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What have Steve and Steve been doing with gingerbread? Find out on this week’s PlayingFTSE Show!! As 2022 comes to its end, we’re looking back at our favourite stories of the year, why they’re important to us, and what we’ve learned from those stories. We’ve gone for three similar ones this year – nobody really took Russia-Ukraine, or Elon Musk buying Twitter. Steve D’s eye was caught on the year...

How far can Steve D go in his Tesla? And how many countries has Steve W heard of? Find out on this week’s PlayingFTSE Show! Steve and Steve are on deck this week to have a look at this week’s news. And they’re starting with interest rates. The US hiked rates to 4.5% this week and the UK increased them to 3.5%. The stock market seems to be selling off in response – but haven’t we seen all of this b...

Where does Kasper buy his car accessories? Find out on this week’s PlayingFTSE Podcast! We’re all together for this week’s episode and there’s lots to talk about. Kicking off, Steve D’s found some interesting data about app downloads in November. TikTok vs Instagram? Zoom vs Teams? Spotify? We discuss who’s winning the battle for space on people’s phones and get an insight into what Paul looks at...

What will the stock market do in 2023? Is the Legal & General dividend safe? Where’s Paul? Find out the answer to none of these questions on this week’s PlayingFTSE show! Kicking us off, Steve D has some fun facts about the show. As a podcast, we get a Spotify wrapped just like (or nothing like) everybody else. At one point, we made it into the top 5% of most followed podcasts on Spotify! Than...

How many Japanese trading houses can Paul name? Find out on this week’s PlayingFTSE show! We’ve got World Cup Fever this week on the show. It’s an exciting time in the world of football and an exciting time in the world of stocks. We kick the show off with news from the FCA — it’s encouraging trading apps to stay away from ‘gamification’ and falling into gambling territory. Is that too little too...

Steve D’s avoiding crashes and Paul’s going straight down. Welcome to the PlayingFTSE Show! The Autumn Statement is this week’s big news and there’s a lot in it. Up go taxes (for higher earners anyway) and down goes the Dividend Allowance. There’s more money for the NHS and less tax free money for dividend investors. Will it stabilise the UK markets? Is it a good budget? Should we be worried? Ther...

Who’s won themselves a hoodie? Find out in this week’s PlayingFTSE Show! With Paul away on top secret business, the Steves are looking after this week’s show. What have they been doing, what have they been buying, and what have they been thinking about? First, though, it’s the business of sorting out the competition from last week. Steve’s put his replies to all of the correct comments into a rand...

Who likes playing mini golf with an Oculus headset on? Find out in this week’s PlayingFTSE Podcast! We’ve finally reached 1,000 subscribers! There are so many people to thank. Everyone who’s been on the show, bought us a coffee, bought themselves a hoodie, left us a comment, or even just liked and subscribed. It means an awful lot to all three of us. Thank you all very much, To celebrate, we’re ha...

How does Steve D feel about whippets and flat caps? Find out on this week’s PlayingFTSE Show! We're starting off with the new UK government. Rishi Sunak is in charge now and the FTSE 100 has been going up. Why? Steve W has an idea. From there it’s on to UK stocks and Steve D has been looking at Barclays. Paul has some thoughts on this one. Mostly that he isn’t that interested. After that, it’s som...

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► Invest Engine:   This week's show is in partnership with InvestEngine.  If you sign up using this link click here you'll get a £25 welcome bonus when you invest at least £100 (T's & C's apply).    InvestEngine (UK) Limited is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 801128).   ► Episode Notes: Why has Paul been selling his stocks in a bear ma...

It’s Q4 and Steve and Steve are here. Welcome to the PlayingFTSE Podcast! September’s ended. The guy from Green Day might have been asleep, but the Steves have been doing stuff. They’re here to check in with their portfolios as well as their buy and sells. We’re kicking off with a summary of the biggest holdings in our portfolios at the start of Q4. Steve D has Netflix in there. We’ve talked about...

Our archers pick up their bows and arrows and take aim at this week’s stories. Only on the PlayingFTSE show! Steve and Steve are in this week to talk about stories. And they’re starting with the small stuff. It’s the UK’s latest economic plan. This has been top of mind for Steve W for a few days now and he’s been trying to figure his way around it. He’s not a fan, but he thinks it’s been badly cov...

