Article Reading Time: 4 minutes The UK Labour tax changes in 2025 are reshaping the landscape for investors, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. With reforms already implemented and others scheduled for 2026–27, investors must understand the implications...
Article Reading Time: 5 minutes When gold prices fall, many investors instinctively worry about portfolio stability. For decades, gold has been considered a safe-haven asset—a store of value during economic uncertainty. However, like any asset, gold is not immune to...
Article Reading Time: 5 minutes The Bank of England (BoE) is widely expected to cut interest rates this Thursday (8 August 2025), marking the fifth reduction since August 2024. If confirmed, this will bring the base rate down to 4%, the lowest level since March 2023....
Article Reading Time: 4 minutes Alternative investment platform Masterworks, known for letting investors buy fractional shares in multimillion-pound artworks, has launched a new offering: the Artwork IRA. While this product is tailored to US investors using...
Article Reading Time: 5 minutes In July 2025, the UK property market was rocked by the steepest one-month fall in average asking prices in over two decades. According to Rightmove, average the UK house price fell by 1.2% in a single month, equivalent to a £4,531 drop,...
Article Reading Time: 4 minutes In today’s uncertain economic environment, investors are increasingly exploring asset classes that offer protection from volatility, provide portfolio diversification, and yield non-correlated returns. One such category seeing renewed...
Article Reading Time: 4 minutes The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), released on 16 July 2025, has taken many economists and investors by surprise: UK inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), rose to 3.6% in June 2025, up...
Article Reading Time: 4 minutes Nvidia made headlines this week by becoming the first company to briefly hit a $4 trillion market valuation. That makes it more valuable than Amazon, Alphabet, and even Saudi Aramco, combined in some measures of investor optimism Fueled...
Article Reading Time: 4 minutes In retirement news, the UK Government has confirmed that the State Pension age will rise to 67 between April 2026 and March 2028, impacting millions born between 1961 and 1977. Future increases to age 68 or beyond are widely anticipated...
Article Reading Time: 5 minutes The UK economy is navigating a precarious crossroads in 2025. Inflation is easing, yet growth remains tepid. Gilt markets are jittery, and the pound has weakened. Underpinning this financial fragility is a government in crisis;...
