Uncertainty continued to lead to market volatility in May 2025. However, there was some good news for investors as some markets recovered the losses they experienced in April 2025. Read [...]

Financial freedom can mean different things to different people. It could mean having the wealth to retire at 60 and pursue your lifelong dreams, whether that’s traveling the world or [...]

Once again, US president Donald Trump’s trade tariffs have affected investment markets throughout April 2025 and could have far-reaching implications over the coming months. Indeed, UN Trade and Development now [...]

Retirement was once fairly cut and dried. You reached a certain age, finished work, and drew your pension. But in recent times, as life expectancy continues to rise, many people [...]

Trade wars and fears that tariffs could spark recessions meant investment market volatility continued in March 2025. Read on to find out more about some of the factors that may [...]

The old investing saying, “time in the market beats timing the market”, highlights the value of staying invested over the long term rather than trying to predict opportune moments to [...]

After Rachel Reeves’ impactful first Budget in autumn 2024, you might have been concerned about the announcements that would be included in her Spring Statement on 26 March 2025. Reassuringly, [...]

After reading headlines throughout February, you might be expecting a gloomy investment outlook. Yet, despite threats of trade wars and uncertainty around the world, there were market highs. Read on [...]

Nobel Prize-winning economist Harry Markowitz once famously claimed that “portfolio diversification is the only free lunch in investing”. As one of the pioneers of Modern Portfolio Theory – the mathematical [...]

Concerns around potential trade wars following President Trump’s inauguration weighed on investment markets in January 2025, but there was positive news too. Read on to discover some of the factors [...]