Two of us have terrible internet connections. Welcome to the PlayingFTSE Podcast!   We are three again. Paul's back from his latest adventures. Except he's not really, and he's with us live from a hotel room. We're recording this show on a Tuesday, so mark our homework as we go through the week where we boldly make unimaginative predictions about interest rates.   Paul wants to know whet...

No Paul this week – it’s another round of Playing FTSTEVE! On this week’s show, we’re talking about Adobe, Ethereum, stocks we’d like to buy, and the new FAANG stocks. We’re kicking off with some impromptu news about Ethereum. There’s a merge going on. What’s happening and what does it mean for stocks? Steve D has the news and Steve W is thinking about Nvidia… Next is the new FAANGs. Steve W’s bee...

Wow. What an episode this turned out to be. Fracking, Hargreaves Lansdown, and Damien Talks Money. Only on this week’s PlayingFTSE Podcast! Not much has happened this week. We’ve got a new Prime Minister, though. With Liz Truss taking charge, friend of the show Damien from Damien Talks Money is here to help us make sense of it all. We’re starting off with energy. The new Prime Minister has announc...

Paul is BACK!!! But is he showing any signs of changing as a result of his time away? Find out on this week’s Playing FTSE podcast!! We’re kicking off with a new ETF that Paul’s found. It’s thematic and it’s got some stocks in it that neither of the Steve’s has ever heard of. Will either of them be interested? Next it’s onto the interest rates and the direction of the stock market. Both Steves hav...

What has two Steves and likes cricket? This week’s PlayingFTSE Show!   This week, Paul’s gone missing after a mysterious meeting with Tom Cruise. But no matter, Steve and Steve have managed to tear themselves away from the cricket for long enough to put a show together.  We’re kicking things off with some news about Amazon – a stock that both Steves own. Two bits of news in fact.  &...

Where's the smart money going? We don't know, but find out what we're up to on this week's Playing FTSE podcast!   It's another Playing FTSTEVE with Paul not away this week. We're kicking things off in the way the burgundy dividend enthusiast would have wanted -- by talking about how we feel about markets. Is it time to hide in dividend stocks again? Or are there some growth opportunities to...

Why is Paul struggling to get it in? Find out on this week's PlayingFTSE podcast...   It's been an interesting week in the markets. Stocks have been going up. (Remember when that was all they used to do?) Paul's wondering whether this is the sign that the market has reached its low point, at least for now. Steve W's hoping for the best and planning for the worst, and Steve D has his eye on th...

Why can’t Steve W buy a Berkshire Hathaway A share? Find out on this week’s Playing FTSE Podcast! We’re back on the earnings train this week, but we’re starting with news from Trading 212. After Freetrade’s news last week, T212 have ideas about restricting purchasing in certain categories. Does it matter? And what are they doing it? We don’t know, but we’re happy to discuss… Then it’s onto some ea...

It’s been a super busy week in earnings season. We’ve got news, views, and maybe the odd insight on this week’s PlayingFTSE podcast! Steve and Steve are in this week. They’ve been looking at all kinds of earnings reports, but top of their list is some news from Freetrade. One of the major UK commission-free brokerages, Freetrade have been adjust their fee structure. What’s the news? The Steves hav...

What should investors think of this week's Tesla earnings? Just one of the questions that we're not answering on this week's PlayingFTSE show!  We're actually looking at Netflix, Twitter, and ASML.   Netflix reported earnings recently. It's a stock we've been looking at closely, so Steve D has the news and the insight. There are four parts to our Netflix breakdown -- subscriber numbers,...

What’s the collective noun for bankers? It’s a wunch. As in: a wunch of bankers… On this week’s PlayingFTSE show we’re looking at banks. The Steves have stocks they’ve been looking at this month. And we’re excited that it’s earnings season again. We’re kicking off with the news from the US banks. JPMorgan, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo have all been reporting earnings this week. Paul...

Boris is gone! Well sort of! Who's going to take his place and what will the market think? Find out that and more in this weeks Playing FTSE podcast  Just Paul and Steve D this week as Steve W is on daddy duties!  With plenty of news to discuss the boys start with the football, we're at the start of the Women's Euros and just 132 days away from the winter world cup in Qatar - are there a...