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Using a Lifetime ISA to help buy a house, the great fund liquidity debate and clampdown on mini bonds

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Using a Lifetime ISA to help buy a house, the great fund liquidity debate and clampdown on mini bonds

This week the team answer your first-time buyer questions and how to get more from Lifetime ISAs. They talk about whether you should be worried about liquidity in investment funds and why you may see fewer adverts for mini bonds. There is also an update on the UK and US stock markets and a look at the key movers and shakers. Presented by Shares’ Editor Daniel Coatsworth and AJ Bell’s Personal Finance Analyst Laura Suter. This week’s guest is Ryan Hughes from AJ Bell’s investment team.

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12 January 2024
A Christmas cracker for some UK retailers, Boeing shares fall after door blowout and Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator
On this episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson dig through a bumper crop of Christmas trading updates from UK retailers including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s and they...

Money & Markets
12 January 2024
A Christmas cracker for some UK retailers, Boeing shares fall after door blowout and Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator
On this episode of the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson dig through a bumper crop of Christmas trading updates from UK retailers including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s and they...

50 min listen

Money & Markets
4 January 2024
Listeners share their early retirement stories, FTSE 100 turns 40, Evenlode manager on AI, and good news for mortgage rates
Two months ago, we asked if any listeners had managed to retire early and gain financial independence, in line with the so-called FIRE movement. Plenty of you have hit the goal, judging by the responses we’ve received.

C...

Money & Markets
4 January 2024
Listeners share their early retirement stories, FTSE 100 turns 40, Evenlode manager on AI, and good news for mortgage rates
Two months ago, we asked if any listeners had managed to retire early and gain financial independence, in line with the so-called FIRE movement. Plenty of you have hit the goal, judging by the responses we’ve received.

C...

39 min listen

Money & Markets
21 December 2023
Red Sea oil price fears, inflation’s latest drop, the top stocks of 2023 and investor outlook for 2024
In our final episode of the year, Danni and Laura look at the impact of that Red Sea turmoil on the oil market and Amazon’s deal with Games Workshop to bring Warhammer to the big screen. We’ll also look at the latest...

Money & Markets
21 December 2023
Red Sea oil price fears, inflation’s latest drop, the top stocks of 2023 and investor outlook for 2024
In our final episode of the year, Danni and Laura look at the impact of that Red Sea turmoil on the oil market and Amazon’s deal with Games Workshop to bring Warhammer to the big screen. We’ll also look at the latest...

41 min listen

Money & Markets
14 December 2023
Santa rally starts early for stock markets on shift in interest rate policy, Boots and Shein IPO rumours, and why the renewable energy space has been a tough place to make money
Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson discuss the market reaction to the US Fed’s blueprint for interest rate cuts plus a slew of economic data about the state of the UK economy which could be sliding into recession.

You can...

Money & Markets
14 December 2023
Santa rally starts early for stock markets on shift in interest rate policy, Boots and Shein IPO rumours, and why the renewable energy space has been a tough place to make money
Dan Coatsworth and Danni Hewson discuss the market reaction to the US Fed’s blueprint for interest rate cuts plus a slew of economic data about the state of the UK economy which could be sliding into recession.

You can...

53 min listen

Money & Markets
7 December 2023
Finding value among US stocks, bitcoin and gold jump, GameStop’s latest disappointment, and the truth about thematic investing
There is a widely held view that US shares are expensive, yet this isn’t true for everything. Dan Coatsworth talks to Rosanna Burcheri from Fidelity American Special Situations fund about how she is still finding plenty...

Money & Markets
7 December 2023
Finding value among US stocks, bitcoin and gold jump, GameStop’s latest disappointment, and the truth about thematic investing
There is a widely held view that US shares are expensive, yet this isn’t true for everything. Dan Coatsworth talks to Rosanna Burcheri from Fidelity American Special Situations fund about how she is still finding plenty...

36 min listen

Money & Markets
30 November 2023
Greenwashing, Rolls Royce, small caps and NS&I rate cuts
On this week’s podcast we’ll be covering markets news, from Rolls Royce and the impact Black Friday had on stocks to inflation in Europe. We’ve got not one but two fund manager interviews: the first is on the challenging...

