MoneyTalk Radio Finance Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Today on the show - Tom Stevenson is here to talk about recent unusual manoeuvres in the currency and bond markets, and what this might tell us about the next possible crisis to hit investors. Tom’s recent article on this topic can be read here.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week in the markets: the US hogs the headlines in the last week of the holidays, with tariffs, the Iran war, inflation and rising bond yields in focus. Plus, Nvidia’s results shine a late spotlight on the AI boom. And gold and bitcoin return to favour.
Read: US in focus as our summer break winds up
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to reveal the secrets of our ISA millionaire investors? How do they invest their money - and what is the secret to their success that the rest of us can emulate?
- Read Jemma’s article – including the funds and stocks most popular with our ISA millionaires – here.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to explain upcoming changes to pensions and Inheritance Tax and why they change the equation on where to take your retirement income from. Read Jemma’s full article on this here.
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This week in the markets: investors are riding high as earnings season draws to a close, but there are challenges up ahead.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Marianna Hunt is here to explain why your aim in retirement should be to ‘Die with zero’ - at least if you follow an extreme approach to retirement planning that more and more retirees are turning to. You can read Mariana's article here
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to walk us through the changes we can expect when the government delivers its Autumn Budget 2026 - now set for 28 October. Plus - the changes we already know about that could matter far more.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Stocks hit record highs after a strong earnings season.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Tom Stevenson is here to talk about a new record level for the FTSE 100. Why is Britain’s stock market enjoying a golden summer while rival markets stumble? And can it continue? Tom’s recent article analysing the UK market can be read here.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to tell us why the final few years before you retire can be amongst the most important for achieving your goals - and how you can use the rules of ‘carry forward’ to give your savings a boost. Read Jemma’s full article on carry forward here.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: there’s no let up for investors this summer with volatility in tech stocks, oil and currencies, set against a two way pull of rising earnings (good for shares) but also higher bond yields (the opposite).
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Marianna Hunt is here to answer the question - how rich are Britain’s pensioners? We've run the numbers on how the UK compares to European rivals on pensioner wealth and income. The full results of Marianna’s analysis are free to read here.
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Marianna Hunt is here to talk about the temptation to opt-out of pension savings. Can it ever make sense - and who is at most risk if they opt out of retirement saving?
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Oil fluctuates as tensions ebb and flow in the Gulf; markets hold firm despite the Mag 7’s underperformance; all eyes are on interest rates, with decisions due on both sides of the Atlantic; and earnings expectations nudge higher.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show Tom Stevenson is here to talk about the remarkable power of passive index funds and why some famous investors are beginning to warn their dominance holds threats for stock markets.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to tell us what it takes to bridge the gap between retirement and State Pension. How can you reproduce the income the State Pension provides and retire earlier?
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: the broad market remains resilient despite cracks showing in the AI boom; inflation and interest rates are the main data focus this week; earnings season steps up a gear; while here in the UK, Andy Burnham becomes Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show -Tom Stevenson is here to tell us why he has turned (even more) optimistic on stock markets - despite the bearish predictions abound elsewhere. What is holding up stock markets - and can it last?
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to tell us about ‘replacement rates’ in retirement - the proportion of your working salary you’ll need to recreate in retirement to maintain your living standards. The results might come as a surprise. You can read Jemma's recent article on replacement rates here.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: earnings season begins as investors find more reasons to be cautious; Andy Burnham prepares for his coronation as Britain’s next prime minister; while Kevin Warsh sets out his vision for the Fed to Congress.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Marianna Hunt is here to walk us through the rules on gifting to beat Inheritance Tax - and specifically the ‘normal expenditure our of income’ exemption that could be one of the most powerful way to beat the tax. You can read Marianna's recent article on this here. IHT gifting allowances: 8 key questions answered
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to explain some important changes to ISAs due to arrive next year. We answer investors questions - including whether there will be tax to pay on assets that can currently grow free from UK tax. You can read Jemma article on upcoming ISA changes here. How ISAs will change in 2027
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - we’re answering your questions with topics ranging from new ISA tax changes to signs that the AI bubble is about to burst. Tom Stevenson is here to give the answers.
Read Tom's latest Investment Outlook.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Investors pause for breath after a dramatic six months.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week in the markets: Volatility increases as cracks show in the AI boom; Andy Burnham sets out his long-term vision for rising living standards in the UK; and the IPO market shows some signs of life.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to walk us through analysis which turns existing thinking about retirement investing on its head. Is this the secret to maximising your retirement prosects? You can read Jemma's article on this topic here: Why de-risking your pension is riskier than you think
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: shares tread water amid multiple uncertainties, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, the US and Iran circle each other suspiciously, central banks weigh conflicting inflation and growth data, and the AI boom persists - for now.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo is here to tell us how much money you need for a ‘comfortable’ retirement. What kind of lifestyle can you expect - and how much do you need to save to get there. That’s our focus today.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Marianna Hunt is here to discuss whether it’s possible to time your investments to super-charge your returns. Does it ever pay to wait for the perfect time to invest? That’s our focus today.
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Tom Stevenson is here to hold our hand after an alarming wobble in stock markets of the past week. Why are investors suddenly becoming cautious again after shrugging off any bad news up to now?
Ed Monk is joined by tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Jobs data trigger AI air pocket.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Fidelity’s Jo Lewis is here to talk about Power of Attorney. This vital legal protection is simple to set up and can save you money and precious time if you or a loved one is unable to make their own decisions - but it is often overlooked. We discuss what everyone needs to know about Power of Attorney.
Ed Monk is joined by Jo Lewis to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: share prices continue to climb the wall of worry; despite no clear progress in the Gulf and with little in the way of economic and corporate data this week, investors are sticking with the positive AI narrative.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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In this episode of the podcast we welcome James Browne from the Tony Blair Institute. James has co-authored a radical new plan for the State Pension that has sparked fierce debate about the future of the payment. Could his plan work - and what would it mean for you?
The Personal Investor podcast aims to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - Marianna Hunt is here to tell us about the signs in your financial life that you are saving too much - and not investing enough.
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: inflation dominates in a quiet week for results and economic data; meanwhile attention shifts from strong earnings growth to valuations in an environment of rising bond yields.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - we welcome fund manager Jasmine Yeo to the pod to discuss the 60/40 portfolio - once investors’ best friend but a lot less reliable these days. Can it still work? And if it doesn’t, what does?
Ed Monk is joined by Jasmine Yeo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in markets: investors react to UK political drama and the world’s biggest AI company prepares to publish some blockbuster results.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Tom Stevenson is here to pass on the investment lessons he plans on giving to his new grandson. What has he learned over a lifetime of investing that the next generation can benefit from?
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - can you use cash to offset the risk of investment falls in retirement? Tom Stevenson has been looking at history for a plan to balance his finances in retirement, and that’s our focus today.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Investors remain torn between the AI boom and the shadow of the Gulf conflict; UK government bond yields edge higher as pressure on the government mounts; India misses out on the EM party; and all eyes are on the stagflation twins - we have data this week on US inflation and UK growth.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - a potentially very important change is coming affecting pensions and the Inheritance Tax on them. For those affected it could require a complete overhaul of their financial plans for retirement. Marianna Hunt is here to explain and offer up some steps to take now in order to mitigate the risk.
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: shares and bonds stand at a watershed as earnings soar on the back of the continuing AI investment boom but the Middle East conflict casts a persistent cloud over the economic outlook.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Premium Bonds continue to be the most popular financial product in the country - but do they deserve that status? Jemma Slingo is here to explain how Premium Bonds have stacked up versus other homes for your money over the past decade.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: a busy few days beckon as technology stocks drive the market to new highs; earnings season accelerates with a focus on results from the Magnificent Seven; and it’s a big week for central bank rate decisions.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - why have markets stormed back to new highs despite such ongoing risk and uncertainty? And which indicators should investors watch for what happens next. Tom Stevenson is here to explain.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Volatile news from the Gulf holds the key to global equity markets; but strong earnings growth puts a floor under prices for now.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - when does it makes sense to take tax-free cash from your pension? And which method of taking it will be best for you? Jemma Slingo is here to explain this often misunderstood part of the pension system.
Ed Monk is joined by Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - we are in a brand new financial year, so it’s a great time to run the rule over your finances and make sure you are on track to meet your long-term savings goals. We’ve got 5 essential checks to help you do it.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Shares give back some of last week’s gains as peace talks stall and the US threatens to blockade the Straits of Hormuz.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - we’re answering your questions, and there’s really only one topic dominating investors thoughts right now.
Can investors protect themselves from the fall-out of the ongoing Middle East conflict? What are the safe havens to turn to, and is it too late to act?
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - how do seasoned investors harness the power of investment trusts to pay themselves a reliable - and inflation-beating - income.
Ed Monk is joined by Richard Evans to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: investors hold their breath as the deadline for a deal between Iran and the US approaches.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - how much money would someone who retired back in 2015 have left if they had been living from their pot all that time? We’ve been analysing how the markets have treated the first cohort to retire under pension freedoms - and the results are surprising.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - how much money do you need to earn before the tax system regards you as ‘rich’?
The level at which UK workers begin to pay higher rates of tax has been falling relative to the overall level of wages - we’ll examine how much that’s taking from pay-packets.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: 2022 revisited - a bad month for balanced portfolios.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - we explain the sudden turnaround for interest rates and what that means for households. Are we really about to see three interest rates rises in 2026?
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - what lessons do you need to teach your children to give them the knowledge they need to manage their own finances later in life? Finance guru Claer Barrett is here to share her wisdom on the good - and bad - habits we can pass on to our kids.
Ed Monk is joined by Claer Barrett to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: investors welcome US de-escalation after a shaky start to the market week.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - if we were making our first investment in 2026 - how would we do it? Leading investment journalist Holly Mead joins us to answer that question.
Ed Monk is joined by Holly Mead to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: central banks are in focus as conflict in the Gulf shines a renewed light on inflation; the rotation out of the US goes into reverse; fears mount behind the scenes in private credit; but investors stick to their conviction that the Middle East crisis will be short-lived.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Jemma Slingo joins Ed Monk to discuss what each of them are putting in their ISAs this year.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - how will seasoned investors be handling the current bout of turbulence in the markets?
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: equities and bonds fall after a historic surge in the oil price as the Middle East conflict enters its second week.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - what plans do you need to have in place a decade from retirement? Then five years out, and finally two years from the point you quit work for good? Marianna Hunt joins us to discuss.
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Today on the show - does it make sense to invest a whole lump sum into investments, or to phase your money over time? The method you chose can make a big difference to your returns overall - we’re breaking down the numbers.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Investors react to conflict in the Middle East and the UK awaits the government's Spring Statement.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - what are the funds to buy now and hold on to about for 10 years? Tom Stevenson is here to tell us the set-and-forget funds he’s picked for the next decade.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Today on the show - why are so many concerned about Student Loans and the latest changes to them? Does it make sense for parents to pay their children’s university costs - or keep their money invested instead?
Ed Monk is joined by Andrew Oxlade to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: Tariffs are in the spotlight again after the US Supreme Court wades into the year-old trade war; the rotation out of US stocks accelerates; earnings season draws to a close; all against a backdrop of heightened political uncertainty.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - how do Premium Bonds compare to other potential homes for your savings? When do they make sense, and when don’t they make sense? That’s our focus today.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Today on the show - why have UK investors been fleeing their home market? Last year was the tenth in a row that UK funds saw significant net outflows - so whatever happened to ‘home bias’ in investing?
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: The AI story turns from positive productivity gains to negative disruption of business models; inflation eases on both sides of the Atlantic; while the market broadening softens the impact of the tech sell-off.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - there’s been an explosion of cash saving in the UK but has it delivered for savers? Have cash returns held up against inflation and could investments be a better choice?
