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Jim Leaviss, fund manager of the M&G Global Macro Bond, which is one of interactive investor’s Super 60 funds, discusses the objectives of “M&G’s most flexible bond fund”, where they have been aggressively buying, performance, and favoured corporate bonds. 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.

In this episode, interactive investor’s Kyle Caldwell and Tom Bailey examine the results of a respected global fund manager survey and focus on themes professional investors are betting on. The pair are joined by Charles Luke, manager of the Murray Income investment trust, which boasts 47 consecutive years of dividend growth. Luke discusses the trust’s recent merger with the Perpetual Income and Growth trust, portfolio activity, and when the dividend drought will end. Finally, analyst Liberty Godfrey considers Montanaro Better World, a new fund in our ACE 40 list of ethical investments. 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.

How To Invest is a podcast series designed to help you get to grips with the basics of investing. In this episode, interactive investor’s news editor Sam Barker is joined by head of pensions and savings Becky O’ Connor to discuss the different ways to invest for retirement, including workplace pensions, SIPPs (self-invested personal pensions) and ISAs. 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. Please note the tax treatment of these products depends on the individual circumstances of each customer and may be subject to change in future. If you are uncertain about the tax treatment of the products you should contact HMRC or seek independent tax advice. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Tom Bailey, interactive investor’s collectives editor, deep dives into the history of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with guest Mark Fitzgerald, head of product specialism at Vanguard. The pair discuss the provenance of ETFs, aiming to give listeners a better understanding of them and how to use them, before considering the big themes in a mushrooming market. 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.

In this episode, interactive investor experts Kyle Caldwell and Tom Bailey discuss the fund sector facing an ISA ban and portfolio activity for the Scottish Mortgage investment trust, before they are joined by global fund manager Zehrid Osmani, who runs several unconstrained funds for Legg Mason Martin Currie and is lead manager of the Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust. Osmani talks megatrends of the future and investment themes within those trends, and why he doesn’t rely on the FAANG stocks. Finally, the focus shifts to the Baillie Gifford Positive Change fund, a new addition to interactive investor’s ACE 40 list of ethical investments. 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.

Hugh Grieves, manager of the multi-cap Premier Miton US Opportunities fund, which appears on interactive investor’s Super 60 list, discusses the fund’s ambitions, its top holdings, and investing beyond the FAANG stocks. 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.

Bryn Jones, lead manager of the Rathbone Ethical Bond fund, which appears in interactive investor’s ACE 40 and Super 60 lists, discusses the fund’s income focus, top holdings, philosophical shift from “pure ethical” to “ethical sustainable”, smart cities and more. Podcast recorded on Friday 6 November. 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.

Catherine Stanley of the BMO Responsible UK Income fund, which appears on interactive investor’s ACE 40 list of ethical investments, discusses the fund’s objectives, top holdings, where she’s finding outstanding tech firms, and the mushrooming demand for ESG (environmental, social and corporate)investing. 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.

interactive investor experts Kyle Caldwell and Tom Bailey share their insights on current investing themes, the US election and investment trust launches, before being joined by Keith Ashworth-Lord of the CFP SDL UK Buffettology fund. The fund manager discusses his stock-market shopping spree following the Covid sell-off, why there is misplaced negativity towards UK equities, and the proposed launch of the Buffettology Smaller Companies Investment Trust. Finally, the spotlight for this episode falls on Fundsmith Equity, which appears on the ii Super 60 list of investments. 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.

What are the origins of innovation in biotech? Ailsa Craig, investment manager of the International Biotechnology Trust, discusses where great companies begin, US election outcomes, and why the outlook for the sector is a sunny one. 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.