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Money & Markets

The property debate: who had it easier between baby boomers and millennials? Plus Marks & Spencer's huge problem and a top fund manager on the outlook for UK stocks.

38 min listen

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The property debate: who had it easier between baby boomers and millennials? Plus Marks & Spencer's huge problem and a top fund manager on the outlook for UK stocks.

This week’s podcast chats about getting on the housing ladder and the low number of self-employed people with pension savings. The team also consider the big challenges facing Marks & Spencer as a business and they talk to Laura Foll from Janus Henderson about why she thinks 2020 is looking good to own UK companies.

Presented by AJ Bell’s Personal Finance Analyst Laura Suter and Shares’ Editor Daniel Coatsworth

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31 October 2025
The latest from the US market as big names like Microsoft and Alphabet post earnings. Plus, US interest rates cut, Elon Musk’s pay package and the Royal Mint on gold
In this week’s episode, Tom Sieber and Danni Hewson digest the latest market developments from both sides of the Atlantic, with AJ Bell shares and markets writer Martin Gamble also on hand to cover the US earnings season...

52 min listen

Money & Markets
24 October 2025
Inflation joy: good news for pensioners and borrowers
The AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast team give you the latest insights on issues affecting your personal finances, investments and pensions.

Dan Coatsworth explains why there has just been a brief shock on the markets...

49 min listen

Money & Markets
16 October 2025
AI boom – a bubble or just the beginning? UK growth and inflation forecasts and pensioner scam warning
In this week’s episode, Charlene Young and Laith Khalaf discuss the latest global economic forecasts from the IMF. The UK growth forecast has been increased slightly, but inflation looks like it will remain stubborn...

47 min listen

Money & Markets
10 October 2025
AI fever, how B&M lost its way, and compensation for motorists
The AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast celebrates its 7th anniversary with a bumper episode all about stocks, investing, wealth and more.

Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson chew over B&M’s recent woes, and plans by the new...

66 min listen

Money & Markets
6 October 2025
Investment Trust Show: Making money from UK stocks, activists, and endowment investing
Welcome to the monthly bonus episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast all about investment trusts, presented by Dan Coatsworth and Hannah Williford. Kicking off the show is the news that activist investor Saba is...

61 min listen

Money & Markets
3 October 2025
Shutdowns, Sausage Rolls and GSK CEO steps down
Charlene Young and Danni Hewson are your hosts this week, delving into the latest money and markets news. The US government has shut down for the first time since 2018, with Republicans and Democrats locked in a blame...

45 min listen

Money & Markets
26 September 2025
Nvidia splashes the cash, Greggs opens a pub, and alternative ways to pay for university
The AJ Bell team talk markets, stocks, Lifetime ISAs, insurance, property and investing in this episode of the Money & Markets podcast.

Find out why Nvidia is investing billions of dollars in two companies. [1:00]. Dan...

50 min listen

Money & Markets
22 September 2025
Deep Dive #5: Does Rachel Reeves have a bond market problem?
It’s three years since the Truss/Kwarteng mini-budget which sent the bond market into meltdown. In this Deep Dive we’ll be looking into the nitty gritty of bonds while also discussing the big picture and asking why UK...

69 min listen

Money & Markets
18 September 2025
Interest rates, State Pension to rise, Alphabet joins $3 trillion club, Trump’s TikTok deal and where fund managers see value
In this week’s AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast, we look at the latest interest rate moves in the UK and US and what they mean for markets, savers and borrowers [01:25]. Also in markets news we’ll take a look at the US-UK...

51 min listen

Money & Markets
12 September 2025
Pile the pounds on your pension, plus mining mergers and rare earths
On this episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson are joined by AJ Bell’s pension guru Rachel Vahey ahead of pension awareness week.

They discuss a new advert fronted by former...

53 min listen

Money & Markets
4 September 2025
Inflation and economic reshuffles in the UK, scandal at Nestle and the latest on Trump and the Fed
The AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast is back after the summer break, with Charlene Young and Danni Hewson unpacking the big stories shaping markets and personal finance. We kick off in the UK, where inflation has jumped...

55 min listen

Money & Markets
25 July 2025
US trade deal with Japan as earnings season kicks off, pensions and IHT plans confirmed, and 24-hour trading on the LSE
In this week’s Money and Markets podcast, Tom Sieber and Charlene Young discuss the latest twist in the tariffs saga as the US and Japan announce a deal and explore the early results from the US earnings season, with...

