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We’ve made a few changes to our weekly roundup post, sharing new bite-size Insights rather than longer blog posts.

We will still be posting longer articles from time to time, when the subject deserves a longer, more in-depth examination.

In the next week or so our website will be updated to incorporate these Insights posts, and in the meantime you can find them here or by using the links below.

Do let us know what you think of this new approach to sharing our knowledge and opinions.

Latest Insights

Martin Bamford – It’s time to learn a second language I’ve always struggled learning foreign languages. At school, I just about scraped through my German GCSE, with my teacher kindly switching off the tape recorder to coach me on what to say between each exam question.In my 20s, I picked up a… Read more

Nick Bamford – It could happen to you This morning we received an email. It asked for some very personal information about one of our clients. We suspect it is a genuine request but still it made us uncomfortable. It is best these days to be suspicious.The media has reported a… Read more

Martin Bamford – Now £85,000 of your cash savings are protected Today saw a £10,000 increase in the protection level for bank or building society cash savings, as a result of higher Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) limits.The protection limit is adjusted with reference to €100,000 across the… Read more

Martin Bamford – Surrey County Council officials accused of spy tactics to recover assets This is an interesting article from the Daily Mail, for several reasons.It refers to the proposed 15% council tax hike from Surrey County Council, being put to a referendum later in the year, as they struggle to fund the rising cost of adult… Read more

Martin Bamford – Introducing the F*ck That Index for Retirement Please excuse the title of this article from my friend, Professor Maria Nedeva. Actually, the name F*ck That Index (or FTI) came from a contributor answering a question on Quora, rather than Maria herself.But it does adequately describe the… Read more

Nick Bamford – Being Mortal The title of some books just grab you. Being Mortal was one of those books. The author is Atul Gawande and I have previously read one of his books The Checklist Manifesto. He is a great story teller, not fiction but the stories of real people,… Read more

Our latest podcast episodes

ICR168: Faith Archer, Much More With Less Have you ever dreamed about moving to the country, living more simply and making the most of life? Faith Archer is an award-winning money journalist, who also writes the blog Much More with Less…      Listen now

ICR169: Martyna Sroka, Money Saving Girl Martyna Sroka is Money Saving Girl; a money blogger born in Poland and based in London. She likes finding money saving deals and offers…     Listen now

ICR170: It’s all about charges Nick joins Martin in this episode to discuss the cost of financial advice and investment products…     Listen now

Informed Choice in the press

The Times – Portfolio Therapy: ‘We would like to buy a house, but may need to sell other assetsChris Park, 35, and his partner, Laura, 27, live in a flat in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, where Chris works as a quality assurance software tester for an insurance company. Martin comments in this Portfolio Therapy features for The Times…    Read more

The Sun – Money Makerover: Want to buy your own house but worried you’ll never save enough? We’re here to help In the first of a new weekly column in The Sun, Martin is the expert adviser helping pub manager Terri in her quest to step onto the property ladder…     Read more

Money Marketing – Major firms duck the issue on charges The largest advice firms in the UK have broadly failed to come clean on what they charge for advice and the service they deliver for those charges. Martin comments for Money Marketing magazine…     Read more

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