Why Dying Broke May Not Be a Bad Idea
18 Mar 2025
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Looking to Protect Your Wealth In Crazy Markets? Here's How.
14 Mar 2025
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Troy Asset Management founder Sebastian Lyon joins Merryn this week to talk strategies for protectin...
Time To Consider Investing in German Companies and What About That 'Trump Put'?
13 Mar 2025
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The great John Authers, senior markets editor and Opinion columnist at Bloomberg, joins Merryn and J...
Is There a Tradeoff Between Net Zero and UK Growth?
06 Mar 2025
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There’s no tradeoff between net zero and growth in the UK. That’s the conventional wisdo...
Where to Invest $100,000 Right Now
04 Mar 2025
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Merryn speaks with Bloomberg personal finance and wealth reporter Suzanne Woolley about the latest i...
GMO's Jeremy Grantham Warns US Stocks Are About to Be Crushed
28 Feb 2025
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Merryn Somerset Webb interviews GMO co-founder and notorious caller of market bubbles Jeremy Grantha...
Magnificent 7 Stocks Slip Into Correction, Bitcoin Dips and Trump's "Gold Card" Idea
26 Feb 2025
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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about ...
Which Golden Visas Are the Shiniest of All?
26 Feb 2025
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Want a different passport? Wish you lived somewhere with a better tax policy or even better weather?...
Why Avoiding Investments Is as Important as Investing
21 Feb 2025
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Every decade has its story for investors. The 1970s were all about gold. The 1980s were all about Ja...
UK Inflation Rises to 10-Month High, Protecting Your Savings, and Energy Talk
19 Feb 2025
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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about ...
What Do You Need All That Cash For?
18 Feb 2025
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On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and ...
What Would Adam Smith Think of Donald Trump?
14 Feb 2025
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What would philosopher and political economist Adam Smith think of Donald Trump’s love of tari...
What to Make of Gold’s Tremendous Rise
11 Feb 2025
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Gold is enjoying a bump after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on US steel and aluminum ...
The Perpetual Hunt for ‘Alpha’
07 Feb 2025
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All investors look for an edge. You only make real money by having “alpha,” as the jargo...
Trump's Tariff Threats and Central Banks, Gold's Surge, and US Equities
05 Feb 2025
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In this week's roundup, senior writer and Money Distilled author John Stepek speaks with Opinio...
Don't Leave Your Family a Nightmare When You Die
04 Feb 2025
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On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, the conversation revolves aroun...
Reeves' Heathrow-Fueled Growth Plan, DeepSeek and the Effect on US Big Tech, and Mini-Bubbles are Bubblin'
31 Jan 2025
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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about ...
DeepSeek's Disruption and What It Means for Your Investments
28 Jan 2025
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Founder and Manager of the Blue Whale Growth Fund Stephen Yiu joins this week to discuss the Big Tec...
To Get The UK Growing Again, We Need Cheap, Secure Energy with Simon French
24 Jan 2025
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Panmure Liberum Chief Economist Simon French joins host Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter Joh...
Trump Memecoin Frenzy, Herald Trust Says No to Saba, and Rachel Reeves in Davos
23 Jan 2025
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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek a...
When to Invest in Venture Capital Trusts
21 Jan 2025
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Correction One of our brilliant listeners wrote in to point out an inaccuracy in the original podcas...
Merryn and John Discuss the Showdown Between Saba and Investment Trusts
17 Jan 2025
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In this week's Merryn Talks Money market roundup, there's only one story on our host's mind. Merryn ...
How Saba's Boaz Weinstein Plans to Transform UK Investment Trusts
15 Jan 2025
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“We’re not here to make trouble.” So says Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief invest...
How to Start Your Investment Journey
14 Jan 2025
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Each week on the Merryn Talks Money podcast, we discuss strategies for investing with industry exper...
The 'Humble' Investor Says Sell Private Equity, Sell US Tech, Buy Polish Small Caps
10 Jan 2025
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Daniel Rasmussen, founder of Verdad Advisers and author of The Humble Investor: How to Find a Winnin...
Plunging UK Markets, What's Reeves Moment, and the ESG Rollback
08 Jan 2025
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In the first roundup of the year, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek a...
Best Of: How to Invest in the Coming Space Gold Rush with Tim Marshall
03 Jan 2025
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We bring you another favourite from our episodes this year: Merryn's conversation with Tim Marshall,...
Best Of: Lyn Alden Talks Bitcoin and Explains Why Money is Falling Behind the Times
27 Dec 2024
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For every listener who has written in to say "You must speak to Lyn Alden"--we're reposting our inte...
Money Stuff Podcast: Stripe's John Collison
20 Dec 2024
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While Merryn and John enjoy a holiday break, we bring you an episode from our colleagues on the Mone...
UK Wage Inflation, American Euphoria and The Investment Trust Invasion
18 Dec 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about the d...
If You Had to Buy Something Now and Hold It For 18 Years, What Would It Be?
17 Dec 2024
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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, we discuss what you should stow...
Everyone Wants Their Money to Come Home with Russell Napier
13 Dec 2024
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Market historian Russell Napier joins Merryn to explain that economic nationalism will have negative...
