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Since launching 500+ funds in October, our clients’ assets in funds have grown over 400%. Freetrade is built for modern, serious investors. No commission. No percentage fees. More growth.

Capital at risk. The value of investments can go down as well as up. Freetrade is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Things are heating up at the top of the world. The Arctic is warming much faster than the rest of the planet and the ice that once kept much of the region closed off is thinning. Countries are now looking north.

In the latest Weekend Read, Alex Pugh outlines how new shipping routes and resource projects may bring infrastructure and strategic interest. But the Arctic is home to people, towns, borders, and ecosystems that are already under pressure. More attention means more risk and disruption. Its future is unlikely to be one dramatic opening but a series of smaller incursions, each adding to the next, as the ice recedes and the sea opens up.

Read the full article below.

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A substantial part of modern lending now sits in a black box.

There’s been a lot of talk about private credit of late. The booming asset class diversifies the lending market and reduces reliance on banks. It can also give long-term investors access to income streams they might not find elsewhere.

But its first real test may still be ahead. A long period of cheap money helped private credit expand. It’s now woven into modern finance.

Now, higher rates, slower growth, AI uncertainty, and rising defaults are starting to test the system.

Read the latest Weekend Read from Alex Pugh below.

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Over 1,000 funds. Now on Freetrade. 🎉

From global equities to bonds, sustainable funds to multi-asset, we've got 1,042 funds from the world's most trusted managers, including Vanguard, BlackRock, Schroders, Fidelity, and more.

Whatever you're investing in, there's a fund for that.

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Cerebras is set to become one of the newest semiconductor stocks.

🧑‍🔬But what are its wafer-scale processors, and how do they aim to handle demanding AI workloads?
🤔Why is investor interest in semiconductors so high?
🍟 What other semiconductor stocks are already out there?

Freetrade has the lowdown on Cerebras and the broader semiconductor industry.

Click the link in the comments to find out more.

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Investing and gambling - are they the same thing?

They might both involve financial risk and reward, but building a sensible portfolio is a far cry from a trip to the casino. That’s why dismissing investing as a simple gamble could stand in the way of your chance to build the financial future you deserve.

Click the link in the comments to find out more.

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The office promises of AI are dazzling. Less admin, fewer meetings, cleaner drafts, faster summaries. The end of the blank page.

But we also face a tsunami of workslop: AI-generated work that appears useful but lacks substance, contains inaccurecies, or needs someone else to correct or redo it entirely. In one survey, 40% of 1,150 US employees said they had received workslop in the past month.

In the latest Weekend Read, Alex Pugh outlines how plenty of office faff deserves to die. But some difficulty is how judgement forms. The trick, as AI settles into office work, will be teasing apart useless friction from useful struggle.

Read the full article below.

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Pension tax relief is the secret to supercharging your retirement pot.

Find out how it can boost your financial prospects for later life, and learn what size contribution the government will make to your pension pot.

Check the link in the comments for our full explainer.

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Do you feel like you don’t have enough money to start investing?

Don’t worry - you don’t need thousands of pounds to start building your financial future.

Starting small and staying consistent can be the key to building a solid portfolio. Thanks to the magic of compounding, you might be surprised at what a small regular investment can grow into over time.

That’s why establishing an investment habit today could be the best financial decision you make.

Get started with our beginner guides in the comments.

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Housing is in the spotlight in the latest Weekend Read from Alex Pugh.

Alex argues that Britain’s housing dysfunction has endured because it serves one powerful group very well: homeowners. This cohort are generally more likely to vote. Therefore, the people who benefit from cheaper homes may be less politically powerful than the people who already own them.

Not only is this unjust, it’s bad for the economy. High housing costs leave households with less money to spend, save or invest. The result is an economy that looks rich on paper, but hollow and wonky IRL.

Read the full article below.

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We've just hit £4 billion in assets under administration. And we're only getting started.

It took 33 months to go from £1bn to £2bn. 14 months to reach £3bn. And just 8 months to get here.

7,600+ investments, low fees, and part of FTSE 100 IG Group. We're building the investment platform you can count on.

Thank you for your trust.

Capital at risk. AuA figure correct as of 20 April 2026. Freetrade is part of IG Group, a FTSE 100 company.

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A Junior ISA can give a child a strong head start in life.

Whether it’s for a first car, a first home, higher education, or something else, setting small amounts of money aside regularly in a stocks and shares JISA can help a child tackle major life milestones.

Open a £0 stocks and shares JISA with Freetrade today, and start building the future your child deserves. Link in comments.

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