An economic slowdown or recession has far reaching consequences for prosperity and peoples' jobs of course, but the entire financial system is not in peril, as it was in 2008.

You can now put your money into an investment Isa wrapper, leave it in cash and invest it in stocks gradually over the course of the year. All the major fund supermarkets will allow you to hold cash.

The stock market rally earlier in the week was largely in response to the US government aid package, but it also suggested some investors are hazarding a guess at what the future will hold.

Following the closure of millions of businesses due to the coronavirus, many firms are looking to do all they can to hang on to cash reserves to help them through the difficult time ahead.

Some people will disapprove of the idea of making money from this struggle. But investors have been snapping up shares in businesses developing vaccines or tests.

I looked for a safe investment and came across Wellesley & Co. I received a call, apparently from Wellesley but which turned out to be from a scammer. And I instructed my bank to transfer cash.

Absolute return funds are designed to turn a profit come what may. They were out of favour before the coronavirus emergency, but is it worth shopping for one now?

The much-publicised move by the big banks to cancel their dividends has left investors with mixed emotions and many questions. But the loss of this income will still come as a blow.

Uncertainty may be the new normal. But investors would still like to know whether share prices are close to their lows, or if there is worse to come. The answer is: it's complicated.

The board of the £509million Temple Bar investment trust has served notice to its manager Ninety One, after portfolio manager Alastair Mundy stepped down for health reasons.

In future, more people may want to preserve their money, rather than maximise returns. Fund managers like Jonathan Ruffer who are committed to safeguarding could become power players.

It under-performs in rising markets while outperforming when equity prices are sliding. It's an investment modus operandi that has stood up reasonably well to recent stock market stresses.

Far be it for me to comment on the US's medical response to the coronavirus, but amid these failings the US does appear to have managed the business piece remarkably well.

What Britain's fight against coronavirus has shown is the monolithic approach of Public Health England at the outset of the crisis was a terrible error, which frustrated the medical research community.

The Manchester City right-back hosted a £2,000 sex party with escorts while the Aston Villa captain crashed his £70,000 Range Rover after partying at a friend's flat.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have ruled the football globe for more than a decade, but Jose Mourinho believes Ronaldo Nazario eclipses both the Juventus and Barcelona stars.

The £54million signing from Lyon is unsettled at Spurs and is open to discussing a move to Barcelona this summer. The Catalan side would prefer to offer players in exchange for him.

Spurs have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in relation to the coronaviurs in recent times but with the help of Jose Mourinho they are stepping up their aid in the fight against Covid-19.

Always in the market for a bargain, Spurs are reportedly hopeful of securing a cut-price deal with Bournemouth before Fraser becomes a free agent when his contract expires in June.

Tottenham's second-choice goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga says he is not dwelling on Harry Kane's £200million transfer rumours as he is only 'thinking of him as a Tottenham player'

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Chelsea players' U-turn on accepting pay cuts last weekend followed pressure from players at other Premier League clubs

Ndombele, Tottenham's record signing for £54million, appears ready to try and make the most of his time in north London and prove his critics wrong according to the Telegraph .

In May 2016, a 2-2 draw between the Blues and Spurs at Stamford Bridge, with Eden Hazard scoring a late equaliser, handed the Premier League title to Leicester City after an ill-tempered affair.

The Bulgarian fighter claimed Joshua was afraid of him, promising to rip his world titles away from him and derail his hopes of an undisputed fight against Tyson Fury.

Son returned to his homeland last month to fulfill his military service during the coronavirus pandemic that has brought the football season to a standstill.

Colin McLean, manager of the SVM UK Opportunities fund, says that he is backing British firms with good profit margins, solid business plans and something special in their product or service.

Biotechnology lies at the intersection of a growing need for healthcare and treatments tailored to patients. Ailsa Craig, of International Biotechnology Trust, explains how it invests.

The Daily Mail City team explains the Government plans for the economy.

The Chancellor looks set to admit in the Autumn Statement that the national debt will not be falling as a percentage of national income by 2015-16.

Half this amount - £5,760 - can be placed into a tax-free cash Isa by savers. The full Isa limit can only be invested in a stocks and shares Isa.

The FTSE 100 held onto modest gains after the Chancellor admitted the economy would slightly contract in 2012.

The funds will be used largely to upgrade and maintain existing roads to help tackle congestion and reduce bottle necks.

The lower rate should allow Britain to compete on more favourable terms against other top economies - it compares with 40% in the US, 33% in France and 29% in Germany.

Today’s Autumn Statement has brought the anticipated bad news for travellers, with the Chancellor unveiling the expected rise in the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD).

The move would open up options for investors who are currently limited on which AIM stocks they can include, allowing them to hunt returns among small high growth firms.

Tory MPs had threatened to rebel against the government if George Osborne had gone ahead with his New Year tax hike on petrol and diesel.

The tax-free allowance for pensions will be cut from £1.5million to £1.25million over a lifetime and from £50,000 to £40,000 annually - raising an extra £1billion.

The Chancellor provoked a backlash after saying that headteachers should be able to pay teachers more if they perform better in the job than colleagues.

A 'triple lock' commitment was made in 2010, when the state pension rises were controversially switched from the retail prices index (RPI) to CPI, which has historically risen at a slower pace.

The Chancellor was forced to admit in the Commons that the economy will SHRINK by 0.1 per cent this year, forcing him to announced the Office for Budget Responsibility has predicted the economy will shrink this year by 0.1 per cent, down from the 0.8 per cent growth forecast just nine months ago.

Chancellors can never resist the opportunity to fiddle with pension rules. George Osborne has joined the club, pushed by the determination of the LibDems to be nasty to rich people.

Small companies and stockbrokers welcomed the chance that shares quoted on the junior Alternative Investment Market may qualify for tax relief under the Individual Savings Account shelter.

Banks will be asked to hand over businesses’ credit card transactions in an effort to smoke out tax dodgers, George Osborne announced.

A Gas Generation Strategy published alongside the Autumn Statement confirmed the establishment of an Office for Unconventional Gas and Oil.

The independent Office for Budget Responsibility admitted it expects a £400million shortfall in the Government's coffers, after predicting the bank levy would raise £2.2billion in March's Budget.

The scheme will focus on s road improvements, housing and local infrastructure, regional growth and business, science, and schools and colleges.

George Osborne yesterday announced he was cutting the tax-free amount an individual can put into their pension each year from £50,000 to £40,000.

Motorists celebrated after months of lobbying by campaigners as George Osborne told MPs he was axing the planned January rise.

Labour frontbenchers mocked Nick Clegg, pictured, and his Lib Dem colleagues as George Osborne dashed their hopes of introducing a 'mansion tax' in his Autumn Statement.

George Osborne hoisted an 'Open for Business' sign over Britain with a multi-billion pound package to help firms fight back against the slump at home and the troubles in the eurozone.