Tony Hetherington

Tony is Consumer Champion of the Year 2006 and 2007.

Likes: The internet, particularly message boards, as a source of instant information.

Dislikes: Products with terms and conditions so complicated that you need a PhD to understand what you're buying.

Top Tip: Be cynical! The cynic is often safest.

Articles by Tony Hetherington

Articles by Tony Hetherington

Avoid this investment scam

By Tony Hetherington Update: Thu, 09/07/2009 - 15:03

Consumer champion Tony Hetherington isn't convinced by a stockpicking program that promises to help you take control of your investments. Read more

Can you make money by doing nothing?

By Tony Hetherington Update: Thu, 11/06/2009 - 14:51

Consumer champion Tony Hetherington reports on an investment firm that promises to pay you for doing nothing. Surely that's an offer too good to be true? Read more

Don’t be fooled by an ethical label

By Tony Hetherington Update: Tue, 12/05/2009 - 15:03

Consumer champion Tony Hetherington is unconvinced by an investment company that claims to make people 'feel good' about their money. Read more

Watch out for this inheritance scam

By Tony Hetherington Update: Thu, 09/04/2009 - 16:58

Consumer champion Tony Hetherington reports the return of the old inheritance scam. Read more

Beware the buy-to-let marketing patter

By Tony Hetherington Update: Wed, 11/03/2009 - 12:15

Jim Moore, the man behind buy-to-let investment firm Inside Track, is back with two new ventures. Tony Hetherington warns investors to watch out for the risks. Read more

Beware fake FSA logos

By Tony Hetherington Update: Tue, 10/02/2009 - 17:16

Consumer champion, Tony Hetherington, reports on how foreign firms have mis-used the FSA's logo, and what the watchdog is doing to protect consumers. Read more

Financial ‘psychics’ prey on the weak

By Tony Hetherington Update: Wed, 08/04/2009 - 13:44

Consumer champion Tony Hetherington reports on how 'psychics' are offering to help stockmarket investors improve their fortunes - at a cost. Read more

Just how safe is our savings safety net?

By Tony Hetherington Update: Wed, 04/02/2009 - 10:57

The compensation guarantee has now been increased to £50,000 to calm fears over banks' safety. But there are three gaping holes in the compensation system that leave people are risk of losing their money, warns Tony Hetherington. Read more

Is this landbanking scheme all it is cracked up to be?

By Tony Hetherington Update: Tue, 17/06/2008 - 11:57

Tony Hetherington reports on a real estate venture headed by an expat with a history of working with less than scrupulous partners. Read more

Currency trader invites suspicion

By Tony Hetherington Update: Tue, 26/02/2008 - 17:31

The world of currency trading is a rapdily changing one, with potential for big profits - and losses. When one trading firm promised an offer that sounded too good to be true, Tony Hetherington just had to investigate. Read more

Savings that aren’t so ‘risk-free’

By Tony Hetherington Update: Fri, 22/02/2008 - 16:57

Fancy a risk-free, easy access investment with returns of 12% a year? Tony Hetherington reports on an offer that really is too good to be true. Read more