As the sun begins to make a more frequent appearance and the temperature rises, ice cream sales are also on the up. News so important that it featured in Radio 4’s bulletins, that Cadbury flakes, now made in Egypt, are too crumbly! Then there’s the matter of Percy Pig ice cream and Golden Gaytime…

When King Charles was a prince there was a long-running tale that he never carried money; that was probably correct as he has always had people to do that for him. I suspect, however, that he has probably never…

Since its founding, Black Hills has paid a dividend to its shareholders every year, for 81 consecutive years. This endows Black Hills with a place in the US’s Dividend Kings, though the longest run of increases belongs to American States Water at 67 years. Looking across the pond at dividends we see that

I have known my colleague and friend for about twenty years. He trained as an accountant, has a neat haircut, smart appearance, and lives in the home counties. Having spent a great deal of time in his company I thought I knew him pretty well, but it seems he was hiding a dark secret.

My 26-year-old daughter recently encouraged me to watch a film called “End to End” about singer songwriter George Ezra's charming Cross-Britain hike. Have you seen it?

Financial advice from my Cypriot barber (credit card machine out of order again…), and how to walk like a duck called Warren Buffett.

Growing up in Yorkshire, it seems there was a chippy on every street corner. Less so now, but there are still some brilliant exponents of The Noble Art, complete with awards. However there was a rather dramatic turn of events at two of my locals recently…

If you looked at the UK charts only in February ’74, you’d be excused for believing the quality of music in that year was – hmmm – odd. If you viewed 1974’s music by the best-selling albums for the whole year you’d have a completely different view. How does that relate to your investments?

I'd like to have had a go at someone for time wasting and daft questions, but Chatbots have thick skins and don't care.

According to Forbes 86% of people prefer a human to talk to, and I'm one of them.

Everything is relative, including wealth, yours and theirs. This week I talk about… You - a perspective. And a type of calendar that I can’t imagine being a worse item to have in your house.

Death and Taxes: financial planning can help with both of them.

And the difference between cost and value: only concern yourself with the areas that make a difference.

I can barely remember my early visits to Greek Islands, lost as they were to late nights, Raki, Ouzo and Retsina. Art director Terry, who is responsible for much of our graphic content, got marooned in his Cretian holiday home during Covid and never came back. I went to stay recently and had a very different sort of experience this time around.

According to McKinsey the wellness industry is a staggering $1.5 trillion market worldwide, but is it good for us, or just making us sick? I admit to feeling a little queasy listening to Radio 4’s programme The New Gurus over breakfast this week. The episode was titled Taking the Urine, inspired by one guru, Will Blunderfield’s habit of drinking his. And from there it got more bizarre, explicit and rather sad.

The Investors’ Chronicle is a virtual bible for DIY investors and we were recently asked to comment on and critique one reader’s portfolio and planning – he was seeking ideas and reassurance as he steps confidently to his impending retirement.

I felt a ring of empathy with comedian and writer Paul Kerensa’s slot on Radio 2’s Pause for Thought this week.

He started by relating a conversation with his mother who was objecting to the overuse of the word…

Dying more quickly - the bad news and the good news. Be careful what you wish for, it might bite. And what happened when I was asked by a journalist from the Times to “mark” financial advice provided by ChatGPT (artificial intelligence).

Legal & General is at 8.18%, Aviva is at 7.38%, Phoenix is at 9.51%: if you held all four of these insurers equally in your ISA those income yields average at 8.99% per year. Two obvious questions arise – why, and should you?

I am Senior Non-Executive Director of Adnams, the Suffolk brewery and distillery which is celebrating its 150th year anniversary. We were honoured this week by a visit from The Princess Royal who…

People who have a rosy outlook on the world may live healthier, longer lives because they have fewer stressful events to cope with, new research suggests. Scientists found that whilst optimists reacted to and recovered from stressful situations in much the same way as pessimists, the optimist fares…

Of all the recent blogs, this one you need to read. All the trusts share prices have fallen in recent weeks due to the Swiss ripping up of the banking rule books, but the reserves of those trusts have not moved a jot – that simply means that each £1 of income they pay is now cheaper to buy than before the crisis. Cheaper to buy means a higher income yield, the maths is quite simple. Remember that…