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...
Articles by James Mackreides
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?
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
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
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
Can investors still afford the shares, though, given its incredible run? Visit a modest area of Stoke-on-Trent for evidence that...
Luana Lopes Lara: The dancer who used prediction markets to earn a billion dollars
According to James Mackreides, that action was very profitable. This year's surge in prediction markets has made it, along with ...
Here's why King Copper's rule will last
According to Ole Hansen of Saxo Bank, the commodities story in 2025 was "energy down, metals up hard." The record-breaking ral...
And the contactless card limit of pounds 100 will be removed
The regulator has confirmed that consumers will be able to pay with contactless cards over the current $100 limit. The Financial...
Do biotech investments make sense?
Since the exuberant peak of the Covid pandemic, biotech and healthcare stocks have experienced a difficult period. However, now might be ...
How to limit how much of your Christmas bonus goes to the taxman
When Christmas bonuses arrive in the upcoming weeks, many employees will be looking forward to an increase in their paycheck, but there m...
Mortgage market reforms: how the FCA's new affordability rules could help you onto the property ladder
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that looser mortgage regulations may be advantageous for self-employed people and first-tim...
