The Personal Investor

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May 20, 2021 Does inflation mean lift-off for gold?
This week, with gold at a three-month high we’re asking where demand for the precious metal is coming from, and why it may be here to stay.
That’s the focus today, including how gold stacks up against other haven assets.
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16 min
May 19, 2021 Market Week - Inflation fears in focus
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Worst week for three months as inflation fears dominate
Nervous re-opening of the economy
Drop in the price of bitcoin

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10 min
May 12, 2021 What’s wobbling stock markets - and what to do about it?
This week, we’re digesting the market’s volatile movements in response to a host of economic news in the past week.
And we’ll be asking - what can you do today to help you deal with volatility that arrives tomorrow?
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21 min
May 10, 2021 Market Week - Why sell in May can be both right and wrong
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Why sell in May can be both right and wrong
Markets ignore politics in the UK
What inflation might mean for the 60/40 portfolio
Dangers of seeing what you want to see
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11 min
May 05, 2021 Is now the time to buy for dividends? | A new commodities supercycle
This week, after a tough year for income hunters, are UK dividends at last in line for a recovery? We’ll take a look.
And then, what does the doubling of the copper price tell us about a potential commodities supercycle? We’ll explain.

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20 min
May 04, 2021 Market week - Earnings continue to outperform expectations
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Earnings continue to outperform expectations
Commodities rise as economies re-open
The dollar slides as the rest of the world catches up
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11 min
April 29, 2021 Consumer staples: the stock market’s ‘middle child’
This week, with all the talk of growth companies and value companies and comparisons of the two - what about the companies stuck somewhere in the middle?
Fund managers are finding bargains among the stocks that fall between those two stools. We’ll take a look.
And we’ll look to a big week for big tech as the world’s largest companies report.
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21 min
April 26, 2021 Market Week - Earnings season gets into full swing
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Earnings season gets into full swing
ESG dominates fund flows
Brexit continues to squeeze trade in Europe
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11 min
April 21, 2021 Are you an "accidental saver"?
This week, we’re looking at the rise of so-called “accidental savings” that households have built up over the past 12 months as a result of the pandemic.
We’re exploring who it is who’s been able to save when so many have struggled financially over the same period, how they’ve managed to save it, and what might end up happening to those savings as we emerge from lockdown.
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20 min
April 19, 2021 Market Week - Is the stock market ready to pause for breath?
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Is the market ready to pause for breath?
Or will trillions of excess savings fuel and extended recovery?

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11 min

About The Personal Investor

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With its approachable style and no-nonsense views, The Personal Investor is the essential weekly investing podcast for smart investors. Join Ed Monk as he explores investing, financial news, stock markets and economics.