Gold soars while markets fall
The stock markets may have been suffering lately but the price of gold is rising. Money Box asks why this precious metal is doing so well.

Equitable investors face tough choice
Equitable asks members if they will accept a cut in their existing pension, in the hope that the troubled insurer will be able to pay more later.

What are bonds?
If the market is not performing well, pension funds and other investors look for alternative places to put their money and bonds are one choice.

Understanding bankruptcy
We explain what happens when you become bankrupt, how long it lasts and what happens once you are 'discharged'.

Equity release schemes
Many older homeowners are unaware it is possible to release the equity in their property. We explain the options.

Rethink urged on banking policy
The Disability Rights Commission is calling for banks to end discrimination against customers who can no longer manage their own finances.

Q and A: Share certificates
Money Box explains what the certificates are for, what to do if you lose yours and what the alternatives are.

Credit card charges abroad
Using a credit card abroad can be costly once you take into account the hidden charges being incorporated into your transactions.

Finding an advisor: Links and information
If you need independent financial advice but do not know where to go, this simple guide will get you started.

Employees win pension victory
Ernst & Young is reviewing its decision to close its final salary pension scheme after employees threatened to take legal action.

Banks fight it out over 'Money Manager'
Online bank Egg refuses to remove banks from its new account aggregation service, despite concerns over security.

FSA release investment warning
People in the UK are warned they could be targeted by overseas investment firms not regulated by our financial authorities.

The cost of solar power
A new government grant to help with the cost of solar power sounds attractive but it could be many years before you see any financial benefit.

Making complaints: Q&A
If you want to make a complaint about a financial product but do not know where to start, this Money Box guide will you get you started.

Consumers worried by gas price hikes
Final controls on gas prices were lifted in April and already there is evidence that energy companies are moving fast to raise prices.

Split caps 'mis-sold'
An investigation is launched by the FSA as evidence of 'collusion' and mis-selling is found in the 'split caps' market.

Part-timers win backdated benefits
Thousands of workers excluded from company pension schemes will share in compensation as employers agree to pay backdated benefits.

Tracing the forgotten millions
Britain's savers are losing their money, as one in seven forget to tell their financial provider when they move home.

Money Box survey into endowment selling
Money Box asked 13 life insurers if they still sell endowments for mortgages.

How safe are your banking details?
As banks revise their terms and conditions telling people data may be processed abroad, customers are wondering how safe their personal details are.

Married women's reduced rate contributions
Many women may still be paying the 'reduced rate' National Insurance contributions. Money Box's Paul Lewis explains their choices.

Campaigner's rage at 7p pension
A Liberal Democrat campaign calling for 'justice' for women's pensions highlights the case of one woman offered just seven pence a week.

Is buying low cost social housing a good deal?
Thousands of people on modest incomes buy homes through low cost schemes in the hope they will eventually own the property in full. Money Box hears one listeners disappointing experience.

ISA providers hauled up by Revenue
The tax-free status of thousands of cash ISAs is under threat as the Inland Revenue investigates allegations that some providers do not stick to the rules.

Equitable Life saga continues
The chairman of mutual life assurer Equitable Life has said that the society remains solvent and there are no plans to "wind up" its with-profits fund.