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Jan 2017
16m 39s

What financial personality type are you?

Financial Times
About this episode
Psychologists have identified six common traits that can lead to bad financial decisions - so are you a cash splasher, an ostrich or an anxious investor? Plus, the trading secrets of Car Boot sales, and the rising costs of social care.

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