JANE FRYER takes a lesson with Camilla’s ballet teacher

Almost every week for the past 18 months — until lockdown — the Duchess of Cornwall has hosted a Clarence House gathering so exclusive that not even Prince Charles has secured an invitation.  It does not involve ambassadors, visiting dignitaries or charity commissioners. There is no vintage champagne in cut-glass coupes, no page boys hovering … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Students’ landlords need a lesson in fairness

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Students’ landlords need a lesson in fairness By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 25 April 2020 These are not good times for our universities with the latest research indicating that a majority of them will end up in the red next … Read more

One big lesson from the latest crash for small investors: Five years is not long enough any more

It is a canard of investing wisdom that short term stock market gyrations should not really matter.  If you have invested for the long term in a way that suits your objectives and attitude to risk, just sit tight. But what is short term and long term?  Five years has always been the standard stipulation … Read more