On The Money

The co-manager of the Baring Emerging Europe investment trust talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about the trust's largest holdings, including Lukoil and supermarket X5, which sectors it favours, and investment themes, including what is helping Russia - where the portfolio has two-thirds of its assets - compete with the US and China on social network systems. 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. We break down everything you need to know and how to get started. In this episode, interactive investor’s head of personal finance Moira O’Neill and news editor Sam Barker go back to the beginning and ask “what is investing?”. The pair explain how investing works and how it can help you achieve your life goals. 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.

Jonathan Davis, editor of the annual Investment Trusts Handbook, talks to interactive investor’s head of markets Richard Hunter about why investment trusts have generally held up well during market turmoil. Davis explains why investment companies are considered to be the “connoisseur’s choice”, discusses trusts that have been coronavirus ‘casualties’, and considers the outlook for dividends. 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.

Richard Hunter head of markets at interactive investor, talks to oil commentator Gaurav Sharma about the current oil price, how low it could go, and seeks his views on the likelihood of dividend cuts for BP and Shell. Sharma also discusses US shale businesses and stocks he currently favours. 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.

Kyle Caldwell, deputy editor of Money Observer, and editor Faith Glasgow discuss the latest news for fund investors, including the dividend drought, and star fund manager Terry Smith’s verdict on the recent market sell-off. The episode includes an interview with Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, co-manager of the Impax Environmental Markets investment trust, which is both a constituent of interactive investor’s ACE 30 list of rated ethical funds and a Money Observer Rated Fund. Finally, interactive investor’s Dzmitry Lipski outlines how funds in interactive investor’s Super 60 list fared in the first quarter. 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.

Financial journalist Ian Cowie is a new columnist at interactive investor. The former Daily Telegraph writer and current Sunday Times’ columnist, who has survived several stock market shocks, talks to our head of markets Richard Hunter about why he chose financial journalism, his best and worst investments, and alternative careers. 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.

Clem Chambers, chief executive of ADVFN and Online Blockchain plc, sees bitcoin trending to $10k after coin minting halves in May. But Chambers thinks that depends on how the fallout from the UK and US government stimulus packages and more central bank profligacy affects the digital currency. He considers the differences between the approaches of the two countries’ policymakers and what he worries is the very real prospect of a prolonged lockdown into July killing the economy stone dead, bitcoin included. 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.

Recorded outside of the normal studio environment, host Money Observer editor Faith Glasgow discusses the latest newsworthy topics, including investment trust bargains, with deputy editor Kyle Caldwell. The duo are joined by Money Observer's Nina Kelly, who discusses beginner investing in the current market turmoil, and Moira O'Neill, head of personal finance at interactive investor, who examines the right number of funds for a portfolio and how to avoid slipping from diversification into “diworsification”. 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 our new episode host Kyle Caldwell, deputy editor of Money Observer, talks to Faith Glasgow, editor of Money Observer, and Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, about the impact the coronavirus is having on global markets and investors. The podcast also tackles a reader’s question on whether they should delay their retirement in light of recent stock market falls, while interactive investor’s Teodor Dilov names his fund of the week. Do you have a fund-related question for the podcast? Please email us at: editorial@ii.co.uk, putting “Funds Fan podcast” in the subject line. 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.

Faith Glasgow, editor of Money Observer, is joined by two other members of the Money Observer team: Kyle Caldwell and Tom Bailey. The trio discuss the latest investment news, including the recent spate of industry mergers and Bestinvest’s half-yearly report on underperforming funds, before tackling a listener’s question on investment income and high-yielding funds. Finally, interactive investor’s Liberty Godfrey turns the spotlight on a fund on interactive’s investor Super 60 list of investments. Do you have a fund-related question for the podcast? Please email us at: editorial@ii.co.uk, putting “Funds Fan podcast” in the subject line. 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.