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The MoneyWeek Podcast

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MoneyWeek's editor-in-chief Merryn Somerset Webb and executive editor John Stepek discuss what's going on in the markets, and how it affects you and your wealth.
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Episodes

Finding opportunities in frontier markets

Andrew Van Sickle talks to Emily Fletcher and Sam Vech, co-managers of the Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, about the improving outlook for the sector and the appeal of exotic economies ranging from Vietnam to Saudi Arabia.

Apr 12, 202442 min

Cashing in on Canada

Andrew Van Sickle talks to Greg Eckel and Jonathan Morgan of Canadian General Investments about the economic, environmental and political backdrop for Canadian equities and explores the outlook for the Toronto stockmarket’s key sectors.

Mar 28, 202437 min

Japan’s corporate-governance revolution

Andrew van Sickle talks to Joe Bauernfreund of Asset Value Investors about why Japanese corporations have become more shareholder-friendly over the past decade and what this means for smaller companies

Mar 25, 202434 min

The slump in the London stockmarket

Andrew van Sickle talks to Laura Foll of Janus Henderson Investors about why the London equity market is being shunned by local and foreign investors alike, and what can be done to turn the tide.

Mar 19, 202438 min

A one-stop shop for global investors

Andrew van Sickle talks to Stuart Gray of Alliance Trust about worldwide investment opportunities, the trust’s multi-manager strategy and more than half a century of successive dividend increases.

Mar 15, 202437 min

Reducing macro economic risk in a portfolio

Rupert talks to Argonaut Capital’s CEO Barry Norris. They discuss how to protect your portfolio, opportunities in energy and why short selling can add an edge to your portfolio.

Jan 26, 202455 min

How to defend your portfolio from global risks

Rupert Hargreaves talks to Axel Rudolph, Senior Market Analyst at IG and Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at IG about dealing with global risks and broadening your investment toolkit.

Nov 24, 202349 min

John Mills: why a weak pound is good for the UK

Merryn talks to John Mills, founder of consumer goods distributor JML, chair of Vote Leave and one of the Labour Party's biggest donors. His latest book – "Why the West is Failing" – argues that a weak pound is needed to help revive UK manufacturing.

Oct 03, 202217 min

Part 2 of The Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker & Merryn Somerset Webb

In this week’s show, Merryn is joined by James Ferguson, founder of Macro Strategy Partners; Russell Napier, economic historian, author and keeper of the Library of Mistakes; comedian Simon Evans; and Heather McGregor, executive dean of Edinburgh Business School, writer for the FT and author of several books.

Sep 15, 20221 hr 2 min

The MoneyWeek Podcast: The Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker and Merryn Somerset Webb

This week we join Merryn and guests at her Edinburgh Festival show at Panmure House, the last home of Adam Smith, where they discuss the relevance of Smith’s work to today’s politics and economics – taking in many a tangent along the way. Guests include John Stepek, formerly MoneyWeek’s executive editor; financial historian Edward Chancellor; comedian Simon Evans; and Alex Chartres, investment director at Ruffer.

Sep 12, 20221 hr 4 min

The MoneyWeek Podcast: 17 years of change

As John Stepek leaves MoneyWeek after 17 years, he and Merryn look back on what’s changed in that time. From consensus politics to populism; financial crashes and the failure of independent central banking; plus the one tax that the incoming prime minister should introduce.

Aug 05, 202227 min

The MoneyWeek Podcast: nuggets of positivity in an extended bear market

Merryn and John talk about he need for higher wages and lower house prices, and why the fact that this is the least dramatic bear market they’ve ever seen could mean it has much longer to go yet. Plus, a bitcoin success story and why things could be looking up for the young.

Jul 01, 202227 min

James Ferguson: recession, house prices and the power of youth

Merryn talks to James Ferguson of the MacroStrategy Partnership about central-banker induced inflation, the threat of a thoroughly unpleasant recession, and how the young should benefit from falling house prices and rising wages.

Jun 09, 202244 min

James Anderson: the trouble with the fund management industry

Merryn talks to Baillie Gifford's James Anderson about his career at Scottish Mortgage; the roles and responsibilities of the wider fund management industry; the stocks in his portfolio; plus answers to some of your questions.

Apr 22, 20221 hr 7 min
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