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Jonathan Guthrie

Former Head of Lex

Jonathan Guthrie was for seven years an associate editor of the FT and the head of Lex, the agenda-setting premium commentary service on global capital.

For six years he was City editor and writer of Lombard, an irreverent column on the square mile and corporate Britain. He has also been enterprise editor, midlands correspondent and UK companies editor. He has led investigations into Eurasian Natural Resources Corp, British Biotech and the “Gem of Tanzania” accounting fraud.

He now contributes regular columns on behavioural finance and nature to Weekend FT on a freelance basis.

  • Wednesday, 9 July, 2025
    Personal pensions
    Take control of your pension ‘glide path’ to avoid a savings crash

    As Rachel Reeves is expected to make pension funds channel more money into UK private assets, it is wise to check default schemes to ensure they are suitable for your needs

  • Saturday, 5 July, 2025
    House & Home
    Dancing in the moonlight: time to enjoy the magic of moths

    From the subtle patterns of an elephant hawkmoth to the clever camouflage of a shaded fan foot, these complex nocturnal insects are best admired at this time of year

    Moths flitting around a glowing lantern under moonlight, with pine cones, flowers, and caterpillars nearby
  • Thursday, 5 June, 2025
    House & Home
    Swan upmanship — learning to live with these regal birds is an ancient art

    The English have long had a special relationship with mute swans. But when a magnificent male rears to his full 5ft height, stretches out his 7ft wingspan and hisses like a steam iron, what are the secrets of harmonious cohabitation?

  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Spiralling school fees have made the blow from VAT much worse  

    By raising fees imprudently in recent years, the independent sector has deprived a tier of parents of financial wriggle room

    A man stands on a pile of coins with a historic private school building in the background
  • Wednesday, 7 May, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    Am I being too ‘Weird’ to predict what stocks will do next?

    There are few cultural norms when it comes investing

  • Monday, 28 April, 2025
    Gardens
    Give me fractal fronds over Kindleberger’s Spiral any day

    From the coiling patterns of ferns to the Fibonacci sequence of pine cones, the mathematical order of nature is a soothing antidote to our disordered lives

    Watercolour illustration of ferns, pinecones, snails, and a compass under a full moon, woven with golden spirals, stars, and geometric patterns
  • Wednesday, 23 April, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    How to think about returns in a bear market

    Adjusting for four factors can lower your headline returns. Get used to feeling deflated

  • Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    Why everyone hates dynamic pricing

    Consumers are particularly indignant if they suspect an algorithm is to blame for price hikes

  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    Financial ThinkingPersonal Finance
    Reading between the lines when a CEO steps down

    Investors can deduce a lot from the statements that notify the end of a boss’s tenure 

    Illustration of a hand holding a magnifying glass that is also a speech bubble from a person at a boardroom table
  • Wednesday, 2 April, 2025
    House & Home
    Goldfinches are like Londoners on a summer’s evening — only sober

    In my urban garden, these gregarious, garrulous birds flit from one place of refreshment to another — in their case, it’s not only charming, but a sign of inspiring powers at work

  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    Gold is the real ‘Trump put’

    But the craziness from the White House has not turned me into a gold bug yet

  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    How to de-fang a fraudster

    Criminals don’t need to break into our homes, if they’re already in our heads

    The illustration is split into two contrasting halves: the left side shows a stormy night where a wolf, disguised in a headscarf, raincoat, and handbag, approaches a house. The right side depicts the warm interior of a home, where a man, looking slightly puzzled, gestures for the visitor to enter
  • Tuesday, 18 March, 2025
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Meltdown — the greed that destroyed Credit Suisse

    Duncan Mavin’s gripping account of the bank’s 2023 implosion exposes a crisis decades in the making

  • Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    When is it ethical to invest in weapons?

    I’m comfortable holding defence stocks — but I’d feel happier if UK politicians were offering reform in return for their ESG reclassification

  • Wednesday, 5 March, 2025
    House & Home
    Is your pet a pest?

    Given the potential for domestic animals to cause damage to wildlife, some conservationists are calling for restrictive measures — but mitigating strategies are surely a first step

    A watercolor illustration of an outdoor scene with birds, dogs, a cat, and people in a grassy park, featuring interactions between animals
  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    Tell ‘price walkers’ to take a hike

    We know how this works: you sign up for a deal at a low teaser rate — when it’s time to renew, you’re on a contract with a much higher price

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2025
    Financial ThinkingPersonal Finance
    Everyday lessons from Trump’s dealmaking style

    Will adopting the US president’s aggressive approach make me a better negotiator?

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2025
    Environment
    ‘Rogue rewilders’ are jinxing the lynx

    Proposals to reintroduce these ‘lost’ felines to Britain have a romantic appeal to many nature lovers, but illegal releases are hampering hope

    a watercolour-style illustration of a lynx stealthily moving through a snowy forest. In the background, two deer stand alert
  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    Do investment trust discounts even matter?

    Conventionally, business downplays characteristics that embarrass them. Investment trust discounts are a curious example of an industry doing the opposite

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    How to overcome the overconfidence of age

    Reduce your ego in the financial decision-making process

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    How much money buys you happiness in retirement?

    Money can buy you some happiness, but less than you might think

  • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
    Gardens
    My four-point plan for peat-free gardening success in 2025

    My own alternative mix resulted in cankered cucumbers, pitiable peppers and tasteless tomatoes, so I’ve called in the experts

    An illustration showing a party popper with ‘peat free compost’ written on the label. It has popped with an explosion of flowers, plants and numbers spelling out ‘2025’
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    It’s time to cut loose from bad anchor numbers

    Politicians and salespeople frequently seek to tether our thinking to a fixed number — with the aim to nudge us into agreeing to whatever suits them

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Financial ThinkingInsight & Comment
    Accurately predicting the next crash is impossible

    But we can weather downturns better by controlling our own biases

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Gardens
    Nine gifts for nature lovers

    All they really require is access to green space and time to spend there. But a metal squirrel baffle et al may just enhance their enjoyment

    watercolour-style illustration featuring a red squirrel in a wintery setting
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