Private Investor's Podcasts

Join private investors Mark Simpson, Bruce Packard, Roland Head and Maynard Paton as they discuss their shares, portfolios and the markets in a mix of healthy debates, lively conversations and in-depth discussions. And submit your questions for the hosts to answer!

Maynard Paton has been stock-picking for 25-plus years and is a well-known private investor within the UK small- cap community. Significant influences on Maynard’s investing style are the strategies of Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch and Jim Slater.

Roland Head has worked full-time as a freelance investment writer and equities analyst since 2012. Roland holds the CFA UK Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and has passed the CFA Level 1 exam.

Mark Simpson has been investing in individual stocks since 2003. Over the last decade, Mark has generated a 19% compound annual return following a Value methodology vs an FTSE All-Share Total Return Index that has returned less than 8% over the same period.

Bruce Packard is a Financial Analyst and a former equity research analyst who worked in the city specialising in the financial sector. He started his career at Credit Suisse followed by various other banks and stockbroking firms (Pali, Evolution, Seymour Pierce) before leaving so that he had more freedom to analyse and invest in companies for his own portfolio.