According to the Office for National Statistics’ latest figures (14 Nov), UK inflation is holding steady, the headline CPI rate static at 3% for the month of October. While no higher than the month before, inflation, often dubbed the ‘cruelest tax’, is however at a five-year high as the weak pound continues to put a strain on consumers’ purchasing power. With real interest on cash ...

Investment trusts are popular with investors as they provide an easy way to get diversified exposure to lots of different companies or other assets through a single product. The most popular trusts on AJ Bell Youinvest’s platform in February 2017 were Scottish Mortgage (SMT), LXI REIT (LXI), City of London (CTY), Temple Bar (TMPL) and Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT). In this ...