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Today on the show - is a half a million pound retirement fund enough to give you the retirement you want? What are the different routes to generating an income from a pot of that size - and what do they each generate? We’ve run the numbers.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: Japanese stocks soar after a Takaichi landslide in Sunday’s election; US tech stocks bounce back from last week’s AI-focused retreat; and precious metals stabilise.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - what can those receiving the State Pension expect in 2026/27? And how much will the Triple Lock be worth in the future?
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Today on the show - Tom Stevenson is here to tell us how he’s planning on using his pension in retirement to generate an income. The assets he’s buying, the amounts he’s taking and the risks to his plan going wrong. We’ll cover it all.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: gold and silver fall further as investors assess America’s new central bank chief; the UK and Europe press pause on interest rates; and Japan heads towards a snap election.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - why are so many investors turning to metals to strengthen their portfolios? Gold, silver, and now copper are enjoying huge winning streaks - is there still time to get on board?
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Marianna is here to talk us through the mistakes that can befall you in your 20s. Rising wages and access to easy credit can be exciting additions in early adulthood - but there are pitfalls to avoid as well.
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: Gold and Korean shares soar to new record levels; Japanese shares slide after central bank intervention boosts the yen; and the US braces for the first interest-rate decision of the year.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - trade and the threat of tariffs have remerged to spook markets early in 2026. What does the experience of last year tell us about the likely course of events from here - and what should investors do?
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: geo-politics casts a shadow over the ongoing bull market; while precious metals continue to offer a safe haven for nervous investors.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - we’re talking to one of the UK’s most prominent investors. As manager of Fidelity Special Situations, Alex Wright is more qualified than anyone to talk about the UK stock market. What’s been driving its winning run - and can it continue on 2026?
Ed Monk is joined by Alex Wright to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Today on the show - how will the markets treat those looking to retire in 2026? How will current levels for shares, cash, annuities and the State Pension shape the fortunes of retirees now and in the future?
Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: the year end melt-up continues into 2026 as investors shrug off geo-political upheavals; and gold hits a new record on worries about Fed independence.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - Tom Stevenson is here to tell us the three funds he’s adding to his portfolio this year. We’ll hear why he’s made these choices and how he’s using them in his portfolio.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week - we’re answering your questions as we start a brand new investing year.
Will the AI bubble pop? How will politics impact our financial lines in 2026, and can winning investments like gold continue to shine? We’ll attempt to answer all of it.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: The FTSE 100 finally hits 10,000; the US intervenes in Venezuela; and retailers report on Christmas trading.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - building a pension pot of a quarter of a million pounds is a realistic aim for many people - but how much does it really get you in retirement? We run through the numbers.
Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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What will 2026 hold for investors? Will AI continue to drive returns for another year - or will the bubble burst? What do the fundamentals tell us and where might opportunities lie elsewhere? That’s our focus today.
Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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If you’ve got a bit of extra cash each month, what’s the smartest thing to do with it? Should you overpay your mortgage, invest in an ISA or pay more into your pension?
It sounds simple, but making the wrong choice could leave you tens of thousands of pounds worse off over the long term. We’ve crunched the numbers and uncovered which option could leave you significantly better off.
This week Andrew Oxlade is joined by Marianna Hunt to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week - as one of the UK leading financial journalists, including as the head of the Financial Times’ Lex column, Jonathan Guthrie has seen the world of investment - the good the bad and the ugly - up close for years. Now he’s passing on what he’s learned to investors, and we’re delighted to welcome him to the podcast this week. You can purchase Jonathan’s new book The Truth About Investing here.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Jonathan Guthrie to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: The final interest rate decisions of 2025 will hog the headlines; as jobs data in the US and UK paint a picture of a modestly slowing economy; and investors assess a third year of rising stock markets.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show - cash ISAs are changing following a much-anticipated reform announced in the Budget. What does it mean for savers, and where else might they have to turn to get the steady cash-like returns they’re seeking?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: the Fed weighs up a third rate cut, the chancellor fields questions about her Budget, and predictions flood in for the year ahead.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week in the markets: November breaks a seven-month winning streak for shares; we assess the odds of another Santa Rally; and the case for quality and diversification.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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We’re giving our verdict as the dust settles on a much anticipated Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week. How will the raft of tax changes announced affect you, and how have markets taken it all?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week - how much cash should you have in retirement? I don’t mean for holidays or to fix the boiler, but as an aid to your overall financial mix. What’s enough and too much - cash to hold?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: sentiment settles after last week’s volatility; Black Friday shines a spotlight on the US consumer economy; while here in the UK, all eyes are on the Labour government’s tricky second Budget.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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How relevant is Warren Buffett to investors today? The Sage of Omaha has given his latest written update to shareholders - surely one of his last. Could his meteoric success be repeated today?
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Today on the show - arguments over the generosity, or otherwise, of the UK State Pension never seem to end - but how does the UK State Pension actually compare to those of other countries?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: Investors harvest gains after a six-month rally; the UK struggles to price in Budget speculation; and Asian markets are hit by China/Japan tensions.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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At what age can you expect your earnings to peak, and then decline. It’s a vital question for anyone planning their financial life - and it might come sooner than you think.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Andrew Oxlade to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week – what does a knife-edge interest rate decision at the Bank of England tell us about the state of the UK economy right now? When – and how far – will interest rates fall?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: strong earnings offset valuation concerns; the US government re-opens for business; while here in the UK, jobs and GDP data set the scene for the Bank’s next rate-setting meeting.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Gold has enjoyed an incredible run, but can that continue? The precious metal has dipped from its peak this year - what happens next?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Today on the show - how do you turn those savings you’ve been making over the years into a secure and repeatable income in retirement? Fidelity’s Richard Evans - author of Your Retirement Salary - joins us to talk it over.
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This week in the markets: shares close out October on a winning streak; and will the Bank of England follow the Fed lower?
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, what are cheapest stock markets in the world right now?
It is possible to put a figure on the relative valuations of one stock market versus another - and that’s what we’ve been doing this week. We’ll reveal the cheapest - and most expensive stock markets - and run through the merits of investing in them. We also cover how best to use valuations in your investing.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week, we're talking income tax - and why, whatever happens in the Budget next month - it is already on the rise for many people. What is fiscal drag? And what is the worst example of it in the tax system?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: central bank meetings and tech stock results provide plenty of tests for a buoyant stock market.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - should you take your pension tax-free cash now? Many of those near, or in retirement are asking themselves that question as rumours swirl of potential reforms to the system for retirement savings.
What are the good - and bad - reasons to take tax-free cash?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Today on the show - we’re answering your questions as we head - believe it or not - into the final months of 2025.
Will markets crash? Are pensioners in the crosshairs as the Budget approaches? What next for AI and for gold? We’ll attempt to answer all of it.
If you enjoy the show please rate us, share us or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: gold and Japanese stocks pick up the leadership baton as the US bull market heads towards its third anniversary and a 90% gain.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show, if you know anything about inheritance tax, it’s probably that you can give your money away and, as long as you survive 7 years there’s no tax to pay.
But do you really understand the 7-year rule for IHT? That’s the focus today.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: the bull market grinds higher; China picks up the leadership baton; and gold hits another new high.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, are there parallels between today’s record-breaking stock market and another bull market from the past — one that ended in a devastating crash?
That’s the focus today. If you enjoy the show, please rate us, share us, or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: the global bull market pushes higher as US monetary policy eases and investors ‘keep dancing’.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, after a decade or more in the wilderness, annuities are back on the agenda for those looking for retirement income. Why is that, and how can you make the maximum use of the vastly improved rates for annuities?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: the Fed gets ready for the year’s first US interest rate cut; Asian stocks lead a global bull market; IPOs bounce back in America; but inflation and government borrowing are the focus in Europe.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - what is rumbling in the bond market? Why have the prices of some government bonds been falling? What does it mean politically here in the UK and the US? What does it mean for stock markets and why does one group of individuals stand to gain from it?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: shares shrug off political turmoil as they gear up for a possible final fling at the end of a long bull market.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, how would you cope if you lived to 100 years of age? More and more of us are reaching that milestone - and the odds of you reaching it may not be as long as you think. What does it mean for society, for public finances and for your personal finances too?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: It’s back to school after a summer in which once again it paid to ignore the traditional advice to Sell in May; but concerns are mounting about Trump’s ongoing assault on US financial institutions; while here in the UK the return of parliament focuses attention on a difficult upcoming Budget.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - it is said that bull markets don’t die of old age, they are killed off - but who could the likely culprits be?
Will persistent inflation - and rates that stay higher for longer - finally catch up with markets? Will faith in AI finally begin to run out?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: Fed independence and tech results vie for investors’ attention; gold miners reap the benefit of a hike in the precious metal; and bond investors continue to test the UK government.
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This week - is it too late to buy those Magnificent 7 companies? They have driven returns for years now and are again making the running in 2025 - but why are some experts warning they represent a risk to your portfolio?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Jemma Slingo to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in markets: corporate earnings season is drawing to a close, but we have a busy week of economic news ahead
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week in markets: The Bank of England has lowered interest rates to 4% - but its decision leaves us with more questions than answers.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - the inheritance tax (IHT) net is soon to be cast more widely - will you be caught by it?
Why is IHT the subject of such disagreement, how is it changing, and what can families do to reduce their bill?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Marianna Hunt to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in markets: America’s tariff rate will reach its highest level since the second world war when new levies are introduced on Thursday.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - what’s your plan for when inflation strikes and threatens to derail your retirement? What is the risk that rising prices pose for retirement funds and what can you do to cope.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: summertime melt up
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, will you be able to rely on the State Pension in the future? How much might it be worth and how much would it cost you to reproduce with your own savings?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: investors take a breather after a dramatic first half year of the new Trump presidency.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - markets are back to new all-time highs. What has been driving prices higher - and should investors worry about falls to come?
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets - are investors too complacent?
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, we’re answering your questions at the mid-way point of 2025.
Is the chaos caused by US trade tariffs over? Is the UK economy headed for the rocks? What tax changes affecting investors might be on the way? We attempt to answer all of it.
Host Ed Monk is joined by Tom Stevenson to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: investors continue to view the glass as half full as shares are pulled two ways by tariff fears on the one hand and a big, beautiful fiscal boost on the other.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week in markets: The US stock market defies the odds yet again to reach an all-time high. Meanwhile, the senate prepares to vote on Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ and investors await key economic data.
Fidelity’s Jemma Slingo reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show, is it better to invest in the giants of the stock market, as most of us do, or to back smaller companies? We have looked at the data and struck on some remarkable findings - both good and bad for ‘small caps’ investors.
Host Andrew Oxlade is joined by Jemma Slingo and Richard Evans to a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: US bombing of Iran is the main focus as investors weigh up the scenarios; meanwhile the spectre of rising US debts and deficits waits in the wings.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week we look at the most powerful forces you’ll ever come across in finance. It’s the importance of reinvesting dividends. We’ve crunched the numbers to see what difference that makes to returns in the UK and the US and found some quite surprising results.
Host Andrew Oxlade and Tom Stevenson a provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: Mid-East tension dominates the headlines, but markets remain calm; the world’s leaders gather in Canada; and the world’s central banks announce interest rate decisions.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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Today on the show, is American economic exceptionalism coming to an end? There have been signs in both the stock and bond markets this year that investors are increasingly willing to look further afield for their returns - but should they?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: US inflation data marks the latest round in the tussle between the Federal Reserve and The White House; investors eye trouble in the bond market and the UK Government reviews spending.
Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, is the 60/40 portfolio still useful for investors? When does it work - when doesn’t it work - and what alternatives can do the job if it can’t?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: buying the dips pays off thanks to the so-called TACO trade; but the bond yield ceiling remains in place; investors look beyond US supremacy; and will value have its moment in the sun?
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, Premium Bonds are the most popular saving product in the UK - but should they be? How do they work, and do they represent a sensible home for your money? That’s our focus today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: all eyes on bonds on both sides of the Atlantic; tariff wars are back in focus as Trump plays hard ball with Europe then backs down; and equities are squeezed by rising bond yields, high valuations and moderating earnings growth.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - could the secret to a happier - and a more financially secure - retirement be to work longer? That might be a horrifying thought to some, but there’s growing evidence that working longer would be a fulfilling and necessary option for more and more of us.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: American bond traders signal new alarm over Trump tax cuts and America’s loss of AAA credit rating while investors in Europe await details of the new EU-UK trade deal and Bitcoin soars again.
Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, have we been doing passive investing wrong? Half of us, give or take, now invest our money passively - but is there a better way?
We’ll take a look today at alternative ways to track investment markets with your money.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: shares rise on positive China/US trade talks; the rotation out of US assets continues; hard assets return as a portfolio diversifier; and changes are on their way for the UK’s ISA.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, we’re talking interest rates - with the Bank of England due to cut the cost of borrowing we ask what effect it will have on your finances - and where rates will end in 2025.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: shares recover their losses since ‘liberation day’; the oil price tumbles as Saudi Arabia chases market share; interest rates are in focus on both sides of the Atlantic; and a historic moment, as Warren Buffett stands down at Berkshire Hathaway.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, why should you invest in gold - and why shouldn’t you invest in gold?
The surge in gold prices this year has generated much interest in the precious metal - is it too late for it to add value to your portfolio? And what’s the best way to buy it?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: shares are in limbo, stuck between hopes for a Trump put and worries about a tariff-fuelled slow down.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week in the markets: investors seek out haven assets and shun the US. Meanwhile, longer term they assess whether the 16 year bull market may have run its course.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, how will the world’s most famous investor be handling the latest ups and mostly downs in the markets? Today we’re talking Buffett and asking what wisdom he has to pass on to investors when markets are in freefall.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: shares stabilise after a week of extreme volatility; bonds and the dollar signal nervousness about US assets; and gold hits another new high.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, we’re answering your questions as markets continue to lurch in response to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
Is the US heading for recession? Is there worse to come and how should portfolios be balanced now? We’ll attempt to answer all of it.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Reset
As investors reset expectations from tax cuts and deregulation to trade war, tariffs, inflation and possible recession, Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, what are the cheapest stock markets in the world right now? And why is the UK market so lowly valued?
It is possible to put a figure on the relative valuations of one stock market versus another - and that’s what we’ve been doing this week. We’ll reveal the cheapest - and most expensive stock markets - and run through the merits of investing in them. We also cover how best to use valuations in your investing.
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This week in the markets: It’s Donald Trump’s Liberation Day and investors are running for cover.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, with the end of the tax year in sight, and tax-efficient investing allowances for 2024/25 about to close, where are Fidelity investors putting their money?
We’re running through the best-selling funds of this year, plus taking in the choices of our millionaire personal investing clients – and there’ll be some choices from Tom as well.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: markets stabilise after a four-week correction; the Rest of the World picks up the baton from America; and Rachel Reeves prepares for a well-flagged Spring Statement.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, how do savvy investors handle periods of volatility in markets? Recent weeks have brought some serious turbulence for investors - what should they do and what shouldn’t they do to ensure success in the long run?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: central banks set interest rates against a challenging policy, trade and economic backdrop; and investors continue to rotate out of the US.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - if you retired 10 years ago and have been taking income from a pot of investments since then, how much would you have left?
That’s a question relevant to thousands more retirees after retirement rules were changed a decade ago to allow many more people to use their savings this way. We’ve crunched the numbers to see what shape their finances would now be in - and the results are revealing.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: the power of diversification as the Trump Bump morphs into a Trump Slump; and US inflation shows the way for the American economy
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week - why do so many investors want to be contrarians, and why do so many of us fail at it?
What does it take to really stand apart from the crowd - when does it work, when doesn’t it work - and what are the great contrarian plays right now?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: the US market attempts to turn the tide after a disappointing February, the UK finds itself in a sweet-spot as defence stocks shine and China updates on growth.
Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, how to navigate a world in which the balance of geopolitical power appears to be shifting.
Elections in Germany, more talk of US trade tariffs and a revival in China have given investors much to digest and we’ll be discussing that.
And then - what changes when you move from saving into investments to withdrawing from them? We’ll tackle the psychological challenge of using your investments to provide a livelihood.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Germany steps uncertainly into a new era of independence for Europe; the Ukraine war enters its fourth, and perhaps final, year; and markets continue to rotate out of the US into Europe and China.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, how can you best divide your money between cash and investments? When does it make sense to make use of one or the other - and what would proposed changes to the rules for Cash ISAs mean for your money?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: the changing shape of the Trump trade; and all eyes this week on inflation and growth.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, if you had to choose an investment to buy now and not touch for the next ten years - what would it be?
That’s the challenge our very own Tom Stevenson set himself recently and he’s here to tell us his findings - and the ten investments he’ll be holding for the next decade.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: another week, another tariff; inflation and growth in focus this week; but investors hang onto risk assets despite the uncertainty.
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
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This week, markets are emerging from the first salvo in Donald Trump’s promised trade war. Canada, Mexico and China - the three biggest trade partners to America - were the first nations in the President’s crosshairs - even if some of them have been given a reprieve, for now.
Are Trump’s trade wars for real, or just a bargaining tactic? Who’s the next target - and how much should it all worry investors?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: Markets shaken by the start of Trump’s trade war.
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This week, how has the emergence of a single Chinese app managed to wipe billions off the value of the biggest companies in the US stock market?
That’s what happened over the past 24 hours following the emergence of the AI app DeepSeek. Is the disruption it threatens real, and what happens next in a US market so reliant on the promise of profits from AI offered by its leading names?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: President Trump’s first week sent shares to new highs; but worries about an inflating stock market bubble, alongside a left-field shock from China’s AI sector, has seen the market hit the buffers.
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This week, we’re looking at two important world events – one from today and one from five years ago. First – how could we ignore him - is Trump, and the early signs from his second term as President of the United States.
Then we’ll look back on five years since the first human-to-human transmission of Covid-19. What are the lessons for investors of the pandemic?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: markets focus on Trump’s return to the White House; earnings season gets into full swing; and gilts bounce back on weak UK data.
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This week, how much do our habits around money tell us about our psychology, our emotions, and our happiness?
It might be more than you think and to tell us why, we’re very pleased to be joined this week by Vicky Reynal - a psychotherapist who specialises in financial behaviour. It’s a fascinating conversation.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: interest rate fears and high valuations cloud the equity outlook.
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
The questions this time suggested investors are in an upbeat mood as 2025 gets underway. Many are seeking new investment opportunities after banking gains last year, while other topics included nervousness about a second Trump term and upcoming changes to pensions.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: with the consensus uniformly bullish, can markets deliver a third consecutive year of gains?
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This week - it’s our last podcast of the year and we are in reflective mood. We’ll be looking back at the year just gone and looking forward to the year to come, running through a few of the lessons that 2024 has held for investors.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: 2024 ends with a bang - will 2025 be a third year of gains or the end of the party; and the final week before Christmas clears the decks with inflation and growth data and the last interest rate decisions of the year.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: Oil and gold react to Syria and South Korea unrest, but US market hopes grow for 2025
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This week - is Inheritance Tax about to move from being a rich person’s problem to something many more ordinary people have to worry about?
Planned changes are expected to significantly widen the net of Inheritance Tax.
Will you be affected and where will IHT hit hardest?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: reading the scorecard, a month on from the US election; and France briefly pays more to borrow than Greece.
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3 lessons from the past 25 years and cash returns in 2025
This week, how do you assess the first quarter of the 21st century in investment terms? Luckily Tom Stevenson has had a front row seat for all of it and joins us to answer that question.
And then we’ll ask what the future holds for cash savers in 2025.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: inflation is the main focus ahead of December’s rate-setting meetings; and continuing US leadership is the consensus view as investors settle on their 2025 Outlooks.
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This week, with the world changing around it, what kind of shape is the UK economy in? The latest updates on growth were disappointing, and there may be more difficult news to come on inflation and interest rates.
What does that mean for our finances, the Government’s accounts, and the stock market?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: investors position themselves for Trump 2.0 nearly two weeks after the Presidential election.
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This week - did you miss the ‘Trump Trade’? And if you did, and with markets surging all over the place, is FOMO setting in?
We're focusing today on the prospects for investing money after Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election - especially for those who have been sat on the sidelines. Is the Trump bounce over, will it last and what’s the smart place to put your money now?
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: US investors assess the Trump bump; the UK weighs up Rachel Reeves’s Budget; and China stimulus disappoints.
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This week, we’re reacting - along with the rest of the world - to the Donald Trump victory in the US Presidential Election.
Not all the permutations are known - at time of recording at least - but the direction of travel is not in doubt. Four more years of Trump and a powerful mandate to deliver on his agenda.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: Investors watch nervously as a knife-edge US election approaches; markets settle after Rachel Reeves tax, spend and borrow Budget; central banks are expected to cut rates on both sides of the Atlantic; and highly rated markets in the US and India lose momentum.
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This week, we are reacting, of course, to the Budget - the first of this Labour government and historically significant in its scale.
What are the stories revealed in the numbers that the Chancellor didn’t tell us from the dispatch box this week? And where does it all leave our finances?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: politics is in the spotlight as the UK prepares for a big tax-raising budget; America heads towards a crucial Presidential election; and Japan punishes the ruling LDP party.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: Around a fifth of companies in the S&P 500 are due to report this week, likely testing the market’s six week-long winning streak as gold surges and UK investors brace for incoming tax rises at the Budget next week.
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This week, we’re celebrating the second anniversary of the stock market bull run. And with share prices breaking new ground seemingly as each week passes, investors will be celebrating too - but can the party last?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: three big questions for investors: two years into the bull market, is there further to go; three weeks from the US election, does the result matter to investors; and where do interest rates end up.
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
The questions this time were dominated by the upcoming Budget in the UK, and what that means for pensions and savings. But not only that - we had questions on the Middle East, the US election, tech and much else besides.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: the bull run approaches its two-year anniversary; strong employment data curb US interest rate expectations; and earnings season kicks off on Friday.
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This week - investors in China have had to be extremely patient with Chinese shares in a slump these past couple of years just as other global markets have surged - but last week brought some relief. Can it last?
Plus, we’ll round up the latest speculation ahead of the Budget later this month.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: China posts its best week since 2008 on new stimulus; the US rally continue to broaden out; but Japan wobbles as a snap election is called.
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This week, when was the last time you gave your pension some attention? There’s good reasons why even those relatively engaged in their finances might not be completely on top of their pension saving.
Why does that matter - and how can you fix it? That’s our focus today with our special guest, the BBC’s Iona Bain.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: shares hit new highs as the Federal Reserve plays catch up on interest rates; the Bank of England holds fire; and Labour’s annual conference focuses attention on October’s Budget.
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This week, after a difficult few weeks for investors it would be easy to be gloomy as the nights draw in, but we’re concentrating instead on the reasons to be cheerful and why - most of the time - it pays for investors to be optimists.
Plus we’ll take stock of a big week in economic news and check whether it made sense to ‘Sell in May’ this year.
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: interest rates are the main event with rate decisions on both sides of the pond and in Japan; gold hits a new high; and markets settle after the summer squalls.
