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Sarah Coles
Head of Personal Finance
Sarah provides insight and analysis to the media, and co-presents HL's ‘Switch Your Money On' podcast. Her areas of expertise include savings and financial planning, but she also covers everything from tax to borrowing, spending and the housing market. She is passionate about encouraging people to get to grips with every aspect of their finances, so they have enough money for the things that really matter to them in life.
Latest content from Sarah
April 2024
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
How we are juggling pensions, savings and investments: mind the resilience gaps
30th January 2024
Scam Shockers: Investment and Pension Traps Exposed
22nd January 2024
What’s next for mortgages and house prices in 2024?
10th January 2024
Dealing with divorce – 5 steps to help make things easier
9th January 2024
December 2023
Investment outlook for 2024: navigating investments, pensions, savings, house prices and interest rates
28th December 2023
Buy-to-letdown: Unveiling the challenges and pension potential of buy-to-let and alternative income strategies
20th December 2023
Should you ditch Premium Bonds for a Cash ISA?
20th December 2023
Interest rates hold firm for now – what it means for your savings, mortgages, and annuities
14th December 2023
Why you could be paying more tax in 2024
11th December 2023
Autumn Statement: Hunt for cuts
6th December 2023
November 2023
De-construction: Navigating the Investment Landscape of Infrastructure, HS2, and Housebuilding
22nd November 2023
Equal Pay Day – 4 ways we can help close the gender pay gaps
22nd November 2023
Autumn statement 2023 – what could be next for taxes and the triple lock?
17th November 2023
NS&I dominate savings, and mortgage approvals tank – what you need to know
7th November 2023
Any pension questions? Annuities, Triple Lock, Portfolio Ideas, and How Much to Save
6th November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
Self-worth: Pension prospects and financial resilience of the self-employed
27th September 2023
Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 autumn statement – is the ISA allowance going to increase?
27th September 2023
Interest rate rises paused – what’s next for savings rates?
21st September 2023
Interest rate rises paused – how will mortgages, savings and annuities be affected?
21st September 2023
Current accounts are costing us billions – get more from your savings
18th September 2023
What the NS&I rate hike means for savers
15th September 2023
Electric dreams: the rise of electric cars
11th September 2023
House price increases slowing – how to get on the property ladder quicker
4th September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
Summer Fayre: Beer, Beyoncé and beats
31st July 2023
£189 billion paid in tax in the last 3 months – 6 tips to pay less tax
21st July 2023
Bringing up the arrears: mortgage, debt and financial resilience in the cost-of-living crisis
17th July 2023
Interest rates rising – how to avoid a mortgage headache
10th July 2023
Bricking it: How Rising Interest Rates are Shaking Up the Housing Market
3rd July 2023
Investing in ISAs – what our ISA choices say about us
3rd July 2023
June 2023
Inflation, interest rates and falling house prices – what you need to consider
26th June 2023
UK interest rate rises to 5.0% – how to get more from your savings
22nd June 2023
Coming to America: Is the US heading for a recession?
19th June 2023
Want to be a millionaire? – 3 ways to help you get there
19th June 2023
Mortgage rates soaring – what are your options?
9th June 2023
Investing in our future
2nd June 2023
May 2023
How to teach children about money – plus 4 investment ideas
26th May 2023
Investing like a millionaire – our ISA millionaires’ most popular funds
26th May 2023
Interest rate expectations soar – what it means for savings, annuities and mortgages
25th May 2023
What’s next for the banking sector in 2023?
22nd May 2023
UK interest rate rises to 4.5% – what it means for mortgages and annuities
11th May 2023
Upwardly Mobile: What’s next for mobile technology trends in 2023?
10th May 2023
The cost of having children – 5 money tips for new parents
5th May 2023
Remortgaging in 2023 – should you remortgage now or wait?
4th May 2023
April 2023
Young bucks: who could benefit from Gen Z and Millennial spending trends?
26th April 2023
21 facts to celebrate the launch of the £1 coin 40 years ago
24th April 2023
Investing in health
14th April 2023
5 reasons to start an ISA early this tax year
11th April 2023
Self-employed guide to the end of the tax year
3rd April 2023
March 2023
How to pass on wealth tax efficiently
31st March 2023
11 higher-rate tax saving tips and strategies
28th March 2023
The most popular funds in our ISA millionaires’ investment portfolios
24th March 2023
Travel Takes Off – What’s happening in the travel market?
24th March 2023
UK interest rates rise to 4.25% by Bank of England – what it means for annuities and mortgages
23rd March 2023
Top tips to help pay less tax as an additional rate taxpayer
21st March 2023
Tax attacks and ISA ideas
13th March 2023
The 2023 remortgage lottery – who’s most at risk and what you can do
6th March 2023
Are Cash ISA rates on the rise?
2nd March 2023
February 2023
Tiring of retirement: Should you retire early?
24th February 2023
How you could beat inflation with your savings in 2023
15th February 2023
Banking on a recovery
15th February 2023
How to prepare your finances for a recession
10th February 2023
What could house prices do in 2023?
8th February 2023
Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% – what it means for savings rates and annuities
2nd February 2023
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Head of Personal Finance
Hargreaves Lansdown
Feb 2023 - Present
Senior Analyst
Hargreaves Lansdown
Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 • 1 yrs 5 mos
Personal Finance Analyst
Hargreaves Lansdown
Sept 2017 - Oct 2021 • 4 yrs 2 mo
Freelance Financial Journalist
Feb 2007 - Sept 2017 • 10 yrs 7 mos
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express.co.uk
Pensioners miss out on hundreds of pounds because of these bad saving habits | Personal Finance | Finance | Express.co.uk
msn.com
Chancellor closes £29k Isa loophole – here’s how long you have left to cash in (msn.com)