The Oscars were handed out last month, but you can still pick up an award for the best investment return – with a vintage cinema poster. The financial performance of the most sought-after movie posters has seen values as much as double over the past decade. In contrast, stocks and shares are having a rollercoaster … Read more
My husband and I are in our early 60s and have recently retired. We have paid off the mortgage on our home, which we think is worth around £600,000. Our other assets (mainly investments) are worth around £500,000, including a £100,000 investment, which we made recently, having been told it would be free of inheritance … Read more
The thought of spending £10 on a tiny beer, fizzy drink or packet of nuts from the hotel minibar might fill you with horror — but you’re not alone. Rich Hall, an American comedian, hit the nail on the head when he said: ‘A hotel minibar allows you to see what a can of Pepsi … Read more
I work for the NHS and stupidly opted out of the pension scheme a number of years ago. I earn around £34,000 per year and I am 50 years old. My question is, should I opt back in? Will it be worth the monthly payments? SCROLL DOWN TO FIND OUT HOW TO ASK STEVE YOUR … Read more
Would you spend £58 on just one lipstick? If the bunfight I witnessed at the Hermès counter in Harrods’ gleaming beauty hall is anything to go by, quite a lot of women are more than happy to. Within hours of the debut Hermès lipstick collection launching at the West London department store last week, there … Read more
A mother who has turned her children into Instagram stars revealed she has to stop strangers stealing the snaps to advertise clothes on eBay. Aleksandra Hoyles, 32, from South Yorkshire, has built up a 150,000-strong following by sharing photos of her photogenic son Liam, 10, and daughter Lily, four. The mother-of-two, who is married to … Read more
Some tourists pay thousands to fly half way around the world to visit Hollywood Boulevard. But they’re wasting their time according to one internet user – because it ‘smells like straight-up s***’. This outpouring was just one of many that appeared on a forum dedicated to the revealing of ‘overhyped’ tourist attractions. Pictured is Romeo … Read more
NATURE THE TULIP by Anna Pavord (Bloomsbury £40, 467 pp) Who doesn’t love tulips? Colourful, flamboyant, easy to grow and cheap as chips, they are the perfect plant to brighten up a spring garden. Yet these cheery flowers have an unexpectedly dark and complex history. The tulip has had ‘more adventures than any Hollywood scriptwriter … Read more
I’m finally being dragged out of my dinosaur-ish tendencies by Google’s Pixelbook Go. It’s deliciously slim, affordable and can do pretty much anything a ‘real’ PC can By Rob Waugh Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 Google Pixelbook Go From £629, store.google.com … Read more
Coronavirus fears drop net worth of 500 richest people in the world by $444BILLION with Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates the biggest losers Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 12 percent over five-day period Plummeting stock market ate into net worth of world’s richest billionaires Bezos, Gates, and French magnate Bernard Arnault lost … Read more