Days after we published the second podcast in this series, chancellor George Osborne pressed the pause button, with the government suspending its public sale of its Lloyds Banking Group shares until they regain some value. But will they? In the final episode of this series we consider the sell case for the bank, and the longer-term threats that could push the share price even lower.Music by Kevin MacLeod

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This week Kate Beioley talks to Peter Day, partner at Killik & Co, and Ewan Lovett-Turner, investment companies analyst at Numis Securities. The panel talks about this week’s portfolio clinic and asks whether the reader is taking too much risk on unloved FTSE stocks. Also up for discussion is the sustainability of investment trust income in the face of dividend cuts across the FTSE 100 and why active managers can’t seem to get on top of passives in the US. Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Like the rest of the financial services sector, Lloyds has been hit by recent equity market falls. If the government proceeds with its share sale in the spring, there is also the prospect of a discount to the market value. Should private investors buy in? In the second part of this three-part special, we look at what is moving in the banking group’s favour. Note: as we were putting this podcast together, the price of a Lloyds share was 70p.Music by Kevin McLeod

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In this week’s personal finance podcast Kate Beioley looks at recent global market turbulence and asks whether this is a sell-off or something more serious. The panel also takes a look at a young reader’s portfolio and the wisdom of his peer-to-peer lending, talks through Shell’s potential BG takeover and considers what FTSE dividend cuts could mean for funds. Kate is joined in the studio by IC economist Chris Dillow, IC trader and technical analyst Nicole Elliott and Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.Music by Kevin McLeod

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The tactics behind shorting signals, high street trends, Shell/BG and the rest of the latest markets news. It's the Companies & Markets Show.Music by Kevin MacLeod

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'If you see Sid, tell him!’ As the government prepares its public share sale of Lloyds Banking Group, the first part of our special three-part podcast on the bank focuses on its recent history through the financial crisis, and how it created the group we know today. Music by Kevin MacLeod

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The personal finance team talk to Paul Taylor from McCarthy Taylor about the latest portfolio clinic, the Bric appeal and the US bond ETF sell-off.

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Have the bears killed Goldilocks? The companies team discuss markets' terrible start to 2016, the good and bad from retailers' Christmas updates and how to find a sustainable dividend. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

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The personal finance team is joined by Jason Hollands, managing director at Tilney Bestinvest, to talk about asset allocation in retirement, Chinese equity markets and the good investment areas for 2016.

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