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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)
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    Data is the key to supporting Britain’s poorest pensioners

    As energy bills rise, bolder reforms are needed to identify the 880,000 households missing out on pension credit

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    Passive investment strategies have outperformed, saving investors a fortune in fees, but it doesn’t always pay to be lazy

  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
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