Earn Higher Interest Rates

Braced for a Higher Tax Bill, Some May Dodge the Bullet
New York Times, United States

And Mr. Obama’s tax plan would affect people — mostly those with high incomes — who work for hedge funds or private equity firms and pay only a 15 percent capital gains tax rate on much of the money they take home. Now, they would pay ordinary income …
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Deal of the Week: Halifax Reward Current Account
Financial Times, UK

For customers who maintain a £1000 credit balance, the £5 monthly payouts are equivalent to a market-leading annual interest rate of 7.5 per cent. To earn the same cash return from a standard current account paying 0.1 per cent, customers would need a …

Margaret Dibben writes your wrongs
guardian.co.uk, UK

They do not benefit from the low interest rate cap and still pay 3.8%, although they don’t repay anything until they earn more than £25936 a year, against £15000 for newer loans. Why is my claim stop and no-go? Question: I had to cancel a holiday to …

Lock into higher interest rates while you still can
Personal Finance, South Africa

The reason is that interest rates and inflation tend to move in tandem. So, if inflation drops, interest rates will follow suit, but if you have locked into a higher interest rate, you improve your chances of receiving a much higher return. …