Trumped by Twitter
Donald Trump’s ban from Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat has put private media groups under the spotlight. Were they right to do it? Should social media be self-regulated or does it need an external bod...
20 Jan 202135min
Alpha podcast: Lockdown winners
On this week's Alpha Podcast John Hughman and Phil Oakley talk about the prospects for three companies that have seen business boom as a result of Covid-restrictions: Games Workshop, Frontier Developm...
15 Jan 202129min
Graham Harrison: 'Chasing after returns is always going to have some risk"
The destruction of risk free returns thanks to low interest rates means investors have to understand the risks inherent in chasing gains from assets like shares. James Norrington talks to Graham Harri...
5 Jan 202115min
James Anderson: “Tesla’s rise is a symbol of a revolution in energy”
Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (SMT), has delivered eye watering returns in recent years. In 2020 alone, the fund’s net assets doubled to over £18.5bn. In this int...
30 Des 202047min
Jeremy Grantham: “We have to run as if our lives depend on it”
Jeremy Gratham, co-founder of GMO Asset Management speaks to Nilushi Karunaratne about whether companies, governments and investors are taking enough action on climate change, what he hopes to see fro...
24 Des 202052min
Randy Smallwood: I don’t think we’re anywhere near the highs of gold and silver
Wheaton Precious Metals chief executive Randy Smallwood on the steaming business model, gold's prospects and how to operate in a world where ESG is getting more and more important. Plus why Wheaton ha...
21 Des 202023min
The Alpha Podcast: Tech, takeovers and the trouble with momentum
On this week's Alpha Podcast John Hughman and Phil Oakley discuss the crazy world of unicorn IPOs, the bidding war for Codemasters, and why Avon Rubber's share price has been stopped in its tracks.Inv...
18 Des 202038min
Not your normal finance show: Covid-Christmas!
With Christmas only a week and a half away, we thought we’d attempt to bring the festive cheer with a look at Christmas shopping. Investors' Chronicle has supported private investors in the UK for ove...
16 Des 202034min