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This week, what have been the biggest tax blunders made by Chancellors over the years - and what can they teach Rachel Reeves ahead of her first Budget as Chancellor next month?
That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: bond yields send mixed messages about the health of the economy
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This week, why haven’t efforts to equalise the financial challenges faced by men and women worked? What more can be done and which obstacles still remain that prevent women establishing themselves on the same financial footing as men?
That’s our focus today and we have two fabulous guests to talk it over. Claer Barrett from the Financial Times and Fidelity’s Claire Dwyer join the podcast this week.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: political, economic and market risks are in focus after a rollercoaster summer for investors.
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This week, we’re looking at an old question in investing - but one which is taking on new relevance in today’s topsy-turvy market.
Should your investing be ‘passive’ or ‘active’ - and what does that choice mean, not only for your returns, but the behaviour of markets overall?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: Nvidia’s latest results will be watched closely; the oil price is in focus as geo-political risks mount; inflation remains under the spotlight on both sides of the Atlantic; and gold sits at an all-time high.
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This week in the markets: shares regain the prior week’s losses in a ‘blink and you missed it’ correction; and all eyes are on the Jackson Hole symposium for clues on US interest rates.
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This week, we’re taking stock after a very bumpy week or so in the markets. We’ll look at the reason for the volatility, whether it will last and some of the investments that look well placed as the dust settles.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: lessons from last week’s blink and you missed it volatility; inflation in focus; and earnings season comes to a positive close.
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This week in the markets: Investors are braced for a rocky week after Asian markets tanked after bad jobs numbers spooked Wall Street and triggered fears of recession, and as tensions rise in the Middle East.
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This week, changes to the government’s tax and spending plans that many warned were coming got a little closer this week after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £22bn hole in the public finances.
What does that mean for our finances, what tax changes could come and why might it be a mistake to try to pre-empt any changes to tax rules?
That’s the focus today - if you enjoy the show please rate us, share us or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: interest rates are in focus on both sides of the Atlantic; shares continue to rotate out of the Magnificent Seven and into smaller companies; and earnings season gets into full swing.
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This week, have investors finally regained their appetite for smaller companies - and what could that mean for returns in the near future?
A big recovery for American smaller companies in the past week has plenty of people asking those questions.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: markets stage a massive rotation out of mega caps; US politics is turned on its head by Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the Presidential race; China cuts interest rates to boost its faltering economy; and earnings season moves onto the front foot.
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This week, with the half-way point of 2024 now behind us, how are markets stacking up for the rest of the year and what are the key dates and events that will set the agenda for the next six months?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: investors assess the implications of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump; China grows more slowly than forecast; the odds of a September Fed rate cut shorten; while over here the King's speech will set out the UK government’s agenda.
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
The questions this time were dominated by the theme of the election, the new Labour Government and its plans for our finances. But there were also questions on tech, the future for rates and bonds and much else besides.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: markets shrug off political upheavals; earnings season kicks off; and it remains a tale of two stock markets.
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This week - it’s a week in which its impossible to ignore the impact of politics on our financial lives so that’s where we will be starting today.
Elections in France and the UK are of immediate concern, but it’s the latest developments in the battle to be the next US President which may turn out to be the most consequential political events of the past week.
And then we check in on the sometime biggest company in the world Nvidia. Why are some now doubting it’s future dominance in AI?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: French shares bounce in anticipation of a hung parliament; markets notch up another six months of growth as pass the half way mark of 2024; and Britain prepares for a likely change of government.
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This week - with a new Government imminent what does it mean that inflation is now back on target, especially at a time when rates remain high?
Will cash continue to grow its appeal to investors - and can wage rises help undo the damage from the cost of living crisis?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week in the markets: the Fab Five dominance is starting to look worrying; and US inflation data this week will shine a light on the upcoming interest rate pivot.
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This week, what do you tell people who are entering middle age without anything by way of savings for their retirement? Many people are in exactly that position and today we’ll show them how you can save £100k from nothing - even if you’re several decades into your career.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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In the markets this week: European shares steady in the face of political uncertainty; UK investors eye interest rates updates; and Asian shares suffers after weaker Chinese data.
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This week, how will upcoming elections impact financial markets? Some surprise results in EU elections last week have knocked European markets - what will national elections in the UK, France and the US later this year mean for investors?
And - what will the latest decision from central banks tell us about the path to lower interest rates?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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In the markets this week: European shares count the cost of extra uncertainty as radical parties make gains in the EU elections, and the Federal Reserve is in the spotlight in a big week for central banks.
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This week, why has the State Pension become a battleground in the upcoming General Election - and what are the parties promising?
Will the Government’s pledge of ‘Triple Lock Plus’ move the dial on its dire poll numbers, and will Labour respond with its own offering to pensioners?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: India hits a new high on election hopes; Nvidia soars as option buyers squeeze the price higher; and central banks look to head in different directions.
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This week - has the FIRE movement run out of fuel - and if has, is it time for a replacement ‘CHILL’ philosophy?
If none of that makes any sense to you, do not worry - all will be explained in this week’s episode.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: inflation is the main focus in a holiday shortened week on both sides of the Atlantic; copper bulls have big gains for the red metal in their sights; and bond downgrades loom as the economy finally slows.
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This week, how do you spot the market-leading companies of the future? In a world where every investor is looking for the next big thing - is it really possible to separate out the winners from the also-rans?
Ian Mortimer certainly believes it is - and it’s his job to do just that as manager of the Guinness Global Innovators Fund. He’s our guest on the pod this week.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week in the markets: Shares move to new highs after April’s mini wobble and the rally broadens out; commodities pick up on economic strength; and inflation heads back to target.
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This week - is China still the great opportunity for investors that it once was?
Those backing China have been made to wait as the giant Asian economy undergoes growing pains - will they be rewarded for their patience? That’s our focus today, as we bring you an interview with one of the leading investors in China.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week, after the showers and squalls of April, May has a distinctly brighter feel to it. Investors have been rewarded with a strong week in markets as the month gets underway - we’ll look at why,
And then, why might one of the oldest commodities known to man be a barometer for our future - with an ever-increasing valuation to match. We’ll take a look at the case for copper.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: the UK is in focus in a holiday shortened week; slower job creation, rekindling hopes for a US interest rate cut; and the strong dollar starts to bite.
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This week - can there really be any truth to the old city adage - Sell in May and go away, don’t come back till St Leger’s day’?
If you think there is then you’ll be looking to get out of the market about now - but do the numbers back up that decision? We’ll be looking at ‘sell in may, and investing superstitions in general, today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: shares hold up despite hot competition from rising bond yields; earnings season beats expectations; commodities eye another supercycle; and the world gets used to a stronger dollar.
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This week - is the US market undergoing a reality check? A sell-off in April, and a nasty dip for the magnificent 7 last week in particular, have investors asking that question. What’s driving it - and it is it all bad news?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: shares retreat on geo-political tensions and interest rate fears; and earnings season gets into full swing with the Magnificent Seven in focus.
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This week, we’re taking the temperature of markets after a weekend of worrying geopolitical news. How will the tension in the Middle East affect economies - and what can or should investors do to mitigate geopolitical risk?
And then - our semi-regular check in on Premium Bonds - what is the case for them now?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: shares remain stable in the face of escalating geo-political concerns; the dollar rises as rate cuts are taken off the table; and investors prepare for first quarter earnings season.
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
The questions this time focused on the sustainability of recent market gains, the impact of elections on either side of the Atlantic, the best source of income and much else besides.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity's Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: UK shares return from the Easter holidays with a spring in their step with oil and gold on the rise; the US ebbs back on rate fears and markets await new inflation and jobs news.
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Today on the show, markets are hitting new highs around the world - what fear should that hold for investors? Well look at what history tells us about investing near the top of the market.
And then - with the end of the financial year in view - we’ll take a mathematical look at that vital question - ISA or pension?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: shares enjoy the best week in months as central banks signal interest rate cuts; the UK starts to attract bargain hunters; and corporate bonds are in favour as investors seek to lock in higher rates.
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This week, what explains the UK stock market’s pedestrian performance versus its peers over the last two decades - and is there a case that it can, finally, catch up?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: all eyes on interest rates as central banks meet on either side of the Atlantic and in Japan.
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This week, where can investors look as markets get ever-more concentrated? The dominance of the US stock market - and a small group of companies within that market - means plenty are wondering how to hedge their bets.
Fascinating new analysis offers some answers, and that’s our focus today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: the rally finally broadens out; bitcoin and gold both hit new records; and the pound rises as UK starts to look safe and boring.
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Today on the show we’re reacting to the Budget - potentially the last set-piece financial statement from the Government before a General Election.
There were eye-catching measures on National Insurance and a new UK ISA for investors to get excited about - but will it be enough to move the dial politically.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week, Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: markets edge further into record territory; the focus shifts from interest rates to earnings; while here in the UK, all eyes are on the Spring Budget.
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This week, the start of the year has been strong for stock markets - but has it been too strong?
Some are beginning to ask whether the extreme gains made at the top of global markets is - in fact - the sign of a ‘melt up’ in share prices - the last leg before the bubble bursts. Are they right?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week, Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the market this week: bullish sentiment spreads around the world on the back of Nvidia’s blockbuster results announcement; earnings are heading in the right direction; and global house prices bounce back.
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This week, how worried should investors be that the UK has now fallen into recession? How have markets typically behaved when the economy starts to shrink and what can investors do to ride it out?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In the markets this week: are we re-running the dot.com bubble; how are investors playing the China rout; and how have investors revised their interest rate expectations?
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This week, how much do you need to give yourself a comfortable retirement, and will you need to work into your 70s to get it?
There have been important contributions to the debate on the future of retirement in the past week and they are our focus today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week, Fidelity's Emma-Lou Montgomery reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Will UK and US data gives us an update on when we can expect interest rates to start falling in the UK and the US.
A trio of speeches by central bankers, including the Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey will be closely watched. And keep an eye out for updates from the UK’s utilities companies, the European banks and US consumer goods manufacturers.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Jerome Powell pours cold water on optimistic interest rate hopes; tech stocks surge on the back of strong results; and China polarises the bulls and bears.
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This week, we’re splitting our attention between two stories from this week - first, the latest round of rate-setting meetings on both sides of the Atlantic. Will the market get what it wants with some dovish words from central bankers?
And then we’ll take a look at China, where the stock market has been a disappointment for its backers over the past year - but does now represent a good time to buy?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: central banks are back in focus as the Fed and Bank of England unveil rate decisions; earnings season shines the spotlight on the Magnificent Seven; and will the demise of Evergrande mark peak pessimism for the Chinese stock market?
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This week - when should you sell an investment? So much of our energy as investors is focussed on what, and when, to buy - but knowing when, and when not, to sell is just as important.
That’s our focus today - as well as rounding up the state of markets three weeks onto a new year.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
This week in the markets: the S&P 500 reaches a new all-time high but without conviction as investors question whether the 2023 Santa Rally went too far too fast.
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This week - how can investors work the dominance of the Magnificent 7 giants to their advantage? Those remarkable tech companies at the top of the US stock market have driven the bulk of returns and were a saving grace for investors last year.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen re-ignite inflation fears; bitcoin joins the investment mainstream; and the US election kicks off in Iowa.
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This week, it’s a Quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
And as 2024 gets underway, the questions this time reflect the delicate moment that markets find themselves in - some hope that the recovery can continue but some fear as well that the next set-back is around the corner.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the Santa rally turns into a New Year hangover but the focus remains the same: investors are obsessed with the direction of interest rates.
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This week, to welcome in a new year we’ll be giving you eight ways to fix your finances - not just for 2024 but forever. Well, almost.
