Taxing questions ahead of the General Election - as the spending pledges of the major parties add up, how might the tax rules change to pay for it all? Presenter Claer Barrett talks to Nimesh Shah, a partner at Blick Rothenberg to get the answers. Plus, if you’re already dreading your annual tax return, would you prefer it if computers did it for you? Chris Giles, the FT’s economics editor, has been probing the future shift toward personal tax accounts that could deduct what you owe in real time! And finally, Becky O'Connor from Royal London tells listeners about a host of savings tips and tricks that could help you balance your own budget. 

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How to find a financial adviser - a relationship with an adviser you can trust is something that FT readers often tell us is hard to come by. FT Money editor Claer Barrett talks to Damian Fantato, deputy editor of FT Adviser about the solution. Plus, with less than a month to go until the general election, financial advisers tell us they are getting calls from a lot of worried clients - we discuss what's troubling them. And finally, the rise of the 40-year mortgage - Paul Lewis, presenter of BBC Moneybox is here to share his own worries about extra long hours.

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The general election and your finances - with a week to go, what changes could the major parties bring in? Presenter Claer Barrett talks to Rachael Griffin, a tax expert at Quilter, about the pledges. Next up on the show if you're self employed, have you got a pension? A third of self-employed women say they are saving nothing into a pension. Blogger Emma Maslin, better known as the Money Whisperer, has lots to say on this topic. And finally - they might say it's vulgar to talk about money, but James Max, our Rich People's Problems columnist is here to explain why he loves cash.

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Have you been mis-sold pensions advice? FT Money Show presenter Claer Barrett talks to the FT's pensions expert Josephine Cumbo about the suitability of financial advice in relation to retirement planning. Next up on the show we discuss how the new bank overdraft rules could affect you. And finally, does your financial adviser speak your language? FT columnist Moira O'Neill has spoken out against the widespread use of Latin terms in the investment world - should it be allowed to continue ad infinitum?   

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It's been a week of shock and awe for UK investors. Wednesday started with an emergency interest rate cut from the BoE. New chancellor Rishi Sunak then delivered a Budget full of emergency "first aid" measures to help workers, the self employed and small businesses survive the crisis - and some very unexpected news for wealthy pension savers. And in the meantime - stock markets around the world continue to experience deep falls as central banks work out how to respond to the coronavirus.

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Rick Bright alleges government ignored coronavirus warnings and engaged in ‘cronyism’

English football’s top division wrote to US government over Saudi’s alleged illegal screening of matches

Sanitiser and masks appear on sets in South Korea, Japan and Iceland after shooting restarts

Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money

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The Tory grandee on Thatcher, Johnson — and how centrist complacency fuelled Brexit

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The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders

The ‘Mick Jagger of microbes’ on a life of fighting disease — and the severity of the current crisis

The England cricketer on finding his faith, burnout — and why he can’t wait to get back on the pitch

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Geography is destiny in this historical meditation on the peculiarities of the English

Amity between old adversaries almost certain to crumble once first ball is bowled

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Company says it will be ‘several years’ before revenues return to 2019 levels

President acts as though Latin America’s second-largest economy is immune to pandemic

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

The need for an effective fight against coronavirus trumps other considerations

Maduro regime rejects latest Washington plan despite fears of humanitarian catastrophe from Covid-19

All attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power have failed

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Finance minister Paulo Guedes has had his liberal economic agenda sidelined by emergency measures

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