54 min listen

Money & Markets
17 July 2025
Inflation on the rise, FTSE hits 9,000, and the Chancellor announces sweeping reforms to financial services
In this week’s AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Laith Khalaf and Tom Selby dive into what’s been moving in markets, from the FTSE hitting 9,000 (01:17) to Bitcoin hitting a record high [04:10].

We’ll also be talking...

51 min listen

Money & Markets
10 July 2025
OBR report fuels tax rumours, Trump tariffs update and will investors lose patience with Elon Musk?
In this week’s AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Charlene Young and Danni Hewson dive into the latest financial news, from Trump’s latest tariff manoeuvres [02:00] to Elon Musk’s surprise announcement of a new US...

38 min listen

Money & Markets
7 July 2025
Investment Trust Show: Income special and the quest to make five times your money
It’s time for your monthly bonus episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast all about investment trusts. Kicking off the show is Tom Sieber on the wave of trust takeovers. [01:25]

We’re going big on income in this...

56 min listen

Money & Markets
3 July 2025
New rumours about Cash ISA allowance cut, and paying tax as a Vinted seller
This week’s episode of the Money & Markets podcast explains why Sainsbury’s and Greggs are experiencing different fortunes. [00:48]

Charlene Young addresses the latest rumours about income tax and a potential cut to Cash...

48 min listen

Money & Markets
27 June 2025
Markets on edge, Bitcoin on the balance sheet, and the rise of Rosebank
This week on Money and Markets, Dan and Laura break down how Middle East tensions are shaking up oil, gold, and travel stocks [1:45], and what the latest results from FedEx and Halfords tell us about consumer confidence...

61 min listen

Money & Markets
23 June 2025
Deep Dive #4: How to invest like Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is the world’s best known investor, but at the tender age of 94, he’s recently announced he’ll be stepping down as CEO of his investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway. In this Deep Dive by AJ Bell Money and...

72 min listen

Money & Markets
20 June 2025
A peek inside the minds of expert investors and where next for AIM as it turns 30
On this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast, Danni Hewson and Dan Coatsworth assess recent oil price moves as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and consider how hikes could impact global...

54 min listen

Money & Markets
13 June 2025
UK tech takeover targets, a weakening labour market and the winter fuel payment u-turn
In this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Charlene Young and Danni Hewson unpack the latest UK jobs and retail sales figures [1:45]. Tom Sieber joins the show to discuss the growing trend of...

41 min listen

Money & Markets
6 June 2025
How much money you need in retirement and brighter prospects for UK commercial property
This week’s AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast digests gloomier economic forecasts. Dan Coatsworth explains why investors are still fired up by the defence sector. [04:00]

Charlene Young reveals how much you need to enjoy a...

50 min listen

Money & Markets
2 June 2025
Investment Trust show: AI stock picking, Fundsmith’s small cap strategy, and an alternative spin on the defence sector
Dan Coatsworth and Laith Khalaf bring you a bonus edition of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast, all about investment trusts.

The pair answer your questions about trusts and talk to a range of experts about fascinating...

70 min listen

Money & Markets
30 May 2025
Trumps pause on EU tariffs, UK growth back in the spotlight and how to prep for a meaningful retirement
This week on the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast, Charlene Young and Tom Sieber unpack Trump’s latest tariff U-turn [02:10] and UK growth forecasts from the IMF that also came with a warning for the Chancellor about...

61 min listen

Money & Markets
22 May 2025
Counting the cost of Marks & Spencer’s cyber-attack, and AstraZeneca versus GSK
On this week’s AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast, Dan Coatsworth and Tom Sieber explore some big names on the UK and US stock market following a spate of corporate updates over the past week. They chat about Guinness maker...

53 min listen

Money & Markets
15 May 2025
Trade deals, rate cuts and filling Warren Buffett’s shoes
On this week’s episode of the AJ Bell Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson and Charlene Young take stock of which trade deals have been struck in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariff policies and assess how markets and...

53 min listen

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Money & Markets

The property debate: who had it easier between baby boomers and millennials? Plus Marks & Spencer's huge problem and a top fund manager on the outlook for UK stocks.

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