Investors' Chronicle

In this week's show James Baxter, partner at Tideway Wealth, joins the team to look at which investment trusts have proved to be the most reliable dividend payers over the years. They also consider some changes to the requirements for UK Equity Income sector funds and highlight a tax allowance that is soon to disappear.

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IC editor John Hughman, news editor Emma Powell and companies editor Ian Smith discuss the week's big news, including the surge in M&A and continuing regulatory ructions in the telecoms and media industry.

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BT's (BT.A) chief executive, Gavin Patterson, is not the only FTSE 100 boss to have announced a profit warning since the start of 2017. Several high profile companies have been forced to restate guidance since the start of the year. So is this a side effect of the current macroeconomic instability or do investors need to be wary of company structural issues which pre-date Brexit-related turmoil? And do these profit warnings present buying opportunities or should investors jump ship from companies in turmoil?In this podcast Alan Hudson, partner at EY, and the IC's companies editor, Ian Smith, join Megan Boxall to discuss why so many companies have had such a rough start to 2017.Introduction audio is the copyright of Reuters and BT.

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The importance of nutrition in sporting success has created a big market for elite sports supplements. But is the market for amateur athletes big enough to support growth at Aim-listed group Science in Sport (SIS)? Megan Boxall talks to the group's chief executive, Stephen Moon.

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In this week's show the personal team and Chris Dillow, Investors Chronicle's economist, look at how some tax changes announced in Wednesday's budget will affect savers and investors. They also look at how to pick a good equity income fund and the merits of holding shares in your employer.

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IC editor John Hughman talks to Mark Robinson about why investors should position their portfolios for a surge in defence spending, plus the latest news and results with companies editor Ian Smith.

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The UK and US stock markets have hit record highs in 2017 but are investors kidding themselves that valuations are sustainable? Professor Robert Shiller, Nobel Prize winner and current president of the American Economic Association, is advocating more research into how investors pick the narratives that take hold and drive prices higher. In his interview with the IC's James Norrington, he discusses how investors’ psychological traits take hold, why Mark Carney’s reaction to the Brexit vote may have been right and ask: is it wishful thinking or inspiration that drives investment in shares?

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In this week's Isa special podcast Sarah Lord, board director of the Personal Finance Society, explains some of the ways you can use an Isa for your saving and investing goals. The IC personal finance team also explain what the different types of Isa are, and how you can buy one in the most cost effective way.

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Editor John Hughman and guests discuss a wide range of topics from insurance to pasties to Georgian rugby as well as all the main news and features in this week's magazine.

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Nowadays, Stobart Group is about a lot more than haulage trucks. Apart from a residual, non-controlling stake in Eddie Stobart Logistics, the Carlisle-headquartered company’s operations span everything from biomass supply, to managing airports, rail engineering and aircraft leasing.How do investors pick apart these diverse sectors? And how will the company go about fulfilling its big dividend commitments? And what’s next for its CEO? IC writer Alex Newman puts these questions and more to chief executive officer Andrew Tinkler and executive director Richard Butler in the latest episode of Boardroom Talk.Produced by Dominic Toms

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