The Personal Investor

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June 26, 2020 Green shoots? A view from the company coalface
This week, how do the people whose job it is to assess company fortunes view what is going on in the economy right now? How bad is the damage to those companies, and how long do they think it will take to recover?
We’ll discuss the latest results of Fidelity’s giant, global analyst survey.
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17 min
June 23, 2020 Market Week - Shares continue to march higher
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Shares are heading for their best quarter in ten years despite Covid worries
Attention shifts to how to pay for stimulus
Market's winners and losers - will the pandemic increase inequality?
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11 min
June 18, 2020 Counting the cost of a wild week in markets
This week, we’re assessing the damage after a stumble for markets in the past few days. US shares suffered their worst week since the big falls at the start of the pandemic, but that only partially reversed the strong recovery that had been gathering steam up to that point.
With the economic news getting more gloomy, we’ll discuss what investors should plan for next.
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17 min
June 16, 2020 Market Week: Volatility returns
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Volatility returns to stock markets as stimulus battles with poor news-flow
Economies try to get back to work after a heavy economic hit in April
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9 min
June 11, 2020 How much do you need to retire?
Today on the show we’re hoping to answer one of the most fundamental financial questions any of us will have - how much do I need to give up work and retire?
We’re all used to being told that we need to save, and often that what we are saving is not enough, but what does it really take to build a comfortable retirement, and what kind of income should you realistically expect once you’re no longer working?
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24 min
June 09, 2020 Market Week: Shares rally as investors see the glass as half full
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Share rally as investors see the glass as half full
US labour market surprises everyone
Economies re-open to save the summer
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10 min
June 04, 2020 Growth and value: a tale of two stock markets
This week - when will value investing have its day in the sun again? Buying companies when their value is low and the rest of the market is ignoring them is a fundamental for many investors but the strategy has struggled for years.
In contrast, high-quality ‘growth’ stocks have been on an historic winning streak.
Comebacks for value have often been predicted but they never seem to arrive - and the Covid-19 pandemic has added another period of pain. When - if ever - will the tide turn?
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19 min
June 02, 2020 Market Week: Markets shrug off trade wars and focus on recovery
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Markets shrug off US-China row and focus on Covid recovery hopes
Citi warns that markets are out of line with reality
Brexit is back in focus

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10 min
May 28, 2020 The biggest challenges facing markets (that aren’t Covid-19)
This week, with Coronavirus the only news story in town right now, what have investors been taking their eyes off during the pandemic?
Many of the economic risks facing markets before the crisis haven’t gone away and we’ll discuss those today, including China and the US, Hong Kong and negative interest rates.
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23 min
May 27, 2020 Market Week: Shares continue to rally on lockdown easing hopes
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson's reviews the stories moving markets.
In this week's update:
Investors focus on life after the crisis
What did we learn from first quarter earnings?
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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.