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Standard Life shares - is there life after the bonus?

Members of Standard Life who received free shares when the formerly mutual insurer floated on the stock exchange, and who held them for a year, should by now have received their bonus shares. If you w...

Credit cards: why go into the red to be green?

Can the right credit card really save the planet? It might in the hands of a James Bond who uses it to force the lock, enter and stabilise a nuclear reactor faced with imminent meltdown. Seriously, a...

The true cost of sub-prime mortgages

If you've got a less than perfect credit record and are looking for a mortgage, you could find yourself with the unfortunate tag of 'near prime borrower'. Near prime mortgages are a form of sub-prime...

Bank current accounts get more interesting

If you're always in credit now is a great time to get a fantastic rate on your current account. As competition has increased among the banks, interest rates on current accounts have being going skywar...

Seven steps to eradicating your overdraft

"Money doesn't talk, it swears," wrote Bob Dylan. He might have added that, on Planet Overdraft, it swears most vociferously. This is somewhere you don't want to go but if you are already a resident ...