Oman Leapfrogs London, Pension Funds and Private Assets, Executive Pay
12 Dec 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about the U...
What are the Financial Benefits of Getting Married ?
11 Dec 2024
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Saxo’s 'Outrageous' Forecast Sees Trump Blowing Up the Dollar
06 Dec 2024
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It’s that time when analysts unveil their forecasts for 2025. But every year, Saxo Bank releases a...
Euro Chaos, London's Shrinking Exchange, and the Cult of US Stocks
04 Dec 2024
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In this week's roundup, Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek is joined by Opinion columni...
How to Navigate the Great Wealth Transfer
03 Dec 2024
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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn John discuss strategies for ...
Argonaut’s Barry Norris Says Invest in Argentina and the US
29 Nov 2024
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“Capital goes where it’s needed and stays where it’s treated well. That’s not the UK and tha...
The Lights Are Flashing Red for America --And Amber for the UK
27 Nov 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss why they st...
Fallout From the UK Car Financing Commission Scandal
26 Nov 2024
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On this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somserset Webb is joined by Bloo...
Listen Now: Beak Capitalism from Odd Lots
24 Nov 2024
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In this limited series, Odd Lots explains some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through...
How to Make Britain Prosperous Again with Sam Bowman
22 Nov 2024
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Sam Bowman, founding editor of the online magazine Works in Progress, now part of payment processin...
The Farmers Are (Rightfully) Angry and UK Inflation Ticks Up
21 Nov 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss why UK farm...
How Does the UK Pension Drawdown Work?
19 Nov 2024
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Hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek speak with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Stuart Trow, aut...
Why AI-Driven Productivity Is a Decade Away in the UK
15 Nov 2024
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Economist Diane Coyle, currently the Bennett professor of public policy at the University of Cambrid...
Everybody Relax. We're Talking About Crypto.
13 Nov 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the latest ...
Is There a Smarter Way to Pay Your Taxes?
12 Nov 2024
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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John...
Why Trump’s Victory Is Musk’s ‘Tech-Bro Coup’
08 Nov 2024
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On this episode of Merryn Talks Money, we discuss what the Republican’s second term means for the...
A Dose of Cynicism from John and The Case for Becoming a Barrel Maker
07 Nov 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek chat about the unsu...
DC and DB Pension Schemes: What They Are and How They Work
05 Nov 2024
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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John...
Live Event: What Did Rachel Reeves Risk With Her First Budget?
31 Oct 2024
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In a live-recorded episode of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek are joi...
What Japan’s Angry Voters Mean for Your Money and Falling Fertility
30 Oct 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn is back with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek. They foc...
The Best Way to Handle UK Student Debt
29 Oct 2024
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In this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John...
Why Everything You Think You Know About Money Is Wrong
25 Oct 2024
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Author and economist David McWilliams joins Merryn to discuss his latest book Money: A Story of Huma...
Gold’s Record-Breaking Run and Geopolitical Conspiracy Theories
23 Oct 2024
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In this week's roundup, Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek is joined once again by Bloom...
How UK Parents Should Be Saving for Their Children
22 Oct 2024
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Hot on the heels of last week’s personal finance edition of Merry Talks Money, where we discussed ...
Listen Now: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly
20 Oct 2024
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When sports, business and culture collide, there’s often a deal to be made. Join Alex Rodriguez an...
How Investors Should Approach The US Election with Liz Ann Sonders
18 Oct 2024
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“This has been an incredibly unique cycle, both in terms of the economy and the market,” says L...
Employer NICs Drama and The UK Inflation Slide
16 Oct 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks to Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about what i...
Using a Lifetime ISA to Get on the London Housing Ladder
15 Oct 2024
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On this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, our hosts discuss Lifetime ISAs and their u...
How This Fund Manager Finds ‘Diamonds in the Dust’
11 Oct 2024
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Don’t meet with management, ignore narratives and avoid highly rated businesses—taken together t...
A Discomforting Signal From the UK Bond Market and Budget, Budget, Budget!
09 Oct 2024
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In this week's roundup, Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek is joined by Bloomberg Opini...
How Safe Is Your Pension Pot?
08 Oct 2024
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How The World Lost Its Mind with Author Dan Davies
04 Oct 2024
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Author and former Bank of England regulatory economist Dan Davies joins this week to discuss his new...
UK Housing Perks Up, China's Bazooka Stimulus Sparks a Stock Rally
02 Oct 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the stock...
Pensions Are Another Reason to Worry About the UK Budget
01 Oct 2024
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On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John...
Fund Manager Sees Energy Transition as Opportunity of a Lifetime
27 Sep 2024
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Foresight Group’s Bernard Fairman discusses the movement toward cleaner energy, a lucrative inves...
Roundup: Labour Party Conference 'Vibes,' Budget Fears, and Why We Should Care the Ultra-Rich are Leaving
25 Sep 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss why the l...
How Amateur Investors Can Maximize Their Returns
24 Sep 2024
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How realistic is achieving a 20% annual return as an amateur investor? On this week’s personal fin...
