Merryn Talks Money

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Is There Such a Thing as a Safe Haven? Jun 25, 2025

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On this week's Merryn Talks Your Money, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek, author of Money Distilled, talk about navigating your portfolio amidst Middle East tensions. The conversation was recorded on Monday afternoon.

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Why Has the Market Shrugged Off Escalation in the Iran-Israel Conflict? Jun 23, 2025

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John Authers, senior editor for markets, Bloomberg Opinion columnist, and author of the Points of Return newsletter joins Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek to make sense of the market reaction to the US involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict.
Note: We recorded this conversation earlier today, before Iran’s retaliatory strikes at a US air base in Qatar. Traders drove stocks higher as oil tumbled, with the strikes seen as limited and unable to trigger a broader economic fallout.

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Why Recessions Aren’t What They Used to Be Jun 20, 2025

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StoneX’s Director of Global Macro Strategy Vincent Deluard joins Merryn Talks Money to explain why he thinks economic downturns are going out of style. He also explains why he sees a July Correction, and how MAGA's war on Corporate America will play out.

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Inflation, BoA and Gold's Time to Shine Jun 18, 2025

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In this week’s roundup, Bloomberg UK Wealth Editor at Large Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about the unsurprising UK inflation figures, the latest Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey and why gold seems to be shining.

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Doing Your Due Diligence on Private Markets Jun 17, 2025

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Private markets by their very nature lack the same transparency that’s standard in public markets. But Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment insights and ratings, is conducting more due diligence on private markets to help investors navigate the sector. Morningstar Chief Executive Officer Kunal Kapoor joins host Merryn Somerset Webb on this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money to tell us more.

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Recession Threat Is Back—and Maybe Something Worse Jun 13, 2025

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Trump’s policies have slowed the economy, making a downturn more likely. But Peter Berezin, chief global investment strategist at BCA Research, says the nation’s yawning deficit is a bigger threat. He joins this week to talk recession odds and strategies for investing.

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How to Fix the UK Stock Market Quickly and Cheaply Jun 11, 2025

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In this week's roundup, Bloomberg UK Wealth Editor at Large Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek about the market indifference to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending review. They also share strategies for how the government can support the UK equity market: scrap stamp duty, reform ISAs, and nudge pension funds to invest at home.

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How Do You Pick the Best Wealth Manager? Jun 10, 2025

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The more than $100 trillion wealth transfer that’s projected to be passed down from older to younger generations over the next quarter century is set to reshape the wealth management industry. And younger investors plan to move their money to new advisors, according to a report by IT services and consulting group Capgemini.

On this episode of Merryn Talks Money, the firm’s global banking industry leader, Gareth Wilson, joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss why young people want to make the move and what they should consider when choosing new wealth managers.

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Is China Reversing Its ‘Uninvestable’ Image? Jun 06, 2025

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Fidelity International’s Dale Nicholls joins this week’s Merryn Talks Money to discuss the Asian giant as a viable place to park your money. He explains China is now one the most innovative economies in the world. Its research and development spend is up forty-fold since 2000, and you can see the results in its clear leadership in electric vehicles, in battery storage, renewable energy infrastructure and increasingly artificial intelligence.

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Go International, Benefit From Volatility, and Other Tips for Investing $100k Right Now Jun 03, 2025

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Bloomberg personal finance and wealth reporter Suzanne Woolley joins Merryn this week to discuss her latest in the "Where to Invest" series. She shares the promising investment areas wealth managers and market strategists highlighted in her story on how best to invest $100,000 in today’s turbulent market.
The ideas that emerged range from technology — yes, the Magnificent 7 is in there — to insurance and health-care stocks, high-quality fixed income and publicly traded private equity stocks.
Read the story:
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/how-to-invest-100k-q3-2025/

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