The Art of Investing
Episodes
Q1 Portfolio Review: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham are back for a Quarterly Review special, refle...
Rate Hikes Back on the Table. Does This Spell Recession?
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham are joined by Stu Thompson, Economic Strategis...
Investing Through a Crisis with Geopolitical Strategist, Roger Lee
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham break down a more fragile market backdrop as m...
War, Oil Shocks & Private Credit Cracks – Are Markets Too Calm?
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham unpack a volatile week in global markets as ge...
War, Oil and Market Volatility: The Iran Conflict Explained
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham unpack a volatile week as geopolitical tension...
Profit Warnings, Private Equity Pain & Portfolio Returns
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham unpack a strong week for the portfolio, led by...
Equities Surge Higher: Why aren’t Bonds Panicking?
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham unpack a quietly powerful week in markets.Whil...
Why Investors Are Selling Their US Tech Holdings, and What Are They Buying Instead?
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris “CJ” Fellingham return after an intriguing week in markets to ...
New Fed Chair Crashes Bitcoin & Silver. For Better or for Warsh?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald and Mark “Spice” Holden are joined by JP Smith for a wide-ranging and timely discussion on one of...
Gold & Silver Warning: Has the US Become an Emerging Market?
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Art of Investing, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris Fellingham are joined by JP Smith, veteran emerging markets strate...
Japanese Bonds, Greenland Brinkmanship and Iran Threats. When Risks Outweigh Rewards: Taking 10% to Cash
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris Fellingham unpack one of the most volatile macro weeks of the year, from Japan’s bond ma...
Frances Donald: The 5 Forces Reshaping Financial Markets That Investors Need to Know
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris Fellingham are joined by Frances Donald, Chief Economist at the Royal Bank of Canada and r...
Year-End Rally Delivers Portfolio Performance Despite Trump's Best Efforts. What's Next for 2026?
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of 2026 kicks off with a bang as Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris Fellingham review a late but powerful Santa Rally,...
Our Outlook for 2026, With Stu Thompson
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year and welcome to The Art of Investing’s 2026 Outlook Special.Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris Fellingham are joined by ...
Best Bits of 2025: Markets, Mistakes & Money Lessons
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas and welcome to a special Best Bits episode of The Art of Investing.To round off 2025, we’re revisiting some of the most memorable mo...
The Christmas Party Edition: Portfolio Planning, Money Lessons, Market Movers
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is the Christmas Party Special. The tone is festive, but the market conversation is anything but fluffy.Rich McDonald, Mark “S...
Quantitative Easing Explained: Has the Golden Santa Rally Begun?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris Fellingham are joined once again by economist Stu Thompson for a wide-ranging episode that uncovers w...
Why Copper Belongs on Your Christmas List: How to Position Your Portfolio for a Santa Rally
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🏆 NOW AN AWARD-WINNING PODCASTHuge thank you to everyone who voted! TAOI just won Best Financial Podcast, Best Financial Analysis, and Best Investi...
Reeves Budget Breakdown: Why We Are Reducing Our FTSE 250 Position
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🏆Enjoying the show? Cast your vote for us in the Good Money Guide Awards: https://goodmoneyguide.com/awards/finfluencer-awards/This week on The Art...
Inside the Budget: Secrets, Strategies & Surprises with Adam Smith
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🏆Enjoying the show? Cast your vote for us in the Good Money Guide Awards: https://goodmoneyguide.com/awards/finfluencer-awards/This week on The Art...
The Psychology That Makes Or Breaks Investing - With Lee Freeman-Shor
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🏆Enjoying the show? Cast your vote for us in the Good Money Guide Awards: https://goodmoneyguide.com/awards/finfluencer-awards/Welcome to Episode 1...
Britain's Budget Blunders & Bitcoin Enters A Bear Market
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 18 of The Art of Investing - brought to you by IG, the global investment platform.Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden, and Chris...
Mag 7 Earnings, Fed Spooks the Market & Corporate Bonds Explained
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 17 of The Art of Investing – brought to you by IG, the global investing platform.Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris...
Exploring Oil & Unloved UK Stocks in the FTSE 250 Index
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 16 of The Art of Investing - brought to you by IG, the global investing platform.Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris F...
Market Bubbles, Crypto Crashes. Why we aren’t cashing out just quite yet?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 15 of The Art of Investing - brought to you by IG, the global investing platform.Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden and Chris F...
Investing in Emerging Markets, & The Canary in the Gold Mine
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 14 of The Art of Investing - brought to you by IG, the global investing platform.This week, Rich McDonald, Mark “Spice” Holden ...
Government Shutdown, Soaring Global Markets & our FIRST Quarterly review
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the team face a packed agenda: a looming US government shutdown, soaring global markets, and the first part of their quarterly portfolio re...
Can YOU time the market? Digging Into Commodities & Mining stocks
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rich McDonald, Chris Fellingham and Mark “Spice” Holden get their hands dirty with a deep dive into mining and metals - from copper powering AI da...
Fed Interest Rate cuts, Timing your Exponential Exit & Elon Musks $17 Billion Trade
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it’s all about monetary policy madness. With the Fed cutting rates for the first time in a year, the Bank of England holding fire, and ce...
FTSE vs Wall Street: Can the UK compete?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks a first: our debut guest, Charles Hall, Head of Research at Peel Hunt, joins Sophie (making her own debut as host) alongside Chris Fel...
Financial Fight or Flight: The Risks Every Investor Should Know
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
September is here - historically the worst month for markets - and the team are all over the risks. Rich McDonald, Chris Fellingham and Mark “Spice”...
The Fed is Cook-ed, Long Live the Fed
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rich McDonald, Chris Fellingham and Mark "Spice" Holden debate whether Jackson Hole’s dovish vibes can offset Trump’s Fed takeover plans. Spoiler ...
S&P 500: Are stocks in a Bubble or Rational Exuberance?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 7 of The Art of Investing – This week, Rich McDonald, Chris Fellingham, and Mark Holden dive into the strength of U.S. equities a...
FTSE All Time Highs: Is the UK Stock Market about to Boom?
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 6 of The Art of Investing – our deep dive into the UK market.Rich MacDonald, Chris Fellingham, and Mark Holden explore why the FT...
The Bull, The Bear, and The Chairman: Portfolio Launch Day
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 5 of The Art of Investing, entitled "Live Portfolio Launch" - the moment when real-life investment decisions meet real-life consequ...
All That Glitters – Commodities, gold & Bitcoin
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 4 of The Art of Investing, entitled "All That Glitters" - our commodity special exploring various forms of gold, from black gold (o...
Bonds 101: Licence to yield. Building a smarter portfolio
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Art of Investing is back for episode 3, and this week we’re exploring another asset class - how bonds serve as a powerful tool for diversificati...
Equities explained: how to manage risk in your portfolio
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After last week’s launch episode, The Art of Investment is back!Brought to you by IG, global investing platform, FTSE 250 and over 50 years in the m...
When is the right time to start saving for your retirement?
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the launch episode of The Art of Investment, a brand new podcast that transforms market noise into clear investing strategies. Brought to y...