Simon and Marcus give their take on the news-flow amid a Coronavirus-induced market panic, bringing key stories from markets, economics, companies, and the funds industry; as well as Marcus' Big Interview this week with Job Curtis - an investor the UK's big FTSE-100 firms; followed by Simon's analysis for those looking to invest. Please subscribe for our weekly show, and get in touch if you've any questions.

In the latest of Steps to Investing's 'snackable' finance podcast series - The Steps MiniCast - Simon and Marcus discuss whether the UK's new Chancellor's budget has anything juicy for investors, how the Bank of England is responding to the dreaded 'C'-word, and what Simon is doing with his pension amid slightly chaotic scenes across markets. Every month we release a full interview with an investment professional, and next week it's all about FTSE-100 companies. Check your feed later in the week.  

This week we focus on the impact of coronavirus, with Marcus on the latest in markets and a particular company that has been squeezed by the associated drop in demand, as well as Simon on the impact in his SIPP.  

This week it's Coronavirus' impact on markets and how Simon is approaching his portfolio, as well as 'Junk Bond King' Michael Milken and what Ikea has changed about its meatballs. 

Aiming to give you a flavour of the big stories from across finance. This week: assessing fund manager value, consolidating share dealing platforms, the EC's fight on monopolies, and Bloomberg LP's potential sale.

This week, we have our usual round-up of news from across the industry, including the market's reaction to Coronavirus, why the US jobs report is breaking an economic theory, Tesla's rise to Stardom, and which investment products have been flying off the shelves; plus this episode's Big Interview with Asia-focused fund manager Mike Kerley, and some tips on investing in the region.

This week's run-through the markets with Simon Longfellow and Marcus de Silva takes a look at revolutionary free trading platform Robinhood, the varying performance of different fund structures, the downfall of Credit Suisse's Tidjane Thiam, and Coronavirus' impact on markets.

At Steps to Investing we believe millions of Britons could be getting much juicier rates of returns on their savings if they looked to the markets and started investing. In its first ever podcast, founders Simon Longfellow and Marcus de Silva chat through the big stories affecting markets, their own personal journeys when starting out with investing, and explain a key back-story all investors should be aware of: the Global Financial Crisis.