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What If AI’s Biggest Impact Isn’t Jobs, But Minds?
What if AI isn’t coming for your job — but for your mind? In this episode of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Tom Slater, manager o…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Melt-Up or Mirage? Markets Ignore Everything but Earnings
Markets are ripping higher on blockbuster earnings and AI euphoria—but on this week's markets wrap, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek aren’t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Free Booze to Real Power: Why Shareholder Perks Matter
What if owning a single share could get you discounted wine, cheaper holidays—or even a stronger voice in corporate decisions? Merryn Somerset Webb a…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Cheap, Unloved, Profitable: The Case for Value Investing Today?
Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Temple Bar’s Ian Lance about the trust’s standout performance since 2020, driven by disciplined value investing—buyi…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Live From The Master Investor Show: Jim Mellon and Stephen Yiu
Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with John Stepek, Jim Mellon, billionaire investor and Chairman of The Burnbrae Group, and Blue Whale manager Stephen …
6 months ago
What Red Squirrels Reveal About Britain’s Broken Investing Culture
Why has the UK become a nation of savers—but not investors—and what on earth do red squirrels have to do with it? Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepe…
6 months ago
Andy Haldane on Britain’s Fiscal Squeeze and Growth Problem
Former Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane joins Merryn Somerset Webb to unpack why the UK may feel poorer, more fragile and seemingly out o…
6 months, 1 week ago
Markets in a Permanent Mini-Crisis: Why Investors Are Waiting, Not Predicting
On this week's markets wrap, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek explore how markets are navigating a world of constant geopolitical “mini-cri…
6 months, 1 week ago
Your Pension, Your Problem? Inside Nest’s Big Investment Shift
Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss the ongoing push into private markets by Britain's largest workplace pension scheme (by membership), the…
6 months, 1 week ago
How to Invest Amid an Upended Global Financial Order
Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Ruffer fund manager Alexander Chartres about investing in a world marked by receding US dominance and a more inflati…
6 months, 2 weeks ago