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What to Make of Gold’s Tremendous Rise
Gold is enjoying a bump after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on US steel and aluminum imports this week. Merryn speaks with reporter Ja…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Perpetual Hunt for ‘Alpha’
All investors look for an edge. You only make real money by having “alpha,” as the jargon goes. On this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money, host Me…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump's Tariff Threats and Central Banks, Gold's Surge, and US Equities
In this week's roundup, senior writer and Money Distilled author John Stepek speaks with Opinion columnist Marcus Ashworth. They discuss what Trump’s…
1 year, 2 months ago
Don't Leave Your Family a Nightmare When You Die
On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, the conversation revolves around effective financial planning for one’s eventual death…
1 year, 2 months ago
Reeves' Heathrow-Fueled Growth Plan, DeepSeek and the Effect on US Big Tech, and Mini-Bubbles are Bubblin'
In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about Chancellor Rachel Reeves' growth speech this week, and…
1 year, 3 months ago
DeepSeek's Disruption and What It Means for Your Investments
Founder and Manager of the Blue Whale Growth Fund Stephen Yiu joins this week to discuss the Big Tech selloff, his outlook for AI and where he’s inve…
1 year, 3 months ago
To Get The UK Growing Again, We Need Cheap, Secure Energy with Simon French
Panmure Liberum Chief Economist Simon French joins host Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter John Stepek to discuss why boosting the UK's growth …
1 year, 3 months ago
Trump Memecoin Frenzy, Herald Trust Says No to Saba, and Rachel Reeves in Davos
In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about what TrumpCoin signals for the US presidency and the c…
1 year, 3 months ago
When to Invest in Venture Capital Trusts
Correction One of our brilliant listeners wrote in to point out an inaccuracy in the original podcast. We've removed the inaccuracy, in which the gue…
1 year, 3 months ago
Merryn and John Discuss the Showdown Between Saba and Investment Trusts
In this week's Merryn Talks Money market roundup, there's only one story on our host's mind. Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek…
1 year, 3 months ago