Articles by James Mackreides

James Mackreides

James Mackreides

'Mac' is a short tempered former helicopter pilot, now a writer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Loves dogs, the outdoors and staying far away from the ocean.

"It's a good year for stocks, investors"
Investments

"It's a good year for stocks, investors"

Yale Hirsch, the author of the Stock Traders Almanac, created the January Barometer in 1972. It states that the SandP index in January i...

Market forecasts for 2026: Will an income tax be implemented in Dubai?
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Market forecasts for 2026: Will an income tax be implemented in Dubai?

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Are you impacted by the millions of parents who are losing out on an additional pension payment of up to £720 annually?
Personal Finance

Are you impacted by the millions of parents who are losing out on an additional pension payment of up to £720 annually?

Parents who take time off work to raise their children may be losing out on hundreds of pounds in additional pension funds annually if t...

Eight of the top homes with indoor gyms are up for sale
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Eight of the top homes with indoor gyms are up for sale

Image 1 of 2 House for sale with an indoor gym: Winterfield, Melbury Abbas, Dorset Copy link Facebook X Linkedin Whatsapp Pinterest Flipb...

Why I gave up my Help to Buy ISA in order to invest in the stock market and save money
Personal Finance

Why I gave up my Help to Buy ISA in order to invest in the stock market and save money

In the late 2010s, a 25 percent government top-up was enough to convince me to open a Help to Buy ISA. However, in 2025, I've ma...

If you sell your house to pay for care or to downsize, will your inheritance tax allowance be reduced?
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If you sell your house to pay for care or to downsize, will your inheritance tax allowance be reduced?

If you decide to sell your house to pay for care or downsize to a less expensive property, you may be concerned that you will lose impor...

How festive cutbacks could increase your long-term wealth if the ghost of Christmas past is haunting you
Personal Finance

How festive cutbacks could increase your long-term wealth if the ghost of Christmas past is haunting you

If you had invested a portion of the funds instead, you could have made this much. Christmas is a costly time of year for people...

With the launch of the new HMRC payment system, more than 100,000 families received an increase in Child Benefit
Personal Finance

With the launch of the new HMRC payment system, more than 100,000 families received an increase in Child Benefit

According to new data, a new HMRC online service will save over 100,000 families from having to manually pay a Child Benefit charge....

Where can I get advice about pensions?
Personal Finance

Where can I get advice about pensions?

We examine our current options. One of the most crucial financial planning decisions we will ever make is what to do with our re...

For 2026, four stocks
Investments

For 2026, four stocks

A new year is coming up, and if it's anything like 2025, the stock market is going to have a busy year. The stocks that will per...

Emerging markets are driven by AI and metals
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Emerging markets are driven by AI and metals

This year's top-performing emerging market (EM) isn't actually an emerging market at all. Any of the top developed economies in the worl...

Goodwin: The best British manufacturer available right now
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Goodwin: The best British manufacturer available right now

Can investors still afford the shares, though, given its incredible run? Visit a modest area of Stoke-on-Trent for evidence that...