On this week’s Money and Markets podcast, Danni Hewson looks at how markets have reacted to the invasion of Ukraine, as company after company severs ties with Russia and sanctions begin to take effect. Laith Khalaf focuses on the suspension of many Russian-exposed funds and what that means if you’re invested, and he’s also been tracking the surge in value of crypto currency, plus calls for a ban on Russian transactions.
With stock market volatility making some people nervous about their pensions, Tom Selby chats through what those ups and downs might really mean for the average pension holder, and he also answers another pensions’ corner question from a listener who spent a number of years living and working in Ukraine and wonders if that time might count towards their UK state pension.
Plus, Dan Coatsworth has been talking to Chris McVey from Octopus Multi Cap UK Income fund, the best-performing UK equity income fund over the last three years. Chris explains why they’ve got a real bias towards small and mid-cap stocks. And with so much desperately awful news around, we’ve got Jenny Owen to bring us a touch of light relief at the end of the pod with a potted history of Cadbury’s Freddo Frog and its changing price tag.
The big reopening: how travel operators, pubs and car sellers are coping
Crypto volatility, small cap surges and why ESG investing isn’t a trade-off between value and returns
Why inflation fears matter, reopening winners, retailers’ share prices soar and social care funding disappointment
Pushing back minimum retirement age, dealing with fraudsters, companies with pricing power, and making money from trainers
Big companies’ big earnings, the Post Office’s new banking pilot and an Asian investment trust superstar
Market madness, housing bubbles and why AI investing is not just about Robots
Retail reopening, attractions of family-run businesses and return of Mark Barnett
The FTSE 250’s spring surge, pension pitfalls to watch when taking a tax free chunk and Deliveroo’s less floppy retail debut.
Deliveroo flop, doubling money on Royal Mail shares and helping younger people get into investing
Everything you need to know about ISAs, big change at Scottish Mortgage and a warning for young investors
Missing out on IPO gains, AstraZeneca's falling share price, growing demand to be a Cake Box franchisee and green investing with TRIG
Surviving the tech sell-off, teaching money in schools and getting clever with cash ISAs
Bond yields causing trouble, AJ Bell CEO on the surge in share dealing interest, and why the SPAC craze could be headed for the UK market
Budget special: what it means for your money, the stocks that jumped, and why companies could be pleased at the tax changes
Pensions minister Guy Opperman talks about the Pension Schemes Act, stopping the next big pensions scandal and how savings ‘sidecars’ could help address financial vulnerability
The return of Neil Woodford, new data sheds light on financial vulnerability, a focus on the future in China and why the age people can access their pension pot is rising
Tesla puts bitcoin into top gear, meet Lindsell Train’s rising star, Glaxo and Ocado get the thumbs down, and the future of annuities
Amazon drops a bombshell, the fund manager who avoids Faangs, and fading GameStop fever
Why Gamestop shares have been going to the moon, whether amateur traders are fueling a stock market bubble, and 10 years of ISA returns
The Biden policies that matter for investors, value versus growth and options for someone with a workplace pension and a SIPP
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