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Mellon on the Markets

What to write about this month? Victor Hill has already – and brilliantly – covered Catalonia, and I have banged…

3 steps to an early retirement

I was recently interviewed about my life all the way back to when I was born. The goal was to…

It’s costing me right now

The problem with trying to kill an idea, whether religious or political, is that the task is impossible. Hitler tried…

Catalonia dreaming…

What happens in Catalonia this Sunday could, even more than Brexit, cause massive headaches in Brussels… 2014 reimagined… Imagine, if…

Are alternative investments the perfect complement to shares?

While shares generally make up the bulk of most people’s investment portfolios, some investors may be tempted by alternative assets.…

Dyson to electrify the West Country

Dyson to electrify the West Country: I think Sir James Dyson's intervention in the electric car market is very telling.…

Why you should make use of pensions and ISAs

The easiest way to improve your investment returns is to invest in a tax efficient account like a pension or…

A mixture of sad and pathetic

Moody's have reduced the UK government's credit rating from AA1 to AA2. Their argument is that Brexit will make it…

Peer-to-peer property lending – Which platform is right for you?

Over the past decade, the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector has gone from strength to strength. A number of government measures…

£350 million a week? Who’s lying?

Last weekend, in his 4,000 word essay on Brexit in the Daily Telegraph, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resurrected the claim,…