From clearing debt, to making wills and saving too, there’s bound to be something you can do today to lock in financial benefits for the future.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week, it is our last pod of 2023 and we have a fantastic guest to round off the year.
Claer Barratt is not only the trusted consumer editor of the Financial Times - she’s also a weekly guest of daytime telly queen Lorraine Kelly on ITV, a regular contributor to the BBC, and much else besides. In other words - Claer is one of the most trusted voices on money issues in the UK today and we’re delighted to welcome her to the pod.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Santa Powell fires up a year-end rally as investors welcome the Fed’s nod to rate cuts in 2024.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: as investors wind down to the holiday season, all eyes are on the final central bank meetings of 2023.
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This week - what are the various paths that markets could take next year - and what would each mean for investors?
We’ll attempt this week to put some numbers on the chances of each scenario happening - just don’t call it a prediction.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: shares and bonds close out a bumper November as investors focus on an earlier than expected cut in interest rates next year.
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Today on the show - as it turns 40 years old, what role should the FTSE 100 play for investors? How has the Footsie changed over the years and what does it say about UK plc?
That’s our focus today - as well as some chat about a jump in the price of gold.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: investors start to look ahead into 2024 with many questions about the future direction of the market as yet unanswered.
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This week - we’re reacting to the Autumn Statement, including a big giveaway to workers, some new incentives for business - but some grim news on growth as well.
Is any of it enough to shift momentum in the economy - or in the polling ahead of an election next year?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the Autumn statement is the main focus on this side of the Atlantic, while the US prepares for a short Thanksgiving Week.
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This week, have we just seen a genuinely game-changing moment in the recovery for economies - and investments?
Inflation has taken a tumble on both sides of the Atlantic. Markets, which had been hopeful that rates have peaked - now seem sure that they have.
What does it all mean for your finances? That’s our focus today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: inflation is the main focus with price rises forecast to fall back on both sides of the Atlantic; earnings season draws to a positive close; and, here in the UK, attention turns to next week’s Autumn statement.
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This week we’re tackling the big questions before the highly anticipated Autumn Statement on 22 November. Who better to tell us what to expect than our very own Tom Stevenson. Here’s what he has to say.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: hopes that rates have peaked trigger a big market rebound; but attention shifts to whether we are heading into a re-run of the inflationary 1970s.
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This week - we’re rounding up the big news affecting markets this week with interest rate decisions due on both sides of the Atlantic, big movements for gold and an update from the world’s most famous investor.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: stock markets continue to readjust to the new higher for longer environment; and it’s a big week for central banks.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: Markets start the week in a nervy mood; bonds yields rise again on gloomy Fed comments; and big tech limbers up for a big earnings week.
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This week - they are the go-to way to invest tax-efficiently, but there are calls for the government to overhaul the ISA system.
What could be on the agenda when the Chancellor announces his financial plans next month?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: one year on from 2022’s bear market low, where next for shares? And a focus on rotations: how long can the Magnificent Seven dominate the market and when will we see a shift from growth to value and the US to the rest of the world?
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This week, it’s a Quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
Recession, cash and hope for a recovery in markets all featured high in the thoughts of Fidelity investors - and that’s our focus today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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This week, what financial wisdom would you pass on to the next generation? What lessons, as a seasoned investor, do you wish you’d known when you were starting out?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: shares suffer their worst quarterly fall in more than a year; the World Bank warns on prospects for China; and is it time to invest in bonds?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: shares fall for a third week in a row as the Fed signals higher for longer rates; the pound falls back again as UK rates go on hold; meanwhile this week’s focus is European inflation and US and UK growth data.
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Fidelity’s Emma-Lou Montgomery reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: much of the focus will be on interest rates with the UK and the US central banks about to announce their latest decisions. UK house prices will be under scrutiny again and so will the UK retail sector as a handful of major retailers report.
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This week, what was the best year to retire - in recent history at least? We’ve been putting a lot of thought into that question - and into finding out why timing matters when it comes to turning your savings into an income in retirement.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: markets pause for breath ahead of the traditionally nervous September/October period; US inflation and European interest rates are the main focus; and China casts a lengthening shadow.
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This week, what do falling house prices mean, not only for buyers and sellers, but for the economy and for those investing in property?
Why do we have such an attachment to bricks and mortar and could decades of property price growth finally be coming to an end?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: markets cheer the growing likelihood of a soft-landing next year in the US; the UK performed better through Covid than previously thought; and Beijing ramps up stimulus as investors turn their back on China.
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This week, investors cannot have failed to notice that the burgeoning stock market rally that was going along quite nicely this year has come to a halt.
Why is that, and will the pause in progress last? That’s our focus today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: investors assess Powell’s Jackson Hole message; China tries to rebuild confidence as post-Covid slump continues; and inflation finally starts to fall back in the UK.
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This week, we’re talking tax and in particular those taxes that affect wealth built up over many decades - both Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax are high on the list of concerns of long-term investors - but which should worry them more?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: all eyes are on the Jackson Hole summit in one of the quietest weeks of the year in markets; pressure rises on Beijing to stimulate China’s slowing economy; meanwhile the summer correction continues in equity markets.
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Fidelity’s Emma-Lou Montgomery reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: market watchers keep a close eye on Wednesday's UK inflation data, while over in the US the Federal Reserve releases the minutes from its July meeting.
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This week, can we now say that we are back in a bull market - and if we can - why have many ordinary investors missed out on it?
Stock markets are well on their way to recovering all of the painful losses of 2022 - so why have so many of us spent the year so far effectively on the sidelines?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: equities pause as investors weigh up rising bond yields and still falling earnings; and commodities rise as the war in Ukraine intensifies.
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This week, are contrarians about to enjoy a long-awaited day in the sun? Value investors have been betting on some big trends in markets going into reverse but they have been made to wait for a pay-off - is that about to change?
Plus, we’ll look forward to an update on interest rates this week.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: markets notch up a third week of gains on hopes for lower inflation and an interest rate peak; so far so good for earnings season; and Japan begins a historic shift in monetary policy.
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This week, how should turning 60 change how you invest? Our very own Tom Stevenson is closing in on that milestone and has some wisdom to pass on.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the floodgates open on earnings season; a big week for interest rate announcements; and the UK starts to play catch up.
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This week, we’re looking at the two of the big influences on share prices right now - the macro environment of inflation and rates, and the micro influence of the actual money being made at companies.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the investment glass remains half full as lower inflation and, so far, good earnings reports suggest the bull market could have further to go.
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
Questions this time were dominated by themes of inflation, interest rates and their knock on effects to portfolios.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: All eyes on earnings season as stocks and bonds part company.
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This week, how are markets - and investors - doing at the half-way point of 2023? In all sorts of ways, expectations have been defied this year - why is that, and what comes next?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Emma-Lou Montgomery reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: all eyes on the latest US jobs data and earnings updates from retailers this side of the Atlantic.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: investors shift their focus from equities to bonds as persistent inflation makes the case for higher for longer interest rates.
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This week, can we really have returned to a bull market? By the technical definition of that term, US shares have put last year’s bear market behind them and are back on the front foot - so why doesn’t it feel like it?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the UK is in focus with house prices, inflation and interest rates in the spotlight; more data suggests the US bull market has legs; weak Chinese growth spills over into Europe; and the ongoing 60/40 debate.
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This week, should the rise of AI be a cause for optimism, or fear? That’s a question relevant to economies and societies - but also the stock market as well.
That’s our focus this week, along with the other major news on US interest rates.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: All eyes are on interest rates this week and next; and, having risen 20% since last October’s low point, investors are asking: are we now in a new bull market?
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This week, we’re taking a look at two assets that are enjoying a bit of a moment after years of being shunned by investors.
Firstly, there’s money market funds - these tortoises of the investing world are suddenly receiving hare-like levels of interest.
And then, we’ll visit Japan, where decades of deflation and stumbling recoveries are - at last - being reversed.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Emma-Lou Montgomery reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update, is the rally on Wall St enough to calm jitters, despite the ongoing battle with inflation and ever-present recession fears? Will bargain-seeking holidaymakers make this a bumper summer for Wizz Air? And what will become of the CBI?
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This week, a pension at work is the first investing that many of us will ever do - whether we appreciate it at the time it or not.
Engaging with the investment choices made inside your pension tends not to be the highest priority when you’re young - but there’re very good reasons to do it.
We’ll hear today from Fidelity’s Nafeesa Zaman about how she went about that task in her own pension.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: US legislators make breakthroughs on debt ceiling talks; attention shifts to the chances of further interest rate hikes; and UK house prices are in focus on a quiet week for companies.
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This week - have we now passed the worst of the inflation crisis that has been squeezing our finances for more than a year?
Price rises in the UK are now slowing down but it’s happening less quickly than in other countries and there are worrying predictions that we will simply have to get used to higher levels of inflation from here on.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Japan and Germany break out into uncharted territory - will the US follow suit? And all eyes are on inflation as the year-on-year comparisons improve in the UK.
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This week - Europe has emerged as an unlikely frontrunner among global stocks markets over the past year. Often overlooked in favour of the rock star companies of the US, leading continental companies are now enjoying an extended period of success.
Is now the time for UK investors to reassess Europe?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: growth is back in focus as signs of a slowing economy mount on both sides of the Atlantic; and what will that mean for investors from here?
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This week - we’re looking back to the big festivities of last weekend. Not the celebration of King Charles in London but, instead, the celebration of King Warren in Omaha.
The latest meeting of shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway has just taken place with attention, as always, on its 91-year-old chairman and CEO Warren Buffett.
What latest words of wisdom did he have for his devotees in Nebraska? That’s the focus today.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the Bank of England’s interest rate dilemma; the US bumps up against the debt ceiling - again; and earnings season draws to an encouraging close.
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This week - after a period playing catch-up, dividend paying stocks returned to their trusted role of protecting investors’ returns last year.
What are the prospects for dividends now, where can you find them and what does the future hold? Our guest, Ian Mortimer from the Guinness Global Equity Income Fund is here this week to answer those questions.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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In this week’s market update: looking under the bonnet of a narrowly focused market rally; looking forward to three big central bank meetings; and earnings season continues at full throttle.
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This week, does buy-to-let still work? Renting out a second property became the shortcut to financial security and - in some cases - great wealth for a generation of Brits. But, ructions in the mortgage and property markets have put all that in question.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: can economic and earnings growth justify the market’s strong start to the year?
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This week, it’s a Quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
Questions this time covered a wide range of topics with investors searching for clues for how several key stories in markets will play out. Hopefully we’ve got some answers for them.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: a big week for data here in the UK but also in China; earnings season gets into full swing with more banks in focus; and where next for the pound?
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This week, after a long wait are the fortunes for emerging markets finally looking up?
Despite all the advantages they hold, emerging markets have struggled to beat their mainstream counterparts for years - but is that about to change?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: earnings season kicks off again; where next for interest rates; and a new face but unchanged policy at the Bank of Japan.
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This week, what are your new tax year resolutions? After a difficult past 12 months, many investors will be looking for ways to turn over a new leaf as a new financial year gets under way.
What are we doing differently in the 2023/24 tax year?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: A strong start to the year despite recent banking concerns; oil surges as OPEC cuts supply; and is it time for emerging markets to shine again?
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This week, we are seeing the immediate effects that higher interest rates are having on those companies most exposed to them - the banks chief among them. But what is happening to other assets where the link is less obvious?
Gold and commercial property - both popular among retail investors - have seen big price movements in recent weeks and months - what’s going on?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: banking pressures ease but investors still believe the crisis has put an end to the rate hiking cycle.
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This week, a new threat is stalking financial markets right now - a possible new crisis in the banking sector. We’ll examine what’s going on.
