Taking Stock - After The Bell

A lost decade and a half for energy stocks, dynamics in the oil and gas market right now and copper being the key to the energy transition. With QC's energy and materials analyst, Jamie Maddock.

The fake business cycle, pandemic distortions, the end of neoliberalism and why inflation is about power. We are joined by Dario Perkins, Managing Director at TS Lombard.

The philosophy behind generating good long-term returns, inflation, gold, bonds and beer.

GARS closure. Declining choice for UK investors. Economic growth errors (big ones). UK market concentration. Strava subscriptions. Small cap renaissance?

The most ominous graph in property. Work from home and Office REITs. Buffett’s bet on US housebuilders. The cost of investor misbehaviour. Troy’s latest newsletter.

This week we were joined by Charlie Parnell, Founder of Money Guided. Funding your twenties in your thirties. The dangers of avoiding decisions. The Phantom Recession. Deflation is the historical norm. The Choice Paradox. Government pension policy. The Bank of England have the wrong tools for the job.

This week we are joined by our Global Technology, Media and Telecoms analyst Ben Barringer. Tech dominance year to date. Netflix freeloaders. Quality outperformance during recessions. Tech pricing power. Meta’s big turnaround.

This week, we were joined by Emma Mogford, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton UK Monthly Income Fund. We discussed, amongst other things, the relative attractiveness of UK equities in a global context, the role of dividends versus share buybacks and the impact on total returns, the discipline of fund management and the importance of having a plan in place, the case for defence and armaments compani...

In this week's episode we are joined by Mike Bell, Global Strategist at JP Morgan to discuss whether the Bank of England might pause from raising interest rates (spoiler alert – they didn’t). Other topics discussed: Britain’s back to work; An inflexion point for global demographics; and Tech stocks don’t need low rates to work.

Why bother taking risk when you can get 4.5% on cash? Does sentiment follow price? How can a family earning £200k a year be feeling the squeeze?

This week we cover the new most controversial stock in the world, why great companies can be bad investments and whether big cities can attract workers back into the office again.

JR and James are back to debate suburban fashion sense, review the earnings seasons so far and discuss whether the (to date) unresolved US debt ceiling negotiations are something to worry about. Also, Apple eats the UK market.

In our sixth episode of the series, David Henry and James Hardy talk tech earnings, 100% mortgages and why the market is doing exactly what it should be doing. We also find out James’ favourite brand of toothpaste, which is exciting.

For episode five we are joined by Antony Webb, our Deputy Head of Managed Portfolio Services. It’s a bit of a chart-fest this week as we game out what a recession might look like for equity and property investors, and there are some practical tips for DIY investors on how to review your own portfolio in there too.

This week we discuss dividends, look at the performance of equities versus commodities and explore how economic growth doesn’t always translate to stock market growth. There are a couple of literal Easter eggs in there too…

In our third episode, as bank bailouts are back in the headlines, we are taking a misty eyed look at the Great Financial Crisis – and look for some parallels with today. We are also joined by Gill Clifford, Financial Planner at Quilter Private Client Advisers, who talks us through the implications of the changes to the pension rules announced during the Budget.

Episode two covers pay rises at Pret a Manger, online retail sales, pointless projections and some pearls of wisdom from Warren Buffett.

Tune in to hear what three Investment Managers have been talking about in financial markets this week. In our first episode we will be discussing all things related to the UK market, touching upon the US equities, big tech, AI, and much more.