Yes, the stock markets are in turmoil … but it really is a good idea to invest

Trump’s tariff chaos has naturally scared some Britons back into the safety of savings accounts – but investing is about playing the long game

Recent headlines about stock markets in freefall and graphs with downward arrows are not what you would choose as a backdrop to persuading people to move from cash savings into riskier investments.

But that was what the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was faced with after announcing that a review of cash and shares Isas was on the way.