Playing FTSE

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...

This week, Steve W harps on about Gousto boxes, Paul talks endlessly about thumbing it in, and Steve D reports on various car crashes. Plus some stuff about stocks. Only on the Playing FTSE Podcast. After three goes at recording the introduction, the boys hit their stride with that rarest of all things -- a game developed by Paul! The Steves consider how exposed different companies are to differen...

In a super slow, quiet week in the market, the guys make their own news. Starting off with an extended version of this week's game based on short interest - be sure to play along at home and let us know how you do. Afterwards it's ALL stocks with Steve W covering the best company for delivering peanut butter, Briscoe talks insurance and Steve D whittles on about a gravel company with a PE in the 4...

In a quiet week in the stock market, the boys talk about ETFs and Index Fund investments. Legendary investor Warren Buffett recommends that people should put their money into an S&P 500 ETF (or invest into indexes more generally). Find out if the boys agree in this week's Playing FTSE! We begin with Steve W's ETF game, where the boys discuss the pros and cons of Catholic Values and the costs assoc...

What’s been going on in the financial world and why should anyone care? Find out as we dive into the latest news and try to figure out what any of it means. We talk about stocks, markets, politics, and loads of other things in a way that’s accessible, light-hearted and (we hope) entertaining. For the people who know nothing, by the people who know even less. Enjoy!

This week Kasper (Briscord founder) has had a birthday! He's now 21. In his honour, Steve W has put together "Are You Smarter Than a 21 Year Old?" Paul and Steve D to battle to see if they can outsmart Kasper or each other. Then it's on to Berkshire Hathaway earnings to see what Steve W is looking for in assessing Warren Buffett's chances of outperforming the S&P 500 going forward. After that, it'...

Is Colon Capital a SPAC? Find out as we play Talking Smack or Talking SPAC? Steve D’s been busy on SPACtrack, so find out whether Paul can finally win one as we play this week’s game.    With the latest game out of the way, we turn to some FTSE news. Find out which FTSE company has been the target of an acquisition at 180% of its market cap, what Steve W thinks about the potential deal and what we...

Why does Paul watch so much kids TV? What has been happening to ASML lately? And which Chinese company would Steve W buy if he had to? The answers to all of these and more are in this week's Playing FTSE podcast! With the band back together, Paul and the Steves pile into Chinese investments, earnings reports, and SPACs. Starting with the situation with Didi and the Chinese government, the boys dis...

No risk it no biscuit? This week the Playing FTSE podcast takes a look at how to figure out how risky a stock is BEFORE you buy it. Steve D’s been busy having a look at the Motley Fool’s risk calculator and developed a series of 25 straightforward yes/no questions to help you assess risk by looking at intrinsic facts about the company, its leadership, its competitive position, and some other facto...

This week on the Playing FTSE podcast, SVEN CARLIN IS IN THE HOUUUUUSE! Steve D takes a rest as Paul and Steve W talk with the author of Modern Value Investing on personal finance, investing, stocks, and markets. We talk about Sven’s early days of investing and find out what the first stock Sven ever bought was, what he thinks about the UK and the wave of new investors entering financial markets f...

This week, the Steves take over the Playing FTSE podcast! With Paul away, the Steves get down to work. First up is a look back at Q2 and the year to date from the halfway point of the year. The Steves talk about what they've been buying and selling and how their (imaginary) 13Fs would look. Then it's onto news from the banks about capital releases following the latest stress tests from the FED. Fi...

In this show we celebrate the career of David Gardner—who announced his retirement with a 5 stock sampler on the theme of ‘pursued by a bear’. Led by Steve D, the boys talk about his latest picks, his success as a stock picker, and the rules he likes to break. Next, we come to a viewer question of how to divide up finances in a relationship. Unbelievably, both Steves are married and they talk abou...

This week, we talk about the top 5 positions in each of our portfolios. One company gets on everyone’s list—find out which one it is! We begin with Steve W and Briscoe duelling over “who’s got the biggest?” before tackling the FED’s latest comments and the response from the markets. Then it’s on to personal finance as we find out what investing sayings trigger Steve W, what Steve D’s been selling...

Is Pokemon Dollar a cryptocurrency? Why are fence panels so expensive? And what’s been going into Steve W’s arm this week? Find out in this week’s Playing FTSE Podcast! Briscoe’s in charge of the games this week, as the Steves try to distinguish cryptocurrency from computer game currency. Next it’s on to talk about everyone’s favourite subject: tax, as we discuss whether the G7 ambition to finally...

Approaching the half-year mark for 2021, we look back on how some of the stocks that have been in the news have performed in a game of ‘Cathie Wood You Rather?’ Be prepared for some surprises! After that, we talk about the FED’s recent decision to start selling corporate bonds. What does it all mean? None of us knows, but won’t stop us talking about it. In the third part of the show, Briscoe is ou...

How much would you pay for The Pink Panther? This week, our games take an entirely new direction as Steve D introduces 'Does the Cap Fit?' and exposes how little the others know about their own portfolios. Afterwards, we get onto Amazon's recent acquisition of MGM, Netflix, Disney, and the streaming giants. Lastly, you can find out a bit more about what Steve W does for a living, and why he's our...