Podcast Episodes

How to start investing or become a smarter investor

Investing has proven to be the best way to beat inflation and grow your wealth over the long-term, but how do you get started?

And if you do already invest but feel you’ve lost track of your goals or…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Everything you need to know about savings - and why you should ditch the big banks

In part one of two This is Money podcast specials, we tackle savings. When savings are mentioned, the first thought that springs to mind for many is: rates are low, what's the point?

In the latest Th…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Boost for savers as CPI inflation falls to 2.1% - but the RPI controversy rumbles on

Inflation is within a whisker of its long-term target of two per cent – does that mean an interest rate rise off the table in 2019?

Assistant editor Lee Boyce and host Georgie Frost talk about the la…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Trouble on the high street: The winners and losers of the Christmas battle

Just how bad was Christmas for Britain’s shops? Retailers sounded the alarm early when advent brought a string of warnings about a terrible November, but this week we started to find out what the cru…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

New Year Special - the impact of last year's big stories and campaigns

Happy New NHS?

Among last year's big stories was the 70th anniversary of our beloved health service and whether we are prepared to pay for it through higher taxes.

Our campaign to out the rogue, some…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Are you penalised for your loyalty? This is Money Christmas podcast special with posh vs budget supermarket taste test

Happy Christmas and welcome to the last This is Money podcast of 2018. Today, we cover the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.

For the ghost of Christmas past, we look at what has gone wron…

Published on 7 years ago

Can you Brexit-proof your finances – and what happens next with Britain leaving the EU?

Nobody can escape the Brexit bedlam that has been playing out before our eyes, especially in the last week.

In between backstops, trade deals, Norway, contempt of parliament, no-confidence, withdrawi…

Published on 7 years ago

How to invest and save for your child to give them a bumper pot of cash when they turn 18

It might not be on the top of your to-do list when you have a child, but investing and saving for them to build a tidy nest egg for when they reach adulthood is best done sooner rather than later.

In…

Published on 7 years ago

What should we do about inheritance tax - and is it time to cut it?

Inheritance tax is a conundrum. Just 5 per cent of estates currently incur it but it’s been voted Britain’s most unfair major tax.

Even with the number of people hit by it expected to double, it seem…

Published on 7 years ago

The Investing Show special - introducing our new podcast

Hello, I’m Simon Lambert, the editor of This is Money, and I’d like to introduce you to our new podcast the Investing Show.

It is not replacing the weekly This is Money podcast that you know and love…

Published on 7 years, 1 month ago