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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 Global markets take a tumble 33 George Pitcher Are ethical funds money for old rope? 41 Jeff Prestridge Why insurance protection lacks financial sex appeal 96 That’s Life with Esther Rantzen Where there’s a will there’s a feud UPFRONT6YourShout 8 Investment Special Report 10 Steal of the Month SORTED! 26 Money Makeover 28 Your Finances Fixed COMPETITION 35 WIN a four-night minibreak in Devon

If you’ve had a recent accident, chances are the personal injury vultures are on your case

20 Beware the ambulance chasers How the rise of a compensation culture is pushing motor insurance premiums upwards scam

36 Are banks lending to small firms? Even solid small businesses are struggling to find bank funding work

42 Real lifesavers Don’t nod off when you hear the phrase ‘protection insurance’

– it could throw you a lifeline when the unexpected happens 46 Equal rights Is it fair the disabled are charged more for travel insurance?

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Everything must go:what to do when big brands hit the skids

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