Investing experts are reiterating their pre-election advice : keep calm, stay invested, and wait for matters to become clearer before making big changes to your portfolio. This did, after all, stand investors in good stead after the Brexit vote. But opportunity knocks in times of uncertainty, and some assets, sectors and investing styles are being tipped to succeed under President Trump.

After they dipped on opening by more than 1.5 per cent, the markets calmed after Trump's victory speech at around 8.30am. His promises of massive infrastructure spending that could lead to a building boom soothed investors' worries and the market climbed all day. Stocks and shares trading at Britain's biggest broker Hargreaves Lansdown was double its usual level - though lower on the day after Brexit when £50bn was wiped off FTSE stocks.

Over the past five years, Rob Burgess has flown business class to Abu Dhabi, Boston, Calgary, Cape Town, Las Vegas, Moscow, New York and Singapore. You'd assume this kind of jet-setting would mean splashing out thousands of pounds on flights. Those business class return tickets to Dubai, for example, would normally cost £6,000. The secret? Airmiles, now known as Avios reward points.

Crooks are desperate to get their hands on your personal data. Even if they don't use it to raid your bank account, a few key pieces of data are enough to enable them to rack up huge debts in your name. So it's vital you do everything in your power to stop them. Start by following our indispensable eight-step guide to staying safe online.

Older homeowners who need to borrow cash in retirement can cut their costs by thousands of pounds with a new type of home loan. Lenders are launching cheaper types of retirement home loans that let you pay off interest every month.In some cases, that will shave £30,000 off the total cost of the loan over ten years.

The town centre M&S; had become an embarrassment for the business. So M&S; shut it down and moved the shop to a retail park on the edge of town, creating 60 jobs. Yesterday this move was held up as an example of what other outdated M&S; stores can expect. They'll be shut or transformed in to food businesses.

I have £40,000 invested in a bond linked to the FTSE 100, and it is due to mature in December. I have read that if I don't advise the bank otherwise, then it will be invested automatically for another five years. What should I do?

I received a letter from a firm called Robinson Way asking if I had ever lived at an address in Essex. I replied that I had lived at my home in South-East London since February 1946 and had never resided in Essex. On February 3, I received a further letter from Robinson Way showing that a supposed £2,000 debt owed to Santander had been sold to Hoist Portfolio Holding.

A demand for the Government to ditch the valuable pledge in 2020 was launched by MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee over the weekend. Ex-Pensions Minister Ros Altmann has also renewed her call for it to be scrapped in favour of a 'double lock'. And industry experts have chimed in to point out the present system is costly and unsustainable. So how does the triple lock work, and what might replace it?

The price of gold has risen from £1,030 at midnight to £1,060 this morning as the Presidential election result became clear, before settling back to £1,050. The gold price has been as low as £821 in the last six months. One Birmingham-based gold wholesaler reported sales up tenfold on a typical day.

The Nottingham-based firm, best known for its credit scoring service, said the decision came after a review of its business. Experian said that while the division had won new clients and seen strong revenue growth, it did not fit in with the rest of the group's businesses. In the six months to September 30, Experian said performance in North America had been good while revenue growth in Latin America had hit 7 per cent. Operating profit was down 8 per cent at £408.9m.

When I broke up with my ex I gave her £6,000 in cash and furniture worth £2,500 as a gesture of goodwill so she wouldn't have to worry about money. But now she has a new partner I've asked her to pay me back and she's refusing, is there anything I can do?

Before you make any decisions about where to invest, whether to buy a rental property or what to do with your pension, it's generally a good idea to get a complete picture of your financial situation - and how it interacts with your wife's. In simple terms, this means adding up all your savings, investments and the equity in your home. These are your assets. Then do the same with your debts - your outstanding mortgage, overdrafts, car finance, any personal loans, store cards or credit cards. These are your debts. Assets minus debts = your wealth.

William Hindmarch setup BOTB in 1999, first venturing into Heathrow with a Porsche he had to clean with bottles of Evian because there were no taps on site. Now, thousands of people use his site every week to play for luxury vehicles. We chatted to some of the people who've won over the last two years.

Utility giant ScottishPower is still failing to deal effectively with customer complaints - just seven months after it was handed an £18million fine by regulator Ofgem. In the latest episode of customer service ineptitude, it has allowed debt collectors to threaten an 87-year-old widow despite giving previous assurances that her billing problems had been resolved.

A shed has hidden qualities that can make it far more than just a place to store tools and bikes. Here, The Mail on Sunday discovers how the humble shack can be transformed into an idyllic retreat - inspiring you to learn new hobbies, improve family relationships and make money.

Residents of Kingston Upon Thames have the best credit scores in the UK followed closely by Lerwick while Sunderland tops the list of the postcodes with the worst scores. Check how your postcode compares using the ClearScore interactive map

A couple who sold their house are nearly £100,000 out of pocket after their solicitor was tricked into sending their money to a fraudster in a new terrifying scam hitting both buyers and sellers. The scam involves fraudsters intercepting e-mail threads between home movers and their solicitors and convincing one of them to move money into the fraudster's account.

Venture capital trusts offer generous income tax relief, tax-free dividends and the chance to strike it rich with early stage companies, yet remain something of a mystery to many investors. To find out more about what VCTs do and what they invest in, we invited Stuart Lewis, of Octopus Investments to join us on the Investing Show.

House prices will rise by more than £50,000 in some areas over the next five years, Savills forecast, as it mapped out potential property gains across the UK. The typical value of a home across the country will rise 13 per cent by the end of 2021. However, the biggest monetary gain is tipped for the South East, where higher prices combined with a larger percentage increase led to a forecast rise of £53,200 over five years.

To clear the average national household debt of ?13,000 at 6% interest with a monthly repayment of ?100 will take around 17 years. There are, however, plenty of simple ways to make significant savings on your regular spending that could clear your debt - or boost your savings - in less than a year. This is Money's top 50 - updated - money-saving tips may appear light-hearted but are deadly serious.

Choosing the right DIY platform is crucial but a wealth of choice and changes to charges have left many investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best. We also highlight why investing in an Isa makes sense, as it should protect your hopefully growing investments from tax forever.

Despite endless media coverage of the political wrangling and financial speculation, the average Briton can be forgiven for remaining confused about what 'soft' and 'hard' Brexit really mean. About the difference between the 'Norway model' for the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the UK and the 'Swiss solution'. But a clever table put together by HSBC in a report called 'Is Brexit Getting Harder?' cleaves some clarity from the murk.

An interest rate cut before the end of the year looks less likely following the plunge in the pound. However, the Bank of England has indicated that higher inflation driven by rising import costs won't make it lift rates.

Musicians have seen pay rises averaging nearly 20 per cent in 2015, while cleaners are getting 17.8 per cent more, and window cleaners 12.3 per cent. Artists in general are earning 14.6 per cent more in 2015 than 2014, according to the huge annual data dump of pay scales by the Office For National Statistics highlights.