With all the market turmoil over the past few weeks, it is easy to forget why it is that we – the we in this case being us ordinary investors – actually invest. We aren’t …
What makes a good active fund and where you can find them
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Get ready for the return of inflation
China’s Xi Jinping has shifted emphasis away from growth. Over the past year or so, there has been no overall cut to Japanese domestic productive capacity – except in some thoroughly outdated sectors and a …
Forget bitcoin – the best hedge against inflation is gold
No matter how much people want it to be, bitcoin will never be gold I wrote earlier that inflation is coming. So how can you hedge yourself? My usual answer to that is gold. But …
Get ready for the return of inflation
Over the past year or so, there has been no overall cut to Japanese domestic productive capacity – except in some thoroughly outdated sectors and a few in which Japan has no hope of ever …
Dirty or not, charities should accept the Presidents Club money
The sort of behaviour at the Presidents Club dinner at the Dorchester isn’t acceptable any more. You’re a middle-aged man. It’s early 2018. You get an invitation from a company you know reasonably well to …
Dirty or not, charities should accept the Presidents Club money
You’re a middle-aged man. It’s early 2018. You get an invitation from a company you know reasonably well to an all-male charity dinner at the Dorchester Hotel. You might have been before. But even if …
Now the bitcoin bubble’s burst, what’s the next big thing?
The bitcoin bubble has burst There goes bitcoin. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has spent much of the past week in the grip of an old-fashioned crash. Its value peaked just before Christmas at $19,434 …
Now the bitcoin bubble’s burst, what’s the next big thing?
There goes bitcoin. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has spent much of the past week in the grip of an old-fashioned crash. Its value peaked just before Christmas at $19,434 per virtual coin. Last week, …
Don’t pile into property in 2018
Now’s not the time to put your money in property What’s the best possible thing that could happen to UK house prices? Your immediate answer will depend upon your own situation. If you have recently …
Don’t pile into property in 2018
What’s the best possible thing that could happen to UK house prices? Your immediate answer will depend upon your own situation. If you have recently bought with a whopping great mortgage, you will want prices …