The Observer index, January-December 2001 ... - Microform

* Douglas Coupland's perfect family 04/11/01 M 6 3
Photograph
* Ricky Tomlinson's perfect comedian 11/11/01 M 6 4
Photograph
* Teresa Gorman's perfect government 18/11/01 M 6 4
Photograph
* Irvine Welsh's perfect piss-up 25/11/01 M 6 4 Photograph
* Archaeological find 02/12/01 M 6 4 Photograph
* Beverley Knight's perfect workout 09/12/01 M 6 4 Photograph
* Tricky's perfect spliff 16/12/01 M 6 4 Photograph
PERSONAL FINANCE
* A financial look at how families struggle to cope with the
worst childcare provision in Europe - see Families & Family
Life 18/11/81
* Investor of the Year: faith in the old economy pays off
07/01/01 C 15 1>4 Illustration
* The secrets of making your tax return pain free 07/01/01 C 16
1>4 Photographs
* In the first of a series on check-ups for finances, Margaret
Dibben goes back to budgeting basics 07/01/01 C 2>6 2>3
Photographs
* Halifax's Intelligence Finance subsidiary is warning against
trusting best-buy tables 07/01/01 C 7 1>5 Photograph
* Tony Blair is to pledge no income tax rise in new parliament -
see Politics 14/01/01
* Help! I want to move my bank account 14/01/01 C 11 1
* Policyholders at Equitable Life are being asked to surrender
part of their guarantee in order to give everyone a chance of
better payouts 14/01/01 C 17 1>5 Photograph
* High-flying females fear they will be on the giving end of
settlements under the new pension-sharing rules 14/01/01 C
18>19 1>4 Photographs
* According to a recent report by the DTI on consumer attitudes
to switching energy and telephone suppliers, apathy abounds
14/01/01 C 2>5 2>5 Photographs
* Even with a bad debt record you may still borrow 14/01/01 C
20 1>5 Photograph
* The pros and cons of fixed-rate versus discount mortgages
14/01/01 C 20 1>6
* Childcare 14/01/01 C 6>7 1>3 Photographs
* Insurance policies that will help pay the vet's bill 14/01/01 C 9
1>2 Photograph
* Occupational pension schemes 21/01/01 C 12 1>6 Photograph
* Alternative investments 21/01/01 C 14>15 1>6 Photographs
* Regulars want to avoid another pensions mis-selling drama
21/01/01 C 17 1>6 Photograph
* Guide to buying only the insurance you need 21/01/01 C 2>6
1>4 Photograph
* Special feature on lump-sum investments 21/01/01 C 22>27
1>6 Photographs
* Help! I'm wary about shopping online 21/01/01 C 7 1
* Inflation is dead but could deflation exist? 28/01/01
* Forms for 1999/2000 tax year must reach the Inland Revenue
by midnight on Wednesday 28/01/01 C 19 3>6
* Continuing the series on how to fix your finances - an instant
test could cut your mortgage bills by thousands every year
OBSERVER INDEX: JAN-DEC 2001
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28/01/01 C 2>6 1>4 Photographs
* Emerging markets: Shanghai shares soared last year but funds
are now backing off 28/01/01 C 21 1>6 Photograph
* Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) sufferers are more likely to
have difficulty in controlling spending 28/01/01 C 7 1>6
Photograph
* Alternative investments 04/02/01 C 16>17 1>5 Photographs
* With-profits investment funds, one of the UK's most popular
forms of investment will be dismissed by the Consumers'
Association this week as a poor deal 04/02/01 N 2 7
* How to kick your debt habit 04/02/01 C 2>3 2>5 Photographs
* It's hard for the self-employed to obtain a mortgage 04/02/01
C 21 1>6 Photograph
* Up to 10,000 widows are losing out because of quirks in the
armed forces pension scheme 04/02/01 C 22 1>6 Photograph
* Should policyholders with Equitable Life take out their money
- or wait? 04/02/01 C 26>27 1>6 Photograph
* As rival managers fight each other for your money, Helen
Pridham asks whether global-theme funds offer a genuinely new
approach, or are just a fad 04/02/01 C 28>29 1>5 Photograph
* The perils of robbing Peter to pay Paul 04/02/01 C 4>5 1>6
Photograph
* The government plans a seal of approval for good-value plastic
04/02/01 C 6 2>3 Photograph
* Help! Should I buy a with-profits bond? 04/02/01 C 7 1
* Banking by numbers 04/02/01 C 8>9 1>4 Photographs
* Internet banking - see Financial Institutions 11/02/01
* Wedding costs - see Weddings 11/02/01
* How to keep more of your income for yourself 11/02/01 C
2>7 1>3 Photographs
* Crisis at the Equitable: calmer waters ahead if holders of
guarantees accept the Halifax offer 11/02/01 C 20, 22., 1>6
Photograph
* Crisis at the Equitable: Dinah Austin, an Equitable investor
who had become an old hand at savings scrapes 11/02/01 C 21
1>6 Photograph
* The rate cut helps, but there are cheaper mortgages out there
anyway 11/02/01 C 23>24 1>5 Photograph
* Special feature on ISAs 11/02/01 C 26>34 1>6
* Neasa MacErlean on Portillo's plan to overhaul tax on savings
11/02/01 C 8 1>6
* Compound interest has been the eighth wonder of the world -
and anyone can benefit 18/02/01 C 13 1>4
* Alternative investments 18/02/01 C 18>19 1>5 Illustrations
* The hard reality of our retirement prospects 18/02/01 C 2>3
2>3 Photograph
* Jill Insley looks into the claims management revolution
18/02/01 C 25 1>6 Photograph
* Fiona Williams tests the medals of fund-rankers 18/02/01 C
26>27 1>4 Illustration
* Budget 2001 18/02/01 C 28>29 1>4 Photographs
* It's best to start a pension fund early, but our action plan aims
to help whatever your age 18/02/01 C 4>8 1>5 Photographs
* Help! How can I get a better rate for my savings? 18/02/01 C
9 1
* Thousands of young women are getting sucked into heavy