Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. ...
On this week’s personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, the conversation revolves around effective financial planning for one’s eventual death.Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with Matthew Hutton, author of Your Last Gift: Getting Your Affairs in Order, to discuss practical advice on how to navigate the inheritance tax, write a will, choose an executor, manage digital assets and ensure one’s heirs avoid delays when it comes to accessing money after your death. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-29/death-admin-don-t-leave-your-family-a-nightmare-when-you-dieMatthew Hutton's book: https://www.yourlastgiftbook.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Reeves' Heathrow-Fueled Growth Plan, DeepSeek and the Effect on US Big Tech, and Mini-Bubbles are Bubblin'
In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about Chancellor Rachel Reeves' growth speech this week, and the obstacles she'll likely face getting her ideas across the line. They also discuss whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is good news or worrying news for US Big Tech. John says bottom line is remember: there should be more room foruncertainty in stock prices. Investors should never pay for perfect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DeepSeek's Disruption and What It Means for Your Investments
Founder and Manager of the Blue Whale Growth Fund Stephen Yiu joins this week to discuss the Big Tech selloff, his outlook for AI and where he’s investing now. Yiu, whose investment fund is backed by billionaire Peter Hargreaves, reduced its stakes in major US technology companies on concern over the costs of AI at the end of 2024. What did he see that other investors didn't? And where does he see opportunities now? Plus, what Stephen is reading now: Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of SuccessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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To Get The UK Growing Again, We Need Cheap, Secure Energy with Simon French
Panmure Liberum Chief Economist Simon French joins host Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter John Stepek to discuss why boosting the UK's growth should start with encouraging North Sea oil and gas production. The book Simon recommends at the end of the interview is called Digital Minimalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Trump Memecoin Frenzy, Herald Trust Says No to Saba, and Rachel Reeves in Davos
In this week's roundup, Merryn speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about what TrumpCoin signals for the US presidency and the crypto industry, where the investment trust showdown stands now that Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital failed to take control of Herald Investment Trust, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves' conversation with Bloomberg in Davos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.
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