Platinum, palladium or rhodium – which is the metal of the future?

Almost two-thirds of self-employed people currently have no pension savings, while more than a quarter aren’t making any savings at all

Angel investors can be a big help to small businesses, says David Prosser. But there are downsides.

Everything was going well for Cortes Randell until US investment magazine Barron’s starting probing.

Platinum, palladium and rhodium are all vying to be the metal of the future – evolving vehicle technology will determine the ultimate victor. Dominic Frisby looks at the best ways to invest.

The taxi app is always associated with its former boss Travis Kalanick. But it was actually his co-founder, Garrett Camp, who came up with the idea. He’s now sitting on billions. Jane Lewis reports.

The Cheese Geek is a modern online cheesemonger which hopes to make “buying cheese as fun and easy as eating it”.

As corporate landlords tap into healthy demand for rented property in the UK, Sarah Moore outlines how to profit from build-to-rent.

Visa, the payment network giant, is a highly profitable operator dominating the global market.

Market power that’s concentrated in the hands of a few big companies is bad for consumers, bad for productivity and terrible for investors, says Merryn Somerset Webb.

With the current focus on Huawei, it’s clear that the US China trade war isn’t about tariffs, it’s about technology. John Stepek explains how it affects investors.

Investors are far too excited about videoconferencing group Zoom Video Communications, says Matthew Partridge.

A Corbyn government may not be welcomed by everyone, says David Stevenson, but it will bring investment opportunities. And these three funds should be able to take advantage.

The idea of owning an electric car seems appealing. But what are the financial practicalities of buying and running one?

There’s a good chance that our next government will be a coalition, with Jeremy Corbyn at the reins and Brexit delayed indefinitely. John Stepek looks at what that means for your portfolio.

Past performance is no guide to the future, says Aswath Damodaran. But many of our investment strategies are shaped by the history of the US stockmarket over the past century or so.

For US companies, the gap between Gaap and reported earnings per share reached $19 last year, making a big difference to the perception of company profits.

Uber’s IPO has been a disaster. That suggests private markets are even more exuberant than public ones.

Marek Poszepczynski of the International Biotechnology Trust highlights three top biotech stocks to buy now.