Freebies, freebies everywhere and not a single one of any use for anything except cluttering up your desk for years.
Still, if it wasn't for them you'd never go to any of the exhibitions to which you were invited.
Like, who needs the sore feet, the sloshed colleagues and the bags of mouse mats. Well, we do, for one…
Hedge funds. If you understand them whatever you do don't invest in them, that would be too easy.
We mean anyone could do it. No, the best thing is to leave it to the experts so you can decide yourself just how baffling it all is.
Finally, you could just buy the company's shares. That’s the ultimate hedge. Isn't it?
The old cliché has it that as far as the stockmarket is concerned one should go away in May and come back again on St Leger Day. What? And miss out on all the fun? Reeling retailers. Broken banks. Crunching credit. There’s so much more than mere capital accumulation, yield and dividend. Not only are there bargains out there but also more than the odd laugh. Click on the portfolio to see how our writers have got on against the market.