5 June 2026

What happens when a company joins the $1 trillion club?

Chip companies Micron and SK Hynix have been the latest companies to reach valuations of $1 trillion dollars, joining just 13 other names including Nvidia and Apple.

Shares in semiconductor outfit Marvell Technology soared recently when Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested it could join the trillon dollar club.

It's an undeniable sign of success, even...

2 June 2026

Could ‘invest in what you know’ be key to stock picking?

In 2025, furry monsters known as Labubu Dolls had a moment. The dolls were the subject of at least six articles in the Financial Times, as well as stories in The Times, on the BBC website, and The Economist. Not to mention, you may well have spotted the creatures themselves dangling from purses and backpacks.

The accessory wasn’t for everyone, but...

28 May 2026

A new financial world for Gen Z: what they (and their parents) need to know

I recently learned that my mum purchased her first home (with no assistance) at age 24. My largest purchase by age 24 was a MacBook. This partly comes down to some financially questionable decisions by me: I moved to London touting a degree in journalism. My mum lived in a rural area on the east coast of the US as an engineer.

But young people that...

27 May 2026

Want predictable income? Here’s how to create a gilt ladder Gilts are exempt from capital gains tax, creating a potential benefit for investors who buy gilts at a discounted price and hold until maturity Gilt ladders are helpful for planning a specific stream of returns to match specific outgoings Investors can build their own gilt ladder through choosing bonds with different maturity dates This strategy...

21 May 2026

The market crash plan investors wish they'd built earlier

In the past 10 years, global stocks have dropped from peaks by over 10% four times before reaching new highs again. But that doesn't prevent inevitable nerves as we wonder if this time, the drop will be different and leave us out of pocket on the hard-earned cash we’ve invested for a prolonged period.

Sometimes, this can make people pull their...

21 May 2026

‘Me’flation: Watch out for these rising prices

The Bank of England announced that prices rose by 2.8% in the past year to the end of April as measured by the consumer price index, which was down from the 3.3% increase to the end of March. But that might not line up with how inflation has felt for you in the past year, and there’s a good chance your instincts are right.

Inflation readings...

18 May 2026

The AI stocks experts say are undervalued

While AI companies have been a winning investment strategy in recent years, the narrative for many people has now shifted towards apprehension.

Investors worry the companies won’t to live up to their lofty valuations as stocks like Nvidia have increased in price by 1,441% in the past five years. That’s more than the S&P 500 has increased in the...

14 May 2026

Markets are reaching new highs: why are investors nervous?

Markets are back to enjoying record highs after faltering in March. The MSCI World has reached new peaks in May and rewarded investors with a return of 26% over the past year, as of 12 May. Looking at the numbers, it looks to be business as usual, and good business at that. So why do so many of us feel uneasy?

It’s healthy to have some level of...

7 May 2026

Could value stocks offer the remedy to an AI bubble?

The lofty valuations of AI stocks in the past few years have dredged up memories for some of the time before the dotcom bubble burst in 2000.

This burst, which led to steep fall in the MSCI World over a period of two years, was due to overinvestment in internet companies that eventually couldn’t live up to their value despite the internet becoming...