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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.

In our latest episode host Kyle Caldwell, deputy editor of Money Observer, examines topics including the Woodford payouts and Nick Train with guests Tom Becket, chief investment officer of Punter Southall Wealth, and Tom Bailey, staff writer at Money Observer. The podcast also tackles a reader’s question on the coronavirus, while interactive investor’s Teodor Dilov names his fund of the week. 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 latest Funds Fan podcast, host Faith Glasgow, editor of Money Observer, is joined by Money Observer deputy editor Kyle Caldwell, Moneywise editor Rachel Rickard Straus and Liberty Godfrey, funds analyst at interactive investor. The team discuss Terry Smith’s views on Neil Woodford, solve an investor dilemma and consider the appeal of a range of model portfolios, among other things. 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, ii’s head of markets, talks to ex-fund manager and former Pink Floyd sound engineer Tim Steer about his best-selling book The Signs Were There. Find out the only number you can trust, and the first thing to read in company results. 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 inaugural Funds Fan podcast, host Kyle Caldwell, deputy editor of Money Observer, is joined by Money Observer editor Faith Glasgow and Dzmitry Lipski, head of funds research at interactive investor. 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 a podcast for interactive investor, recorded on 22 November, Karl Turner, head of business development at data site cryptocompare discusses fake trading volumes, crypto regulation in the light of US Congressman Brad Sherman’s view that “bitcoin is worse than 9/11”, stablecoins and the platform’s future data coverage plans in areas such as derivatives and bitcoin lending. 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.