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Tales from the Trading Floor: The Truth About Investment Banks
Episode 81
During my 15 years in investment banking, I witnessed the brilliance of analysts, the buzz of the trading floor, and the chaos of the financial crisi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Is Value Investing Dead?
Episode 80
For the best part of a century, buying cheap stocks was a reliable way to beat the market. But since the financial crisis, value investing has signif…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Upside of Down Earnings: Plummeting Profits and Soaring Stocks
Episode 79
Stock markets go up because companies grow their earnings over the long term. But this year, the S&P 500 is rallying despite stocks reporting their t…
3 years ago
Is the China Growth Story Over?
Episode 78
For decades, China has been the engine of global growth, doubling its GDP every eight years. But now it faces weak demand, slowing productivity and a…
3 years ago
Structured Products: An Expensive Free Lunch?
Episode 77
What if you could invest in the stock market but not risk losing money? Yes, yes, your alarm bells should be ringing! But that's exactly what some ne…
3 years ago
How To Stress Test Your Portfolio
Episode 76
How would your portfolio cope with a severe economic shock?
We’ve picked out five different scenarios to stress test our finances, including recessio…
3 years ago
Politics vs Economics: What Politicians Misunderstand About Markets
Episode 75
Politicians are tasked with steering the economy and spreading prosperity. But, shockingly, not all of their claims about money and markets stack up.…
3 years, 1 month ago
How To Live Off Your Investments In Retirement
Episode 74
How can we maintain our quality of life in retirement without exhausting our funds?
We don’t know how long we will live, and the unpredictability of …
3 years, 1 month ago
Mid-Year Market Review: Time To Get Off The Bull?
Episode 73
We’re halfway through the year, and it’s time to take stock.
Central banks are approaching the end of the hiking cycle. The S&P 500 has entered a new…
3 years, 1 month ago
How High Will Interest Rates Go?
Episode 72
The UK has the highest inflation of any major economy, and markets expect the Bank of England to keep hiking interest rates in response.
But how high…
3 years, 1 month ago