Kevin Pratt
Editor
Advisor
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Gold Price Today
7 January 2025: Gold’s price opened at £2,105.40 per ounce today, up 0.01% from yesterday’s market close. Gold’s price closed yesterday at £2,105.25, up 0.61% week-to-week. It is up 1.11% over the last month and up 32.6% over the last... -
Mortgage Rates 7 January 2025
Bank Rate was held at 4.75% in December 2024 by the Bank of England’s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). It had been pegged down to 4.75% from 5% in November. It means that there were a total of two rate... -
Best Green Energy Suppliers Of 2025
Switching to a green energy provider is one way you can help protect the environment by reducing your carbon footprint. Many green tariffs are priced alongside traditional tariffs, so there may be no additional cost to pay. With that in... -
Best UK Energy Suppliers For 2025
Switching energy supplier can be one of the best ways to save money on your gas and electricity bills - provided, of course, you can find a new deal that's sustainably cheaper. Around 85%* of households in Great Britain are... -
World Ski Index: Ranking The World’s Best Ski Resorts
With more than 6,000 ski resorts worldwide, choosing the right one for your winter getaway can be a daunting task. To help narrow down the list, Forbes Advisor analysed the quality, cost and accessibility of more than 6,000 standalone and... -
UK Travel Insurance Statistics 2025
The UK’s travel insurance market is currently valued at around £479 million and is forecast to be worth around £612 million by 2030[1]. When do Brits buy travel insurance? According to a 2024 Forbes Advisor poll of 243 respondents, the... -
Best Demo Investment Trading Accounts In 2025 – Our Pick
Demo trading accounts, or trading simulators, allow investors to develop their trading skills in shares and investment funds with virtual, rather than real, money. For those new to investing, embarking on share trades can initially seem like a daunting prospect.... -
How To Invest In International Markets
Whether you are a seasoned investor or just getting started, buying the shares of companies listed on overseas markets potentially offers opportunities to grow your portfolio. Investments in a currency other than sterling are exposed to currency exchange risk. Currency... -
How To Start Trading
Trading refers to the buying and selling of assets, often shares in a company, over a relatively short period of time. Day trading boomed during the Covid pandemic of 2020, with nearly two million people in the UK dipping their... -
How To Invest In Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide relatively low-cost exposure to a range of markets and assets such as shares, bonds, and commodities through a single point of entry, namely, an ETF share. ETFs, which combine the characteristics of investing directly in stocks... -
How To Invest In Commodities
Soaring energy and food prices have made the headlines in recent years. Here’s a closer look at investing in commodities, including the different options for commodity-based investments. Each of the recommendations for this feature has been suggested by an expert... -
Our Pick Of The Best Travel Insurance For Asia
If you’re visiting Asia, you will need cover designed for that part of the world. Travel insurance can protect you financially should something go wrong, such as falling ill while away, losing your luggage, or being forced to cancel your... -
What Will Happen To Mortgage Rates & House Prices In 2025?
With inflation and interest rates falling in the second half of 2024, the outlook for mortgage borrowers is more positive than it’s been for a few years. But what will happen to mortgage rates and house prices in 2025? We’ve... -
What Should Savers Do If Interest Rates Are Falling?
Last year was a bumper year for savers, with many easy access rates surpassing 5% for the first time since 2009, according to data from Moneyfacts. In a bid to tackle high inflation, the Bank of England increased its Bank... -
Best Instant Access Savings Accounts Of December 2024
Instant access savings accounts allow savers to add or withdraw cash any time without penalty. While instant access accounts don't pay the highest rates on the market, your cash can be accessed at any time, so it pays to keep... -
What Is Inflation – And How Can It Destroy Your Money?
Annual inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) stood at 2.6% in November, a jump from 2.3% in October and 1.7% in September. During the five preceding months, the figure had stood at or close to the Bank... -
How To Get Rich: 8 Tips For Building Wealth
If your goal in life is to get rich, perseverance will be essential – unless, of course, you scoop the lottery or come into an inheritance. Our guide includes the following eight tips that highlight ways to pursue financial security:... -
How To Buy Tesla (TSLA) Stocks & Shares
Tesla, Inc (TSLA) is a major force in the global electric vehicles market. The firm, led by Elon Musk, is the world’s most highly-valued car manufacturer and one of the more popular stocks on the US Nasdaq exchange. Musk was a... -
How To Buy Amazon (AMZN) Stocks & Shares
Amazon (AMZN) is perhaps best known for its online marketplace, but the firm also makes and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, the Fire tablet, Fire TV, Echo and Ring. In addition, it develops media content and offers subscription services such... -
Apple Stock Price Prediction
Shares in Apple trade for around $245 – up by 26% since the start of 2024. At this price, this makes the company the world’s largest by market capitalisation ($3.73 trillion), ahead of Microsoft, NVIDIA and Alphabet, although the ranking... -
Stock Market & Investment Outlook 2025
Thinking about where to invest in 2025? We’ve rounded up the thoughts of leading figures from the UK investment community to shed light on the themes that will help shape the direction of markets in the months to come, at... -
Investing For Beginners
Investing might seem complex to beginners but in reality it can be pretty straightforward. Plus, over the long term – and here we’re talking about periods of several years to decades – investing in assets such as stocks and shares... -
Premium Bonds: Are They Worth Buying?
Premium Bonds are a popular and secure savings product that offers savers the chance to win a prize every month, including a £1 million jackpot. But with many savers rarely or never winning a prize, despite holding Bonds for years... -
Our Pick Of The Best Travel Insurance For UK Holidays
More than three-quarters (77%) of Brits took at least one holiday on UK soil in 2022, according to the Staycation Index, run by Sykes, a holiday cottage firm. But while this year has brought with it much more freedom to... -
Best Breakdown Cover In The UK
Millions of UK motorists find themselves in need of roadside assistance every year. The RAC alone attends to around 2.5 million callouts, according to its latest figures. In the absence of a breakdown cover policy, drivers already under acute stress... -
Floods And Storms: How To Stay Safe And Secure
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across Wales are still without power following the devastating impact of Storm Darragh over the weekend. It follows widespread damage and travel disruption from heavy wind which battered large parts of the UK.... -
What Are The Different Types Of Private Health Insurance?
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when searching and comparing private medical insurance (also known as private health insurance) plans and policies. Insurers offer a range of levels of cover and benefits, with various terms and conditions and exclusions. Understanding the... -
Best Gadget Insurance For Students: Our Pick
A typical student will take a considerable amount of tech away with them to university. But university towns and cities are a hotbed for thieves expecting to be met with limited security and lengthy (and predictable) periods where properties are... -
American Express Platinum Card Review 2024
While this card comes with undeniably generous benefits, including airport lounge access and travel perks, it also charges a steep annual fee of £650. The card’s purchase rate is 30.7% (variable) which makes the representative APR (which takes into account...