With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor is the essential weekly investing podcast for smart investors. Join Ed Monk as he explores investing, financial news, stock markets and economics. With his 360˚ view of the world of investment, Ed provides a well-balanced take on the latest developments together with expert insights to help you grow your capital, manage your investment portfolio and make the most of the money markets. Popular for its jargon-free approac ...
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Is the UK economy about to catch a cold?
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This week, with the world changing around it, what kind of shape is the UK economy in? The latest updates on growth were disappointing, and there may be more difficult news to come on inflation and interest rates. What does that mean for our finances, the Government’s accounts, and the stock market? That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups…
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Market news today - 1998 all over again?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: investors position themselves for Trump 2.0 nearly two weeks after the Presidential election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Help! I missed the ‘Trump Bump’
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This week - did you miss the ‘Trump Trade’? And if you did, and with markets surging all over the place, is FOMO setting in? We're focusing today on the prospects for investing money after Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election - especially for those who have been sat on the sidelines. Is the Trump bounce over, will it last and what…
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: US investors assess the Trump bump; the UK weighs up Rachel Reeves’s Budget; and China stimulus disappoints. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Are investors right to cheer Trump's victory?
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This week, we’re reacting - along with the rest of the world - to the Donald Trump victory in the US Presidential Election. Not all the permutations are known - at time of recording at least - but the direction of travel is not in doubt. Four more years of Trump and a powerful mandate to deliver on his agenda. Popular for its jargon-free approach, …
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: Investors watch nervously as a knife-edge US election approaches; markets settle after Rachel Reeves tax, spend and borrow Budget; central banks are expected to cut rates on both sides of the Atlantic; and highly rated markets in the US and India lose momentum. S…
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Autumn Budget 2024: Labour’s big tax gamble
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This week, we are reacting, of course, to the Budget - the first of this Labour government and historically significant in its scale. What are the stories revealed in the numbers that the Chancellor didn’t tell us from the dispatch box this week? And where does it all leave our finances? Popular for its jargon-free approach, clear analysis and fres…
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: politics is in the spotlight as the UK prepares for a big tax-raising budget; America heads towards a crucial Presidential election; and Japan punishes the ruling LDP party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Fidelity’s Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: Around a fifth of companies in the S&P 500 are due to report this week, likely testing the market’s six week-long winning streak as gold surges and UK investors brace for incoming tax rises at the Budget next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Bull Run is two years old - will it make three?
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This week, we’re celebrating the second anniversary of the stock market bull run. And with share prices breaking new ground seemingly as each week passes, investors will be celebrating too - but can the party last? That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balance…
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Market news today - where next?
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: three big questions for investors: two years into the bull market, is there further to go; three weeks from the US election, does the result matter to investors; and where do interest rates end up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Budget, the Middle East and beyond - your questions answered
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson. The questions this time were dominated by the upcoming Budget in the UK, and what that means for pensions and savings. But not only that - we had questions on the Middle East, the US election, tech and much else besides. That’s …
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: the bull run approaches its two-year anniversary; strong employment data curb US interest rate expectations; and earnings season kicks off on Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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China stock market surge - a sugar high or something more?
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This week - investors in China have had to be extremely patient with Chinese shares in a slump these past couple of years just as other global markets have surged - but last week brought some relief. Can it last? Plus, we’ll round up the latest speculation ahead of the Budget later this month. That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and d…
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Market news today - China surges on new stimulus
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: China posts its best week since 2008 on new stimulus; the US rally continue to broaden out; but Japan wobbles as a snap election is called. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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The Personal Investor - Getting on top of your pension, with Iona Bain
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This week, when was the last time you gave your pension some attention? There’s good reasons why even those relatively engaged in their finances might not be completely on top of their pension saving. Why does that matter - and how can you fix it? That’s our focus today with our special guest, the BBC’s Iona Bain. That’s the focus today, as well as…
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: shares hit new highs as the Federal Reserve plays catch up on interest rates; the Bank of England holds fire; and Labour’s annual conference focuses attention on October’s Budget. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Why optimism works - but ‘Sell in May’ doesn’t
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This week, after a difficult few weeks for investors it would be easy to be gloomy as the nights draw in, but we’re concentrating instead on the reasons to be cheerful and why - most of the time - it pays for investors to be optimists. Plus we’ll take stock of a big week in economic news and check whether it made sense to ‘Sell in May’ this year. T…
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: interest rates are the main event with rate decisions on both sides of the pond and in Japan; gold hits a new high; and markets settle after the summer squalls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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History’s biggest tax blunders - and what might Rachel Reeves do?
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This week, what have been the biggest tax blunders made by Chancellors over the years - and what can they teach Rachel Reeves ahead of her first Budget as Chancellor next month? That’s the focus today, as well as the latest ups and downs in markets. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial develo…
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: bond yields send mixed messages about the health of the economy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Why are women still losing out financially?
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This week, why haven’t efforts to equalise the financial challenges faced by men and women worked? What more can be done and which obstacles still remain that prevent women establishing themselves on the same financial footing as men? That’s our focus today and we have two fabulous guests to talk it over. Claer Barrett from the Financial Times and …
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Market news today - closing out a stormy summer
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Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: political, economic and market risks are in focus after a rollercoaster summer for investors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Is passive investing making markets more volatile?
