Step into any high street and you will see polo shirts with horse logos as far as the eye can see. Some of them are Ralph Lauren, some are US Polo Assn, and most people can tell the difference. But there’s a massive difference between those two brands, and knowing that could save you from proper embarrassment. […]
You remember Deborah from Dragons’ Den, don’t you? The person who tells entrepreneurs their ideas are rubbish. She’s worth about £40 million. So how did Deborah Meaden make her money? Not from telly, that’s for sure. The Early Stuff That Failed At 19, Deborah went to live in Italy and began selling glass and ceramics to top-end stores, […]
NIO stock has returned in 2025 thanks to new models and rising sales. It is still a speculative buy because of profit worries and strong competition in the EV market. The investor must balance the potential for growth with financial risk before diving in. NIO Inc.: A High-Risk, High-Reward EV Contender? NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO), […]
Sandy Easdale, a name now linked with business skill and know-how, made his mark on Scotland’s business scene. Sandy Easdale, along with his brother James, has come a long way. They started from a scrap yard in Greenock. Now, they are among the richest and most influential businessmen in Scotland. There’s less a story of […]
Last Thursday evening my mate Felix called, absolutely raging about his portfolio. “Have you seen what’s going on with Accenture?” he asked. “Ye gods, the share price has dropped again!” I hadn’t looked at the markets that day, but Felix’s freak-out made me wonder. Took a look at the charts and saw what he was […]
Let me tell you when I first learned what a solution bank even was. There was I, sitting in my bedroom at 11.30 on a Sunday night, having a full-scale meltdown about question 7c in chapter four of my Edexcel Pure Year 1 textbook. The answer on the back of the book was “5x + […]
Of course, he did! Dave Fishwick really took on payday loans, and fair play to him for doing so. I have been covering this saga from the beginning, and let me tell you, it has been a ride. One of those payday loan companies got my mate Emily tied up a few years ago. Began […]
I was watching Netflix last month when my neighbour knocked. “You seen that Bank of Dave thing?” she asked, settling into my sofa without invitation. Three hours later, we’d binged the whole thing. But what struck me wasn’t just Dave’s banking revolution; it was the woman quietly keeping him grounded through it all. That woman […]
God, I still remember my mate Oscar going on about Bitcoin back in 2017. “It’s gonna make us rich!” he kept saying whilst I was thinking he’d lost his marbles. Fast forward to now, and I’m properly kicking myself for not listening. But here’s what really gets me: while Oscar was buying a few quid’s […]
Starting a business within the UK can be rewarding and demanding. Even with a positive start-up environment for new businesses and small firms, it is estimated that many UK businesses are not making it past five years. Based on statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), nearly 60% of new UK businesses don’t make […]
Equity release is one of those financial tools that sounds simple on the surface but can raise a lot of questions the moment you start thinking about it seriously. You might hear someone say, “I took out equity from my house,” and that’s it. But what does that really mean? What happens to your home, […]
Tesla is one of those companies about which everyone seems to have an opinion. For some, it is the future of the car. Others think it’s overhyped. Either way, it’s all over the map. Right now, that’s been particularly true, since Tesla’s stock price has been beat up a bit. Investors are carefully eyeing it […]