Knowledge and insight

The value train has been touring the world over the past few months, with investors hanging off the sides in their eagerness to get on board. In this case we think it’s best to resist the fear of missing out and remain contentedly on the platform.

Government budget balances are misunderstood. By politicians — sometimes wilfully — and even by some economists. So it’s no wonder then, if they’re misunderstood by the public.

Blockchain technology could one day transform our lives, so it is remarkable how little most of us understand it. Even the experts struggle to make it clear. Our blockchain primer may help you begin to understand what the fuss is about.

Ian Dembinski, Head of Client Development at Rathbone Investment Management, explores the partnership between accountant and wealth manager in guiding entrepreneurs through the sale of their business and managing their wealth afterwards.

Clothes retailers have a vested interest in us regularly buying new clothing to stay in tune with a fashion cycle that they spin ever quicker. But it seems that a growing number of us are rebelling.

Global markets have been focusing on US rate cuts over the past few months.

Horse racing is worth billions of pounds to the British economy — and is particularly important to rural communities. But this is a high-cost sport that is facing many hurdles. As the going gets tougher, can the industry around it survive?

The UK’s first December general election in nearly 100 years punctuated an eventful year for politics and the economy.

Evidence is piling up that American protectionism is lowering global economic growth compared with what it would’ve been without all the trade uncertainty that comes with it. It could also be hurting the very people it professes to help.