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.

Are you ready for a faster-than-expected increase in the state pension age?
Personal Finance

Are you ready for a faster-than-expected increase in the state pension age?

This is what you should know. There are rumors that the state pension age could be raised, which would mean millions of older wor...

How pension reforms could add thousands to your pot
Personal Finance

How pension reforms could add thousands to your pot

Significant government reforms could increase workers' retirement funds by thousands of pounds. In an effort to improve outcomes ...

Why, in Q2, investors rushed for AI bottlenecks
Investment Advice

Why, in Q2, investors rushed for AI bottlenecks

British investors' enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom increased in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, and they seem to be...

Is it possible to receive government funding for air conditioning installation?
Personal Finance

Is it possible to receive government funding for air conditioning installation?

The British summer has been extremely harsh thus far due to heatwave after heatwave. Three consecutive days in June broke the rec...

Capital gains tax investigations by HMRC are at an all-time high
Personal Finance

Capital gains tax investigations by HMRC are at an all-time high

How can an inquiry be avoided? Last year, there were 26% more capital gains tax (CGT) investigations, which brought in 266 millio...

The best properties with swimming pools are available for purchase
Investment Advice

The best properties with swimming pools are available for purchase

Yeomans Drive, Aston, Stevenage, Hertfordshire Yeomans Drive, Aston, Stevenage, Hertfordshire Hamptons Yeomans Drive, Aston, Stevenage, H...

Will AI truly eliminate every job we have?
Investment Advice

Will AI truly eliminate every job we have?

As Josh Tyrangiel notes in The Atlantic, Dario Amodei, CEO of the AI firm Anthropic, stated in May 2025 that the technology his company i...

Three profitable, superior emerging market stocks
Investment Advice

Three profitable, superior emerging market stocks

Finding quality companiesdefined as those that have continuously produced returns on capital above their cost of capitalis the foundation...

Why Britain cannot afford to lose EasyJet
Investment Advice

Why Britain cannot afford to lose EasyJet

EasyJet has fared well. In the last two months, Castlelake, a US investment firm with over $25 billion in assets, has made a number of in...

US ETF flows increase while investors leave Europe
Investment Advice

US ETF flows increase while investors leave Europe

Following the money is one of the best ways to determine how other investors feel about the market. According to an analysis of e...

A clever strategy in the AI energy race is Constellation Energy
Investment Advice

A clever strategy in the AI energy race is Constellation Energy

Is it wise to purchase its shares? Constellation Energy, a $90 billion company based in Baltimore, produces electricity on a mass...

The need for air conditioning in Britain today
Investment Advice

The need for air conditioning in Britain today

Why has the times changed? h2Why is air conditioning turning into a need?/h2 The UK hardly needed to think about air conditi...