Podcast Episodes

If I made my first investment today - here’s what I’d do

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 …

5 months, 1 week ago

Market news today - central banks respond to inflation threat

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 int…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

What investments we’re buying in our ISAs in 2026

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 t…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Market turbulence: Here’s why savvy investors won’t be panicking

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 prov…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Market news today - markets fall after historic oil price surge

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.

Fidelit…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

What to do 10 years, 5 years and 2 years from retirement

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 q…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Invest as a lump-sum or in stages? What the numbers say

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…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Market news today - markets rattled by Middle East conflict

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…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

The ‘set-and-forget’ funds I’m buying for the next decade

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 p…

6 months ago

Should parents pay uni costs or let their children take a student loan?

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 childre…

6 months ago