A journalist asked me this week how to prepare our investments for a potential no-deal Brexit. My immediate gloomy response was “Buy gold. Drink gin.” To say that I really don’t know would not make for great copy.

Holly Mackay's money blog: A talk of inverted bonds and impending recessions loom, Holly looks at what history can tell us about what to make about current state of the market.

The FTSE100 is down by about 6%. Central banks are giving their economies an interest-rate caffeine shot. And there are fears that the eurozone’s largest economy could be heading for its first recession in six years.

There are so many different labels for the line of investment products that help you do good while you grow your savings. Perhaps the most popular label now is ‘ESG’, which stands for 'Environmental, Social and Governance', but what does it actually mean?