Impact Investing

We take a look back at the major events that shaped financial markets in 2022. Nothing in this podcast is financial advice and when investing your capital is at risk Get in touch: podcast@circa5000.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of our top 10 tips for 2023. We also look at whether ChatGPT can come up with better tips than us (you decide!) As always when investing your capital is at risk and nothing in this podcast is financial advice. Get in touch: podcast@circa5000.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We give (the first 5 of) our top 10 tips for what to do with your money in 2023. Remember nothing in this podcast is financial advice and when investing your capital is at risk. podcast@circa5000.com to get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a brief look at what's happened to markets in 2022 with FT declaring it the 'year of pain'. We look at what has caused an negative year for both stocks and bonds and why greener funds have seen big inflows this year when non-ESG funds experienced outflows. Remember when investing your capital is at risk and nothing in this podcast is financial advice. Get in touch: podcast@circa5000.com Ho...

We're back for another Q&A episode. We (attempt to) answer: What happened at COP? The lowest CO2 emitting world cup - is it real? What's the deal with the UK windfall tax? Is Elon Musk an impact hero or villain? and Can crypto be included in an impact investment portfolio? As always please remember nothing in this podcast is financial advice and when investing your capital is at risk. Get in t...

On the day of the Autumn Statement we take a look at the challenge Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faces in balancing growth, inflation and economic stability. We then watch the Autumn Statement and return with our reactions. Remember when investing your capital is at risk - nothing in this podcast is financial or tax advice. Get in touch: podcast@circa5000.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Tom and Matt learn all about green hydrogen from Will Rowe, Founder and CEO of Octopus Hydrogen! Book mentioned in the ep: The Hydrogen Economy https://tinyurl.com/y43427xw Nothing in this episode is financial advice and when investing your capital is at risk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss COP27 and what it means for impact investors and the climate. Is the hope of restricting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees dead or alive? When investing your capital is at risk and nothing in this podcast is financial advice. email: podcast@circa5000.com to get in touch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s with all the greenwashing? Is ESG useless? This week we are talking about greenwashing. We look at what it is and some recent examples. We focus in on the investment industry and what regulators and consumers are doing to try cut through the greenwashing. We go on to discuss ESG and whether it has any use at all! Remember when investing your capital is at risk and nothing in this podcast is...

Tom returns for Episode 18! We're recording on the day that Rishi Sunak becomes the UK's latest Prime Minister. We look back at how we got here and what the options for the new PM are when balancing growth, inflation and economic stability. Rishi Sunak comes to power with the same (if not more) problems that the previous two Prime Ministers but with some lasting damage from the failed 'mini-budget...

This week we welcome our first ever guest on the podcast - Jonathan Bland of Pension Geeks! We hear the story of Pension Geeks and Pension Awareness Day. We also talk about what the current economic climate means for pensions and how to deal with the 'Shoe box of Shame'! Find out more at: https://pensiongeeks.com/ https://pensionawarenessday.com/ Remember nothing in this podcast is financial advic...

Divestment on the rise - hitting $40tn in 2022 - driven by people campaigning organizations they are connected with e.g. universities, faith organizations, pension schemes. But Bill Gates argues that “Divestment, to date, probably has reduced about zero tonnes of emissions". This week we are talking about divestment - the process of opting to not invest in areas such as fossil fuels. We look at wh...

In this Bonus Episode we share our interview with the Blue Earth Summit Podcast. Remember nothing in this podcast is financial advice and when investing your capital is at risk Their show notes: Summary  Tom McGillycuddy and Matt Latham, Co-Founders of CIRCA5000 tell us how and why we should consider investing in sustainable businesses.  Description “If you were trying to find the perfec...

We are back with another Q&A episode, we (attempt to) answer: Is economic growth the only way to save the world? With interest rates rising should I invest or pay down my mortgage? When will markets calm down? How do I work out what size pension I need to retire? What happened to UK pension funds last week? Are there any reasons to be positive right now? As always nothing in this podcast is fi...

After the recent mini budget in the UK sent the pound tumbling we take a look at what this means for long term impact investors. podcast@circa5000.com This podcast is not financial advice - when investing your capital is at risk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is the pensions special! We look at the scale of the 'missing pensions' problem in the UK. Talk about the benefits of pensions for long term saving and investing. Discuss the practical steps you can take to take control of your pension and find any missing money owed to you. How you should think about pensions as a tool for making a positive impact. We also shamelessly plug the CIRCA5000...

We are back after a break for holidays! This week we answer some of your questions: How can I spot greenwashing? Why is liquidity important if I'm a long term investor? How can I tell if an investment is risky? Should I stop paying into my pension during the cost of living crisis? Will the new Prime Minister affect my investment portfolio? As always you can get in touch podcast@circa5000.com When...

This week we try to answer the question "When's the best time to start investing?" We first look at the reasons people don't invest: There are other priorities e.g. debt / cost of living, Think they don't have enough money / you need a lot to invest, Worried that timing is wrong and investments will fall in value, They don’t understand how / think they need expertise. We discuss where new (an...

This week we talk about the other side of impact investing. The people side of investing for both people and planet. We lift the lid on two work in progress themes we are developing in the areas of Health and Wellbeing and Social & Economic Empowerment. We we look at both the investment case and impact case for investing in both areas, the types of companies that might fall into these investme...

In Part 2 - we look at the Inflation Reduction Bill again - now it has passed the Senate vote. What it means for climate change and faith in politics. We also discuss the influence of Joe Manchin again and how his relationship to big oil has set the course of US policy on climate. In light of this we discuss a BBC documentary series called 'Big Oil vs the World' which looks at the history of big o...

This week has been a good week for Big Oil and the Climate… In this episode we discuss record breaking profit for oil companies, we also talk about the Inflation Reduction Act - the largest package of funding for climate change initiatives in US history that also promises to solve inflation. We look at the history of the bill - and how the climate spend has been negotiated down due to the nature o...

Its Episode 6! We've gone all in and moved to the Liverpool Podcast Studios to improve sound quality - hopefully our new found professionalism shines through. We start off by discussing the front page of The Economist which declares that 'ESG' is 'Three letters that won't save the world'. The article is discussed on this episode of The Economist podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jK2OdWmlu...

Welcome to Episode 5 - A.K.A The Heatwave Special!! In this episode, as UK temperatures reach new record highs we ask 'can impact investing create a cooler future?' We run through a quick reminder of what the purpose of impact investing is. We discuss the scale of the climate problem and the cost to solve it. We then look at the obvious, and not so obvious, areas that you could invest in as an ind...

In this episode we discuss whether it is possible to be a 'passive' impact investor. We take a deeper look at ETFs as a way of impact investing. We explain the 'nuts and bolts' of using ETFs to invest for yourself. We look at the difference between 'passive' and 'active' investing as an impact investor. And examine the difference between ESG vs Impact ETFs We also look at how you can be an activis...

In another unplanned / unscripted and unedited episode we discuss: What is impact investing What is the argument for making money and having a positive impact at the same time ESG - and why it isn't impact investing Greenwashing And how you should think about balancing impact with what you need personally from your investments e.g. risk, access etc As always we'd love to hear from you at podcast@c...