Dan Lane

10 investment principles to help you start investing the right way, or to serve as a reminder of the basics and keep you on track.

Investment trusts are funds that pool investors’ money to buy a range of assets.

Crypto isn’t currently allowed in a stocks and shares ISA.

Everything you need to know about selling your shares, including 5 questions you should ask yourself to make sure that is the right time to sell.

Understanding investment risk is key to becoming a confident investor.

Find out what dividends are and you can use dividend stocks efficiently to get more returns on your investments

The basics of investing in commodities and what drives commodity markets.

Following last year's dividend drought, investors should consider alternative sources of income for their portfolios - see our five picks.

Here’s your need-to-know on investing in commodities and how these assets might fit into your portfolio.

Discover how you can use stocks and shares ISAs for dividend income as well as capital growth.

Managing market volatility starts with keeping perspective.

Here are five things professional fund managers have to factor into their decisions that we don’t, and a few ways we can use them to our advantage.

Apple smashes Q2 forecasts but investors now look past the surge to judge how durable the growth is.

UK dividends are back, but sustainability matters more than big yields

Housebuilders rebound, but demand risks loom as stamp duty relief and Help to Buy wind down.

A look at the BUZZ ETF and whether hype-driven stock picking holds up for investors.

Focus on sustainable dividends, not the highest yields, to grow long term income.

UK house prices hit £282,753—can this lift housebuilders facing rising safety costs?

Use this tax year to invest regularly, stay focused and grow your ISA for longer.

Big oil is under pressure to speed up its shift to clean energy or risk long term value.

Why contrarian investors hunt for value and how the strategy fits in today’s market.

Anchoring skews how we judge prices. Spot it early to keep decisions rooted in fundamentals.

Recheck your ISA provider: costs, features and fit with your goals may have changed

Top February ISA buys: US tech, index ETFs and a small shift back to the UK