One of the least financially literate people I have ever met was a friend who as a teenager accumulated an unarranged overdraft of £50 on her newly opened bank account. Having been told she must recti

Some good news for the US economy. The Federal deficit shrank for the fourth month in a row. Employment is picking up. The economy is booming. The Fox News team is comfortably convinced that when the

Donald Trump is flailing, and no wonder. He was not elected to shoot nurses or raise healthcare costs for ordinary Americans while cutting taxes for billionaires. Yet the Democratic party’s elderly, w

The long winter evenings are perfect for getting our financial admin sorted – the kind of stuff we often put off but weighs on our mind until it’s done. Nearly two thirds of Brits feel bogged down by

Q I’ve heard the Cash ISA allowance is changing next year. What’s happening? A Currently, you can contribute up to £20,000 each tax year into a Cash ISA (or split this allowance between other types of

paulkrugman.substack.com America’s oligarchs have orchestrated an “unprecedented power grab”, says Paul Krugman. Ever since the Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” ruling, which removed all restrictions