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Jim Mellon predicts the future: Longevity, electric cars and blockchain

Loved and followed by private investors, one of Britain's - if not the world’s - most popular and successful investors…

A contrarian fund for adventurous investors

It is not normally a very sensible policy to invest in countries that have incurred international sanctions in response to…

A star is born

A star is born: if you missed Georgia Toffolo (a.k.a. the Toff) on Andrew Neill's politics show go back and…

The Future of Money: Cash, Crypto or Gold?

We think of money as an objective reality - but in fact it is just a conceptual construction of the…

Why I’d rather buy these 2 gold miners than bitcoin

The rise of bitcoin this year has taken all but its most ardent supporters by surprise. The virtual currency has…

Heaven defined

I think that one of the essential rules of showbiz is that one should leave them wanting more. On this…

Brexit, the Tory Ultras and the Corbyn Threat

This morning a deal has been struck in Brussels. But will the Tory ultras buy it? And will Labour gain…

Evil Knievil: Taking a profit on Ladbrokes Coral

The bid for Ladbrokes Coral (LON:LCL) has arrived. What surprises me is that it is tabled before HMG opines on…

Big in Japan – five funds to profit from the strength of the Nikkei

Over the last five years the Nikkei 225, the main Japanese stock market index, has risen by an impressive 141%,…

Make a mint with these marvellous microcaps

There is one sub-class of small cap stocks which offer the potential for substantial long-term gains – perhaps more than…