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There should be no difference in the way men and women save, according to AWD Chase de Vere.
Despite recent reports that women have less savings than men, the financial advisers claims it is important that both sexes budget and work out how much money they have left to put away.
People are losing confidence when it comes to investing their money, according to a new study.
The Standard Life Savings & Investment Index found that less than a third of people plan to save money over the next year, the lowest figure it has ever recorded. One in ten said they are going to save less money and 45 per cent are not saving anything at all.
Travel insurance policies for people aged up to 79 have been welcomed by Alliance & Leicester.
Spokesperson for the firm Steve Gracey said: "If you are dedicating a particular service or product to this age group then going beyond 60 or 65 makes sense.
The flooding of negative news surrounding pensions should not be underestimated, claims Prudential.
According to the financial services company, although many of those that are retiring now or in the near future are enjoying the benefits of final salary schemes, around 80 per cent of these are now closed to new members.
Grandparents are spending an average of £75 a month on their grandchildren, claims a new report.
Birmingham Midshires reveals that parents are saving a total of £900 a year on the cost of bringing up a child with entertainment, meals and presents from grandparents.
Some grandparents claim they could care for a child with £65 a month, £4.80 less than their weekly pension.
As far as indulgent Hollywood purchases go Leonardo DiCaprio's latest may not be the most glamorous but it certainly is extravagant.
The Titanic star has splashed out £1,600 on a remote controlled loo that not only performs any necessary cleaning functions leaving Leo hands free, but remotely senses the star's imminent arrival and lifts the lid invitingly.
Such lavatorial luxury is sadly beyond the grasp of most of us - especially in the post-Christmas belt-tightening period.
But it seems millions of us are finding other ways to flush pounds down the drain, sticking with credit cards charging huge rates of interest when literally hundreds of better deals are available.
MoneyExpert.com gives the low-down on how best to deal with Christmas credit card debt.
The cold winter snap just got snappier following news that energy prices are on the rise. One of the big six energy suppliers, Npower, has announced a 15% increase in rates and experts predict others like British Gas will follow suit.
This might sound very familiar - at the beginning of last year we had all been hit for six with price rise after price rise by energy suppliers and average household energy bills jumped to over £1,000 a year.
Then they came tumbling down over 2007 and suppliers were desperate to win back business with price cuts and fixing deals.
So the question is when will prices stop wobbling and what should you do about tariff hikes? Is it time to switch? MoneyExpert.com takes you through the options...
Nearly 40 per cent of all current accounts on the market offer an interest-free overdraft limit, although fewer than half that number will automatically set up an overdraft for customers straying into the red, according to new research from MoneyExpert.
You could describe 2007 in many ways, but staid and boring would certainly not be among them. From interest rate hikes to credit crunches and failing banks it's certainly been a dramatic year, and one, in many ways, that is best put well and truly behind us. With 2008 knocking on the door, MoneyExpert rounds up the highs and lows of the year just past
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