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This week, we’re looking at an old question in investing - but one which is taking on new relevance in today’s topsy-turvy market. Should your investing be ‘passive’ or ‘active’ - and what does that choice mean, not only for your returns, but the behaviour of markets overall? Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on …
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Market news today - all eyes on Nvidia
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: Nvidia’s latest results will be watched closely; the oil price is in focus as geo-political risks mount; inflation remains under the spotlight on both sides of the Atlantic; and gold sits at an all-time high. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: shares regain the prior week’s losses in a ‘blink and you missed it’ correction; and all eyes are on the Jackson Hole symposium for clues on US interest rates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Will calm return to markets? Plus the assets best-placed as rates fall
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This week, we’re taking stock after a very bumpy week or so in the markets. We’ll look at the reason for the volatility, whether it will last and some of the investments that look well placed as the dust settles. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights …
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: lessons from last week’s blink and you missed it volatility; inflation in focus; and earnings season comes to a positive close. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Fidelity's Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: Investors are braced for a rocky week after Asian markets tanked after bad jobs numbers spooked Wall Street and triggered fears of recession, and as tensions rise in the Middle East. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Pensions? CGT? How will Labour plug the hole in the nation’s finances
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This week, changes to the government’s tax and spending plans that many warned were coming got a little closer this week after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £22bn hole in the public finances. What does that mean for our finances, what tax changes could come and why might it be a mistake to try to pre-empt any changes to tax rules? That’s the…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: interest rates are in focus on both sides of the Atlantic; shares continue to rotate out of the Magnificent Seven and into smaller companies; and earnings season gets into full swing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Smaller companies: can the rest catch up with tech?
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This week, have investors finally regained their appetite for smaller companies - and what could that mean for returns in the near future? A big recovery for American smaller companies in the past week has plenty of people asking those questions. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developme…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: markets stage a massive rotation out of mega caps; US politics is turned on its head by Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the Presidential race; China cuts interest rates to boost its faltering economy; and earnings season moves onto the front foot. See omnystudio.com/…
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The key market moments to come this year
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This week, with the half-way point of 2024 now behind us, how are markets stacking up for the rest of the year and what are the key dates and events that will set the agenda for the next six months? Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights to help you gr…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: investors assess the implications of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump; China grows more slowly than forecast; the odds of a September Fed rate cut shorten; while over here the King's speech will set out the UK government’s agenda. See omnystudio.com/li…
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Labour’s plan and a coming tech correction? What you’re asking us
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This week, it’s a quarterly Investment Outlook special where we put your questions to the Outlook’s author Tom Stevenson. The questions this time were dominated by the theme of the election, the new Labour Government and its plans for our finances. But there were also questions on tech, the future for rates and bonds and much else besides. Host, Ed…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: markets shrug off political upheavals; earnings season kicks off; and it remains a tale of two stock markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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How markets view elections and a reality check for Nvidia
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This week - it’s a week in which its impossible to ignore the impact of politics on our financial lives so that’s where we will be starting today. Elections in France and the UK are of immediate concern, but it’s the latest developments in the battle to be the next US President which may turn out to be the most consequential political events of the…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: French shares bounce in anticipation of a hung parliament; markets notch up another six months of growth as pass the half way mark of 2024; and Britain prepares for a likely change of government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Rates? Inflation? What awaits the new Government after the Election?
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This week - with a new Government imminent what does it mean that inflation is now back on target, especially at a time when rates remain high? Will cash continue to grow its appeal to investors - and can wage rises help undo the damage from the cost of living crisis? Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the late…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. This week in the markets: the Fab Five dominance is starting to look worrying; and US inflation data this week will shine a light on the upcoming interest rate pivot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Zero to £100k - an emergency retirement plan
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This week, what do you tell people who are entering middle age without anything by way of savings for their retirement? Many people are in exactly that position and today we’ll show them how you can save £100k from nothing - even if you’re several decades into your career. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the…
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Fidelity's Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets. In the markets this week: European shares steady in the face of political uncertainty; UK investors eye interest rates updates; and Asian shares suffers after weaker Chinese data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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How will multiple elections this year hit markets?
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This week, how will upcoming elections impact financial markets? Some surprise results in EU elections last week have knocked European markets - what will national elections in the UK, France and the US later this year mean for investors? And - what will the latest decision from central banks tell us about the path to lower interest rates? Host, Ed…
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Fidelity's Ed Monk reviews the stories moving markets. In the markets this week: European shares count the cost of extra uncertainty as radical parties make gains in the EU elections, and the Federal Reserve is in the spotlight in a big week for central banks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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What election promises on the State Pension will mean
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This week, why has the State Pension become a battleground in the upcoming General Election - and what are the parties promising? Will the Government’s pledge of ‘Triple Lock Plus’ move the dial on its dire poll numbers, and will Labour respond with its own offering to pensioners? Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced tak…
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. In the markets this week: India hits a new high on election hopes; Nvidia soars as option buyers squeeze the price higher; and central banks look to head in different directions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Par Fidelity International
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Want to retire early? Why you need less FIRE and more CHILL
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This week - has the FIRE movement run out of fuel - and if has, is it time for a replacement ‘CHILL’ philosophy? If none of that makes any sense to you, do not worry - all will be explained in this week’s episode. Host, Ed Monk, and his occasional guests provide a well-balanced take on the latest financial developments together with expert insights…
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Market news today - inflation in focus
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Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. In the markets this week: inflation is the main focus in a holiday shortened week on both sides of the Atlantic; copper bulls have big gains for the red metal in their sights; and bond downgrades loom as the economy finally slows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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How I find tomorrow’s big winners
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This week, how do you spot the market-leading companies of the future? In a world where every investor is looking for the next big thing - is it really possible to separate out the winners from the also-rans? Ian Mortimer certainly believes it is - and it’s his job to do just that as manager of the Guinness Global Innovators Fund. He’s our guest on…
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