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Every week, Kyle Caldwell and guests take a look at how the biggest stories and emerging trends could affect your investments, with practical tips and ideas to help you navigate your way through. Join the conversation, tell us what you want us to talk about or send us a question to OTM@ii.co.uk. Visit www.ii.co.uk for more investment insight and ideas.
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Aug 31, 2021 • 23min
The Richard Hunter Interview: the City A.M. story, the digital world, and investing
Richard is joined by Lawson Muncaster, managing director and co-founder of newspaper City A.M., to discuss the origins of the media business, how the younger generation are consuming news in the digital era, and cryptocurrency and investing.
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This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Aug 24, 2021 • 17min
The Richard Hunter Interview: investing in UK equities and takeover activity
Richard is joined by Richard Marwood, senior fund manager of the Royal London UK Equity Income Fund, to discuss investing in UK equities, top holdings, including IG Group and IMI, and the outlook for the UK market.
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This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Aug 20, 2021 • 27min
Funds Fan: Terry Smith, trust dividends and top fund performer
In the latest Funds Fan episode Kyle (ii’s Collectives Editor) and Tom(ii’s ETFs editor) discuss the latest fund and trust news; including Terry Smith’s recent letter to investors and research that revealed in the first half of 2021 investment trust dividends declined for the first time in more than a decade.
Later, Kyle interviews Chris McVey, fund manager of Octopus UK Multi Cap Income. The fund has been the best performer in the Investment Assoication’s UK equity income sector from 1 January 2020 to 1 August 2021 – returning 29.1%. The sector average is flat, at 0.2%, over that time period.
Visit ii.co.uk/funds and ii.co.uk/stock-market-news for more investing insight and ideas.
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Aug 12, 2021 • 42min
Anthony Scaramucci: The ii Family Money Show
Anthony Scaramucci is the former banker who had a brief but memorable stint as President Trump’s director of communications. In episode three of The ii Family Money Show, he tells Gabby Logan about why he has been to more Christmas parties hosted by the Obamas than the Trumps, how his attitude to risk changed as he got older and why he takes Mel Brooks’ advice over everybody else’s.
Plus, Lee Wild, interactive investor’s Head of Equity Strategy, joins Gabby to explain how ii can help you understand your own attitude to risk and use it to navigate the investment landscape.
This episode is also available as a vodcast on the ii website at https://www.ii.co.uk/stock-market-news/video-podcasts and our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/qEa47LRyT6k.
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Important information
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. SIPPs are aimed at people happy to make their own investment decisions. You can normally only access the money from age 55 (57 from 2028). The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Pension and tax rules depend on your circumstances and may change in future. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Aug 11, 2021 • 34min
The ETFs Show: environmental, China edtech, and cannabis funds
Tom Bailey is joined by Rahul Bhushan, co-founder of Rize ETF, and Felix Boudreault, chief sustainability officer at sustainable market strategies, to discuss their new ETF, Rize Environmental Impact 100 UCITS ETF(LIFE). LIFE is the first environmental impact ETF to be launched in Europe. The trio discuss stock selection, holdings and the problem of greenwashing, before considering the Rize Education Tech and Digital Learning ETF(LERN) and the Rize Medical Cannabis and Life Sciences ETF (FLWR).
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This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Aug 6, 2021 • 26min
Funds Fan: China sell-off, Woodford woe, and Alex Wright interview
In the latest Funds Fan episode, Kyle (ii’s Collectives Editor)and Tom(ii’s ETFs editor) discuss the latest fund and trust news, including the China stock market sell-off and the latest update for long-suffering investors in the Woodford Equity Income fund.
Later, Kyle interviews Alex Wright, a contrarian investor who manages Fidelity Special Values investment trust and Fidelity Special Situations. Wright explains why he think there’s plenty more upside to come for the UK market and names three shares he believes are being unjustly overlooked.
For the final part of the podcast, Liberty Godfrey, fund analyst at interactive investor, runs through one of the ethical funds in our ACE 40 list.
Visit ii.co.uk/funds and ii.co.uk/stock-market-news for more investing insight and ideas.
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Aug 3, 2021 • 23min
The Richard Hunter Interview: investing in mining equities
Richard is joined by Charlie Gibson, director of energy and resources at Edison Group, to discuss the mining industry, why investors buy mining equities, and the impact of the renewable energy boom on the commodities sector.
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Visit ii.co.uk/funds and ii.co.uk/stock-market-news for more investing insight and ideas.
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Jul 29, 2021 • 14min
The facts you need to know about stock market IPOs
Few events get investors as excited as a new company joining the stock market via an IPO, or initial public offering. But new research published by Stockopedia, the online investment research platform, has uncovered some fascinating facts about IPO performance that every investor should know about. Listen to interactive investor’s head of equity strategy Lee Wild discuss the findings with Stockopedia analyst Keelan Cooper.
You can see the full research document by clicking here:
stockopedia.com/research/ipo-survival/?utm_source=ii&utm_medium=press&utm_campaign=ipoguidev1
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Jul 27, 2021 • 19min
The Richard Hunter Interview: cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and gold
Richard is joined by Charlie Morris, investment director of The Fleet Street Letter, to discuss all things cryptocurrency. Topics include bitcoin and gold, and the importance of having a diversified portfolio.
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Visit ii.co.uk/funds and ii.co.uk/stock-market-news for more investing insight and ideas.
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Jul 23, 2021 • 19min
Funds Fan: a fund trap to avoid, and a ‘dividend hero’ trust interview
The team discuss industry news including expectations for global growth among fund managers, a fund trap for investors to beware, and the launch of Seraphim Space Investment Trust. Later, Brunner investment trust’s Matthew Tillett joins the podcast to discuss strategy, the outlook for dividends in 2021, and why he thinks the global trust’s discount is wider than that of its peers.
Visit ii.co.uk/funds and ii.co.uk/stock-market-news for more investing insight and ideas.
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Past Performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.