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August 2011

REGULARS 5 Welcome 15 Savings Watch The best deals on the market this month 16 Fight for Your Rights Got a financial problem? Moneywise will take up the fight on your behalf

COLUMNISTS 19 Editor’s letter A great time for consumer power 31 Jeff Prestridge Is a new dawn breaking in financial services? 71 George Pitcher Where’s your pension gone? Ask the City fat cats 88 That’s Life with Esther Rantzen Value is in the eye of the beholder UPFRONT 6 Your Shout 11 Steal of the Month 12 Moneywise Housing Market Round-up SORTED! 24 Money Makeover 26 Your Finances Fixed COMPETITION 40 WIN two nights in a luxury London hotel

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Do you need a bit of extra financial help? Time to check out whether you are entitled to any benefits

20 The latest top 10 scams Fraudsters stay bang up-to-date with all the new ways to swindle consumers and so should you

32 Financial bread and butter Don’t take your current account for granted just because it’s so familiar – here we outline the best deals 36 Easing the burden The benefit system is set to shrink dramatically – but in the meantime, make sure you claim what you’re entitled to

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The old rivalry still rages when it comes to state funding

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