Ft Money Show

It's a stamp duty holiday - but who qualifies? Plus, ISAs and tax planning  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is there still time to avoid possible Budget tax rises? Can you claim more tax back? And is the sun rising on Japan?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

State-funded banks are offering less competitive mortgage rates - so can you get a better deal at a building society? Buying privatised companies has proven a better bet than the FTSE since the 1980s - so what deals should you consider now? And where's the best place to put your EIS money?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The base rate has been at 0.5 per cent for a year now - so is there any point locking up your cash? The dollar strengthens against the pound, and the euro weakens - but what does it mean for your investments? And if you want to borrow a few million, what will the bank accept as security?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Stevenson, the FT's Adventurous Investor, talks to David O’Hara of Blackthorn Focus about Aim-quoted companies and the way they treat their shareholders  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Northern Rock lifts its 100 per cent guarantee for savers - so where is the best place to get a cash Isa now? And employers are stopping payments to employee pension schemes  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wealthy taxpayers are under greater scrutiny by the Revenue - so how can they protect themselves? Investing in farmland is looking like a good move for tax planning purposes - but how can you buy it? And should you be actively managing your cash investments? Our research shows that cash has done better than other studies suggest.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will it matter to investors that Anthony Bolton's new China fund is an investment trust? Private investors' lost more than a billion pounds worth of dividends last year - so where can you turn for a reliable income? And why are mortgage lenders treating reluctant landlords differently from professional landlords?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Stevenson, the FT's Adventurous Investor, talks to Tim Bond and Michael Dicks about investing in demographics and timing your asset switches  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will you still have to buy a pension annuity after the election? Shouldn't higher earners seeking tax relief turn to VCTs? And are cash Isas worth getting, if you only save tax on 0.1 per cent interest?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's the future for your high-street building society? What's the point of with-profits funds as another provider freezes its bonus rates? And we look at the hot spots for property  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inflation is back - how will it affect your investments? What's the best way to profit from emerging markets? And 50 per cent tax is coming. What can high earners do to reduce the impact?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Retiring later - how changes to the retirement age will affect your pension planning. Buy to let boost - can higher rents make property a good investment again? And tax deadlines loom  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the January sales! But should you be rushing down to your bank for a bargain? Corporate bonds, gilts or neither? Have bonds fallen out of favour? And we look at the new entrants to the savings market.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Equties or bonds? Gold or gilts? Lucy Warwick-Ching speaks to Kevin Gardiner, head of investment strategy Europe at Barclays Wealth about where to put your money  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some good cheer on pensions - why you might be able to retire earlier than you thought. Why private investors think it's time to take profit, and how much has your house price gone up by?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

National insurance goes up again but not just for the rich. Bankers' bonuses are taxed but all high earners lose more pension tax relief and how green was the budget?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mortgage lenders are reducing their fixed-rate products - but should you stick with trackers? More investors want to put their money in property, but where should they invest? And we look at last minute ideas to invest more tax efficiently  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We explain the rights and wrongs of the rights issue. Bank customers compensation claims are crushed by the Supreme Court - but who are the real winners and losers? And would you trust a currency trader to reduce the size of your mortgage?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inflation is making a come back - but should savers really care? Signs of life in the buy to let market but should you be cautious? And do financial advisers owe you a rebate of trail commission?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.