What Do You Need All That Cash For?
On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and Bloomberg Money Distilled author John Stepek turn their attention to cash Individual Savings Accounts (ISA...
18 Feb 202514min
What Would Adam Smith Think of Donald Trump?
What would philosopher and political economist Adam Smith think of Donald Trump’s love of tariffs? What would he make of the Republican president’s approach to taxes and deregulation? On this episode ...
14 Feb 202549min
What to Make of Gold’s Tremendous Rise
Gold is enjoying a bump after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on US steel and aluminum imports this week. Merryn speaks with reporter Jack Ryan, who covers mining and precious metals, and...
11 Feb 202532min
The Perpetual Hunt for ‘Alpha’
All investors look for an edge. You only make real money by having “alpha,” as the jargon goes. On this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somerset Webb is joined by a guest who knows a...
7 Feb 202538min
Trump's Tariff Threats and Central Banks, Gold's Surge, and US Equities
In this week's roundup, senior writer and Money Distilled author John Stepek speaks with Opinion columnist Marcus Ashworth. They discuss what Trump’s tariff threats mean for your money, gold's surge, ...
5 Feb 202516min
Don't Leave Your Family a Nightmare When You Die
On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, the conversation revolves around effective financial planning for one’s eventual death.Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with Matthew Hutton...
4 Feb 202528min
Reeves' Heathrow-Fueled Growth Plan, DeepSeek and the Effect on US Big Tech, and Mini-Bubbles are Bubblin'
In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about Chancellor Rachel Reeves' growth speech this week, and the obstacles she'll likely face getting her ideas...
31 Jan 202523min
DeepSeek's Disruption and What It Means for Your Investments
Founder and Manager of the Blue Whale Growth Fund Stephen Yiu joins this week to discuss the Big Tech selloff, his outlook for AI and where he’s investing now. Yiu, whose investment fund is backed by ...
28 Jan 202548min
