To Get The UK Growing Again, We Need Cheap, Secure Energy with Simon French
Panmure Liberum Chief Economist Simon French joins host Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter John Stepek to discuss why boosting the UK's growth should start with encouraging North Sea oil and gas...
24 Jan 202541min
Trump Memecoin Frenzy, Herald Trust Says No to Saba, and Rachel Reeves in Davos
In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about what TrumpCoin signals for the US presidency and the crypto industry, where the investment trust showdown...
23 Jan 202519min
When to Invest in Venture Capital Trusts
Correction One of our brilliant listeners wrote in to point out an inaccuracy in the original podcast. We've removed the inaccuracy, in which the guest said you can roll previous capital gains into a ...
21 Jan 202521min
Merryn and John Discuss the Showdown Between Saba and Investment Trusts
In this week's Merryn Talks Money market roundup, there's only one story on our host's mind. Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek talk about US activist investor Boaz Weinstein of ...
17 Jan 202530min
How Saba's Boaz Weinstein Plans to Transform UK Investment Trusts
“We’re not here to make trouble.” So says Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief investment officer of activist investor Saba Capital Management, who joins this episode of the Merryn Talks Money podcast, h...
15 Jan 202551min
How to Start Your Investment Journey
Each week on the Merryn Talks Money podcast, we discuss strategies for investing with industry experts. But rarely do we talk about how to get started on that investment journey. On this episode, Holl...
14 Jan 202528min
The 'Humble' Investor Says Sell Private Equity, Sell US Tech, Buy Polish Small Caps
Daniel Rasmussen, founder of Verdad Advisers and author of The Humble Investor: How to Find a Winning Edge in a Surprising World, joins Merryn this week. They discuss his book, why all forecasts are w...
10 Jan 202545min
Plunging UK Markets, What's Reeves Moment, and the ESG Rollback
In the first roundup of the year, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about anxiety in the markets, sterling and UK gilt prices tumbling, and the fresh pressure facing Rac...
8 Jan 202513min
