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Christmas is for giving
Stephen
posted on December 24, 2008 10:31
At Christmas, most of us think about giving; it is also about children and combining the two seems to come naturally to most of us ….
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Gold-plated pensions
Stephen
posted on December 17, 2008 11:29
During the past week or so, there has been press comment about public sector pensions that could potentially impact on every one of us ….
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Investment New Year resolutions
Stephen
posted on December 16, 2008 11:54
New Year is traditionally a time to sit back and consider what you wish to achieve for the future ....
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Protection New Year resolutions
Stephen
posted on December 16, 2008 11:42
Nobody expects 2009 to be an easy year, what with recession biting and the prospect of poor investment returns for some time to come ....
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Pension New Year resolutions
Stephen
posted on December 16, 2008 11:27
New Year is a time when many of us make resolutions – which we then go on to ignore for the rest of the year ....
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Helping the housing market
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posted on December 10, 2008 09:19
With the Chancellor doing nothing to help the housing market, Margaret Beckett is backing him up by beefing up the Home Information Pack (HIP) regime ….
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Economic Review early December 2008
Stephen
posted on December 2, 2008 18:37
Our Monthly Economic Review looks behind the headlines to consider the potential impact of the Pre Budget Report ....
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Meeting the Bank of England
Stephen
posted on December 2, 2008 18:32
Bruce Janman and I have just attended a meeting with an Agent of the Bank of England – why not express your views too ….
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PRB: millions of pounds potentially wasted
Stephen
posted on November 26, 2008 10:41
The Pre Budget Report, which is intended to stimulate the economy by bringing forward much of the “public works” spending planned for the next few years ….
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Tories threaten service cuts
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posted on November 19, 2008 11:23
The Conservatives will not commit to following the government’s spending plans for 2010/11 if they win the next election ….
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