And we’ll take a look at last week’s Budget and the changes that will allow more money to be put into pensions.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the global banking crisis rolls over into a third week as UBS snaps up Credit Suisse; all eyes shift to how central banks on both sides of the Atlantic will respond, with rate setting meetings for the Fed and Bank of England; meanwhile the market turmoil shows up in big moves for gold, oil, bonds and gas prices.
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This week, we’re breaking from the normal cycle of markets and economy news to go back to basics and ask - what makes you invest - and what puts you off?
Fidelity colleagues Becks Nunn and Nafeesa Zaman join Ed Monk to talk about the challenges of being a new investor, and the way they’ve found of overcoming them.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Markets are digesting rescue measures aimed at calming banking nerves after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
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This week, what can we expect from next week’s Spring Budget?
Jeremy Hunt is facing the usual barrage of demands for changes and reforms to tax and spending plans - but what room does he really have to deliver them?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: markets stabilise after a bruising February; China sets a new growth target; the UK’s stock market outperforms but fails to attract companies; and where next for bonds?
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This week, with stock markets proving volatile, what’s the case for turning to cash instead? And if you do it, where’s the best home for your money?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: shares suffer their biggest fall since December as inflation looks to be stickier than hoped.
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This week, can you be a successful investor while also being part of the solution to the world’s great challenges?
Investors who put their faith in ESG investing believe that you can. With an increasing number of us looking for investments which will do no harm - can the promise of ESG really match those expectations. With the help of expert Julia Dreblow we hope to answer that question this week.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: shares pause for breath as bond yields rise and earnings forecasts head lower
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This week, should investors see their glass as half full, or half empty, right now?
We’re looking at two sides of that argument today - with the case for why the market may be getting ahead of itself, on the one hand, and why this could be a great time to invest, on the other.
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Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: inflation is the main focus as markets pause for breath after a strong start to 2023.
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This week, we’re taking in a plethora of news affecting investors including - a new high for the UK stock market, the prospects of a pensions tax break and the case for gold.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the New Year market rally continues despite rising interest rates; and attention shifts to whether earnings and valuations will support the market’s bounce back.
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This week, we’re talking about why this is perhaps the biggest week for stock markets - and economies - so far this year.
Updates on interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic plus results from some of the biggest companies in the world - the outlook for investors could look quite different by the time we hit the weekend.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: a pivotal week for interest rate policy; tech stock earnings are in focus; and China’s re-opening is in the spotlight after the New Year break
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This week - they were the darlings of the stock market for multiple years but 2022 was a disaster for tech companies. Investors who had ridden the rise of tech felt the pain of sudden fails.
Now those giant companies are having to recalibrate their ambitions, cut costs and deal with a much tougher environment - what does that mean for those still invested in tech?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: China starts the year of the rabbit on the front foot; the oil market faces more turmoil as Russian exports are squeezed again; and the final data releases set up key rate setting meetings next week
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This week - will the FTSE 100 break through it’s all time high - and what does it mean if it does?
UK blue-chip shares have started the year with a fair wind - what will it take for them to rise even further this year.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the FTSE 100 approaches a new all-time high; China is in focus ahead of the country’s New Year celebrations; and earnings season gets into its stride
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This week, it’s a Quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
Questions this time covered a wide range of topics - with even a hint of optimism creeping into the view of some investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Shares start 2023 on the front foot and earnings are quickly in focus as fourth quarter results season begins.
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This week - what’s needed for markets to take an upward turn in 2023?
Optimists are predicting a pivot in markets once some of the factors that pulled share prices lower last year begin to reverse - but when will that be?
That’s the focus today - if you enjoy the show please rate us, share us or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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This week, it’s our last of 2022 and we’re looking back on a year that investors would probably like to forget, and forward to 2023 to ask whether things will begin to improve.
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Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: a difficult year comes to a nervous close; just a smattering of data this week; and a few thoughts on the year ahead.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: all eyes on the big central banks for the last rate calls of the year; and the oil price is falling despite Russian supply threats.
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This week - what would you give to be able to buy shares at a big discount to their market value? Believe it or not one common type of investment allows you to do just that - on the face of it at least.
Investment trusts are often the choice of seasoned investors - are they right for you?
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Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the Santa rally gets underway as China re-opening hopes and easing interest rate concerns boost sentiment around the world.
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This week - what is on the mind of investors right now? Following a recent live Q&A session we have a pretty good idea, thanks to dozens of questions submitted by Fidelity customers.
We’re dedicating the podcast this week to answering some of them.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Western markets continue to rally on hopes that inflation is peaking; the Fed points to slowing rate increases; but spreading protests hit sentiment in China.
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This week, did the wealthy get off lightly in the Autumn Statement - or are they really shouldering the heaviest burden?
We’ll examine the extra tax being levelled on the better off by the Government.
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Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Wall Street pauses ahead of the run in to Christmas; the dust settles on the Autumn Statement; and the looming slowdown weighs on the oil price
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This week, have markets turned a corner? With little fanfare, global markets enjoyed their best week for two years last week.
What’s behind the rise - and is this just another false dawn for markets?
Plus - we’re looking ahead to the Autumn Statement this week.
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Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: US stocks stage biggest two-day rally since the financial crisis; China bounces back on Covid and property optimism; and the UK braces itself for a tough Autumn budget.
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This week, what do stock markets want from the US midterm elections? With results still being counted, does one party hold the confidence of investors more than the other? Or do markets just want some certainty?
And then a look forward to next week’s Autumn Statement in the UK - and in particular, which of the rumoured tax rises, if any, will come to pass?
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Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: The Fed pulls the plug on another bear market rally; a two-year recession looms in Britain; but China starts to see light at the end of the Covid tunnel.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: markets rally on hopes that peak interest rates are in sight; and the US anticipates market-friendly gridlock after next week’s mid-term elections.
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This week, what is the economic picture facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he becomes the third incumbent in Number 10 this year?
How have markets reacted and how will the UK fare if - or is it when - recession arrives?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: A third Prime Minister in seven weeks but markets welcome a more stable outlook; Earnings season is in focus in America as mid-term elections loom; and China is under the spotlight as President Xi Jinping consolidates power.
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This week, we’re digesting the latest market movements after the Government reversed its tax plans in order to reassure investors - has it worked?
And then - is it better to be too early, or too late, to a market recovery?
We’re mulling the pros and cons of betting on a rebound in stock markets.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: another day, another U-turn here in the UK; meanwhile, fair value for stock markets falls further as the Fed faces further inflationary pressures; and China sets the scene for the next five years.
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This week, it’s a Quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
Questions this time reflected the current nervousness of markets - hopefully Tom’s answers can bring some calm.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: earnings season looms large as investors look for signs that the bear market is approaching the low point.
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This week, what can you do to put your finances on a firmer footing as we enter what’s likely to be a tough few months?
From household bills to investments and your mortgage - what are the questions you need to be asking right now?
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: A government U-turn sees the pound strengthen; Credit Suisse scrambles to reassure markets; and oil resumes its upward path after a cut in OPEC output.
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Do you know where your money would go if you were to pass away - and does your family know as well?
Inheritance planning is never simple but it’s getting more complicated as traditional family structures evolve. That makes it more important than ever to have your plans laid out well in advance - and that’s our focus today.
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the pound is in focus as the new UK government’s radical mini-budget last week raised more questions than it answered; meanwhile, markets continue to worry about rising US interest rates after yet another big hike and the promise of more to come.
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This week, is this the week when the pattern for markets - and our household finances - is set for the winter ahead?
Big news is expected from the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the UK Government that will reset the mood. We’ll look ahead to what’s in store.
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the central bank squeeze continues as normal service resumes.
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This week, we have, at last, a new Prime Minister and their to-do list is lengthy. We’ll assess their most pressing priorities and ask what the market will be looking for in the new Prime Minister.
And then a whistle-stop tour of global markets and the challenges facing them - is there anything for investors to be optimistic about right now?
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: it’s back to work after the summer break, and investors are grappling with a long list of economic, political and market concerns.
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This week, while much of the investing world struggles with changes going on in the world today, could sustainable projects offer the alternative investors are looking for?
As nations refocus on the long-term security of basics like food, water and energy, some assets are set to thrive. Our guest this week, Nick Scullion of Foresight Partners, thinks he knows which ones.
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: investors come to terms with higher for longer interest rates while politics takes centre stage here in the UK.
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This week, in the week when year 11 students get their GCSE results, we’re asking - do you have to be able to pass a maths exam to be a good investor?
The world of investing is full of numbers and calculations - but do you have to understand it all in order to succeed?
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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In this week’s market update: question marks over the summer rally from one of the world’s biggest investors as central bankers gather in Wyoming to discuss the future direction of interest rates.
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This week, the effect of the current economic turmoil on stock markets and other assets has been clear - but its impact on property prices is proving a little harder to judge.
From offices to warehouses to the semi-detached house at the end of your road - what’s going on with the property market?
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the market’s summer rally continues but investors question if this is the real deal.
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This week, why isn’t the stock market taking the threat of recession more seriously? Investors have suffered losses this year but markets have been clawing back some of that ground - just as news on the economy worsens.
Is it just a temporary bounce, or can shares carry on defying the economic gloom?
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: investors struggle to decide if the glass is half full or half empty as the US jobs market booms while the UK teeters on the edge of recession.
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
Inflation, the prospects for a stock market recovery and a new Prime Minister all featured high in the thoughts of Fidelity investors - and that’s our focus today.
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: stocks post a big rally in July but how real is the recovery?
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This week, it’s been a tumultuous year so far in the energy markets - and households are paying the price. What are the prospects that it could change any time soon - and what pressure does the current situation put on both governments and energy companies to relieve the squeeze on bills.
Our guest Jonathan Waghorn, manager of the Guinness Global Energy Fund, is here to discuss it.
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: All eyes on the US as another big interest rate hike coincides with peak earnings season.
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In this week’s market update: earnings season gets into full swing; commodity prices ring alarm bells about growth; while inflation and interest rates are in focus.
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This week, are you being dragged into paying more tax on what you earn? New figures have shown a record number of us now pay higher rates of income tax - and there’s good reason to think the trend will accelerate.
What will be the impact - and does a new Prime Minister do anything to change the equation?
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: earnings season begins; investors turn defensive as recession fears rise; and Covid is back on the radar in China.
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Welcome to The Personal Investor! Today on the show - as well as digesting our new name - we’ll be taking stock of the market at the half-way point of 2022. In particular, we’ll be discussing the big questions now facing investors as the second half of the year gets underway.
With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor podcast from Fidelity International is essential listening for smart investors.
Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets.
Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fresh perspective, The Personal Investor podcast helps shine a light on the latest market developments for the savvy UK investor.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: shares rally on hopes for fewer interest rate hikes; commodities turn down on recession fears; and all eyes turn to the upcoming earnings season.
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This week, does recession have to mean stock markets fall? The prospect of economies shrinking is certainly no good thing - but the intricate balance of forces acting on asset prices right now means the impact on markets is harder to judge.
The MoneyTalk podcast from Fidelity International is the essential weekly discussion for investors. Host Ed Monk and regular contributor Tom Stevenson digest the latest movements in stock and bond markets, the direction for the economy and investment ideas from shares through to funds, crypto, ETFs and investment trusts. Read more of their output and more at Fidelity.co.uk/markets-insights
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Volatility returns as investors weigh up recession fears; China welcomes light at the end of the Covid tunnel; and questions continue about where we are in the bear market cycle.
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This week, how can you tell if your investments are diversified? And if they’re not - what can you do about it?
Whether you’re interested in buying individual company shares, or investing via funds, we’ll run through how you can ensure you get the safety of a well-diversified portfolio without the risk of diluting your returns too much.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Light at the end of the tunnel or an approaching train? Decision time for investors.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: markets wobble on inflation and growth fears; and it’s a busy week for central banks.
