Features Archive

How the UK economy works, part 2: HM Treasury

How the UK economy works, part 1: The Bank of England

Eat more lard, say lard makers

Wannabe a banker

Financial food for thought

The trouble with bankers

The physics of economics

What is a hedge fund?

Six truths about money I wish I knew when I was 18

What is money?

Inflation - blowing your money away

Trading: the long and the short of it

Irrational exuberance and the madness of crowds

Investor emotions part 3: Remorse

Investor emotions part 2: Fear

Investor emotions part 1: Greed

Leverage and gearing

Compound interest - what it is, and why you want it on your side

Gold - is it the only true currency or just another metal?

An explanation of the carry trade