
Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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Getting married - for tax reasons
FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett and guests on the tax benefits of getting married, the UK pensions system and quantitative easing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BA flight chaos: how to get compensation
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett is joined by BBC Money Box presenter Paul Lewis and guests to discuss the recent chaos for British Airways passengers, the impact of redundancy on family finances and why the Isa should be scrapped. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merryn Somerset Webb on the social care U-turn
In this week's FT Money show, columnist Merryn Somerset Webb tells presenter Claer Barrett why the Conservative party was wrong to u-turn on its manifesto pledge to change how social care is funded. Plus, what kinds of price reductions are buyers able to negotiate in the current property market, and how it's possible to invest in stem cell research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vanguard and the passive revolution
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett is joined by Money columnist Jason Butler and guests to discuss low-cost fund giant Vanguard's new online investment service, how much MP's pension schemes are worth, and what investors should do if the stock market crashes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Property fraud is every landlord's nightmare
FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett and guests on the rise in property fraud, whether you should buy a used car and investing in technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will the new IHT rules affect you?
FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett and guests on the new IHT rules, the bank of mum and dad and how to get a free financial planning session. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should the pensions triple lock be scrapped?
FT Money Show presenter Hugo Greenhalgh and guests on whether the pensions triple lock will last past the election, how cashing in your pension could affect your ability to borrow and investing in minibonds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will the general election affect your finances?
FT Money Show presenter Hugo Greenhalgh on the countdown to the general election and why batteries are the next big investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Credit cards - are they really your flexibIe friend?
FT Money Show presenter James Pickford and guests on credit card debt, UK investors and the virtues of simplicity in financial planning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the Lisa really the best way to save for your property or pension?
FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett and guests on the lifetime Isa, how investors can play the inflation trade, credit card debt problems and how to avoid sky high charges at the airport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One year of the pensions taper tantrum
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett is joined by pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo and guests to discuss the problems faced by higher earners hit by the pensions taper one year on, how you can set up last minute investments for your children and grandchildren, and why those with mortgages on holiday homes are facing currency charges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is car finance driving you to distraction?
FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett and guests on the soaring popularity of car leasing deals, online estate agents and the new pound coin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Space - the final investment frontier?
FT Money Show presenter Hugo Greenhalgh and guests on how to invest in space, Scottish taxes and the benefits of children's bank accounts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What will the Budget mean for you? (corrected audio)
FT Money Show presenter Lucy Warwick-Ching and guests discuss the 'slow and steady' Budget announcements and what it means for your pocket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready for the new Isa season?
FT Money Show presenter Claer and guests discuss the growing family of tax free Isas - and how your whole family can use them to invest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Final Salary pensions - are they set to become rather less generous?
FT Money Show presenter James Pickford and guests discuss digital innovation, final salary pensions schemes and fund fees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Passive Investing - is it causing distortion in the market?
Presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss passive investing, National insurance and why new businesses are being started by older people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tax - how you can legally cut your bill
FT Wealth correspondent, Hugo Greenhalgh is joined by Lee Goggin of find a wealth manager to discuss how to leave your wealth manager without incurring punitive charges for doing so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can your family finances survive the cost of dementia?
Presenter Claer Barrett is joined by the FT's wealth correspondent to talk about the financial repercussions of a dementia diagnosis, plus columnist Jason Butler on how to get to grips with your finances, and how the rules around binary trading are tightening up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you invest like Warren Buffett?
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett is joined by Money columnist Merryn Somerset Webb and guests to discuss why Warren Buffett is not really a value investor, whether employee share schemes are ever a good idea and the reasons behind one wealth manager's recent interest in female clients. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cost of a good night's sleep - how can insomnia affect your health, and your earnings power?
Presenter Claer Barrett is joined by the writer Daniel Pembrey to discuss sleep clinics for the wealthy, plus Paul Lewis on the "tax trap" for those earning six-figure salaries, and could US small cap stocks be the way to play President Trump's inauguration? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What financial personality type are you?
Psychologists have identified six common traits that can lead to bad financial decisions - so are you a cash splasher, an ostrich or an anxious investor? Plus, the trading secrets of Car Boot sales, and the rising costs of social care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you cash in your final salary pension?
FT pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo joins presenter Claer Barrett to analyse record transfer valuations for final salary pensions. Isa millionaire Lord Lee discusses the state of his portfolio, while Wealth Man columnist Jason Butler asks if money can really buy happiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The investment outlook for 2017
Following a year of political shocks, JP Morgan's Stephanie Flanders and the FT's Jonathan Guthrie discuss what may come next. We also discuss the disappearing £50 note. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The backlash against Airbnb
Investors who have done well out of Airbnb are being targeted by councils who see the site as a force shrinking the supply of rental properties. Presenter James Pickford and guests Madhu Murgia, David Stevenson and Vanessa Houlder also discuss investment opportunities arising from the US election and the difficulties of using offshore tax structures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 12 Saves of Christmas
Lindsay Cook reveals how to save on champagne, perfume and other high-value items. FT journalists Hugo Greenhalgh and Thomas Hale discuss private jets, which can be surprisingly economical, and letting agents' fees, which have been astonishingly high. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What will the Autumn Statement mean for your money?
