More than two-thirds of Britons currently have savings in a bank or building society account, a Hali...
More than two-thirds of Britons currently have savings in a bank or building society account, a Halifax survey says. But despite this, most still seem to be shunning the stockmarket. The latest survey into attitudes towards saving and investing shows that almost 70% of Brits have money saved in an account. Overall men are better at saving than women. Age also seems to matter. While 71% of people between the age of 45-54 are saving, fewer than 60% of 18-44 year olds seem to be stocking up towards the future. Regionally, there are differences to savings behaviour....
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