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In 2011, the gold price peaked at just over $1,900 (£1,470) a troy ounce. At that time, global economic prospects looked bleak, interest rates were at rock bottom and investors were turning to gold as an insurance policy. Today, conditions are arguably even shakier than they were then. Fears of recession are growing, fuelled by … Read more
Sirius investors face a stark choice over Anglo deal – MIDAS explains what you should know By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 11:55 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 11:55 GMT, 24 February 2020 For small shareholders, Sirius Minerals has been one of the greatest disasters in living memory. More than 80,000 … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Our whistleblowing tip Law Debenture is sprinting ahead By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 10:52 GMT, 4 February 2020 | Updated: 10:52 GMT, 4 February 2020 Law Debenture is an unusual beast, combining an investment trust with a professional services business that provides advice to pension schemes, helps … Read more
A full year has passed since Midas reviewed the Dogs of the Footsie portfolio, assessing the performance of the ten highest-yielding shares in the FTSE 100 index. Back then, the yields seemed little short of extraordinary, especially compared to the desultory 1-2 per cent savings rates on offer from banks and building societies. As the … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: AFH, the firm offering finance for the over-50s, could give YOUR investments a brighter future By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 16:47 BST, 14 May 2019 The UK is growing older. Around 40 per cent of the British population is over 50 … Read more
Go to the BT corporate website and the company says it uses ‘the power of communications to make a better world’. The firm’s 20 million-plus customers and 750,000-plus investors may not agree. Customers, including me, have to put up with disjointed call centre service and ineffectual engineers. Investors, again including me, have seen the shares … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Egg-free bakery chain Cake Box has a winning formula with turnover set to rise By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:17 GMT, 13 April 2019 | Updated: 10:10 GMT, 15 April 2019 Bakery: Cake Box was founded by cousins Sukh Chamdal and Pardip Dass in 2008 One in 20 people … Read more
Simple touch: Morses Club agents use tablets to make form-filling easier Doorstep lenders are a controversial bunch, often criticised for charging too much and harassing late-payers. Their reputation has been further tarnished by high-profile revelations about payday lenders, offering fast bucks online but forcing borrowers to pay extortionate amounts of interest in return. The payday market … Read more