The new ‘new idea’ in politics is, increasingly, linked to taxation policy. Taxation is typically a subject which turns people off or instils negative feelings, such as the monthly grumbles which accompany each payslip and …
Susan McDonald, chairperson of McDonald Glencross, which recently launched the Neptune-Calculus Income and Growth VCT, tells MoneyWeek where she’d put her money now. Investors have reason to be confused. First you had the astounding bull market …
As we saw last week, biotechnology firms fall into the category of high risk – and in more serious ways than simply as investments. But as we point out in sector of the week, biotechnology …
The roots of Britain’s so-called ‘pensions crisis’ stretch back to the end of the Second World War, when two great British institutions were established – the NHS and the state pension. The implications today for …
Andy Crossley, fund manager of Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies tells MoneyWeek where he’d put his money now. One of the great things about being a UK smaller companies fund manager is that my universe of …
Jason Britton, co-fund manager at investment boutique T. Bailey tells MoneyWeek where he’d put his money now. The brief for this column was to write about my personal investments, rather than just those I manage …
‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.’ Benjamin Franklin’s maxim about the inevitability of taxes is so familiar that it has the ring of a cliche. But it …
The good news for homebuyers is that fixed mortgage rates are starting to come down again. After four base rate rises this year, the financial markets are starting to conclude that rates are at, or …
There are many ways to find you have lost money without it being your fault. You can call the market wrong and buy the wrong kind of fund, or invest in a fund that later …
For most investors, pensions are a boring subject. If they’re a problem, it’s one that lies far in the future. Or it’s someone else’s problem. And in any case, it’s too complex to make sense …