Pregnancy: The financial catastrophe
Pregnancy discrimination is increasing and the cost is borne by us all, as Felicity Hannah has been discovering
Money
How much snooping is too much?
As Facebook calls time on insurers using customer profiles, we ask if lifestyle snooping for the sake of our finances has gone too far
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Credit cards: make them pay
Tesco Bank suspends ‘all transactions’ as 20,000 customers lose money
Customers reported seeing as much as £700 disappearing from their accounts
Buying a leasehold property is not as easy as a freehold
Few city homes are likely to be sold outright, which leaves many people buying a property which carries a number of legal obligations
Could baby boomers be the answer to the nation's savings woes?
Experts are calling on the over 65s to help solve the nation’s funding gap
Can we solve UK poverty?
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation believes that if the political will was there, poverty could be a thing of the past
6.5m households put health and welfare at risk by failing to save
Millions of British households face financial disaster if their incomes dry up, but campaigners claim Government policy is preventing low-income households from being able to make adequate provision for themselves
Are your investments destroying the planet?
Experts warn that few people know how or where their money is really invested, and the environmental impact could be huge.
Seeing sense: Government announces u-turn over pensions sales
Experts urge Government to focus on boosting savings rates as pensions policies at the heart of the previous political era are scrapped.
UK inflation rises to 1% in September
The UK consumer price index jumped to 1 per cent - the highest inflation rate since November 2014
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Survival guide to balance transfers
The latest figures show consumer debt continues to creep up with interest payments to match. But you don't need to get caught out.
Airport security could add £500 to the cost of your holiday
Air safety measures cost British travellers millions in confiscated possessions, but is there anything you can do to recover lost goods?
Eighties baby? You’ll always fall behind on your finances
30-somethings have half as much wealth as those born just 10 years earlier. And their prospects won’t ever recover, research warns
Growing old disgracefully: why longer life is ruining your wealth
The ageing population warnings are coming home to roost, but our finances are still years behind
UK faces 'critical' shortage of homes for rent
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors warns problem will get worse as buying a home becomes more unaffordable and government policies squeeze supply
Modern day Robin Hood alive, well and living in... Nottingham
The nation’s most generous citizens appear to be following in the footsteps of their most famous predecessor
The world's wealthiest countries
'The Euro crisis has left its mark on the savings of private households, especially in Italy,' says economist Kathrin Brandmeir
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Beginner’s guide to student accounts
All packed and ready to set off for uni? Student loan burning a hole in your pocket? Read this first
Swiss savers are storing cash in jars to tackle negative interest rate
The Swiss National Bank imposed sub-zero rates in early 2015, effectively charging banks for excess deposits
Job scams fleece students and new graduates out of £1,000s
As the new term starts, graduates knuckle down to applying for their first full-time job and students search for a way to cover their university costs, fraudsters are out to steal their limited funds
The great credit card scandal continues
New figures show average credit card interest rates are rising - soaring in some cases - despite the record low Bank of England base rate