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Do you find yourself stumped by questions about how much to put towards your mortgage payment versus your investments? It may be time for a midlife financial MOT. Presenter James Pickford talks to FT reporter Lucy Warwick-Ching about why advisers are targeting people in their forties and fifties. Next, we speak to a woman who cleared credit card debt to the tune of £16,000. And finally, we discuss what's behind Britain's growing tax gap. 

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There's been a series of scary surveys this week about how much we need to save to fund our retirement so Claer Barrett, FT Money editor, has invited Moira O'Neill from Interactive Investor joins onto the podcast to talk us through the numbers. Next up, have you heard of a Susu? Emma Agyemang reveals details about the revival in this decades-old method of saving. And finally, the FT's Rich People's Problems columnist James Max joins us in the studio to discuss the cost of getting a new puppy.

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On this week's FT Money show we discuss investment trusts and the different ways investors can use them in their portfolios. Presenter Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter, talks to Jason Hollands, managing director at Tilney Group and Moira O'Neill of interactive investor about how listeners can invest alongside the wealthiest families. Plus, the dividend heroes - which offer the most consistent income and are they still a good option for investors? And finally, Merryn Somerset Webb tells listeners why she thinks investment trusts have a better chance of lasting a lifetime compared to other assets.

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Finding suitable childcare is an issue that we know makes many of the FT Money Show listeners bawl so we've invited someone onto the show to try to make sense of it. Today's lead guest on the FT Money Show, Izabella Kaminska, was so struck by the financial complexity of working out the costs of hiring a nanny - from tax, to organising a pension and accounting for various extras - she decided to write about her experiences. On this week's podcast Izzy talks to presenter Claer Barrett about the true costs of childcare.

Plus, we discuss what makes a person more at risk of being scammed.

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Could Isas overtake pensions as the UK's tax-saving vehicle of choice? The tax benefits of pensions have been steadily eroded over the past decade but at the same time, Isas have been coming into their own. Most people approaching retirement today will rely on a combination of pensions and Isa income. In this week's show, FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett takes a break from covering the coronavirus and what it means for your money, and interviews the FT's Money Mentor columnist about why investors like Isas so much and how these investments compare to pensions. 

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Coronavirus hit to global economy depletes vital source of finance for poor nations

Local drug research and joined-up thinking are needed to deliver results on the ground

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Putting women on boards was just the first step

Put as much effort into being a good employer at home as at work

To move on to a dream job, have someone ready to replace you at the old one

How is the crisis changing our reading habits and accelerating the industry’s digital revolution?

Exemption for digital titles comes after publishers request further financial aid to deal with pandemic

Proposed deal would create strong UK competitor to challenge BT

Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 

Mel Stride, former Treasury minister, calls for help for business owners who pay themselves in dividends

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords

Pandemic boosts shift towards digital wallets and currencies

Chancellor brings forward measure in response to lockdown

Better education about retirement benefits is crucial at any age

Light-touch regulation continues to fail retail investors

Whether renting a flat or applying for a loan, you will probably need the help of a homeowner

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make

The chancellor’s support package is welcome, but many self employed people are excluded 

The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians

Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?

Lusaka ups ante in dispute over shuttered copper mine

Commentators have forsworn understatement

Matthew Engel tours Middle England in search of the root of voter disillusionment

The pursuit of novelty is leading to ever-shorter forms of the game

Some leases prohibit doing business — plus what to do when coronavirus halts completion of a sale

Landlords reject call for 50% reduction, saying hotel group is using Covid-19 crisis to cut costs

Office providers warn chancellor that companies will go bankrupt without relief

All attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power have failed

Officials’ barbs come at a precarious time for Latin American country

Tareck El-Aissami has little experience — and a $10m US bounty on his head

Investor blames peso mayhem on ‘massive speculative attack’ and local over-reaction

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

The Brexit party and the Welsh Plaid Cymru reveal their policies; Corbyn and McDonnell defend tax plans; Tories propose stamp duty rise for foreign buyers; while UK figures show more gloomy outlook

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

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The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.