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Financial Detox: How to Save Money After the Summer Break

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Financial Detox: How to Save Money After the Summer Break

While summer’s fun, it can also be an expensive season. Holidays abroad and at home, long days out with hungry kids or just whiling away sunny evenings with one more drink – it all adds up. So, if you’ve reached autumn with a bit of a hole in your finances, take a look at our tips to help get back on budget, with a fresh perspective on spending.

Personal finance

The silver deficit: a quick guide for investors

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The silver deficit: a quick guide for investors

In recent years, demand for silver has exceeded supply, thanks largely to growing sectors like electric vehicles, solar power and semiconductors linked to AI.

Beginner’s guide

Why Investors Are Thinking Long Term in Uncertain Markets

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Why more investors are focusing on the long term amid market uncertainty

Discover why more investors are taking a long-term approach amid market uncertainty and how patience can help them navigate short-term volatility.

Top 10 gold-producing countries: latest global ranking

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Top 10 gold-producing countries in 2026

Gold is one of the most important precious metals in the world. Used as a store of value, an industrial raw material and an investment asset, it plays a central role in the global economy. However, only a few nations can boast large quantities of gold beneath their feet. But which country produces the most gold? Step this way and let’s mine the stats…

What Central Bank Decisions Mean for Investors and Gold

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What the Latest Central Bank Decisions Mean for Investors and Gold

The world's biggest central banks have spoken, but how do their latest interest rate decisions affect you? From savings and mortgages to bonds, shares, and gold, here's how recent policy changes could affect your investments and what to look out for next.

Top 6 most common mistakes made by gold beginners

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Top 6 most common mistakes made by gold beginners

Investing in physical gold is a great way to protect your financial future, but there are a few things you should know before jump-starting on saving or investing in gold bullion.

Beginner’s guide

A picture of a heavily-fortified picture of Fort Knox made of concrete-lined granite and reinforced with steel.

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The Golden Secret of Fort Knox

Fort Knox holds more secrets than we will ever know, but the biggest one is: how much gold, if any, is there in America’s most famous bullion bunker?

Finding treasure: where to find gold in the UK (and what happens next)

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Finding treasure: where to find gold in the UK (and what happens next)

From Welsh mines to Scottish streams, learn the best ways to prospect for gold in the UK, and find out if you can keep your treasure.

The FIFA World Cup trophy on a black background

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Is the FIFA World Cup Trophy Made of Pure Gold?

With the FIFA World Cup 2026™ fast approaching, we take a look at one of the most prestigious prizes in sport. Is the World Cup trophy solid gold? How heavy is it? And how did a dog called Pickles change the course of footballing history?