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What did Steve D get for his birthday? What does Paul think of the Lion King? And why does Steve W think Corning is a transparent company? Find out in this week’s Playing FTSE podcast! This week, we start off with a game from Steve D. Paul and Steve W take random pairs of stocks and try to figure out which has the highest TRAILING EPS. This one’s a high scoring one as Paul and Steve W reason, reme...

If it's your birthday, then stop listening now...   ... In a week where everyone's portfolios got double-teamed by the FED and the new COVID variant, Paul and the Steves sit down to discuss the Greek alphabet, buying phones, and the good old days of the S&P 500.   This week's game is a lesson from history as Steve W looks back at the largest holdings of the S&P from days gone by. Some winners stil...

What have Paul’s fingers been in? Find out in this week’s Playing FTSE Podcast!   This week, we have a special guest! Tom from ThatFinanceShow joins us for a Q&A session on financial advice, financial independence, and all things to do with his channel. A qualified CFA with more enthusiasm for FIRE than a pyromaniac in charge of a match factory, Tom joins us to answer questions and chat about the...

What’s been catching the eye of both Steves this week? What’s Paul going to do about Johnson & Johnson? And which of the Playing FTSE team is the most ill? Find out in this week’s Playing FTSE podcast!   We kick the show off with the Steves talking about things that they’ve been buying in the last week. Earnings reports and other events have caused some significant price movements in stocks that t...

Why are Kellogg's being sued? What's wrong with the latest Workhorse van? And how much does OnlyFans magnate Black China make? Find out on this week's Playing FTSE Podcast!   This week we welcome Paul back after a two week spell on the sidelines. And he's straight back into the thick of the action with a game all of his own design! Following the IPO of Amazon-backed, Ford-backed, T-Rowe Price-back...

Who spends the most time on Tinder? What’s happened to Steve W’s trousers? And who thinks that uncertainty is the new normal? Find out on this week’s Playing FTSE!   With Paul still unavailable, the Steves hold down the fort for another week. Having received their Squibbidends earlier in the day, the Steves begin with a game without a name, as Steve D asks the questions of self-proclaimed consumer...

It's the PlayingFTSE Halloween Special! With Paul unwell, the Steves don their scariest outfits and take to the microphones for a special Halloween-themed episode of the show where we talk about stocks, financial markets, and investments. This week's game has a Halloween twist to it. Steve D grapples with questions concerning our favourite pharmaceutical company in the Bristol--Myers Squid Game wi...

On this week’s Playing FTSE Podcast, find out what Steve D is six series into, what Paul thinks about Squid Games, and what Steve W might have used the Oxford Owlery for.    In a busy earnings week, we kick things off with a round of WHOTube? Devised by Steve D, watch Paul and Steve W attempt to identify some (more) famous YouTubers from the sound of their voices. Paul and the Steves talk about wh...

What has Steve W been doing at the weekend? What does Steve D think is positive for everyone in the semiconductor industry? And why is Paul thinking of getting into Intel? This week’s game is from Steve W, who’s been looking at some ESG scores for The Only Way is Ethics. Paul and Steve D guess at the respective ESG scores from companies as diverse as Kimberly-Clark, JP Morgan, Total, and Diageo. T...

What’s on both Steve D and Steve W’s list of things to watch and isn’t a stock? What’s bigger than Paul thought? And what does Steve D think is the most anticlimactic thing in the world? Find out the answers to all of these things on this week’s podcast! This week, the show opens with a preview of the Playing FTSE merchandise that’s now available in our online store! We start off with a discussion...

This week, Manchester's Marco Polo joins the show for a special guest appearance! With Damien from "Damien Talks Money" on board, the boys set about discussing the week's news in stocks and stock markets. Find out who thinks that ASOS is "a real buy", what "the wooden spoon of investing" is and who's been headhunted to work as a HGV driver. Only on this week's Playing FTSE! Special guest Damo has...

Apologies for any confusion - the previous 6 episodes are available through YouTube as it was originally an exclusive - however - we're here now too due to popular demand! 

This week find out who smashed their finger with a hammer, who tried to stir a pan with a lid on and who got kicked in the balls. We open up this week with Steve W coming through on last week's promise to deliever a game called "Apple, Google, or Amazon". For a bonus point, see if you can guess which are the two companies that have a Triple A debt rating from S&P. Moving swiftly onto this week's h...

What is the difference between Microsoft and EasyJet? Why doesn't Paul want no scrubs? And what has George Soros been buying? Find out in this week's Playing FTSE! We start this week with a game from Steve D, as Paul and Steve W attempt to guess what superinvestors have been buying during Q2. Then it's on to a discussion of airlines. In a week where EasyJet has opted to raise cash by issuing share...