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Are investors underestimating emerging markets?
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Van Sickle speaks to Charles Jillings, co-fund manager of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust, about the outlook for emerging economies, the challen...
Exporting with confidence
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#Ad In this episode, we speak to Cocoba, a Kent-based chocolate brand, about its growth journey and expansion into international markets.The conversat...
What does risk actually mean?
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What is stopping the UK from investing? It's a mixture of three main factors, according to Henry MacLeod, co-head of digital distribution at BlackRock...
Why hiring talent is a growth strategy
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#Ad In this episode, we speak to The Gym Group about how Jobcentre Plus is helping it overcome the challenges of recruiting and retaining talent in a ...
Developing electric vehicles at scale
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#Ad In this episode, we speak to Electra Vehicles, a West Yorkshire-based manufacturer developing electric and hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, a...
Is Europe ripe for recovery?
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Avigad, manager of the TM Lansdowne European Special Situations fund, speaks to MoneyWeek's Andrew Van Sickle about opportunities in European e...
Can purpose-led organisations scale?
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#Ad Purpose-driven organisations often face a challenge: how to grow their impact without&...
Why Vietnam is the world's most exciting emerging market
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Scriven, founder and chairman of Dragon Capital, speaks to MoneyWeek's Cris Sholto Heaton about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahea...
Are money problems driving the mental health crisis? MoneyWeek Talks
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Improving the relationship between money and mental health is one of Clare Francis 's missions in her work at both Barclays and the Money and Mental H...
Pitch to Portfolio: Lioness Jill Scott's Investing Game Plan
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Former Lioness Jill Scott shares her investing journey and discusses how she is working towards the ultimate goal of building wealth for her future.Sp...
Tom Stevenson's fund picks for 2026
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fidelity's Tom Stevenson reveals his top three funds for 2026 for your ISA or self-invested personal pension.He tells MoneyWeek's Kalpana Fitzpatrick ...
Will fintechs change the way you invest?
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Investing can get a bad rap for being inaccessible. But it doesn't have to be that way, says Yana Shkrebenkova, CEO of Revolut Trading.MoneyWeek's dig...
Why you fear money – and how to fix it
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what your relationship with money is? Well, it could be a little more complex than you think - childhood experiences, the wrong influenc...
The investment mistakes not to make
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While tracking an index makes good sense, investors could be missing out on opportunities by overlooking active managers. Andrew Craig discusses why ...
Vietnam: Asia's new tiger economy
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of MoneyWeek talks, Thuy-Anh Nguyen, director and product specialist at Dragon Capital, gives Andrew Van Sickle the inside track on Vi...
How the Budget will hurt you
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Autumn Budget special, MoneyWeek editors Kalpana Fitzpatrick, Andrew van Sickle and Cris Heaton chew over what was announced and wha...
Steve Webb: Using pensions for property
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Steve Webb, former pensions minister and partner at LCP, tells MoneyWeek Talks how he is proud of the triple lock pension system, which gives the ...
Rishi Sunak: The Richmond Project
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode of MoneyWeek Talks, former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak discusses the real cultural change needed to get people to invest, how h...
Introducing MoneyWeek Talks
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to MoneyWeek Talks - the podcast that helps you build wealth, invest smarter, and understand the concepts that help you manage your finances b...
Finding opportunities in frontier markets
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Van Sickle talks to Emily Fletcher and Sam Vech, co-managers of the Blackrock Frontiers Investment Trust, about the improving outlook for the s...
Cashing in on Canada
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Van Sickle talks to Greg Eckel and Jonathan Morgan of Canadian General Investments about the economic, environmental and political backdrop for...
Japan’s corporate-governance revolution
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew van Sickle talks to Joe Bauernfreund of Asset Value Investors about why Japanese corporations have become more shareholder-friendly over the pa...
The slump in the London stockmarket
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew van Sickle talks to Laura Foll of Janus Henderson Investors about why the London equity market is being shunned by local and foreign investors ...
A one-stop shop for global investors
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew van Sickle talks to Stuart Gray of Alliance Trust about worldwide investment opportunities, the trust’s multi-manager strategy and more than ...
HydrogenOne Capital Growth plc - long and short term opportunities in the green economy
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert talks to Richard Hulf about the state of the hydrogen market and how investors can capitalise on this emerging technology.
Reducing macro economic risk in a portfolio
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert talks to Argonaut Capital’s CEO Barry Norris. They discuss how to protect your portfolio, opportunities in energy and why short selling can a...