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This week, what is the lasting appeal of gold - and why does it still hold that allure for investors today?
Our special guest this week is John Reade from the World Gold Council - who’s here to answer those questions as well as to tell us the prospects for gold in a world of high inflation, crypto currencies and ethical concerns about its extraction from the earth.
The MoneyTalk podcast from Fidelity International is the essential weekly discussion for investors. Host Ed Monk and regular contributor Tom Stevenson digest the latest movements in stock and bond markets, the direction for the economy and investment ideas from shares through to funds, crypto, ETFs and investment trusts. Read more of their output and more at Fidelity.co.uk/markets-insights
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: the stock market rally quickly runs out of steam as investors shift their focus from interest rates to earnings growth.
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This week, it has been a rare good week for stock market investors, with markets generally rising to end what has been a miserable run. We’ll examine where the new-found optimism is coming from.
And then a look at bonds - which have suffered as inflation expectations have risen but which still play an important role for investors - or do they?
The MoneyTalk podcast from Fidelity International is the essential weekly discussion for investors. Host Ed Monk and regular contributor Tom Stevenson digest the latest movements in stock and bond markets, the direction for the economy and investment ideas from shares through to funds, crypto, ETFs and investment trusts. Read more more at www.fidelity.co.uk/markets-insights
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: shares break their losing streak; inflation and jobs data are the highlight of a quiet week for earnings; and oil pushes higher on supply shortages.
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This week - tales from the frontline of the housing market. The last few years have done strange things to demand for property as we all reassess our priorities in light of the pandemic, and other long-term trends.
We’ll be hearing from Fidelity’s Becks Nunn about why it made her and her family put reservations aside and move to a bungalow.
The MoneyTalk podcast from Fidelity International is the essential weekly discussion for investors. Host Ed Monk and regular contributor Tom Stevenson digest the latest movements in stock and bond markets, the direction for the economy and investment ideas from shares through to funds, crypto, ETFs and investment trusts. Read more of their output and more at www.fidelity.co.uk/markets-insights
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Fidelity’sEmma-Lou Montgomery reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: is the US set for a bear market, what does that mean for UK investors and will the slew of retail results throw cold water on the beer and BBQ bank holiday spending spree that appears to have propped up April’s retail sales?
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This week - when does growth become value? Stock markets have been led lower this year as giant growth companies - and technology companies in particular - have been hammered. When do those falls mean these companies move into value territory?
The MoneyTalk podcast from Fidelity International is the essential weekly discussion for investors. Host Ed Monk and regular contributor Tom Stevenson digest the latest movements in stock and bond markets, the direction for the economy and investment ideas from shares through to funds, crypto, ETFs and investment trusts. Read more more at www.fidelity.co.uk/markets-insights
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: another down week for shares; bond markets catch the worry bug; inflation is still in focus; and the crypto rollercoaster continues.
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This week, what’s the case for buying the dips? As stock markets continue to struggle in the face of war in Ukraine, rampant inflation and rising interest rates, have investors lost their appetite to buy on the sound of bad news?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: Wall Street notches up its longest losing streak in a decade; the safe haven dollar trades at a 20-year high; while this week attention focuses on inflation around the world.
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This week, is this the week when economies take a turn towards recession? Both the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve are set to raise interest rates to fight off inflation - but that could also mean a slowdown in economic growth.
What could that mean for households and investors?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: interest rates are in focus on both sides of the pond; growth stocks are in a bear market; but earnings keep rising.
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This week, it’s a big week for tech - and not only thanks to Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter. The FAANGs will each have reported by the time the week is out and investors will know much better how the largest companies in the world are getting on.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: markets finally start to price in the Fed’s shock and awe approach; the cost-of-living crisis starts to hit spending; but earnings hang in there, for now.
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This week, what chance do investors have of matching inflation over the next year?
That’s the central challenge for anyone risking their money on investments - but how realistic an aim is it? And if it can’t be done, what’s the alternative course of action? That’s the focus today.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: China slows, financial conditions tighten but earnings grind higher
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
Interest rates, the war in Ukraine, and the assets that have a chance of beating inflation - all featured high in the thoughts of Fidelity investors - and that’s our focus today.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: the equity glass remains half full despite recession fears and earnings season gets underway.
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This week, what are your plans for the new tax year? It isn’t the most comfortable time to be committing your money to investments but savvy folk will be doing it anyway.
What should you expect as the new financial year begins - and what are we here on the podcast doing with our own money?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s market update: is the Fed about to crank up the pace of monetary tightening; can it do that without breaking the economy; and, you thought we had an inflation problem!
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This week, with the end of the tax year in sight we know that many will be looking to top up their investments, but with markets looking decidedly uncertain, where can the cautious investor turn?
We’ll take a look at a few areas which might be able to hold up in the current difficult investing environment.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update bonds are back in focus as yields rise.
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This week, we’re taking a look at China where the ride for investors has become somewhat stomach-churning of late.
How is the giant Chinese market handling the twin blows of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing threat of new lockdowns from Covid?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Shares bounce back Fed starts its tightening cycle Is this as bad as it gets for China?
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This week, where does the current turmoil in markets leave UK shares?
Britain was beginning to look attractive versus other markets before the shock of Russia’s war in Ukraine changed the picture. We’re speaking today with UK fund manager Alexandra Jackson to gauge exactly where it all leaves our home market.
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In this week's update: Central banks balance inflation and growth fears Oil price falls back on hopes for ceasefire talks China battles to contain a new Covid outbreak
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This week, what do you say to nervous investors in volatile markets like the ones we’re now living through?
Beyond the terrible human cost, the ongoing war in Ukraine has led to dramatic movements in financial markets and the news seems unlikely to get better any time soon. Against that backdrop, how can investors reduce their risk of making costly mistakes?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Price of oil and gas soars Shares tumble as a ban on Russian oil looks likely
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This week, we’re taking the pulse of markets which, like the rest of us, have been struggling to digest the scenes coming in from Ukraine and Russia’s ongoing invasion.
The economic costs are secondary, of course, to the human tragedy caused by the war but they are mounting nonetheless, and we’ll do our best to take stock of them today.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Investors are blindsided by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Risk comes off the table but the longer-term outlook holds for now
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This week, we’re taking a look at the potential rewards, but also the great risks, of investing in the next big scientific breakthrough.
Biotech is, in theory, one of the most exciting areas you can invest in with many companies in that space having enjoyed stratospheric, almost overnight, gains. But it’s also an area of great risk.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week’s update: US shares pause after a two-week losing streak UK to lift Covid restrictions as worst-hit sectors report An update from the Bank of England on spiralling prices
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This week, with inflation jumping up again we’ll take a look at the case for the most traditional hedge against rising prices - gold.
The precious metal has enjoyed a good week - but it hasn’t always performed its assumed role as a protector against rising prices.
With inflation set to rise even further, is the case for gold strengthening?
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In this week's update: Safe havens are back in favour with Ukraine on the brink Red hot inflation stokes interest rate fears Two-year anniversary of the pandemic plunge approaches
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This week, what’s behind rapidly rising food prices? The country’s largest grocer - Tesco - has warned that households should expect the weekly shop to get even more expensive in the months ahead.
Behind those rising prices at the checkout lie dozens of contributing factors that are compounding to make our food cost more. We’ll untangle them in this podcast.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: The myth of the January barometer What are earnings telling us? Where next for oil?
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This week, how much tax-free cash should you take from your pension? Current rules allow you to take as much as a quarter of your pension money tax-free from age 55 (57 from 2028) - but does that mean you should do it?
Please note the Government offers a free and impartial guidance service to help you understand your options at retirement. This is available via the web, telephone or face-to-face through the Pension Wise service which is now part of MoneyHelper; the easy way to get free help for all your pension and money choices. You can find out more by going to moneyhelper.org.uk or call them on 0800 138 3944.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Shares complete a difficult January Will the Bank of England raise rates again? Earnings season picks up the pace
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This week, how do you deal with a correction?
Stock markets have taken a significant tumble in recent days and the US market is now hovering 10% below its recent high. What’s causing it, how should you react and what comes next?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Wall Street nears correction territory All eyes on the Fed and earnings
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This week, we’re digesting yet another rise in inflation, with price rises now at their highest level for 30 years.
What will be the effect on households and on portfolios of the big squeeze on the cost of living - and what can you do to mitigate it?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Investors turn their attention to fourth quarter earnings season Inflation remains in the spotlight China continues to slow
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This week, it’s an Investment Outlook Special with markets in a somewhat nervous mood as we head into a new year.
The Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson is here to answer your questions about where markets are now and where they may be headed in the months ahead.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Federal Reserve removes any doubts about its tightening path Speculative technology stocks bear the brunt of the rate reset
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This week, we’re looking forward to what 2022 has in store for investors.
By our count there are four big challenges facing markets this year that we know about - and undoubtedly some we don’t know about - with each having the potential to shape returns in the next 12 months.
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In this week's update: A look back at the winners and losers from 2021 A look forward to the main market themes in the year ahead
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This week, in our last podcast of 2021, we’re rounding up the year and asking which questions still hang over markets as we head into 2022.
Inflation, Omicron, interest rates - what will move markets in the next 12 months, and in which direction?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: The spread of Omicron unsettles investors A look back at a remarkable year.
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This week, when will the UK see an interest rate rise? Markets have been on alert for months that the Bank of England could raise borrowing costs but rate setters have so far found reasons not to act - will that change this week?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Inflation in focus as three central banks report on interest rates direction Flood of economic data expected for the UK A look back at 2021 for investors
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This week, as markets struggle for direction we’re on the hunt for those sectors and companies that offer some protection from the economic threats we currently face - whether that’s inflation, supply chain disruption or potential new lockdowns.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Markets show resilience as Omicron fears ease and investors buy the dips Oil price in focus as OPEC nations plus Russia plan to increase supply
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This week, we’re assessing the various forces buffeting markets right now - the latest of which is the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus.
Markets have taken fright at the latest news - is it an overreaction, or are investors finally getting real about the challenges facing economies?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Omicron takes its toll on markets Attention focuses on the Fed’s response
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In this week's update: Inflation debate rages on Lower for longer rates show up in new 40 year mortgage Cracks start to show in the crypto boom
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Today on the show, we’re talking about, you guessed it, inflation. Following the Bank of England’s surprise decision last week to keep interest rates at their all-time lows of 0.1%, the latest inflation data shows costs rose 4.2% last month - their highest level since 2011.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Inflation focus shifts to the UK Dividends are back in the spotlight How sustainable is the FOMO rally?
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This week we’re asking how we can reduce financial stress by talking better about our money.
In time for Talk Money Week, we sat down with Iona Bain, a financial expert who has written on the sometimes difficult topic of why we struggle to talk about about our finances, and how we can have better conversations about money
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: October's market rally continues Earnings season exceeds expectations Pound falls on UK specific worries
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This week, we’ll take the temperature of the ongoing wrangling at the COP26 summit on climate change.
What can be agreed on climate targets, where are the stumbling blocks and what does it all mean for economies and markets in the future?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Shares rebound in October Central banks are poised to change direction Difficult questions as COP26 gets underway
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This week, we’re reacting to the Autumn Budget. What is the state of the economy as we emerge, perhaps, from the pandemic, but stumble into a long year ahead of higher prices and taxes? We’ll round up the changes and what they might mean for you.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Earnings season is in full flood Budget and COP26 also in focus
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This week - will rising prices at last bring about a rise in interest rates?
There was further news this week of prices rising well above the Bank of England’s target range and now mortgage and other borrowers are being warned that their debt is about to get more expensive.
