Is Martin Lewis Right About Investing? +1000 Subscriber Competition!

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We’ve finally reached 1,000 subscribers! There are so many people to thank. Everyone who’s been on the show, bought us a coffee, bought themselves a hoodie, left us a comment, or even just liked and subscribed. It means an awful lot to all three of us. Thank you all very much,

To celebrate, we’re having a giveaway. Details in the first part of today’s show.

After that, we do something that we almost never do — devote a whole section to discussing Martin Lewis. We normally think highly of his advice on savings accounts, but take a dim view of his comments on investing. But he’s been talking stocks and shares on his TV show, and it’s caught Steve D’s attention. What’s he been saying? And what do we think?

Next it’s Meta Platforms. The stock is down again after earnings and everyone else on YouTube appears to be having a say. Is this another classic trap for people who invest by deliberately writing the wrong numbers into spreadsheets? Or are things better than they seem? Steve W has been having a look and our Meta shareholder is trying to get past the surface news.

And we’re finishing up with interesting things about interest rates. The Bank of England and the Federal Reserve have been hiking again. Higher rates are generally bad news for share prices, but should we be worried, relieved, neither, or both? All three of us have our views on this one.

Only on this week’s PlayingFTSE Show!