investors should look out for.
Are there ways to avoid the Budget tax rises; will new rules for pension tax relief affect how much you can save for retirement; and will you still be able to get a decent interest rate on Isas?
What the new 50 per cent tax rate will mean for high earners; how the increased ISA allowance will affect savers, and more on the 2009 Budget announcements
Will next week's budget bring any glimmers of hope for savers or mortgage-holders; and also, new rules may make it easier for pension-holders to invest in commercial property but is now the best time to do so?
Why savings and mortage deals are changing despite the Bank of England's decision to hold the base rate; how to invest in the green recovery; and could this be the last chance to get 40 per cent tax relief on your pension contributions?
After Dunfermline, how safe are other building societies? Should you accept incentives to transfer your money out of your pension scheme? Plus, your guide to last minute savings this tax year
CPI is up but RPI is down, so what do the inflation figures mean for your savings? And how do you tell when the stock market is turning? Matthew Vincent, the FT's personal finance editor, puts these and other questions to guests including Anthony Bolton, Britain's best fund manager.
Alice Ross talks to Ian Armitage of HgCapital, a private equity group with $2.4bn of funds under management, about private equity investment trusts.
Could Lord Turner's bank regulation proposals make it harder to get a mortgage? And also, which cyclical stocks are on the road to recovery?
Gordon Brown hints at future tax breaks for savers - but what can you do in the next three weeks? How safe is your money when it's not in a bank? Plus, a reader's question answered: how to invest money for your grandchildren?
Matthew Vincent talks to Colin Dickie at Barclays Wealth about the risks and returns of structured products
A listener's question answered: How to invest money for your grandchildren?
