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Claer Barrett

Consumer Editor

Claer Barrett is the consumer editor. She writes the weekly Serious Money column and presents the FT's Money Clinic podcast and Business Clinic video series. Claer frequently appears as a commentator on radio and TV, talking about personal finance, consumer and small business issues, and she is a regular guest on Eddie Mair's Drive show on LBC Radio.

You can sign up for her six-week newsletter series, "Sort your financial life out with Claer Barrett" here.

Email Claer Barrett @claerb  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Friday, 18 April, 2025
    Serious MoneyPersonal Finance
    How I’m staying calm when markets are uncertain

    Are you buying the dip, battening down the hatches or carrying on as normal?

    Illustration of a small sailboat approaching a big wave made of arrows
  • Friday, 4 April, 2025
    Serious MoneyFirst-time buyers
    Should young people raid their pensions to buy a property?

    Allowing Gen Z early access to retirement savings is not going to build more houses

    Illustration of a hand smashing a piggy bank with a hammer with a house
  • Tuesday, 1 April, 2025
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast35 min listen
    Investment Clinic: Should I keep betting on Warren Buffett?

    Margo’s done well following the famous investor’s lead, but it may be time to diversify

  • Saturday, 29 March, 2025
    UK Spring Statement 2025
    Spring Statement: what the next six months has in store for your money

    Where will the cards fall before the autumn Budget?

  • Friday, 28 March, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Rachel Reeves’ Isa reforms must be designed with Gen Z in mind

    The chancellor’s plan to revolutionise retail investment needs young investors

    Parents with a  young baby pore over papers next to an open laptop on a table
  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    Serious MoneyTax
    Should Brits brace for tax rises in the Autumn Budget?

    No tax changes in the Spring Statement, but if the search for growth proves fruitless they’ll soon be back on the agenda

    Illustration of hands holding shears cutting flowers still in bud against a darkening sky
  • Tuesday, 25 March, 2025
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast29 min listen
    Investment Clinic: I’m 29 – should I still be taking stock tips from my dad?

    Some of Matt’s stock picks have struggled, and he’s questioning his strategy

  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
    Personal Finance
    What to do if you’re caught up in Heathrow disruption

    Your rights as the flight cancellations and disruption mount

    Stranded passengers outside Heathrow’s Terminal 5
  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
    Personal Finance
    The madness of the £100,000 childcare tax trap

    With some parents requiring a 50 per cent pay rise to mitigate the effects of the threshold, the trap is zapping productivity

    Illustration of an impossible loop with people running, baby bottles and toys, and work objects like a laptop and headphones
  • Tuesday, 18 March, 2025
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast33 min listen
    Investment Clinic: I’m almost 50 – is it too late to start investing?

    Jane is sitting on a six-figure cash sum, and doesn’t know what to do next

  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    ‘Gender numeracy gap’ is hitting women’s earnings power

    One in three UK women say they would not apply for jobs that require working with numbers or data

    Montage of calculator and numeracy symbols
  • Tuesday, 11 March, 2025
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast25 min listen
    Investment Clinic: I'm 67 - will US stocks crash my retirement?

    Paul profited from investing in the US. Now he feels he needs to revisit his risk strategy.

  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Maxed-out Junior Isas up nearly 50% in a year

    Latest figures show strong rebound in numbers filling up the £9,000 annual limit

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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Serious MoneyIsas
    The ‘Reeves effect’ turbo charges Isa season

    Palpable fear of future restrictions shows the chancellor should meddle with Isas at her peril

    Illustration of Rachel Reeves with flying cash and bar charts
  • Tuesday, 4 March, 2025
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast30 min listen
    Investment Clinic: I’m an ethical investor – but I can’t kick crypto

    The crypto rally has made Stephan some money – but also raises questions

  • Tuesday, 4 March, 2025
    Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast30 min listen
    Investment Clinic: the high earner taking stock tips from ChatGPT

    This City worker has maxed out her tax-free allowances – what’s her next move?

  • Friday, 28 February, 2025
    Mobile devices
    Will the police really try to find your stolen iPhone?

    Even with the resources to chase after all our stolen handsets, let’s not kid ourselves it would solve the problem

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  • Friday, 28 February, 2025
    Thames Water
    Thames Water customers shocked by ‘scandalous’ bill increases

    Some consumers will pay almost 50% more from April as confusion mounts over price rises

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  • Friday, 21 February, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Bonus season: how does yours measure up?

    Our annual survey of FT readers shows bonus payouts are on the rise, but so too are tax concerns and school fees

    Illustration of a stork bird delivering a bag of money
  • Friday, 14 February, 2025
    Financial fraud
    Think you’re too smart to be caught by scammers? Think again

    From ‘pig butchering’ to ‘CEO scams’ — Nick Stapleton uncovers a new breed of stings aimed at the wealthy, many using AI

    Illustration of three people caught in a spider’s web as victims of different scams
  • Saturday, 1 February, 2025
    Inheritance
    Will you spend your pension before Rachel Reeves does?

    The £40bn impact of the inheritance tax shake-up will prompt more families to spend or gift the money

  • Friday, 24 January, 2025
    Serious MoneyTax
    If your partner died first, could you manage money solo?

    Looming tax changes stress the importance of financial planning

  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    Remuneration
    Bonus season shake-up: how does yours measure up?

    The FT’s annual bonus survey is now live

    An image of two rolling dice
  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    Marriage and divorce
    For richer, for poorer: the changing finances of divorce

    Budget changes make navigating the economic dynamics of relationships more taxing

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  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Ten things to tick off your financial to-do list in 2025

    From money-saving work perks to investments and tax planning, resolve to get your finances in shape this new year

    Illustration of a piggy bank and a pencil on an open spiral notebook with a checklist drawn on the page, set on a plain blue background
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