The Personal Investor

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September 04, 2020 What gets in your fantasy share portfolio?
This week - what companies would make it into your fantasy share portfolio?
That’s the question we’re asking today, as Fidelity Personal Investing launches its Fantasy Share Picking Game with a £15,000 first prize to be won.
Dan Lane is here to share how he’s putting his together, and we’ll explain how you can make the leap from fund investing to share investing in real life.
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19 min
September 02, 2020 Market Week - UK housing market in focus
Fidelity’s Daniel Lane reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
UK housing market in focus
Employment figures due on both sides of the Atlantic
Is the Chancellor looking for ways to claw back the cost of Covid rescue measures?

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8 min
August 27, 2020 Tech is dragging the market to new levels - is that a problem?
This week, with the US stock market now having fully recovered its losses since the outbreak of Covid-19, we’re taking a look at what’s driven that recovery - and why new dangers are emerging.
Should we be worried that returns appear to rely so heavily on such a small group of companies?
We’ve also got news this week of our new Fantasy Share Picking game with £15,000 to be won - stick around until the end for that.
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17 min
August 25, 2020 Market Week - US shares hit new highs
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
The S&P hits a new high but it’s a worryingly narrow rally
Dividends suffer their worst fall since 2009
Central banks gather for a virtual Jackson Hole summit
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12 min
August 19, 2020 Why a recession isn’t always bad news for investors
This week, after gloomy news on recession and prolonged lockdown, we’re looking for reasons to be cheerful.
History tells us that recessions are the foundations from which periods of growth are born and, for investors with cash to spare at the right time, they can be chances to accumulate assets at attractive prices. That’s the focus today.
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21 min
August 18, 2020 Market Week - US stocks flirt with new highs
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
US stocks flirt with a new record high on the back of Chinese stimulus
Investors shrug off plunging Japanese economic activity
Politics is back with the Democratic party convention

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13 min
August 13, 2020 1979, gold and why 2020 may be the end of an era
This week it’s a bit of a history lesson. Like 2020, 1979 was a year the world dramatically changed. What those two periods have in common is the backdrop of a soaring gold price.
What does 1979 tell us about where gold could be headed next? That’s our focus today but we’ll also take in the latest market news, including worsening UK jobs data.
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20 min
August 11, 2020 Market Week - US/China tensions heighten
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
M&A activity picks up
Inflation causes concern
Tensions heighten between the US and China
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12 min
August 06, 2020 Hunt for income put junk bonds in the sun
This week, why, when GDP is through the floor and an historic recession beckons, have the market’s riskiest company bonds just enjoyed their best month for nine years?
That’s the question we’ll answer today as well as why cuts to the income you can expect from shares and historic levels for gold are contributing to a particularly confusing picture for investors right now.
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20 min
August 04, 2020 Market Week - Stocks hold on as evidence emerges of recovery
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Stocks hold on as evidence emerges of economic recovery
High yield bonds complete their best month since 2011
Gold heads further into uncharted territory
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11 min

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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.