Activist investing and capitalising on trading opportunities in equities around the world
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert talks to Joe Bauernfreund from Asset Value Investors about value investing, Japanese stocks and the right way to be an activist.
Short and long-term opportunities for investors in the UK market
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert talks to Nick Greenwood manager of the MIGO Opportunities Trust plc about the current state of the investment trust market and looks at some of...
How to defend your portfolio from global risks
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Hargreaves talks to Axel Rudolph, Senior Market Analyst at IG and Chris Beauchamp, Chief Market Analyst at IG about dealing with global risks a...
John Mills: why a weak pound is good for the UK
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to John Mills, founder of consumer goods distributor JML, chair of Vote Leave and one of the Labour Party's biggest donors. His latest bo...
James Ferguson: you may not make any money this year – so just try not to lose any
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In her final MoneyWeek Podcast, Merryn talks to James Ferguson, founder of the MacroStrategy Partnership, about why high inflation and rising interest...
Part 2 of The Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker & Merryn Somerset Webb
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s show, Merryn is joined by James Ferguson, founder of Macro Strategy Partners; Russell Napier, economic historian, author and keeper o...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: The Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker and Merryn Somerset Webb
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we join Merryn and guests at her Edinburgh Festival show at Panmure House, the last home of Adam Smith, where they discuss the relevance of ...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: 17 years of change
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As John Stepek leaves MoneyWeek after 17 years, he and Merryn look back on what’s changed in that time. From consensus politics to populism; financi...
James de Uphaugh: why shifting perceptions are good for UK stocks
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to James de Uphaugh of the Edinburgh Investment Trust about why a “change in perception” of energy, mining, defence and bank stocks m...
Edward Chancellor: why interest is the force that holds everything in place
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to author Edward Chancellor about interest – AKA “the price of anxiety” – and why it, like gravity, is the force that holds ever...
Peter Spiller and Christopher Mills: inflation, rising wages and falling profits
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to fund managers Peter Spiller and Christopher Mills about the bear market, company valuations and inflation; why wages will have to rise...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: nuggets of positivity in an extended bear market
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John talk about he need for higher wages and lower house prices, and why the fact that this is the least dramatic bear market they’ve eve...
Dylan Grice: financial privacy, the stupidity of central bankers and the “cockroach portfolio”
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Dylan Grice of Calderwood Capital about how central bankers are the problem, not the solution; how bitcoin can counter the increasing ...
Liz Ann Sonders: raging inflation and the bear market is not “70s redux”
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Liz Ann of Charles Schwab about how today’s raging inflation and bear market came about, what to do, and why it’s not like the 197...
James Ferguson: recession, house prices and the power of youth
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to James Ferguson of the MacroStrategy Partnership about central-banker induced inflation, the threat of a thoroughly unpleasant recessio...
The MoneyWeek Podcast with Russell Napier at the Library of Mistakes
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Russell Napier about Edinburgh’s Library of Mistakes, the age of debt and financial repression, plus why he has never invested in Ch...
Barry Norris: we’re already in the 1970s. Here’s how to invest
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Barry Norris of Argonaut capital about the parallels between now and the 1970s; the transition to “green” energy; and the one sect...
Anna Macdonald and Mikhail Zverev: Investing in innovative new frontiers
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Anna Macdonald and Mikhail Zverev of Amati about investing in growth-focused innovation in the teeth of a tech-stock selloff, and the ...
Mohamed El-Erian: inflation, disinflation and the mistakes of central bankers
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Mohamed El-Erian about the state of the global economy, how the Fed became hostage to the marketplace, and how you should position you...
James Anderson: the trouble with the fund management industry
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Baillie Gifford's James Anderson about his career at Scottish Mortgage; the roles and responsibilities of the wider fund management in...
Fred Harrison: House prices will peak in 2026
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Fred Harrison, author of #WeAreRent about why land is so lucrative to investors and when house prices will level off.
Robin Wigglesworth: Index funds matter in ways we are only starting to fathom
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to the FT's Robin Wigglesworth about how passive investing via index funds can't be blamed for inflated stockmarket valuations, and how t...
Charlotte Yonge: Two ways to protect your money from inflation
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Charlotte Yonge of Troy Asset Management about the long-term inflationary risks the world is facing, and the two best ways to protect ...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: redefining the FAANG stocks for a new era
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the tech stock bubble bursts, Merryn and John discuss how one bank has redefined and replaced the FAANG stocks with some decidedly old-school inves...
Dario Perkins and Richard de Lisle: inflation, the 1970s, and the rotation to value
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Dario Perkins from TS Lombard about central banks and how today's inflation is not the same as 1970s inflation; and to Richard de Lisl...
