This weekend the national papers warned consumers off structured products but backed fixed rate bonds.
Mansion Tax A piece in Saturday's Mail says communities secretary Eric Pickles has confirmed the government will not bring in a "mansion tax". The tax on high value property, announced by chancellor George Osborne in the Budget, will penalies middle class families "who are already paying enough" Pickles said. Fixed rate bonds Saturday's Telegraph told savers to use fixed rate bonds to beat inflation, after inflation for July was announced at 4.4% last week. The piece said 5% interest rates are only available on high deposit stocks and shares ISAs, and warned fixed rate b...
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