Sarah Muir, Alan Higgins and Howard Sparks turn their attention to US earnings season. This week we look at the general mood, why high expectations mean markets are punishing less-than-stellar numbers and the long term outlook for earnings.

Sarah Muir and Alan Higgins chat with behavioural psychologist, Ed Nottingham about the three things we can all do to help us be more rational investors.

Sarah Muir and Alan Higgins look at whether market corrections are an opportunity, the nature of equity returns and why investors need to look beyond annualised performance. Plus has Alan changed his mind about index investing?

Sarah Muir and Alan Higgins look at how markets normally respond to major geopolitical events and what’s different this time. Plus could a bearish consensus be a contrarian indicator for equity bulls and the pros and cons of ‘T Bill and Chill’.

Ben Allen and Alan Higgins discuss why the US economy remains so resilient, the differences between owning a fund and owning gilts directly, and whether or not we’ll see a market sell-off.

Sarah Muir and Alan Higgins discuss the latest data, why Gilts are CGT exempt and thoughts on Dumb Money, the new film chronicling Gamestop and the meme stock frenzy of 2021.

Is Michael Burry using the 2008 playbook to dictate his most recent ‘big short’? Alan Higgins and Sarah Muir look at three aspects of the Global Financial Crisis and if there any parallels that can be drawn with today’s markets.

Thoughts on inflation in the US vs Europe and the UK, what’s behind this year’s drop in share buybacks and lessons learnt from the dot com bubble.

Alan Higgins and Sarah Muir look at this week’s data, including UK employment. Plus why is the price of oil rising and what can we learn from the big crash of 1987?

Thoughts on the latest US jobs report and whether the Fed can engineer a soft landing. As National Savings announces a one-year bond offering 6.2%, equities in a higher interest rate environment. And last but not least, how do Royal Albert Hall debentures perform as an investment.