Vitali Kalesnik – investing in a world of geopolitical instability and high inflation
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Vitali Kalesnik of Research Affiliates about the situation in Ukraine, the consequences of sanctions on Russia, and how inflation will...
Luke Hyde-Smith: how to invest for inflation
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Luke Hyde-Smith of Waverton Investment Management about the current state of the markets, and how to invest into the kind of inflation...
Alec Cutler: it feels like the 1970s – what should you buy?
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Alec Cutler of the Orbis Global Balanced Fund about the inflation of the 1970s compared with that of today, and what investors can do ...
Shareholder democracy – returning power to to the people
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John talk about returning power to the ultimate owners of corporations · the shareholders. Most of us own stakes in companies, but we can'...
Sandy Nairn: the end of the "everything bubble" could destroy $75trn of assets
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Sandy Nairn of Edinburgh Partners about his new book and the bursting of the "everything bubble" as liquidity drains out of the market...
Julian Brigden: markets are at a huge inflexion point
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Julian Brigden of Macro Intelligence 2 Partners about the unwinding of the US stockmarket's super-bubble, and the risks and opportunit...
Barry Norris: investing for a post-pandemic world
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Norris, manager of the Argonaut absolute return fund, explains what the investment landscape looks like in a post pandemic world, with the end o...
Temple Bar’s Ian Lance and Nick Purves: the essence of value investing
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Lance and Nick Purves of the Temple Bar investment trust explain the essence of “value investing” – buying something for less than its intri...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: happy new year! Are we in for a year of misery?
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John ring in 2022 with the first podcast of the new year, discussing energy prices, house prices and interest rates, plus the definition of...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: a very strange year, when forecasting anything became almost impossible
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John talk about the past year in the markets, the rise of inflation and the bond market's reaction (or lack of it), and conclude that nothi...
Steen Jakobsen: reality has become outrageous
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Steen Jakobsen of Saxo Bank about his annual "outrageous predictions" – and how reality is proving a match for anything he can come...
George Maher: what we can learn from the fall of the Roman Empire
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest MoneyWeek Podcast, Merryn talks to actuary and author George Maher about the economy of the Roman Empire and what eventually led to its ...
Ewan Markson Brown: the joy of small companies
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Ewan Markson-Brown of Crux Asset Management about why when it comes to emerging markets, he much prefers to invest in micro- and small...
Vivek Ramaswamy: beware of the "woke industrial complex"
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to author and investor Vivek Ramaswamy about how big fund managers are using ESG investing to undermine the foundations of democracy.
Tim Hayes: why I'm bullish on US and European stocks, but not the UK
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Tim Hayes, chief global investment strategist of Ned Davis Research, about why he's so bullish on US growth stocks, but not so keen on...
Spencer Adair: getting rich slowly with "cockroach" companies
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Spencer Adair of the Monks Investment Trust about how he shuns "glamorous" growth to find solid "cockroach" companies that thrive over...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: climate change, global population and inflation
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John talk about the COP climate change summit; why the short-term answer to our energy needs is be nuclear (and why it's a lot safer than p...
Dale Robertson: why Europe is a great place to be a stock picker
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Dale Robertson of the Chelverton European Select Fund about the opportunities available to investors in European companies – especia...
Andrew Hunt: why it's a great time to be a deep value investor
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Andrew Hunt, author of Better Value Investing, about his adventures in the market's dark underbelly, looking for the hated and neglec...
Inflation, energy crisis, strikes – have we gone back to the 1970s?
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John talk about rising prices, productivity and the state of the labour market, plus are bond investors really the adults in the room, and ...
James Ferguson: the scope for bond-market disaster is very real
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to James Ferguson of Macro Strategy partners about central bankers, money supply and inflation, plus why we're on the edge of a very sign...
Gary Channon: the importance of allocating capital wisely
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Gary Channon of Phoenix Asset Management about his investment style and the balance between diversification and performance. Plus, cap...
Rob Arnott: Covid's hidden investment opportunities
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates about some of the unexpected consequences of Covid and their opportunities for investors, plus the "...
Kieran Heinemann: the history of shareholder capitalism
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Kieran Heinemann, author of Playing the Market: Retail Investment and Speculation in Twentieth-Century Britain, about the history of t...
Anna Macdonald: hunting down the big companies of tomorrow
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Anna Macdonald of Amati Global Investors about the opportunities in UK small companies, the sectors she likes now, and how she finds t...
