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Peter McGahan examines how President Trump's Twitter spats come at economic cost for US consumers but also ripple far further afield. Trump’s trade wars, his ego, and access to Twitter. The triangle of doom. What is an investor to do? Well that very much depends if...

If you are investing for retirement income, Peter McGahan says diversify your investment strategy to ensure consistent returns. A recent headline of ‘advisers should stop chasing unicorn consistent returns’ gave me indigestion. As we have laid out here on numerous...

Identify what you would like to happen with your business assets in your own Will and protect staff and shares in the enterprise you have sacrificed so much time on. 50 Connect reports that in previous news, we talked about the serious issues that could occur when a...

This is the story of Mike, and how he helps national children’s charity, Over The Wall, by volunteering at their summer camps for seriously ill children. Mature Times reports that founded in 1999 by Hollywood legend, Paul Newman, the charity provides free residential...

Travelling is a good thing, and who can ever have enough of something good? We always want more. Making a living travelling the world is not a new thing anymore. It is getting more and more of a lifestyle. Want to join in? Here are a few cool tips on how to make the...

How to avoid the classic mistake investors make - buying at a high, when everyone is buying, and sell at a low when everyone else is selling. 50 Connect reports that in a column a few weeks ago, Neil Woodford’s current travails pointed out the circumstances behind his...

Ensuring you have a will is the safest and most official way to make sure your worldly possessions are distributed how you choose when you die. This is a legal document recording your wishes and outlining how your estate will be divided. Having a will is one of the...

The collapse of embattled stock picker Neil Woodford's fund empire, highlights the risk of putting all your eggs in one basket - no matter how attractive the returns. When Friar Tuck boasted of hitting a tree with an arrow, Robin Hood asked him which tree he aimed...

Those aged 50-years-old and over who voted for Brexit, are “looking forward” to “fewer terrorist attacks,” a rise in their pension pot value, as well as the “cost of living falling.” That’s according to research by Atomik Research, on behalf of financial services...

Tax efficiency is not tax avoidance. Why getting IFA advice on investments, bonds and tax liability will help your finances in later life. "We don’t pay taxes, only little people pay taxes’ - The haunting words of the late Leona Hemsley, the billionaire convicted of...

Companies seek new sources of labour as number of workers coming from EU falls. FT.com reports that mothers, the over-50s and students entering work helped drive UK employment to a record high during the three months to the end of February, according to data published...

Too few jobs. Rising unemployment, especially for young people. Here's a radical solution, says commentator on office and workplace life, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times (born 1959). Wasting time on the internet recently, I came upon a nasty statistic. In the...