Looking to Outperform? Sell the US and Buy the UK
20 Sep 2024
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Looking for long-term outperformance? Sell the US and buy the UK. That’s the view of Fidelity’s ...
Roundup: Fed Cut Fallout and Bank of England Holds
19 Sep 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the Federal...
I'm 18. Is Saving Into My Workplace Pension Enough?
17 Sep 2024
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In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn and Money Distilled author John Step...
Security, Bookmarked: Finance (Sponsored Content)
15 Sep 2024
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Financial institutions have been a leading target for cyber crime since the dawn of the internet. Bu...
Has the British Equities Market Been 'Hollowed Out'?
13 Sep 2024
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Mark Slater, chairman and chief investment officer of Slater Investments Ltd., joins host Merryn Som...
Roundup: Nervous Markets, The Oil Price Slide, UK Pensions to the Rescue
12 Sep 2024
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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss:1. Why Mark...
Should You Pay Your Child’s University Fees?
10 Sep 2024
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In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek weigh ...
How the Election Will Affect US-China Relations
06 Sep 2024
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Merryn Somerset Webb and Diana Choyleva, chief economist at Enodo Economics, discuss what Choyleva c...
Roundup: Why Gold Is Having a Moment, UK Eco Health and A Tricky Day for Markets
05 Sep 2024
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We're trying something new: weekly episodes dedicated to Merryn and senior reporter and Money Distil...
Live from Fringe: Why No One In Government Understands Anything with Ed Conway
01 Sep 2024
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From Day 3 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmur...
Live from Fringe: How to Tax the UK’s Richest
29 Aug 2024
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From Day 2 of the Merryn Talks Money panel at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival from Adam Smith's Panmur...
Live from Fringe: What Would Adam Smith Think of the UK Deficit?
23 Aug 2024
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Ruffer Fund Manager Duncan MacInnes, Dominic Frisby, British author and comedian, and Adam Dixon, Ad...
Listen Now: Misconception
11 Aug 2024
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Reality TV stars are freezing their eggs on camera. Lawmakers in DC are debating federal protection ...
Anne Applebaum Says Trump 2.0 Might Be Good News For Dictators
09 Aug 2024
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Merryn and John are still OOO, enjoying their summer break, so on today's episode, we bring you a co...
Money Stuff: The Podcast: Guy on Twitter: PSUS, Left, ETFs
02 Aug 2024
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As a special treat whilst Merryn and John are away, we're bringing you the latest episode of Money S...
How to Trade in a Radically Reshaped Economy
26 Jul 2024
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On this week’s Merryn Talks Money, Lawrence McDonald, founder of The Bear Traps Report, joins to d...
The Secret to a Contrarian Investor's Success
19 Jul 2024
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Alec Cutler of Orbis Investments joins to explain what’s behind his fund’s decade of strong retu...
Why Holding For the Long Term Is For Amateurs
12 Jul 2024
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Cape Wrath Capital’s Adam Rackley explains why on this week’s Merryn Talks Money. He also discu...
Beware of the ‘Concentrated’ AI Chipmaker Bubble
05 Jul 2024
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MacroStrategy’s James Ferguson tells Merryn Talks Money there are better places to put your mone...
Why UK Bosses Need More Skin in The Game
28 Jun 2024
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Activist investors are on a mission to persuade large British businesses to move from London’s sto...
This Swiss Private Bank Is Bullish on Britain, Japan and Copper
21 Jun 2024
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On this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money, Peter Kinsella, global head of FX strategy at Unio...
Why Now Is the Moment for Bitcoin and Gold
14 Jun 2024
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Regular listeners of the Merryn Talks Money podcast know that Merryn Somerset Webb usually ends her ...
Reasons to Put Your Money in a ‘Fragile’ Europe
07 Jun 2024
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On this week’s Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Daniel Avigad, partner ...
Living Longer Means Rethinking How You Work Right Now
31 May 2024
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If aging doesn’t happen all at once, why should retirement? That’s the question Merryn Somerset ...
How To Protect Your Pension From a New Government
24 May 2024
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A general election in the UK has been called for July 4. What does that mean for your money—and is...
The Argument Against Relative Performance
17 May 2024
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Tellworth’s John Warren tells Merryn Talks Money investors aren’t interested in a manager’s ...
Why Everyone Believes What They Want to Believe with Alex Edmans
10 May 2024
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On this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money, London Business School professor and author Alex Edm...
Making the Case for Active Investing
03 May 2024
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Downing Fund Managers’ Simon Evan-Cook joins this week to talk about the case for active versus pa...
Why Sunak May Quit Ahead of a July 4th Election
25 Apr 2024
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Get ready for a UK election this summer, says Helen Thomas, an ex-adviser to former Conservative fi...
Why the UK Stock Market May Be Slowly Dying with Peel Hunt's Charles Hall
19 Apr 2024
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Peel Hunt head of research Charles Hall tells Merryn that pension funds, wealth managers and individ...
How to Reach Net Zero Within a Capitalist System
12 Apr 2024
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Many people contend that getting to net-zero emissions means smashing capitalism. While its destruct...