Word on the Street

This week we discuss the trade deal between the US and China (1:15), whether now is a good time to invest in emerging markets (2:33), what the political trials and tribulations around the world mean for investors (5.15), and the importance of independent central banks (9:00), with Stephen Peters, Head of Equity Fund Research, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss the rising political crisis in Iran, armchair generals, and who we should listen to at times like this, with Nicky Eggers, Managing Director in Investment Solutions, Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer, and Rob Smith, Head of Behavioural Finance.

This week we discuss consensus and investing – i.e. what the majority of investors are thinking – and how this impacts investment decisions, with Mike Haslam, Head of Funds Distribution, and Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation.

This week Mike Haslam, Investment Funds Director, talks to Luke Pearce, Investment Strategist, about the last 10 years, what to expect from the next decade and the cost of waiting to get invested.

This week Mike Haslam, Investment Funds Director, talks to Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer about the latest in the impeachment saga as well as three lessons he and the team have taken from this year.

This week, we talk about the results of the UK election and what we should expect from the seismic shift in power as the Conservatives emerge with a large parliamentary majority, with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, Sophie Traherne, Senior UK Political Analyst, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we talk about the oil market both past, present and distant future, delving into oil demand (1:26) and whether it’s peaking amidst the proliferation of electric vehicles (3:26)and wider efficiencies (9:05), as well as looking at the world's economic health (15:35), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we review the events and investment performance of 2019 (0:26), whether the end of this economic cycle is near (4:33), how the US presidential election’s outcome could influence investments (6:47), and what investors need to think about as we approach 2020 (8:10), with Mike Haslam, Head of Funds Distribution, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week we talk about the potential for a spending splurge from the next UK government (1:00), whether we should be alarmed by all that extra debt (3:00) and whether the UK and the world have already reached their limit (8:57), as well as what the latest economic data tells us (11:32), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss the last decade (1:26), what we believe future generations will think and whether they will conclude it was the moment when we ceased to be worthy of running our own affairs (5:28), what has driven the positive performance of stocks and shares (9:21), and what key lessons investors should pick out from amongst all the noise(12:51), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.