Household names are among the British companies predicted to be the subject of international takeovers in the next year, according to investment bank UBS.

Investors can put in as little as £5 and get returns linked to the Retail Price Index for 20 years from a solar panels project.

There is a long queue of companies, including online retailer boohoo.com, waiting to climb aboard the junior market juggernaut, which currently houses around 1,090 stocks.

The Financial Conduct Authority said consumers should be wary of dubious investments in graphene as unscrupulous brokers aim to cash in on the excitement.

Investors who bet on stockmarket trackers to cash in on the rise in share prices missed out on a fifth of their profits if they picked the wrong fund.

The gold price fell by 24 per cent this year as economic sentiment improved. Is it time to offload the asset? Adrian Ash of BullionVault outlines gold's 2014 prospects.

Experts are now tipping powerful US corporates as a robust place to boost your nest egg, even if buying shares in them seems a little expensive.

Financial advice has gone through a big change this year designed to help customers get a better and fairer deal. Could you benefit from a helping hand with your money?

Putting your cash overseas is not for the faint-hearted, so you’ll have to tuck your money away for at least ten years to reduce the risk of losing it all on a sudden crash.

More than 30,000 investors with income shares in the M&G; High Yield Corporate Bond fund will have their payments slashed in December, because the fund did not pay enough tax in August and November.

The Mail on Sunday examines whether shareholder perks are good value or just a gimmick to lure investors. Nick Baldwin invests in the Kent winemaker Chapel Down.

From things to invest in, to ways to do it, the wealth of opportunities on offer make it simple and cost-effective to take control of your money's future. So, welcome to This is Money's new DIY Investing section.

What are clean investment funds, how do you find them, and should you convert your old funds to the new kind?

The new regime is intended to stop fund managers splashing out client's cash on services they might not pay for if it was coming out of their own pocket.

Fund houses are making investors fork out for services such as 'corporate access' - speaking to managers of firms where they want to invest.

Investment companies have to produce a checklist of important details like charges and performance for each of their funds - but what do they leave out?

The extent of a commission clawback by fund providers is laid bare by a breakdown of 'clean' fees and the equivalent 'dirty' ones from a leading fund supermarket.

Assuming you heeded the investing lesson not to put all your eggs in one basket, that still begs the question of how many baskets it is sensible to carry at once?

So-called risk-rated funds are given a number rating so advisers know how dangerous they are before selling them to you.

Getting into the stockmarket at the right time with the right investment can be just as important as holding onto a stock or fund for a prolonged period to let it grow

A simple tool for totting up investment costs is now available: the True and Fair Calculator, launched by campaigners for more transparent fund charges.

New platform providers are cropping up all the time – how can you check yours is legitimate so that your money stays safe?

There may be too many risks in putting money into one firm's shares, but you could take advantage of the revolution with a technology fund or investment trust.

After years on the defensive as economies recovered from the financial crash and subsequent recessions, now may be the time for investors to go for growth.

Neil Woodford is stepping down from his funds where he is Britain's favourite manager. We pick five alternative income funds and trusts worth a look.

The incoming manager on Invesco’s two income funds, Mark Barnett, has actually beaten Woodford.

The highest-paying company of the blue chips on the London Stock Exchange is Hansard Global. The life-assurance fund provider’s dividend yield is nearly 13 per cent.

Katie Roberts, product director for Fidelity Worldwide Investments, reveals some top low risk funds which have low volatility but consistent returns.

With a new army of DIY investors in the UK, we look at the cheapest ways to invest £10,000 in one of Britain’s most popular funds, the £9.3billion Invesco Perpetual Income run by Neil Woodford.

Savers who need to boost their income are finding they must take more risks with their money, so how can you invest for income but still play it safe?

If you're looking to add some flair to your investing Isa with emerging markets, This is Money's experts have some ideas to get you started

Royal Mail shares must be a tempting 'sell' even for those who had resolved to hold on, but there is still heavy demand from buyers. We take a look at why.

Fund managers have turned over-complicating something into an art form. Fundsmith seems refreshingly different, so I've invested.

Hugh Young, star fund manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, has developed ten golden rules for investing in shares over more than 25 years in the markets.

Investing is a long-term game, but where should you tuck away your nest egg for the next two decades? We find simple winning investments with low running costs.

Investment trusts deliver strong performance combined with low fees, yet remain a little explored opportunity for many investors. Our expert picks a selection of the best.

Trackers are low-cost investments rise and fall with an index and while they will never beat the market, their fans say neither will active fund managers year-in, year-out.

With the base rate and savings rates at historic lows, savers are becoming desperate in the hunt for income. Our round-up points you to the best advice

'There is no correlation whatsoever between economic growth and stock market returns.' So says John Bennett, of investment fund Henderson.