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The Personal Investor — 105 episodes

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Is this the secret to balancing cash and investments in retirement?

2

Market news today - two way pull continues

3

Double tax? 9 steps to tackle the IHT change coming for your pension

4

Market news today - markets at a crossroads

5

10 years of Premium Bonds vs. shares - which one wins?

6

Market news today - tech stocks back on the front foot

7

Markets defying gravity? The indicators for what happens next

8

Market news today - a fragile V-shaped rally

9

How - and when - should you take tax-free cash from your pension?

10

5 essential checks to make for the new tax year

11

Market news today - weary investors sit on their hands

12

The biggest questions investors need answers to now

13

Smart investors use these investments for income - here’s how

14

Market news today - Markets stabilise as Iran deadline looms

15

Taking 11 years of income from £100k investments - here’s what’s left

16

Who counts as rich? What frozen tax limits are costing you

17

Market news today - 2022 revisited

18

Interest rates turned upside down - here’s what happens next

19

These are the money lessons to teach your children

20

Market news today - investors welcome US de-escalation in Middle East conflict

21

If I made my first investment today - here’s what I’d do

22

Market news today - central banks respond to inflation threat

23

What investments we’re buying in our ISAs in 2026

24

Market turbulence: Here’s why savvy investors won’t be panicking

25

Market news today - markets fall after historic oil price surge

26

What to do 10 years, 5 years and 2 years from retirement

27

Invest as a lump-sum or in stages? What the numbers say

28

Market news today - markets rattled by Middle East conflict

29

The ‘set-and-forget’ funds I’m buying for the next decade

30

Should parents pay uni costs or let their children take a student loan?

31

Market news today - markets climb the wall of worry

32

Premium Bonds: who should buy them - and who shouldn’t?

33

Why don’t UK investors like UK companies?

34

Market news today - the AI glass turns half empty

35

Did your cash savings lose value last year?

36

‘I have a £500k retirement fund - is it enough?’

37

Market news today - Japanese stock soar on LDP landslide

38

State Pension in 2026/27 - and what will it be worth in the future?

39

This is how I’ll turn my pension into income

40

Market news today - gold and silver fall again

41

Gold price surge! And should copper be your next buy?

42

Five money mistakes to avoid in your 20s

43

Market news today - Gold and Korea smash through 5,000

44

Will stocks recover from tariff talk?

45

Market news today - shares climb a wall of geo-political worry

46

Why it’s a myth that UK shares have a problem

47

Is 2026 a good year to retire?

48

Market news today - 2026 starts as 2025 ended

49

Tom’s picks: ‘Where I’m investing this year’

50

Ask us anything: your questions on AI, gold and risks for investors in 2026

51

Market news today - FTSE 100 breaks 10,000

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£250k pension: here’s the retirement income you can expect

53

Here’s what will move stock markets in 2026

54

Mortgage, ISA or pension? What most people get wrong

55

Jonathan Guthrie: this is the truth about investing

56

Market news today - interest rates in focus

57

Cash ISA overhaul: what can savers do now?

58

Market news today - Fed weighs up another rate cut

59

Market news today - November breaks market winning streak

60

Budget tax rises - here’s where they hit the hardest

61

How much cash should you hold in retirement?

62

Market news today - late cycle volatility

63

Does Warren Buffett still matter to investors?

64

Is the UK State Pension less generous than other countries’?

65

Market news today - harvesting gains

66

Peak salary: why 47 may be the most important age of your financial life

67

Turning point for UK economy? Interest rate cuts edge closer

68

Market news today - strong earnings offset valuation fears

69

Gold price surge - is it too late to gain?

70

The basics of building a retirement salary from investments

71

Market news today - shares continue their winning streak

72

Value investing - finding the cheapest stock markets

73

Why this is the most extreme ‘fiscal drag’ in UK income tax

74

Market news today - Fed and tech stocks test buoyant market

75

Taking pension tax-free cash? Don’t make these mistakes

76

Market news today - markets do the jitterbug

77

Market news today - 'Nervous Nineties'

78

AI bubble? Tax rises? Six answers investors need now

79

Market news today - stock market bull turns three

80

Inheritance tax: what people get wrong about the 7-year rule

81

Market news today - bull in the China shop

82

Are we re-running the dot-com crash?

83

Market news today - investors ‘still dancing’

84

Why are retirees rushing back to this income option?

85

Market news today - all eyes on the Fed

86

Bond market flashing - what it means for tax rises

87

Market news today - final fling for markets

88

Are you ready for the 100-year life?

89

Market news today - didn’t sell in May? Good call

90

Will this kill the stock market bull run?

91

Market news today - Rate hopes keep shares bubbling

92

Is big tech about to stumble?

93

Market news today - top marks for global stocks

94

Market news today - UK in the spotlight

95

IHT is changing - can I still count on my inheritance?

96

Market news today - crunch time for tariffs

97

Unpacking inflation: the secret threat to retirement plans

98

Market news today - summertime melt up

99

Will the State Pension be there for me?

100

Market news today - markets take a breather as summer lull comes early

101

Shares back at all-time highs! What to do now

102

Market news today - are investors too complacent?

103

2025 - what investors want to know now

104

Market news today - big, beautiful boost

105

Market news today - US stocks hit record high despite market fears