You might have noticed an election is imminent. The outcome looks pretty certain but the challenges for any party are the same. And the policy scope is severely limited by our public finances. All parties want to fix things but in reality there’s a massive...
Nvidia This week, Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of $3.1 trillion. It overtook both Microsoft and – remarkably – the combined value of all companies listed on the London Stock exchange! Nvidia shares have benefited...
The election campaign has been pretty dull so far, but this week brought unexpected good news on pensions. I’m surprised there wasn’t more excitement around this. It will have a huge impact on many. In summary, Rachel Reeves – our next Chancellor in...
Gold is on a good run, reaching record highs*, at the time of writing. In this article I’ll bust some myths about gold, review what’s driving this rally, consider whether we should own it now, and show the best way to invest. Historically, I’ve never...
This week, Tesco released its annual profits. The announcement itself didn’t make me rush to buy Tesco shares but revealed two lessons that are fundamental to investing. Lesson 1: Understand the REAL inflation rate Long-standing followers of my commentary will...