A London sushi bar has just started serving food delivered on trays flown by remote-controlled helicopter robots. Yes, you read that right. And no it’s not April Fools’ Day. This is true. The future’s here and - inevitably - it’s called the iTray.

In my last blog I wrote about the tug of war over the direction of the economy. It can all seem pretty meaningless to many of us – what difference does it really make if manufacturing output increases by 0.6% or 0.9%?

Until very recently few dared seriously talk about the green shoots of recovery. However, lately there has been a definite shift in sentiment...

Do common investment sayings have any truth to them, and if so which ones are most worth heeding?

A friend in the pub told me very excitedly that he’d invested his ISA money in a well-known Japanese equities fund because it had risen by 37 per cent already this year.

The government is committed to children having a financial education. It will be part of the national curriculum from next September. About time.
But what of the generations who left school able to critique a Dostoevsky novel, decline a series of French verbs and explain calculus, but who are financially illiterate?

Helm Godfrey has launched an auto-enrolment compliant pension scheme dedicated to the film industry.

Helm Godfrey has launched an auto-enrolment compliant pension scheme dedicated to the film industry.

The marketing director of London-based national advisory firm Helm Godfrey said if consumers were more comfortable and knowledgeable it could help to reduce the cost of basic financial advice.

It is all too easy to overlook financial planning. Most people lead busy lives and finding time to work out how much they waste on unnecessary purchases or calculate the amount they should be saving to fund a comfortable retirement is not, for many, a priority. However, the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. A good financial plan can help a person not only take control of their finances, but also feel more in control of them.