At a very busy Master Investor Show on April 25th, 2026, one thing became very apparent: UK investors are increasingly focused on protecting and preserving their wealth in an uncertain economic environment.
Gold’s sustained rally has seen it reach another new all-time high in 2026, up 45% over the past year. At the same time, global geopolitical and economic uncertainty is rising, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves is raising taxes at the fastest pace in the world.
Simon Cawkwell, AKA Evil Knievil, with his latest trading and gambling exploits – writing exclusively for Master Investor.
Simon Cawkwell, AKA Evil Knievil, with his latest trading and gambling exploits – writing exclusively for Master Investor.
A round up of the day’s news brought to you by the team at small-cap broker and advisor Hybridan.
A round up of the day’s news brought to you by the team at small-cap broker and advisor Hybridan.
Mark Watson-Mitchell runs through a selection of shares that he thinks have room to grow.
Mark Watson-Mitchell updates readers about recent activity at a selection of companies.
Over the course of the current interest rate cycle, the Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate 11 times.
Filipe R Costa outlines the state of the bond sector after the Federal Reserve pushed its rates to a 22-year-high.
Every year is interesting, but this one has been especially so.
After Sir Keir Starmer’s warning of a “painful” Autumn Budget, speculation has been frenzied, with investors, pundits and businesses concerned they will be the ones to bear the brunt of the pain.
Why investors lost their shirts. And won’t retrieve them for a long time.
John Cornford thinks recent events have made these mining shares more attractive.
It has been a challenging three years for the Monks Investment Trust, which has struggled ever since growth stocks fell out of favour.
It has recently been announced that the assets of Witan are to be rolled into Alliance Trust in the country’s largest ever investment trust merger.
The world is fragmenting into protectionist powers and trading blocs, says Victor Hill.
Three years in, most Britons now think Brexit was a mistake. But are they mistaken, asks Victor Hill?
Gold’s sustained rally has seen it reach another new all-time high in 2026, up 45% over the past year. At the same time, global geopolitical and economic uncertainty is rising, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves is raising taxes at the fastest pace in the world.
Football legend Sir Geoff Hurst has partnered with gold and silver supplier Solomon Global in a collaboration centred on building enduring legacies.