Sebastian Lyon: the benefits of being boring
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Sebastian Lyon, founder and CEO of Troy Asset Management and manager of the Personal Assets Trust, on his approach to asset management...
The great lorry-driver shortage, blaming Brexit for everything, and why now is a good time to buy UK stocks
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John talk about the shortage of lorry drivers, why semiconductors are high in demand but short in supply, how Brexit is blamed for unrelate...
Edward Bonham Carter: things will only get harder from here
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Jupiter Asset Management's Edward Bonham Carter about where to find cheap assets, what happens if we have a "Japan like bear market", ...
Jeremy Grantham: we're in one of the greatest bubbles in financial history
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Jeremy Grantham of GMO about the current state of the markets and where investors can "hide" from all the craziness, plus inequality, ...
Joe Bauernfreund: why Japan is an active investor's dream market
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Joe Bauernfreund of the AVI Japan Opportunity Trust about the opportunities for investors in Japan, a hugely under-researched market w...
Brian Pellegrini: why America isn't going back to work
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Pellegrini, founder of Intertemporal Economics, talks to Merryn about the post pandemic economy; why Americans aren't returning to work; plus in...
Russell Napier: Asia, financial repression and the nature of capitalism
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Napier talks to Merryn about financial repression – or "stealing money from old people slowly" – plus how Asian capitalism is taking over ...
Niall Ferguson: why we'll never be prepared for disaster
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Niall Ferguson talks to Merryn about the nature of catastrophe and disaster; why we should perhaps stop worrying about Covid and start worry...
Jim Mellon: What I'm buying now – UK stocks, agtech and commodities
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Mellon tells Merryn which UK stocks he likes (and which ones he doesn't), why the future of meat is lab-grown, and why you should definitely have ...
Andy Haldane: bitcoin as money is a fanciful idea that should fill us with horror
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Bank of England's outgoing chief economist, Andy Haldane, tells Merryn why he isn't a fan of bitcoin as money; why the BoE is actively considering...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: inflation and what to do about it
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John and Merryn talk about the latest inflation figures and ask if it really is a temporary thing, Plus, the origin myth of the 2% target; demographic...
Gillian Tett: listen to the silence – how anthropology helps make sense of the world
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The FT's Gillian Tett tells Merryn Somerset Webb why what people aren't talking about is just as important as what they are, and why combining anthrop...
Mayssa Al Midani: agritech, nutrition and climate change – feeding the world while caring for the planet
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Mayssa Al Midani of the Pictet Nutrition fund about how she invests in feeding the world's expanding population in a sustainable way, ...
Simon French: why post-pandemic inflation will be short-lived
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Simon French, chief economist with Panmure Gordon, about why he believes inflation will be transitory, and the world will be back to t...
The MoneyWeek Podcast: the things on which we are definitely right
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn and John talk about the UK's V-shaped recovery; how private equity is gobbling up UK listed companies; and bitcoin - is it worth anything? Is i...
Richard Marwood: dividends are back on the menu
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Richard Marwood of Royal London Asset Management about which companies are recovering from the pandemic as people start spending again...
Troy's Gabrielle Boyle: for global companies, sustainability is just good business
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to to Gabrielle Boyle of Troy Asset Management about the top quality global companies in her portfolio, and why those firms that invest i...
Tom Slater of Scottish Mortgage: growth, the pandemic, and the importance of optimism
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Tom Slater of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust about investing in growth, the pandemic and its aftermath, why optimism will alwa...
Dambisa Moyo: the changing role of corporations
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to author and economist Dambisa Moyo on the past and future role of corporations – ESG and public trust, the balance of power between c...
Peter Spiller: how to not lose money to inflation and financial repression
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Peter Spiller of the Capital Gearing Trust about how he navigated the last extraordinary year; what he's buying now; and how he plans ...
Steve Clapham: picking stocks is fun, but you need to do your homework
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Stepek talks to Steve Clapham, investor, analyst and author of The Smart Money Method, about the dangers in picking individual stocks and why you...
Pippa Malmgren: Covid, NFTs and Trump’s next big adventure
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn Somerset Webb talks to author, analyst and former presidential adviser Dr Pippa Malmgren about the Covid recovery, NFTs and digital flashmobs, ...
Laura Destribats: cashing in on millennials’ spending habits
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Laura Destribats of Goldman Sachs Asset Management about investing in stocks that benefit from the behaviour and spending patterns of ...
Calum Bruce: the post pandemic opportunities in retail property
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merryn talks to Calum Bruce of the Ediston Property Investment Company about how the commercial property sector – and retail in particular –&...