The days when you could get 7% from your bank are long gone – so what do you do?
The days when you could get 7% from your bank are long gone – so what do you do?
With interest rates at rock bottom for so long, we’ve been forced to move from saving to speculating to earn any sort of return. Dominic Frisby asks w…
24 Feb 2021
Mpac Group: making steady profits from premium packaging
Mpac Group: making steady profits from premium packaging
Mpac Group’s automated packaging machines are sold to blue-chip clients in more than 80 countries worldwide. Dr Mike Tubbs looks at the company's pot…
24 Feb 2021
24 February 1981: Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer announce their engagement
24 February 1981: Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer announce their engagement
On this day in 1981, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer made their engagement official in front of the world's press at Buckingham Palace.
24 Feb 2021
24 February 1809: Drury Lane theatre burns down
24 February 1809: Drury Lane theatre burns down
On this day in 1809, celebrated playwright Richard Sheridan was effectively ruined when the Drury Lane theatre went up in smoke.
24 Feb 2021
Too embarrassed to ask: what is technical analysis?
Too embarrassed to ask: what is technical analysis?
Some investors don’t rely on a market or company’s fundamentals when assessing whether to buy or sell. They use “technical analysis” or “charting” ins…
23 Feb 2021
Why you should still put money into a cash Isa
Why you should still put money into a cash Isa
Interest rates may be lousy, but tax-free saving into a cash Isa is still a good idea.
23 Feb 2021
How to get the best deal from your pension drawdown
How to get the best deal from your pension drawdown
If you're thinking of taking out a pension drawdown plan on reaching retirement, don't just rely on the Money Advice Service’s price-comparison tool.
23 Feb 2021
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23 February 1963: The case of the electrified Land Rover
23 February 1963: The case of the electrified Land Rover
On this day in 1963, an unsuspecting bobby gets a shock when he stumbles upon an electrified Land Rover.
23 Feb 2021
23 February 1820: the Cato Street Conspiracy unravels
23 February 1820: the Cato Street Conspiracy unravels
The Bow Street Runners burst in on the Cato Street conspirators, frustrating their plans to massacre the entire Cabinet, on this day in 1820.
23 Feb 2021
Neil Woodford’s back – but has he really learned anything?
Neil Woodford’s back – but has he really learned anything?
Disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is planning a comeback. But he doesn’t seem to have learned much from his many mistakes. So why would anyone inve…
22 Feb 2021
Which assets do best when inflation is rising?
Which assets do best when inflation is rising?
As markets look forward to a post-pandemic bounce, they’re also starting to worry about higher inflation. John Stepek looks at the best way to divers…
22 Feb 2021
Cash in on the potential of US small-cap stocks with this investment trust
Cash in on the potential of US small-cap stocks with this investment trust
There is ample scope for the American market’s small-cap stocks to close the valuation gap with blue chips. Max King picks an investment trust perfect…
22 Feb 2021
Three Aim stocks that should hit the bullseye
Three Aim stocks that should hit the bullseye
Professional investor Jonathan Moyes of Wealth Club picks three interesting stocks to buy from Aim, London’s junior stock exchange.
22 Feb 2021
James Henderson: buy banks
James Henderson: buy banks
James Henderson, director of UK investment trusts at Janus Henderson Investors, is a fan of British banking stocks.
22 Feb 2021
22 February 1974: riots break out at the “Patty Hearst ransom” food handouts
22 February 1974: riots break out at the “Patty Hearst ransom” food handouts
On this day in 1974, people rioted at food distribution centres in San Francisco, set up as part of a ransom payment for kidnapped heiress Patty Hears…
22 Feb 2021
Four ways to boost Britain’s stricken economy
Four ways to boost Britain’s stricken economy
When lockdowns end, we will need a plan to get our businesses up and running again. Matthew Lynn outlines four urgently needed measures that the gover…
21 Feb 2021
Cathie Wood: the superstar investor shooting for the stars
Cathie Wood: the superstar investor shooting for the stars
Cathie Wood has quietly built a reputation for picking the unloved and misunderstood stocks that go on to thrive. She has just launched a new ETF that…
21 Feb 2021
Yet another big shake-up for the NHS – will this one do any good?
Yet another big shake-up for the NHS – will this one do any good?
The government plans to “take back control” of the health service, ending the market-based reforms and reintroducing central command and control. Is t…
20 Feb 2021
The charts that matter: bond investors feel the pain
The charts that matter: bond investors feel the pain
In a week when Germany had to start paying to borrow money again, we take a look at how the charts that matter most to the global economy have fared.
20 Feb 2021
A contrarian take on ESG investing: buy coal
A contrarian take on ESG investing: buy coal
The best way to take advantage of today’s ESG and clean energy enthusiasm is not to invest in the clean energy stocks everyone loves, says Merryn Some…
19 Feb 2021
Hamish Baillie: successful investing in a post-pandemic world
Hamish Baillie: successful investing in a post-pandemic world
Merryn talks to Ruffer's Hamish Baillie about why traditional investment portfolios may no longer work in a post-Covid landscape, and why in this new …
19 Feb 2021
Pandemic no barrier as house prices rise faster than at any time since 2014
Pandemic no barrier as house prices rise faster than at any time since 2014
December saw the biggest annual rise in house prices for over seven years, as buyers rushed into the market to be sure of completion before the end of…
19 Feb 2021