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The Financial Times Money Show brings you engaging insight into personal finance. Claer Barrett, her team and leading industry commentators dissect the week’s news and discuss how it will af...

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also the most expensive. Between gifts, food and travel, people can end...

It’s been a rollercoaster week for both UK politics and our personal finances, with chancellor Rachel Reeves setting out tens of billions of...

Fifty-eight-year-old Margo has amassed a very healthy retirement fund, in part by buying shares in Berkshire Hathaway, the investment compan...

Matt started investing at just 22 with the help of his financial adviser father. Now, at 29, and with a wedding on the cards, he’s got an ex...

Forty-nine-year-old Jane has always been careful to squirrel money away, and a recent inheritance has boosted her nest egg to £125,000. But...

Sixty-seven-year-old Paul invests using index funds. Over the years, his exposure to US tech stocks has helped him build up a sizeable retir...

Software engineer Stephan has a problem. As an early backer of bitcoin, he has made a lot of paper profit from cryptocurrencies, which now m...

Twenty-nine-year-old Faye has made some sensible investing decisions and … some more outlandish ones. Should this high-earning City worker,...

How does one double a sizeable portfolio in under a decade? The short answer is by taking more investment risk - and in today’s episode one...

‘If you can tell a good story,’ says Morgan Housel, ‘you’ll get people to line up and listen to you.’ In this episode of Money Clinic, Morga...

With a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the public finances, the new chancellor Rachel Reeves has difficult decisions to make ahead of Labour’s autumn...

In an increasingly cashless society, how can parents ensure children learn healthy financial habits? In this episode, host Claer Barrett spe...

When FT columnist Miranda Green lost her father, she expected the grief to be long-lived. What she didn’t expect was that she would still be...

Barbie is a big spender and high earner, fast approaching the age of retirement. But after a long and varied career that has seen her build...

Prenuptial agreements are no longer just for Hollywood power couples such as Jay Z and Beyoncé — they’re on the rise in the UK too. Host Cla...

Isabel Berwick, host and editor of the FT’s Working It podcast and newsletter, has spent the last year writing The Future-Proof Career , a b...

The cost of insurance premiums is rising to record highs, but levels of customer service are falling for customers who end up having to make...

When it comes to growth investing, big US tech stocks are the prime example. However, professional investors are looking to diversify into o...

Over the past decade, collectible sneakers have crept to multi-billion dollar market status, but can they really be considered investments?...

It’s easy to harbour regrets about poor financial decisions, but this week’s guest has decided to do what many wouldn’t dare: air her mistak...

Regardless of which political party wins the UK general election on July 4, voters fear they will have to pay more taxes. Taxes are the cruc...

Prepare to take a seat on the therapist’s couch and discover what your money habits say about you. In this episode, host Claer Barrett sits...

When we talk about the relative value of our investments, PE ratios are never far away from the conversation - but what does this mean, and...

With a string of companies preparing to launch stock market listings on both sides of the Atlantic, investors may be tempted to invest in an...

Like an interest rate on a savings account, investment yields show us how much income different investments are able to generate. But how ar...

Global stock markets are charging along breaking record after record — but what’s driving this ‘bull market’ and how much longer can it last...

‘The two most powerful warriors are patience and time,’ Leo Tolstoy once wrote. But how can this make you a richer investor? The answer is c...

Share buybacks have been in the news as Apple announced what would be the largest buyback in US history. But why is the US tech giant purcha...

In the age of the smartphone, it’s never been easier to buy an investment — but how quickly can you sell one, and how might this affect the...

The Magnificent Seven could make up a much bigger slice of your own portfolio than you realise, but what are these seven stocks, and why are...

‘If I try to put myself back into the shoes of me as a 21-year-old, all I can tell you is this: I was hungry,’ writes Gary Stevenson in his...

Introducing Money Clinic’s Five Minute Investor, a miniseries hosted by Claer Barrett, the FT’s consumer editor. In each episode, Claer chal...

The main stock index in the UK, the FTSE 100, includes some of the biggest and most profitable multinational companies in the world. But in...

Deborah Meaden, star of the hit BBC show “Dragons’ Den” is one of the highest-profile investors in the UK, famed for grilling entrepreneurs...

With just days to go until the end of the tax year, it’s peak season for British savers and investors to make the most of their £20,000 annu...

Hot on the heels of a UK Budget announcement that promised to boost the childcare offer for working families, host Claer Barrett marks Inter...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered a £10bn tax-cutting Budget, promising to create a “new generation of investors” — but what does he actu...

Investors are expecting artificial intelligence to power the next tech revolution - but are they right? Positive numbers from AI chipmaker N...

Most people know that you need a good credit score to be able to borrow money, but how to start building one is a mystery. First aired in Ju...

This bonus season, will the UK’s top earners invest their payouts tax-efficiently into pensions and Isas, or use them to pay down debts? In...

The viral ‘finfluencer’ Clare Seal, better known by her handle, My Frugal Year, to her almost 120,000 Instagram followers, is known for her...

Will taxes rise or fall in next month’s Spring Budget? Host Claer Barrett visits the recently appointed financial secretary to the Treasury,...

The broadcaster and investment commentator, Justin Urquhart-Stewart, is well-known to millions for wearing bright red braces during his many...

Niamh is 24 but she wants to make sure she’s in a financially stable position when she is older. How should she go about saving and investin...

Introducing Untold, a new podcast from the special investigations team at the Financial Times. In its first series, The Retreat, host Madiso...

Mortgage lenders are cutting their rates. That’s good news for anyone thinking of buying or remortgaging a property. Presenter Claer Barrett...

First aired in September 2022, Claer Barrett takes to the supermarket aisles to find the best tips for keeping the cost of the weekly food s...

‘If you can tell a good story,’ says Morgan Housel, ‘you’ll get people to line up and listen to you.’ In this episode of Money Clinic, Morga...

With the bills rolling in after Christmas, this week’s episode is devoted to helping listeners tackle their credit card debts on a practical...

If you’re looking for inspiration for managing your money more effectively in 2024, this episode is for you! Claer Barrett is joined in the...