MoneyWeek Talks
Future Publishing
Unlock the secrets to financial success with MoneyWeek editors Kalpana Fitzpatrick and Andrew van Sickle. Each episode features leading figures – from CEOs, entrepreneurs and politicians – sharing their top tips on money, investing, and wealth creation. Tune in and discover how to 'Make It, Keep It, Spend It'.
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Aug 6, 2020 • 33min
How to age well and profit from the “longevity dividend”
Merryn talks to economist and author Andrew J Scott and discusses how we can profit from the "longevity dividend" as we live longer; why we need to rethink our concepts of ageing; and why you will need to reinvent yourself in middle age to live a long, healthy life.
Jul 30, 2020 • 25min
Gold bugs' dreams are coming true – but we could still see a V-shaped recovery
John and Merryn talk about how it's perfectly reasonable to expect a V-shaped recovery and to continue holding gold as well. Plus, inflation, staycations and will we ever return to the office?
Jul 15, 2020 • 33min
Inflation, MMT and the folly of a centrally planned economy
Merryn and John talk about the chancellor's stamp duty holiday and wealth taxes in general; the trouble with modern monetary theory and economies planned by politicians, and how to get ready for a burst of inflation. Plus, the return to the office and the importance of casual conversations.
Jul 1, 2020 • 28min
Laura Foll: small companies, income, and the power of equity markets
Merryn talks to fund manager Laura Foll about value, income yields and the UK market's underperformance, plus the benefits of smaller companies and the power of having an equity market listing.
Jun 25, 2020 • 32min
Nick Greenwood: the benefits of investment trusts, and some of my favourites
Merryn talks to Nick Greenwood of Premier Miton Investors, who runs a couple of funds that invest in investment trusts. Nick talks about the advantages of ITs over open-ended funds; the big discounts some trusts are currently trading on (and whether than can continue); and discusses a few of his favourite holdings.
Jun 17, 2020 • 21min
Merryn and John on markets, pent-up demand, and a V-shaped recovery
This week, Merryn and John talk about how most markets (bar two) are overpriced; how, with people desperate to return to normality, a V-shaped recovery is still possible - and why it might come with a hefty dose of inflation.
Jun 8, 2020 • 29min
Hugh Hendry: fire Jerome Powell and let the Fed go properly nuts
Merryn talks to analyst and ex hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, who explains why 2020 is very like 2002; why gold is the adult equivalent of Disneyland, and why people really need to believe the US Federal Reserve has truly lost its mind.
Jun 2, 2020 • 34min
Mervyn King: why the Covid pandemic is a classic example of radical uncertainty
This week, Merryn talks to ex-governor of the Bank of England Merryn King about the pandemic and how to prepare for a future that is unknowable; the government's response and why science may not always have the answers; and how to deal with vast rise in public debt. Plus, a little bit of bonus Brexit.
May 28, 2020 • 50min
James Ferguson: the virus, the lockdown, and what comes next
Merryn talks to MoneyWeek regular James Ferguson of Macrostrategy Partnership about what's happened so far with the virus; whether the lockdown was the right response; and how the economy might look coming out of it.
May 22, 2020 • 30min
MoneyWeek 1,000 – a look back over the last 20 years
Merryn and John look back over the first 1,000 issues of MoneyWeek magazine, rounding up what we got right over the last couple of decade, what we got wrong, and what - if anything - has changed, Plus the best of our readers' suggestions of how to invest £1,000 for the next 20 years.
