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Make sure your portfolio suits your spouse too

You love your investments, but will your wife or husband feel the same after you die? Think about this before it's too late.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ Personal Finance podcast 6 November 2015

Moira O'Neill and guests discuss investing in gold, commodities and emerging markets

The making of a recession

With markets fresh from a Chinese-led rout, what can three writers of books about market crashes and recessions tell us about the last major crisis. Have we learnt anything since?

Ten questions to assess your risk level

Take a few minutes to find out if you're high, medium or low risk

Two months to sort my messy £450k portfolio

Rob is about to retire on investments worth £352k and has £130k cash to invest too. A financial adviser has offered to manage the portfolio but Rob would rather do it himself.

Top tips from our weekly ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Personal Finance Podcast

A selection of some top tips from our weekly ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Personal Finance Podcast

Check charges before you transfer a CTF

Junior Isas are often a better option than child trust funds, but check the costs involved before you switch

China withdrawal tarnishes copper

Have fund managers simply transferred short positions on China's economy from equity markets to the bellwether metal?

At risk of the effects of 'diworsification'

Our reader has so many holdings any outperformance is too small to be noticeable

Improving an investment-trust-heavy Isa portfolio

Tom is 60 and holds 26 investment trusts in his individual savings account. Our experts suggest he consolidate the holdings and introduce some new positions.