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War has far-reaching effects on wealth and investments. Conflict leads to stock market volatility, higher oil prices, and inflation, which can harm businesses, investments, and property markets. As the risk of contagion from the Middle East war grows, what is the likely impact of this war and how can you safeguard your assets?

In the classic heist caper The Italian Job, Michael Caine’s crew load up their brightly coloured cars with large heavy gold bars while outside the police try to break down the door. Gold bars are the asset of choice for most heist movies because that’s how governments and gangsters efficiently store their wealth. But it’s…

Good Morning Britain viewers found out when Josh Saul, CEO of The Pure Gold Company was asked by ITV to bring the newly minted coins and bars into the studio to show them off to Dancing on Ice star Andi Peters. As part of ITV’s £1 million Giveaway, Josh explained that gold is seen as…

The relationship between gold and money is a long and storied one. Gold is a form of money, a currency in its own right, as well as the basis for a system of paper money whose value is underwritten by gold. How did this relationship start, what did it become, and what does gold mean…

Silver has always lived in the shadow of its more popular and more expensive gold cousin. Silver remains an important precious metal, traded for centuries as currency, used in jewellery, as an investment and more recently in technology. So, is it silver’s time to shine?

The financial crisis of 2008 irrevocably changed our trust in financial institutions. So how solid is financial trust now and what can you do if you’ve lost faith in the system?

Deciding on the right investment is a case of timing and circumstance. Right now, the property market is frankly in turmoil and there may be many more months of decline on the horizon. Is property the right investment for your circumstances? Is gold a better fit? Are they mutually exclusive?

Who is buying now? What are the trends over the longer term? And can we expect demand from these main sources to continue to drive the price higher?

A litany of global economic events over the last few years has many soon-to-be retirees worried. The pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis, interest rate rises, bond market turmoil and bank collapses, will all have impacted pension values. What affects your pension pot and how can you protect your future retirement plans with safe-haven investments like gold?