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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...

Paul’s back! What’s he been doing? Find out on this week’s PlayingFTSE Show! All the best things come in threes. We’re back up to three on the podcast and Steve W’s family is up to three. In Steve D’s house, the animals are insisting that three is the optimum number too, as his cats are deciding there’s only room for one of them. On the PlayingFTSE show, we like to keep things simple. So gaze in w...

Is Steve D having his kitten put down? Which price notification has gone off on both Steves’ brokerage accounts? And what do Amazon and CostCo have in common? Find out on this week’s Playing FTSE Show! The Steves have been seeing prices coming down in markets lately. And that brings some interesting questions. Should we be looking at concentrating our deposits into a few stocks, or spreading them...

How many legs will the latest addition to Steve W’s family have? Find out on this week’s PlayingFTSE show! This week, it’s a special UK-themed edition. We’ve got interest rate news from the Bank of England, and the good, the bad, and the ugly of FTSE-listed stocks. While the Briscoe is away, the cat will play. Specifically Steve D’s new cat. He’s got himself an adorable new kitten and the to celeb...

Call sign Burgundy is away this week, so it’s call sign Growth and call sign Doctor looking after today’s show. We recorded this on Wednesday, which explains why Steve D’s feeling pretty good about his portfolio at the start of the show… Both Steves have more Amazon shares than they had at the start of the week. The stock split 20-for-1 taking Steve W’s holdings between 50 and 100. That’ll have to...

Sell in May and go away? Not on the PlayingFTSE show! The Steves are back they’ve got a lot on their minds this week. Our show kicks off with some news about Orca — not the whale, but the investment platform. It’s winding down. Neither Steve has anything much to do with the platform, but this might be a sign that VC cashflows are tightening and both Steves have shares on Monzo to think about. Shou...

With no Paul this week, the Steve’s have a hell of a lot to get through. Stock updates, 13Fs, and an earnings report from Steve D to keep an eye on. We’re kicking off this week with an update on our 5 stock samplers from last July. As we approach the year mark, it’s time for an update. We’ve had some interesting results so far to say the least. One of us has a stock that’s been holding up well aga...

*** IMPORTANT***  If you don't want to know how "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" ends, don't watch this show...    This week on the Playing FTSE Show, we're talking CRM stocks. The big dog here is Salesforce, but we've got a few others that have been catching our eye.    First up is Wix. Paul is a customer and he's been looking at the company recently. Steve W doesn't own thi...

With Paul away celebrating his 44th birthday, the Steves are running this week’s show… Growth stocks have been coming down lately. Are they a buy? That’s what we’re looking at in this show. Steve W starts us off with the causes of the drop in growth stocks. Inflation, interest rates, and the possibility of a recession are weighing on growth stocks. Steve discusses why and what he’s keeping an eye...

Following Sundays earnings bonanza the guys this week play the noticeably absent game. This one is all about companies meeting analyst expectations, watch Steve D fumble his way through earnings achieving a grand score of...well you'll have to see for yourself!

This week, it’s the good, the bad, and the ugly from the earnings report scene! No game this week, no time for that. This week was the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting. Paul has a bold idea about how Charlie Munger’s feelings about bitcoin might be solved. You don’t want to miss that. But it’s earnings this week. And Teladoc reported. That means it’s time for Steve D to deliver his qu...

his week the guys bring you the three new stocks they're most excited about for May 2022! We have housebuilders, streaming services and a Portuguese pseudo fashion tech hybrid - bet you can't tell whose that is!   This one is long so we've timestamped it for you and oh, apologies for the ending we got...sidetracked.   01:15 Steve W's Stock 05:35 Pauls Stock 13:24 Steve D's Stock

This week, Paul makes a bold prediction about Meta Platforms. Will he be right? Earnings reports are continuing to come in and we’re looking at advertising monster Alphabet, streaming specialist Spotify, and a little bit on recreation vehicle manufacturer Polaris. First up, though, it’s a game. It’s been a while since the three of us got together for a podcast and Steve D has a game to ease us bac...

This week the boys are answering a question from friend of the show Kacper about Peer to Peer lending and giving our thoughts on it. Steve's tried it, Paul has bought a cow before so between them there's something like an answer in there...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This week on PlayingFTSE, it's a tale of two growth stocks.    With Steve D away this week, Paul and Steve W gamely take on two stocks that have been attracting the attention of growth investors over the past months and years. Both Tesla and Netflix announced earnings this week and they've had contrasting fortunes.    Netflix...

In this one we answer Sean's question regarding advice to our younger selves. We cover general advice regarding our savings and investments, how we wish we started earlier, how investing is so much more accessible now and why it's not ok to have a cupboard full of Malbec! Enjoy!

We've got a special one this week, the first ever PlayingFTSE awards with categories like, Best Bank, Best Place For Your Emergency Fund and Best Up & Comer!  First though, we have a game. Steve W has been looking very hard at Stanley Druckenmiller's 13F and has built a game about his holdings! Its a tough one!   Darting onwards we're heading into the first category - Best Savings Ac...