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4.1 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The glass is half full and we’re on the hunt for a silver lining as we look forward to what's in store for our finances in 2017.

We also cast a quick glance back at the most entertaining money stories of 2016, which were about... well, money.

We go behind the scenes with the man we hold responsible for the phenomenon that was stories about new fivers worth a more than £5 and coins worth a small fortune, consumer affairs editor Lee Boyce.

Readers loved his stories about coins and notes last year, and they set a trend for stories about money worth more than face value across Britain's media and viral internet.

Where did the ideas come from? Why are some of these coins and notes worth more? Is the round pound next?

Lee gives us the lowdown in the studio with Share Radio's Georgie Frost and This is Money editor Simon Lambert.

Also on this week's show, we look at whether 2017 will be a good year for investors as the FTSE 100 hits a run of record highs, or whether the view that the only way is up spells trouble.

We also hunt for some decent savings rates, highlight why dividends from an income investment trust might be an alternative and discuss the stories we'd really like to see in 2017.

And to round off the show, Simon and Lee take the This is Money podcast quiz of 2016. Do they remember the details about the stories we covered, or are their memories alarming short. Find out who wins the gold coin and who takes home the wooden spoon (which is actually a free rubber spatula Georgie got with a magazine).

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Money, brought to you in partnership with NS&I, giving you 100% security for your savings.
0:17.3	A very warm welcome to This Is Money and Share Radio podcast in partnership with NS&I. I'm Georgie Frost and joining me in the studio is editor Simon Lambert and Consumer Affairs editor Lee Boyce to round up the week's top stories they've been covering on their award-winning website. A happy new year one and all and happy it shall be. After a rather gloomy last show, looking back over 2016,
0:40.7	we'll be looking on the bright side of life.
0:42.9	Could savings rates be on the up?
0:44.6	The Futsi's soaring boosting retirement pots is now the time to consider investing.
0:49.1	We're actually in a good, relatively good period for investors,
0:52.6	so I think it's a great time to make the most of it
0:55.0	right now. There are all concerns about pension changes coming in this year. But I suspect
0:59.3	there'll be more tinkering by the government with tax relief and allowances relating to pensions.
1:04.7	They can't resist, it seems. But don't worry, we'll prepare you for that. And there's some
1:08.5	good news for young people. These are homes for sale, but at 20% less than market price,
1:13.4	only available to those first-time buyers between the ages of 23 and 40s.
1:18.0	If nothing else, the fact that 40s considered young is calls for cheer.
1:22.4	And...
1:22.7	See, what I want to say, and the right thing to say is...
1:26.4	Do not be tempted by the free football crazy
1:29.3	and you get grumpy about it and the winner well should I say loser yes we'll be putting
1:34.6	Lee and Simon's financial knowledge to the ultimate test it is our very own special
1:40.1	podcast quiz of the year. Sharing ideas about money.
1:46.0	This is Share Radio.
1:53.0	But first...
1:54.0	Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say?
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