On The Money

The lead manager of Polar Capital Technology investment trust talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about investment themes, historical parallels between the coronavirus crisis and tech innovation around the time of the Second World War. He also discusses portfolio holdings, stocks for the ’new normal’ and the acceleration of disruptive tech. This material is intended for...

The manager of the Henderson Smaller Companies investment trust talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about the trust’s style of investing, its top holdings and finding opportunities after the Covid crisis. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product,...

Mathematician and trading psychologist Dr Richard Smith, who has created tools to help investors better understand risk, talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about his new venture RiskSmith, the ‘sweet spot’ of an 18-month holding period, winning and losing mindsets, and why free trades are a disaster for retail investors. This material is intended for educational purpose...

In this episode, Kyle Caldwell, deputy editor of Money Observer, and editor Faith Glasgow address the boom in fund sales, identifying trends and the sectors investors are favouring, plus the best and worst fund performers in the first half of 2020. They are joined by Douglas Brodie, manager of the Baillie Gifford Global Discovery Fund, who explains that the fund's style of investment is about "bei...

Host Faith Glasgow, editor of Money Observer, and deputy editor Kyle Caldwell discuss the latest news, including the reopening of a suspended fund, and the sectors that have delivered strong returns since March’s market bottom. The pair are joined by Mike Fox, head of sustainable investing at Royal London, who discusses the factors influencing the success of his sustainable funds in the Money Obse...

The chief investment officer of Blue Whale Capital and lead manager of the Blue Whale Growth Fund talks to interactive investor's head of markets Richard Hunter about the fund's objectives and its focus on exciting US companies and digital transformation. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be su...

The joint manager of the Scottish Mortgage investment trust talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about the trust’s objectives, searching for the world’s great entrepreneurs, and innovative tech stocks. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, an...

Host Kyle Caldwell, deputy editor of Money Observer, and editor Faith Glasgow discuss the latest news, including payouts for investors in the Woodford Equity Income fund, potential legal action against Link Fund Solutions, and 10 fund managers who have beaten every rival since they started their career. The pair are joined by Bruce Stout, manager of Murray International investment trust, who discu...

How to Invest is a podcast series designed to help you get to grips with the basics of investing. In this episode, interactive investor’s head of personal finance Moira O’Neill and Becky O’ Connor, head of pensions and savings, discuss how self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs)work. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation...

Craig Baker, global chief investment officer of Willis Towers Watson and manager of the Alliance Trust investment trust, talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about the multi-manager trust. One of the AIC’s “dividend heroes”, having raised its dividend every year for more than 50 years, Craig explains Alliance Trust’s “neutral style’ and how stock selection drives everythi...

The co-manager of Impax Environmental Markets investment trust talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about the trust’s objectives and top holdings, as well the reasons for his optimistic outlook amid an accelerated transition to renewable energy. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or se...

Gary McFarlane, interactive investor’s crypto podcast host meets Dash Core Group chief executive Ryan Taylor. He explains how top 20 crypto Dash is “trying to make cryptocurrency more useable” and discusses Dash Platform, the latest iteration of the network. (Recorded on 21 May). This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to...

How to Invest is a podcast series designed to help you get to grips with the basics of investing. In this episode, interactive investor’s head of personal finance Moira O’Neill and personal finance campaigner Myron Jobson discuss what you need to do before starting your investment journey, including whether you need special training. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is n...

Faith Glasgow, editor of Money Observer, and deputy editor Kyle Caldwell debate the departure of Neil Woodford protégé Mark Barnett, who has left Invesco after 24 years, and the scale of dividend cuts among investment trusts. They are joined by Stuart Widdowson, manager of Odyssean Investment Trust, who discusses the market sell-off, top holdings, and investment opportunities. Finally, interactive...

The manager of the Rathbone High Quality Bond Fund talks to Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, about the fund’s aims and strategy, her focus on financials, top holdings, and why the UK is ready for more municipal bonds. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or...

The manager of the CRUX European fund talks to ii’s head of markets Richard Hunter about the stock selection process, including the importance of CEOs having skin in the game, some of the fund's holdings, and which types of businesses are likely to emerge as champions after the lockdown is lifted. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal...

The fund manager of the CRUX UK Core Fund talks to interactive investor's head of markets Richard Hunter about the fund's objectives and style, as well as its top holdings, including the banks and his favourite FTSE 100 stocks. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or t...

Host Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, is joined by Money Observer editor Faith Glasgow, who offers insights into the most popular funds and investment trusts with interactive investor customers in April, the best performers during the first 50 days of lockdown, and why dividend cuts might not be as bad as they seem, while Moneywise editor Rachel Rickard Straus gives listene...

Goldman Sachs executive director and head of the international markets strategy team, discusses reasons behind the rally in US markets with interactive investor's head of markets Richard Hunter. The pair also debate US unemployment data, tech ideas and why the FTSE 100 is not experiencing a rally of its own. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or...

In this episode of How to Invest, we discuss the question on every beginner investor’s mind: “Am I ready to start investing?” Join interactive investor’s head of personal finance Moira O’Neill and news editor Sam Barker to find out what you need to do before starting your investment journey, including how much money you need and how long you should invest for. This material is intended for educati...

The manager of the Waverton Multi-Asset Income Fund talks to interactive investor's head of markets Richard Hunter about the global income fund's key objectives, how the fund is faring in the current environment, trends that have been hastened, and portfolio holdings such as Microsoft. This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendati...

Faith Glasgow, editor of Money Observer, and deputy editor Kyle Caldwell discuss the latest news for fund investors, including the scale of dividend cuts hitting income investors, a rule change to the Investment Association’s income fund sectors, and the departure from Temple Bar investment trust of well-known fund manager Alastair Mundy. They are joined by interactive investor's head of markets R...

The Merian Global Investors' fund manager talks to interactive investor's head of markets Richard Hunter about a recent article in which he argued in favour of a more equitable balance between debt and equity, and how lower dividend payments could yield a more stable system over time. As well as suggesting that coronavirus offers the UK a chance to develop a more benign form of capitalism, Buxton...

The co-manager of the Baring Emerging Europe investment trust talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about the trust's largest holdings, including Lukoil and supermarket X5, which sectors it favours, and investment themes, including what is helping Russia - where the portfolio has two-thirds of its assets - compete with the US and China on social network systems. This mater...

How to Invest is a podcast series designed to help you get to grips with the basics of investing. We break down everything you need to know and how to get started. In this episode, interactive investor’s head of personal finance Moira O’Neill and news editor Sam Barker go back to the beginning and ask “what is investing?”. The pair explain how investing works and how it can help you achieve your l...