Sam Brodbeck

Who hasn’t dreamed of stumbling across a priceless piece of treasure that not only turns you into an overnight millionaire but secures your place in the history books?

I got rather too merry this Christmas and made a mistake I now regret.

Pension firms are to automatically invest account holders’ savings in the stock market if the customer fails to make a decision under new proposals set out by the City watchdog today.

Do you fancy yourself a maths whizz?

Surging stock markets and increasingly generous tax allowances mean Britain now boasts an army of millionaire private investors numbering in their thousands.

The Government could decide to abolish child benefit if years of real-term cuts are not reversed, a think-tank has warned.

People who work into retirement are being urged to delay taking the state pension to save themselves thousands in unnecessary income tax.

Talking about money remains one of the great taboos of British life.

The idea of a job for life was consigned to the dustbin of social history years ago.

Unbeknown to me and my siblings, our mother had a son before any of us were born.

Financial advisers employed by Britain’s largest wealth manager may be about to kiss goodbye to lavish cruises, watches and cufflinks given as rewards for convincing clients to save more into pensions and Isas.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is to pay £40m in compensation to 730,000 customers after it uncovered a group of rogue staff “skimming” cash on foreign money transfers over four years.

Since lockdown I have finally got my finances in order.

Loyal customers are being sacrificed so banks can pretend they’re tough on money laundering and fraud

Boris Johnson has capped care costs at £86,000 from 2023 – but you could reduce them to zero

The Great Resignation means companies have to do more to attract staff

As a general election creeps closer Labour’s leadership remain light on detail

Annuities - insurance polices which pay an annual income for life in exchange for a lump sum - have fallen out of favour since pension rules were liberalised in 2015.

Discover how to navigate property taxes and where to invest for the best returns

Holding on to hard-earned wealth until the very end serves no one but the taxman