Fair Investment is urging graduates to switch to the best current account available rather than just automatically staying with their existing bank.
More than 230,000 students graduated this summer, and most of them will have accumulated some kind of student debt while at university. While graduates will hardly be able to do much about their debt […]

Credit cards offering balance transfer deals of 12 months or more now make up nearly half of all such deals available, according to Moneyfacts.  
Data from the price comparison site has revealed credit cards allowing holders to transfer balances at 0% for 12 months or more now make up 47.7% of all 0% transfer deals […]

Sainsbury’s Bank has highlighted the number of pet owners that have put their dogs and cats to sleep because they can’t afford vet bills.  
A survey from the bank showed 51% of vets have put down a pet cat or dog over the past five years because the owners couldn’t afford to treat them. In […]

Virgin Money’s Investor Intentions Index has revealed a short-term flight to safety as IFAs advise clients to move into cash and bonds rather than the stock market.  
Cash and bonds were the top two sectors chosen by advisers for the next three months, rather than emerging markets and UK shares – the top choices in Virgin […]

Recent statistics have shown that 9% of UK households with internet access are still using a dial-up connection despite it being much more expensive and less efficient than a broadband connection.
Research from Broadband Choices has shown that the cheapest dial-up connection costs £175.89 in the first year (AOL Anytime) compared to £89.87 (TalkTalk) for broadband […]

Research from Nationwide Building Society has revealed the impact saving as a child has on adults’ saving behaviour.
Just over half of consumers questioned saved as a child and, of those that did, 71% save regularly now. This is over one and a half times the number of consumers who didn’t save as a child, saving […]

AA Personal Loans has highlighted many newlyweds’ failure to face financial facts when it comes to setting up home together.  
According to a survey by the provider, 87% of couples plan to pay off their wedding immediately. However, half of those questioned admitted facing financial issues within the first 18 months of marriage, with 3.4 […]

Consumers’ appetite for green products has halved since March 2008, according to research from Abbey.  
A survey from the bank has revealed 44% of people are no longer willing to pay a supplement for green products. In March of this year, the average consumer was willing to pay £5 extra per £50 of groceries. However, […]