Money & Markets
30 November 2023
Greenwashing, Rolls Royce, small caps and NS&I rate cuts
On this week’s podcast we’ll be covering markets news, from Rolls Royce and the impact Black Friday had on stocks to inflation in Europe. We’ve got not one but two fund manager interviews: the first is on the challenging...

43 min listen

Money & Markets
22 November 2023
What the Autumn Statement means for consumers, businesses and markets, the Government’s Tell Sid plan to sell its stake in NatWest, plus the latest on Nvidia and OpenAI
This week’s podcast turns the Autumn Statement into plain English, looking at the key announcements and the ones buried in documents published by the Government.

The team talk about how UK economic growth expectations...

Money & Markets
22 November 2023
What the Autumn Statement means for consumers, businesses and markets, the Government’s Tell Sid plan to sell its stake in NatWest, plus the latest on Nvidia and OpenAI
This week’s podcast turns the Autumn Statement into plain English, looking at the key announcements and the ones buried in documents published by the Government.

The team talk about how UK economic growth expectations...

31 min listen

Money & Markets
17 November 2023
Good news on inflation, the quest to retire early, and why India is catching investors’ attention
The big news this week is the latest inflation figures which have positive implications for consumers and businesses. The data has already triggered a rally in global stock markets as Dan Coatsworth discusses in this...

Money & Markets
17 November 2023
Good news on inflation, the quest to retire early, and why India is catching investors’ attention
The big news this week is the latest inflation figures which have positive implications for consumers and businesses. The data has already triggered a rally in global stock markets as Dan Coatsworth discusses in this...

35 min listen

Money & Markets
10 November 2023
Peak interest rates, Christmas spending woes, UK property with AEW and WeWork’s fall from grace
This week Danni and Laura bring you all the implications of that decision from the Bank of England last week to hold interest rates – from the market moves, to what peak interest rates mean for savers and homeowners...

Money & Markets
10 November 2023
Peak interest rates, Christmas spending woes, UK property with AEW and WeWork’s fall from grace
This week Danni and Laura bring you all the implications of that decision from the Bank of England last week to hold interest rates – from the market moves, to what peak interest rates mean for savers and homeowners...

46 min listen

Money & Markets
3 November 2023
The good, bad and ugly of earnings season plus why October’s been such a bad month for stocks and shares
On this week’s Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson and Dan Coatsworth assess why October has been such a bad month for equities.

They discuss the good and bad of recent earnings updates including McDonald’s and Coca...

46 min listen

Money & Markets
3 November 2023
The good, bad and ugly of earnings season plus why October’s been such a bad month for stocks and shares
On this week’s Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson and Dan Coatsworth assess why October has been such a bad month for equities.

They discuss the good and bad of recent earnings updates including McDonald’s and Coca...

Money & Markets
26 October 2023
Bond yields, Barclays, property fund closure and more pensioners being taxed
Laura Suter and Tom Selby look at what the latest jobs figures mean for the Bank of England’s next interest rate decision, as well as the latest banks to report their results and what it tells us about the state of the...

38 min listen

Money & Markets
26 October 2023
Bond yields, Barclays, property fund closure and more pensioners being taxed
Laura Suter and Tom Selby look at what the latest jobs figures mean for the Bank of England’s next interest rate decision, as well as the latest banks to report their results and what it tells us about the state of the...

Money & Markets
20 October 2023
Important development with inflation, the impact of frozen tax bands and where next for the state pension?
On this week’s Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson and Laura Suter dig into a pile of economic data from wage growth numbers to the volatility on markets following the stalled UK inflation print which saw...

50 min listen

Money & Markets
20 October 2023
Important development with inflation, the impact of frozen tax bands and where next for the state pension?
On this week’s Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson and Laura Suter dig into a pile of economic data from wage growth numbers to the volatility on markets following the stalled UK inflation print which saw...

Money & Markets
12 October 2023
Fed signals end to rate hikes, luxury goods stocks slump after weak LVMH earnings, and oil higher after Israel attacks
On this week’s Money and Markets podcast Danni Hewson is joined by Tom Sieber from Shares magazine to discuss another volatile week on the markets. Investors have clearly been shaken by those awful scenes in the Middle...

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Money & Markets

Using a Lifetime ISA to help buy a house, the great fund liquidity debate and clampdown on mini bonds

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