Presenter Claer Barrett is joined by tax and pensions experts Raj Mody of PwC, Christine Ross of Handelsbanken Wealth Management and Nimesh Shah of Blick Rothenberg to discuss the main points of Philip Hammond's first Budget statement Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The best of alternative investments
In this week's FT Money show, presenter James Pickford and guests discuss how to invest in infrastructure as governments boost their spending, which fine wines you should be buying for your Christmas table, and how much you should pay for a Himalayan crocodile handbag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump wins: what is a private investor to do?
Presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss what fund managers are advising us to do with our money in light of potential changes in the US economy and foreign policy. Also on the show: the Tesco Bank hack, and former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann on the problems with the Lifetime Isa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Biometrics, hacking and your money
In this week's edition of the Money Show, Claer Barrett and guests discuss biometrics, sustainable investing and how the dystopian future of hit Netflix show Black Mirror could soon be a reality of our personal finances (sort of). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investment trusts come back into fashion
Presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss the trend for investment trusts to venture into esoteric asset classes as they reinvent themselves, as well as the launch of a new, crowdfunded version of the traditional vehicle that promises accountability and transparent fees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The return of inflation
Presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss how to invest amid rising inflation in Britain, and the place of Asian stocks in a portfolio. We also hear from the Conservative MP who wants the new, Lifetime Isa to be put to rest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Household bills - what do your elderly parents pay?
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss "the switcher's charter" as they look at how to get the best deals on your mortgage, bills or bank account, how the chancellor can help first time buyers, and why millennials keep losing their pensions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The perils of owning a period property
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss the problems of buying listed buildings, the outlook for pensions from the Tory party conference, and how your budding new romance may soon be hit with a "love tax." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Desperately seeking income
Central bank monetary stimulus is propelling the prices of traditional income-producing investments ever higher, reducing their yields and sending income-hunters into riskier assets. How to assess whether what your money manager is selling you is safe. Plus: paying tax on our smartphones, and where our donations to medical research really go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dragging pensions out of the Stone Age
In this week's Money Show, presenter Josephine Cumbo discusses the need for digitisation of pensions, how to make your existing pension pot last, and why the retirement industry must become less boring for younger savers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Middle classes buy in below stairs services
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Naomi Rovnick and guests discuss the rise of the 'do it for me' economy, absolute return funds, and how to make the most of your workplace cycle to work scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is London's property bubble about to burst?
In this week's Money Show, presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss whether it is time to bail out of London real estate, as well as the future for investing in bond proxies, and why UK economic data has surprised on the upside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pensions tax squeeze
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett is joined by Jason Hollands, managing director of investment adviser Tilney Bestinvest, to discuss how wealthy investors are pushing up demand for tax-efficient Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) as new rules restrict how much they can save into their pensions. Plus, reaction to Andy Haldane's comments on how he'd pick property over a pension, and the early impact of London's 24 hour tube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teaching your children about money and wealth
The "rich kids of Instagram" phenomenon has unsettled many parents, affluent or not. How can you ensure your children have enough to do what they want, but not so much that they do nothing? Also on the show: zero interest credit card transfers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you cash in your final salary pension?
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Jo Cumbo and guests discuss whether it's time to cash in that precious "gold-plated" company pension. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should parents repay a child's student loans?
In this week's FT Money show, presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss student loans, leasehold properties, and how to talk to your children about your wealth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your Brexit FAQs answered
In this week's Money Show, FT correspondents and outside guests tackle questions we have received from our community of readers and listeners on Brexit and the pound, property and interest rates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investing in fine wine
In this week's Money Show, presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss fine wine, bond funds, savings accounts and the Bank of England's interest rate decision Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuck in property funds
Commercial property funds are pulling up the drawbridge after Brexit. FT Money deputy editor James Pickford discusses your options, as well as looking at the commuter chaos on Southern Rail, and a new tax clampdown on contractors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does Brexit mean for my money?
Much of what will happen after Brexit remains obscure, but in this special post-referendum podcast, FT Money deputy editor James Pickford and guests discuss the ramifications for the future of British investments, property and pensions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flying in first class for a fraction of the cost
Some people are so good at collecting air miles and hotel points that they live a life of luxury for a fraction of the cost, but how easy is this for the average person? FT Money deputy editorJames Pickford and guests also discuss the latest woes in the beleaguered annuities market, and whether or not retail investors should bother with private equity funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nudging millennials to save for the future
How new micro-investing apps could help young people to invest their spare change. Plus does cash beat shares? Presenter Claer Barrett probes Paul Lewis on his latest research, and we ask how sustainable oil dividends are for investors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where next for buy to let?
Higher costs and tighter mortgage lending mean the sums no longer add up for many landlords. Presenter Claer Barrett and guests discuss the growing attractiveness of property in the north of England, plus John Lee debates how to get your children interested in the stock market, and we ask what would you do with your money if you only had a year to live? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What women want from investments
Women display reckless caution through their love of cash savings and are missing out hugely on stock market returns. Claer Barrett and guests discuss why women avoid putting their money to work in financial markets, and what they and the (male dominated) asset management industry should do to solve this problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.