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Inflation is still one of the biggest threats to your personal finances
Editor's letter Central bankers and economists insist inflation will be gone by next year. We're not so sure, says Merryn Somerset Webb. So if you haven’t started to inflation-proof your portfolio, you might want to do so.
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The Information Age is about to get interesting
Editor's letter The IT revolution has been around for a while now, says Merryn Somerset Webb. But we're just getting to the good bit.
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With the right political will, inflation can be defeated
Editor's letter Governments and central banks can easily control inflation, says Merryn Somerset Webb – they just need the will.
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Why the government's plan for funding social care is a lousy one
Editor's letter Insisting that people use their property wealth to pay for social care is perfectly reasonable, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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The stockmarket melt-up just keeps going
Editor's letter Despite all the bad news, markets just keep hitting new highs. Should you be worried?
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Gold is frustrating – but it’s still worth holding
Editor's letter It's been a frustrating time for investors in gold. But the idea that you should always have a bit of physical gold in your portfolio and just hope that it doesn’t go up remains a sound one.
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Inflation: compound interest’s evil twin
Editor's letter We're about to see something we've not seen for a while, says Andrew Van Sickle: a nasty bout of inflation.
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Dividends are back – here's where to find them
Editor's letter The FTSE 100 is yielding 3.7% – not too bad in an age of 0.1% interest rates. And the UK isn't the only place to find dividends, says Merryn Somerset Webb. Japan is looking attractive, too.
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The myth of hypothecated taxes
Editor's letter The government wants to add a penny on our National Insurance contributions to pay for social care. But it won’t, says Merryn Somerset Webb. It will just vanish into the black hole of our public finances.
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