Jonathan Guthrie
Award-winning journalist and former head of the Lex column at the Financial Times, author of The Truth About Investing, and known for investigative reporting and commentary on markets and investing.
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Dec 29, 2025 • 57min
Why Most Investors Lose Money: Lessons from Financial Times’ | Jonathan Guthrie | Paisa Vaisa | Anupam Gupta
Join award-winning journalist Jonathan Guthrie, former head of the Lex column at the Financial Times, as he dives into the intricacies of investing in today's market. He explores the stark differences between the mature UK market and the evolving Indian financial landscape. Guthrie discusses the dangers of status-driven investing, the concept of negative compounding, and how to detect misleading sales metrics. He also shares insights on navigating the active vs. passive investing debate and offers a cautionary take on the current AI bubble.
Dec 14, 2023 • 16min
Thirty-seven years of wisdom
Jonathan Guthrie, an experienced finance journalist with 37 years of expertise, shares lessons learned in financial journalism, the role of chief executives in large businesses, and the limitations of stock analysts. The hosts also discuss the importance of native predators and express skepticism towards ESG-based investing.
Sep 3, 2022 • 29min
Have we hit peak TV? Plus, our debt to bees
This week, guest host Topher Forhecz is joined by Los Angeles bureau chief Chris Grimes to hear about the future of TV's streaming wars. Since the pandemic, streaming services have poured huge amounts of money into new content, but it's unclear how long this boom will last. Then, we talk to Nature Therapy columnist Jonathan Guthrie about bees. He's estimated that we owe bees nearly $160bn for their pollination services. What's at stake if we can't repay that debt? -------Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.-------Links and mentions from the episode:– Chris Grimes’ piece on the peak of TV streaming: https://www.ft.com/content/0e95cf55-dda1-4f63-bb6b-bf475f974f30 – Jonathan Guthrie’s Nature Therapy column, ‘Our £135 bn debt to the humble bee’: https://www.ft.com/content/286dff35-9634-4fd7-9497-3d2de3a555a4 -------Special offers for FT Weekend listeners can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast -------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco Clip from Prime Video. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
