Merryn Talks Money

On this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money,  hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss diversifying your UK pension.    They lay out scenarios in which your pension could be at risk, and the extent to which it would be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. And it’s not just important for pensions: these should be considerations for anyone with investments in...

Author and former Bank of England regulatory economist Dan Davies joins this week to discuss his new book, The Unaccountability Machine , which describes how the cost of large organisations deferring decision-making is a widening “accountability sink.” As companies grow more complicated, the bigger the “sink” gets, he argues. “We’ve reached a crisis point.”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

In this week's roundup, Merryn and  Money Distilled  newsletter author John Stepek discuss the stock market response to China's unprecedented stimulus package,  where we are now with the UK housing market, and who stands to benefit from the rally in prices and sales.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money , hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss pension drawdown with Tom McPhail, formerly the lead pensions spokesman for the investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown. He also led an external review of the Money and Pensions Service on behalf of the UK government’s Department for Work and Pensions. They tackle what drawdown is and...

Foresight Group’s Bernard Fairman discusses the movement toward cleaner energy, a lucrative investment theme he sees playing out over 30 to 50 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's roundup, Merryn and  Money Distilled  newsletter author John Stepek discuss why the looming UK Budget has both consumers and businesses rattled, and whether Labour's performance at its party conference in Liverpool is doing enough to address the nervousness around investing in --and even living in-- the UK. They also discuss whether the relationship between the taxpayer and governme...

How realistic is achieving a 20% annual return as an amateur investor? On this week’s personal finance edition of podcast  Merryn Talks Money , it doesn’t take long for hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek to come to the conclusion that consistently outperforming the likes of Berkshire Hathway in your free time is far from likely.  But the bigger question is how to set yourself a realistic b...

Looking for long-term outperformance? Sell the US and buy the UK. That’s the view of Fidelity’s Alex Wright, who joins this week’s Merryn Talks Money. As Wright points out, the UK market is very good for a contrarian looking for value plus a little momentum.  Also in the episode, Wright discusses the opportunities in banks, life insurers and tobacco companies, and why he thinks Tesco is a good buy...

In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the Federal Reserve's bold interest-rate cut -- half a percentage point --and what that means for markets. And they talk the Bank of England's decision to hold rates steady at 5 percent.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money , Merryn and Money Distilled author John Stepek discuss how to approach your pension savings, from your first day of work.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial institutions have been a leading target for cyber crime since the dawn of the internet. But phishing schemes have become far more intricate, and cyber heists go beyond stealing money from a bank. JF Legault, Deputy CISO at J.P. Morgan Chase, explains how he leads cyber defense on the front lines of work — and lays out a strategy to transform teams into early detection networks. Then Davi...

Mark Slater, chairman and chief investment officer of Slater Investments Ltd., joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss the state of the UK stock market, the missed opportunity of the British Individual Savings Account (ISA) and why deep and liquid capital markets are vital to the health of the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss: 1. Why Markets Are Still So Nervous 2.The Oil Price Slide - Red Flag or Small Mercy?  3. The Shunning of UK Stocks May Be Near Its Limit  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money , Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek weigh the pros and cons of taking out a student loan . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merryn Somerset Webb and Diana Choyleva, chief economist at Enodo Economics, discuss what Choyleva considers one of the most important relationships in the world: US and China. What will change if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the November presidential election? Or Donald Trump?  For more from Diana, check out these links:  Enodo Economics Track Record: https://bit.ly/4dTckeS  Diana's X profil...

We're trying something new: weekly episodes dedicated to Merryn and senior reporter and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discussing the biggest stories in markets and economics at the moment.  This episode looks at:  1. Why gold is having a moment  2. Why the UK is doing well, despite what the government says 3. And the two key fears behind the market's scary start to September See om...

From Day 3 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmure House, our special panel discusses the economics behind net zero and how the UK isn’t on track to reach it by 2050. Panelists include Ed Conway, author of  Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future , MacroStrategy founder James Ferguson and Bloomberg senior reporter John Stepek. S...

From Day 2 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmure House, our special panel discusses the Labour government’s effort to right the budgetary ship and why it may be doing it wrong. Panelists include Interactive Investor Chief Executive Officer Richard Wilson, British comedian Simon Evans and Bloomberg editor John Stepek.  See omnystudio.com/listener...

Ruffer Fund Manager Duncan MacInnes, Dominic Frisby, British author and comedian, and Adam Dixon, Adam Smith Chair in Sustainable Capitalism join Merryn for the first day of her run at Adam Smith's Panmure House for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  They tackle questions like are political leaders dulling innovation with regulation? Is too much protectionism bad for capitalism? And how should invest...

Reality TV stars are freezing their eggs on camera. Lawmakers in DC are debating federal protection for IVF. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in slick startups that market fertility treatments for all. But this rapid growth has revealed cracks in the system. Misconception , a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, follows reporter Kristen V. Brown on her own intimate journey as s...

Merryn and John are still OOO, enjoying their summer break, so on today's episode, we bring you a conversation between Stephanie Flanders and author and journalist Anne Applebaum about her latest book Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run The World.  She says a network of dictators from China to Venezuela could be the beneficiaries of a welcoming White House should Donald Trump win the US...

As a special treat whilst Merryn and John are away, we're bringing you the latest episode of Money Stuff: The Podcast. Matt and Katie discuss Pershing Square USA's IPO, Citron Research's short-and-distort charges, bond market liquidity, and Katie's trip to Paris to watch running. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s Merryn Talks Money , Lawrence McDonald, founder of The Bear Traps Report, joins to discuss his book  How to Listen When Markets Speak: Risks, Myths and Investment Opportunities in a Radically Reshaped Economy . In the book, McDonald discusses the predictive model he developed in the aftermath of Lehman Brothers’ collapse, outlining actionable trading ideas for a radically reshaped e...

Alec Cutler of Orbis Investments joins to explain what’s behind his fund’s decade of strong returns. Plus, senior reporter John Stepek joins to discuss what a Trump Presidency might mean for your money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cape Wrath Capital’s Adam Rackley explains why on this week’s  Merryn Talks Money. He also discusses why he thinks the time for UK small caps is here, what he currently holds and what might make it into the portfolio soon.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.