On this week's show Ben Gutteridge, head of fund research at Brewin Dolphin, joins the IC team to discuss the growth and value opportunities on offer in Japan. He also considers whether recent political and market turmoil in Europe means this is a no go zone for investors. And they highlight some ways to give your children or grandchildren a financial head start in life.

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In this week’s show IC editor John Hughman discusses yet another retail calamity with Harriet Russell, and Julia Faurschou gives us the lowdown on the best prospects for the UKs gambling companies. 

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Impairments as a proportion of revenue are rising at motor finance group S&U (SUS) and yet, the share price has stormed upwards since the start of 2018. In this episode of Boardroom Talk, Emma Powell grills chief executive Anthony Coombs on the impairments and whether they are more of a concern than investors seem to think. 

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On this week's show deputy personal finance editor Taha Lokhandwala explains how he put together the latest version of the IC Top 50 ETFs, what the list aims to do and how he selected the funds. Sophie Kilvert, private client manager at Seven Investment Management, considers the merits of passive investing and what effect a fall in inflation could have. And they debate the merits of investing in mainland China. 

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On this week's show IC editor John Hughman asks Harriet Russell whether M&S could be about to turn a corner, and speaks to Megan Boxall about the London market's video gaming renaissance.

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Calum Bruce from the Ediston Real Estate Investment Trust joins the IC's Megan Boxall and Harriet Russell to discuss whether the future of retail is on the high street or in out-of-town shopping centres.

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On this week's show Tim Stubbs, consultant at TS Investments, joins the IC team to consider the case for emerging markets equity income. They also look at the risks of having high financial exposure to your employer and why UK equities could be an opportunity despite hitting a new high.

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On this week's podcast IC editor John Hughman is joined by Harriett Russell to discuss how investors can protect themselves from audit failures, and speaks to investment trust columnist about John Baron about the strategies and themes behind his portfolios.

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a company that divides opinion and therefore an ideal candidate for the IC's Bull vs Bear series. In this episode, Simon Gergel from the Merchants Trust argues the bull case against the ICs pharma specialist (and GSK sceptic), Megan Boxall.

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On this week's show Nicholas Wall, manager of Old Mutual Global Strategic Bond Fund, explains how central bank policy is affecting bonds and highlights the areas of fixed income which offer the best opportunities. The IC team also look at why if you want top performance, you have to pay the price.

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