Economy

Are you feeling the pinch as a self-employed worker? If so, you’re not alone! Taking control of your finances can feel like a tough ask when your income is unreliable. And according to data from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), about a quarter of self-employed Brits have total wealth of less than £10,000, while more than half have nothing …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The debate over the housing wealth divide between generations is intensifying. Today, homeowners aged 60 and over hold …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The Royal Mint has seen sales of its bullion coins soar to a new record high as Britons …

Financial headlines are dominated by market surges and downturns, which can make investing feel more like a game of Russian roulette than a serious way to build your wealth. But the good news is that you don’t need to be the Wolf of Wall Street in order to be a successful investor. In fact, there’s plenty of good evidence to …

Compounding is the secret to how the rich get richer. Or, as Benjamin Franklin put it, “Money makes money. And money that makes money, makes money.” Fortunately, you don’t need to start rich to harness the power of compounding. It can work with surprisingly small sums, given enough time. What is compounding? Compounding is easiest to explain through an example: …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Nearly half (48%) of people have had breakages to items while moving home, a survey has found. The …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Over-60s are sitting on more than half (56%) of owner-occupier housing wealth across the UK, according to an …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Many Gen-Z adults consider gym membership, skincare treatments and streaming services to be essential bills, a survey indicates. …

Somewhere along a roughly 7,500-mile journey that begins in Shenzhen, China, there are 19 shipments bound for Rick Woldenberg, the chief executive of Learning Resources, an educational toy company in Vernon Hills, Ill. Eventually, the containers of puzzle cards, child binoculars and other products will reach a port in the United States, and Mr. Woldenberg will face a difficult and …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Financial worries and sleepless nights plague many Britons, with a third admitting that money anxieties keep them awake, …