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.
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Retailer joy, Evergrande update, Lifetime ISA special and bridging the investing gap
Black Friday turns red as markets get spooked by Omicron
Britcoin, cheapest cost of borrowing, US renewable energy and Einstein’s record auction
Diageo’s drinks dominance, Shell shifts to UK shores, eco banking options, and Buy Now Pay Later aims to get clean
Covid pill boosts market confidence, Tesla’s social sell-off, and the man whose stock market bets paid off
Popular Junior ISA investments, rising mortgage rates, Terry Smith backs Amazon, and Biffa’s new waste solution
Budget Special: picking apart Rishi Sunak’s tax plans and celebrating our 150th episode
Bank results, rate rise expectations and Netflix Korean cult hit
How much food and bills could go up in 2022, the real cost of retirement and THG’s share price collapse
October’s onslaught of cuts, rising gas prices and one London landlord’s recovery from the pandemic
Queues at the pumps, the winners and losers of the UK’s ongoing energy crisis and taking stock of ethical investing
Why problems with China’s Evergrande matter to investors worldwide, dealing with higher energy costs, big news from Netflix and a new bank account paying 5% interest
Inflation spikes, pandemic personal finances divide and the world’s most expensive beach hut
The costly care conundrum, new term new workplace rules and why the Bank of England’s turned to the Beano for help
Outlook for stocks, changes to contactless cards, and the rise of thematic funds
Bitcoin bandwagon, billion-pound bids and bumper pensioner payrises
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Takeover fever, an inflation warning for cash savers and tips for the DIY investor from AJ Bell’s big boss
The fund manager who got out before China sell-off, a defence company with a hidden jewel, and the junior bankers’ struggle for a big payday
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