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Deposit dilemma

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Know your money behaviour

By Laura Rowley, Money & Happiness

The key to surviving an economic crisis is recognizing what you can and cannot control.

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In-trust

An informal account set up to hold assets for a beneficiary. A trustee manages the assets until the beneficiary reaches legal age. The person who sets up the trust can be the trustee or can appoint someone else. You can close the trust if you want to.

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  3-yr Closed	4.22%
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