That’s the focus today.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Inflation is top of mind for investors Chinese growth stalls Earnings season is in full flow
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This week, it’s an Investment Outlook special on the podcast and we’ve invited you to let us know what’s on your mind - and to submit questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson.
There’s certainly no shortage of topics giving investors something to worry about. Whether it’s inflation, China, gold or cryptocurrencies - we’ve got the answers for you.
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Fidelity’s Emma-Lou Montgomery reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Rising household costs cause concern ASOS shares slump All eyes on OPEC's monthly oil report
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This week, can you really put your money to use saving the planet - and will it cost you in terms of returns if you do?
With this week being Good Money Week, and with world leaders focused on climate change ahead of the COP 26 conference next month, our focus today is ESG investing.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Post-pandemic market recovery stalls It's Good Money Week Politics take centre stage here in the UK
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This week, we’ll take a look at my efforts to diversify my investments this year - what I got right, what I got wrong.
And in particular, why my forays into investing in gold have gone so wrong - so far at least.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Stocks relaxed despite chaos on the forecourts Oil prices spike Bitcoin wobbles on China ban
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This week, after a tough few days in the markets we’ll take a look at what’s worrying investors right now. From the threat of contagion from problems in the Chinese property market to expectations of reduced stimulus in the US - is this a blip or something more?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: China property fears spill over into global markets Decision time for central banks
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This week, we’re taking a look at some of the strange signals being sent by the UK economy right now. Inflation is up, growth is down and there are record vacancies for jobs - so what’s going on?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: A pause for breath but the bull market continues Inflation is in focus again this week Retail grabs the headlines on the corporate front
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This week, we’re asking - what will you do if you need to pay for care in old age?
That’s been the focus of wrangling in Westminster this week - including plans for a hefty tax rise to pay for extra care provision - and it’s our focus on the podcast as well.
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Markets on the front foot as fears of stimulus withdrawal fades
UK Government faces a tough choice on social care and pensions Race for Morrisons reaches its final stage
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Markets reach new highs thanks to the Fed's soothing words
Eurozone inflation climbs
Pension challenge to dividends
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This week, we delve into what happened when I decided to put my rainy day cash into Premium Bonds. We touch on the risks of inflation and the role of cash as a complement to investments.
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In this week's update:
Winners and losers as markets diverge
The Fed’s in focus at a virtual Jackson Hole meeting
A late summer economic health check across Europe
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This week, after a brief break for the summer, we are back with a look at what’s turning out to be a good year for income-hunting investors.
And then, we’ll ask what fast-rising house prices mean for potential inheritance tax bills.
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In this week's update: Geo-political uncertainty rises Fed prepares for a key meeting of central bankers Buoyant earnings continue to support shares
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In this week's update: US employment figures exceed expectations UK inflation expected to rise further this year Trading updates from companies hit hard by the pandemic
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In this week's update: Earnings continue to beat expectations Dividends rebound House prices surge
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In this week's update: Fed and tech earnings in main focus Investors hope for a quieter few days after last week's wobble
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What are nervy markets telling us?
Today on the show, after a sharp dip in markets this week we’re asking what’s spooking investors right now.
After an optimistic 2021 so far, is now the time that the reality of the economic hit from Covid-19 starts to be priced in - and what should you do about it? That’s the focus today.
The MoneyTalk Podcast is having a Summer’s break and will return in mid-August.
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In this week's update: Sentiment turns negative as investors focus on the Delta variant and inflation Oil falls as OPEC boosts production Earnings season shifts from banks to tech
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This week, it’s an Investment Outlook special. As always, our latest quarterly Outlook rounds-up the state of play in markets and looks forward to the months ahead. We’ve asked you to submit questions to the Outlook’s author, Tom Stevenson, and Tom is here to answer those today.
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In this week's update: Will the upcoming results season mark peak earnings? Inflation data on both sides of the Atlantic What is last week's big swing in bond yields telling us?
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This week, we’re discussing that most vexed of generations - the millennials.
The oldest millennials are now - whether they like it or not - turning 40 years old. They’re often mocked by older people as Generation Snowflake, but do millennials, in fact, still have quite a lot to complain about as they move into middle age?
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In this week's update: Half year performance figures confirm a good period for shares and commodities Fed minutes will flesh out the US central bank's thinking Chinese producer prices and OPEC will keep the focus on inflation
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This week, how have households coped financially with the last 15 months of pandemic lockdown? The first analysis of debt, income and savings levels is being published and it has a lot of important lessons for us about this crisis and the prospects for a sustained economic recovery.
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In this week's update: East/West split emerges at the half-way stage Commodities outshine shares and bonds Peak earnings growth approaches
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This week, it’s been a rough week for markets after fears that higher inflation could force central banks to raise interest rates sooner sparked a sharp reversal for share prices.
And elsewhere, there was a return of familiar rumours that the Government could increase tax on pensions to help pay for the pandemic - is there any more to them this time round?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Fed taper talk spooks investors Bank of England in focus on its next move Some thoughts on bitcoin
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With stock markets hitting new highs on both sides of the Atlantic this week, we look at the key drivers and discuss the flip side to all the good economic news - the return of inflation.
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In this week's update: Shares reach new highs and bond yields fall Re-opening optimism increases in Europe and the US but not in the UK All eyes on the Fed's latest rate-setting meeting
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This week, with markets in something of a holding pattern, we’re asking - what happens next?
Can share prices grind higher from here? Will active managers continue their good run - and when will central banks turn hawkish? That’s the focus today
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: An early summer pause as the cycle moves from hope to growth West starts to work together again as the G7 meet here in the UK
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This week, we’re looking at oil, and in particular some significant recent defeats for oil companies over climate targets.
What do they tell us about the future for fossil fuel investments and the returns you might get from them?
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Fidelity’s Toby Sims reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update: Inflation remains in focus Markets monitor US jobs data and house prices with apprehension What to make of record-high manufacturing figures
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This week - how much should you favour your home market when you invest?
UK investors have a history of being big cheerleaders for British companies and their own domestic market - how much has that helped, or hurt, their returns?
That’s the focus today.
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In this week's update: Question marks over the future direction for stock markets Where next for bitcoin?
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This week, with gold at a three-month high we’re asking where demand for the precious metal is coming from, and why it may be here to stay.
That’s the focus today, including how gold stacks up against other haven assets.
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In this week's update: Worst week for three months as inflation fears dominate Nervous re-opening of the economy Drop in the price of bitcoin
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This week, we’re digesting the market’s volatile movements in response to a host of economic news in the past week.
And we’ll be asking - what can you do today to help you deal with volatility that arrives tomorrow?
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In this week's update: Why sell in May can be both right and wrong Markets ignore politics in the UK What inflation might mean for the 60/40 portfolio Dangers of seeing what you want to see
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This week, after a tough year for income hunters, are UK dividends at last in line for a recovery? We’ll take a look.
And then, what does the doubling of the copper price tell us about a potential commodities supercycle? We’ll explain.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Earnings continue to outperform expectations
- Commodities rise as economies re-open
- The dollar slides as the rest of the world catches up
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This week, with all the talk of growth companies and value companies and comparisons of the two - what about the companies stuck somewhere in the middle?
Fund managers are finding bargains among the stocks that fall between those two stools. We’ll take a look.
And we’ll look to a big week for big tech as the world’s largest companies report.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Earnings season gets into full swing
- ESG dominates fund flows
- Brexit continues to squeeze trade in Europe
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This week, we’re looking at the rise of so-called “accidental savings” that households have built up over the past 12 months as a result of the pandemic.
We’re exploring who it is who’s been able to save when so many have struggled financially over the same period, how they’ve managed to save it, and what might end up happening to those savings as we emerge from lockdown.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Is the market ready to pause for breath?
- Or will trillions of excess savings fuel and extended recovery?
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This week, it’s been a good start to 2021 from an investor’s point of view and sentiment seems to be improving - so it’s timely that we have a brand new Quarterly Investment Outlook to help us all take stock.
As always, the Outlook rounds-up the state of play in markets and look forward to the months ahead. We’ve asked you to submit questions to the Outlook’s author, Tom Stevenson, and Tom is here to answer those.
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In this week's update:
- All eyes on consumer spending as economies re-open
- Banks kick-start the first quarter earnings season
- Chinese shares show it can be better to travel than to arrive
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This week, new analysis suggests that the huge amounts of money being lavished by governments won’t, on their own, lead to the rampant inflation that some now fear. What that really requires, so the theory goes, is populist policies that redistribute money from the rich to the poor.
That’s our focus this week in the MoneyTalk podcast.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- New market records as America's post-pandemic boom begins
- Britain starts to re-open its economy
- Europe looks through the latest Covid wave
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This week, we’re getting ready for the New Year - new tax year that is. Where are markets right now as we head in to the 21/22 financial calendar? And what assets look well placed to take advantage?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Shares enjoy their best 12 months since the 1930s
- Bonds are hit hard by inflation fears
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This week, we’re asking what role bonds should have for investors now after a bad few months for bond prices.
As part of that we’ll take in the latest thinking on inflation - new official data for which was updated this week in the UK.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- A year on from the pandemic low
- Deliveroo IPO highlights one of the Covid winners
- Busy week on the economic data front
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This week, we’re looking at two very different ends of the financial universe. First, it’s the get-rich-quick world of trading - in particular the type driven by social media which has gripped many young people. How do their expectations of investing match up to the reality?
And then, at the opposite end of things it’s the distinctly old-fashioned world of Premium Bonds. Just a novelty, or can they be a serious home for your cash savings?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Inflation and rising bond yields remain the key focus
- Stimulus cheques are destined for the stock market
- Big week for central banks
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This week, our focus is how you turn your hard-won pot of investments into income. That, after all, is the long-term goal of many of us who invest.
We’ll talk about the change in focus required when you take an income, the assets to do the job and how much income you should realistically expect.
To read the written article accompanying this podcast, visit fidelity.co.uk and search "How to get income from investments"
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Nasdaq corrects on the back of rising bond yields
- Oil price threatens the return of inflation
- Are we seeing a long-term change in market leadership?
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This week, we’re reacting to the Budget 2021 including the news of a large rise in tax on company profits, and a freeze of many personal tax allowances.
There was some good news in there as well on extra support for the economy in lockdown and a boost to business investment.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- All eyes on Rishi's second Budget
- Inflationary backdrop for stock markets
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This week, we're looking forward to the Budget on 3 March and asking whether the Chancellor is ready to begin balancing Britain’s books.
Many of the usual rumours about tax rises are doing the rounds - will any one of them actually come to pass?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Investors to start to worry about inflation
- The dark side of ESG
- Latest bubble watch
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This week, it's a year since the Covid-19 pandemic took its first, heavy toll on stock markets. The 12 months since then have held many lessons for investors, including about the resilience of markets even in the face of big shocks like the one we’re living through.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Shares push higher in a perfect storm of positives
- Pound heads towards $1.40 on re-opening hopes
- Commodities are flavour of the month
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This week, it’s a mixed bag as we take in a new record for the US stock market and the possibility of the S&P 500 breaching the 4,000 point mark for the first time.
We’ll also assess the likely impact from the giant US relief package working its way through Congress and the possibility of a historic return of inflation - is that what government secretly want to happen?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Risk appetite returns as investors focus on big US stimulus
- Earnings season picks up on the positive market mood
- Speculative GameStop froth appears to blow away for now
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This week, we’re assessing the damage from the GameStop episode, asking what it means for all the various players in this saga, and what it changes - if anything - for ordinary investors.
If nothing else, we hope this can be a bluffers guide for anyone confused by the whole thing.
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
- Retail investors take on Wall Street hedge funds
- Earnings season remains in full swing
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