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This is Money Podcast

What you need to know about money each week and what the news means for you, from the UK"s best financial website.

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70:58

What’s gone wrong for the UK's finances, is it Rachel...

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2025/01/10

You have to feel for Rachel Reeves. After establishing a solid reputation in opposition, things haven’t gone to plan as Chancellor so far.Her Autumn Budget led to widespread criticism over tax rises on employment and extra costs for businesses, while questions abound over whether her plans will deliver the growth Labour promised voters. Now, a slow burn rise in the UK’s borrowing costs has led to gilt yields surpassing the levels seen after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated

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40:09

Why aren't energy bills going down - and what to do...

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2025/01/03

In a not very happy start to the new year, Ofgem's energy price cap went up on 1 January from £1,717 to £1,738.Energy experts at Cornwall Insight say it will go up again in April - and by more than they initially expected. So why are bills rising? After all, we are a long way from the peak of the gas price crisis back in 2021. This week, Georgie Frost and Helen Crane discuss when they will finally go back to normal - and whether fixed rates are a good deal again. The team also talk about an

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61:22

A decade of the This is Money podcast in our special...

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2024/12/27

In a special epsiode, we hosted our first live podcast at our offices to celebrate a decade of discussing Britain's personal finances.Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Helen Crane talk through 10 years of huge and unexpected financial developments, from Brexit and President Trump to Covid and the cost-of-living crisis. Some of our valued listeners were in the audience as we covered major themes that have erupted in our financial lives since 2014, including Liz Truss's infamous

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49:14

Going local with Alastair Humphreys - how to have a...

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2024/12/24

On this special bonus episode of the This is Money Podcast, Simon Lambert catches up with Alastair Humphreys about his quest to find adventure close to home.Alastair, a genuine global adventurer, who featured on our Making The Money Work Podcast series in 2020, recently published his book Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness. It told the story of his year spent swapping travelling the world for exploring the grid squares of the Ordance Survey map centred on his home location. In this

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60:56

What happened to our finances in 2024 - and what...

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2024/12/20

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59:50

Are we getting a fair deal on energy bills?

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2024/12/13

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60:36

How rich do you feel - and are you getting richer?

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2024/12/06

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60:31

What next for house prices and is it harder to buy a...

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2024/11/29

House price predictions for next year have started to roll in, so where do the experts think they are headed next? Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Lee Boyce discuss the property market - and delve into figures that attempt to tackle the tricky question: is it harder to buy a home now versus 50 years ago. And sticking with property, Halifax has launched a highly unusual fixed-rate mortgage - should borrowers be tempted? With the weather turning colder, we talk how to stay warm this winter without

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49:52

Are interest rate cuts about to stall?

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2024/11/22

Inflation's spell below the Bank of England's 2 per cent target has been brief and the latest CPI figure came in at a higher than expected 2.3 per cent.Meanwhile, Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey has joined the Office of Budget Responsibility in stating that the recent Autumn Budget is likely to lift inflation, as employers face higher costs from national insurance and the rising minimum wage. On the other side of the Atlantic, President-elect Donald Trump is seen as bringing his own

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67:18

Why have crypto prices soared in the past week - and...

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2024/11/15

Crypto has been a little quiet of late. Out of the spotlight, minding its own business.But Donald Trump gets voted back in as US president and boom - bitcoin surged beyond $90,000 for the first time. The rest of the crypto market has also seen a boost, so what's going on? Where is it likely to head next and what do you need to be aware of if you are cashing out your gains? Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost delve into bitcoin and friends to give their verdict. The number of Isa

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61:36

What President Trump means for your money - and the...

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2024/11/08

President Trump is back. The US election finally came to a head this week and rather than the knife-edge result many expected, Donald Trump secured a decisive win over Kamala Harris.This podcast episode is a special double header: the team discuss that US election result and interest rate cuts in the first half and then celebrate the tenth anniversary of the This is Money podcast in the second. First up it’s President Trump. In a sense, he is more of a known quantity this time round – having

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37:22

Bonus episode: The big Budget pension and investing...

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2024/11/06

On this special bonus episode of the This is Money Podcast, Rob Morgan, chief analyst at Charles Stanley Direct, joins Simon Lambert to answer the big questions that have emerged from last week's Budget.On this podcast, Simon and Rob cover among other things. Pensions and inheritance tax: Who will be caught out What can investors do – should they spend their pensions before other savings? What has happened with capital gains tax - and who will it catch? What are the best ways to keep a CGT

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56:05

What does the Budget mean for you - and did Rachel...

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2024/11/01

Rachel Reeves' maiden Budget this week saw the first-ever female chancellor make £40billion of sweeping tax rises in to plug funding gaps in the NHS and schools. While it left many of us with something to be miserable about when it comes to our money, there were also some important dodged bullets, as Simon Lambert, Georgie Frost and Helen Crane discuss on this week's podcast. Among the losers were landlords, investors and those who have stashed wealth in their pension, as stamp duty, capital

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60:02

Private vs public sector pensions - and how to avoid...

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2024/10/26

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46:49

What would YOU do if you were Chancellor for the Budget?

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2024/10/18

Whether you voted Labour or not, with any new government, there is a sense of optimism. Things can only get better… apparently.But within days, Rachel Reeves and co poured cold water over all that - and the gloom and doom about the economy and what then could be (and crucially not be) in the Budget hasn’t stopped. Well Simon Lambert is fed up. So he has put forward an alternative budget with less than two weeks to go. Do you agree with him? And what would you do? Alongside Georgie Frost and Lee

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69:01

Can we turn pension saving into a fix for our finances?

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2024/10/11

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49:42

How to manage your money - and what we do with ours

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2024/10/04

How well do you manage your money? Where would you rate your budgeting, saving, investing and pension efforts out of ten?It's not often that we think about these things but mulling them over and making improvements where needed and patting yourself on the back when deserved, is a major step on the road to financial success. On this week's podcast, Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert dial down the noise of the news and dive into how we can manage our money better instead. They discuss tips on how to

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6:35

Should you invest in a work pension or Sipp? Steve...

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2024/10/03

The This is Money podcast recently welcomed Sir Steve Webb for a special episode where he answered listeners' questions on everything you need to know about pensions.In this excerpt, Steve and Simon Lambert discuss whether you should invest in a work pension or Sipp - and how to make the most of them. > Listen back to the full Steve Webb pensions episode

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58:48

How to protect your finances before the Budget (and...

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2024/09/27

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50:33

What you need to know about pensions with Steve Webb

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2024/09/20

Sir Steve Webb has been This is Money's pensions agony uncle for the past eight years - and this week he celebrated an astonishing 400 columns.Every week, Steve, in partnership with This is Money's pensions and investing editor Tanya Jefferies, answers readers' questions about retirement. On this special episode of the This is Money podcast, Steve joins Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert to answer your questions about pensions. From how to invest for retirement, to the state pension and tax , this

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