The Alpha Podcast: Brand power
On this week's Alpha Podcast John Hughman and Phil Oakley talk about three companies where the power of their trusted brands matters more than ever – Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser and Games Workshop.In ...
23 Loka 202037min
A dog is for life, not just for lockdown
The UK is in a puppy frenzy. The loneliness of lockdown, combined with the realisation that working from home is likely to last a long time saw demand spike. Average puppy prices have doubled.Investor...
21 Loka 202038min
Tim Harford: "There is a short-term penalty and a long-term reward to contrarianism"
This week we speak with the economist and broadcaster Tim Harford, presenter of More or Less on BBC Radio 4 and the podcast Cautionary Tales, a Financial Times columnist and author of several books in...
19 Loka 202021min
The Alpha Podcast: Delivering returns
On this week's IC Alpha Podcast John and Phil discuss how online shopping has transformed Dunelm's business, whether Asos can shake off the economic challenges affecting its core customer base, and wh...
16 Loka 202030min
Richard Curtis: “Change your pension and go to the cinema”
The IC interviews Richard Curtis, prolific screen writer and co-founder of Make My Money MatterInvestors' Chronicle has supported private investors in the UK for over 160 years by highlighting rewardi...
12 Loka 202032min
The Alpha Podcast: Bargain hunting
On this week's Alpha podcast editor John Hughman talks to the IC's small cap specialist Simon Thompson about the outlook for global stock markets and the strategies he's using to identify companies fi...
9 Loka 202033min
Not your normal finance show: Boohoo's bad business
Boohoo’s ethical misdemeanours have not translated to poor sales or share price growth. But could the environmental and social concerns raised by the company’s recent enquiry have repercussions across...
7 Loka 202030min
Blake Hutchins: “I would implore UK investors not to be too downbeat on our companies”
The UK dividend bloodbath has been one of the major challenges facing investors in 2020 and the outlook remains far from certain. Blake Hutchins, co-manager of Trojan Income, a defensive and highly su...
5 Loka 202031min
