Insight and Ideas

ii Podcasts

The latest news, views, interviews and investment ideas, whether you are an experienced investor or looking to get started.

• Interviews • Funds Fan • Mind & Money • The ETFs Show • Beginner • From the archive

How to listen

Interviews

23 February

Nick Greenwood: The Richard Hunter Interview

The manager of the Miton Global Opportunities trust talks about its performance amid the pandemic.

by Richard Hunter

16 February

Dr Trevor Polischuk: The Richard Hunter Interview

The Worldwide Healthcare Trust co-manager explains how the trust has performed amid the pandemic.

by Richard Hunter

9 February

Andy Ho: The Richard Hunter Interview

VinaCapital’s Andy Ho on Vietnam’s investment potential and the VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund.

by Richard Hunter

2 February

Tom Becket: The Richard Hunter Interview

Tom Becket, chief investment officer at Punter Southall Wealth, talks dividends, Covid and big tech.

by Richard Hunter

26 January

James Harries: The Richard Hunter interview

The Securities Trust of Scotland manager on the challenges of 2020, what this year might bring, and more.

by Richard Hunter

19 January

Nick Train on share tips and Buffett in The Richard Hunter Interview

The star fund manager talks to us about his Finsbury Growth & Income Trust and answers your questions.

by Richard Hunter

7 January

The UK economy in 2021: the road to recovery

Rathbones’ Ed Smith discusses some of the challenges and prospects for the economy this year.

by Richard Hunter

4 December 2020

Inflation? The system is broken, says Mark Mobius

The veteran investor discusses his new book The Inflation Myth and the Wonderful World of Deflation.

by Richard Hunter

27 November 2020

M&G Global Macro Bond: the bonds we’ve been buying

Jim Leaviss on the fund’s objectives, where they have been aggressively buying, performance, and more.

by Richard Hunter

9 November 2020

Rathbone Ethical Bond: pandemic performance and future themes

Bryn Jones discusses the fund’s income focus, top holdings, smart cities and more.

by Richard Hunter

30 October 2020

Pandemic winners for BMO Responsible UK Income

Catherine Stanley discusses this ACE 40 fund’s objectives, top holdings, and outstanding tech firms.

by Richard Hunter

22 October 2020

International Biotechnology Trust: star stocks and Covid vaccine race

What are the origins of innovation in biotech? Investment manager Ailsa Craig on where great firms begin.

by Richard Hunter

14 October 2020

Finding small caps that could be tomorrow’s giants

Carlos von Hardenberg talks to ii about unearthing opportunities in emerging and frontier markets.

by Richard Hunter

13 October 2020

Troy: outperforming the market and rivals

Hugo Ure talks to our head of markets about performance, new additions to the portfolio and more.

by Richard Hunter

Funds Fan

19 February

Funds Fan: Woodford’s return and the BMO sustainable fund range

The team interview BMO’s Simon Holmes, lead fund manager of the BMO Sustainable Universal MAP range.

by Kyle Caldwell

5 February

Funds Fan: Man GLG Income interview, dividends outlook, and China

The team interview fund manager Henry Dixon and discuss the most-popular funds and trusts among investors

by Kyle Caldwell

22 January

Funds Fan: dividends in 2021 and Mid Wynd trust interview

The team interview Simon Edelsten and discuss the outlook for dividends and changes to the Super 60 list.

by Kyle Caldwell

8 January

Funds Fan: 2020 winners, and Edinburgh Investment Trust interview

The team discuss ‘winners and losers’ of 2020, and interview the manager of Edinburgh Investment Trust.

by Kyle Caldwell

18 December 2020

Funds Fan: 2020’s top investments and trust insights

The team discuss top funds and trusts of 2020 and talk to the editor of the Investment Trust Handbook.

by Kyle Caldwell

4 December 2020

Funds Fan: favourite investments and Peter Spiller on trust discounts and gold

Our experts discuss popular funds and trusts and interview the manager of the Capital Gearing trust.

by Kyle Caldwell

27 November 2020

Funds Fan: five stock ideas from a dividend hero and big future themes

Our experts examine the results of a global fund manager survey and talk to Murray Income’s Charles Luke.

by Kyle Caldwell

13 November 2020

Funds Fan: three megatrends, Scottish Mortgage tech sales and ACE 40

ii experts discuss the latest industry news before interviewing fund manager Zehrid Osmani.

by Kyle Caldwell

23 October 2020

Funds Fan: Buffettology’s Keith Ashworth-Lord and Fundsmith Equity

interactive investor experts discuss industry news before interviewing fund manager Keith Ashworth-Lord.

by Kyle Caldwell

9 October 2020

Funds Fan: a dividend hero with a headline yield

The team discuss the latest industry news and interview the manager of a dividend hero trust.

by Kyle Caldwell

18 September 2020

Funds Fan: five stocks for bargain hunters and new fund launches

interactive investor’s collectives editor Kyle Caldwell and Tom Bailey discuss the latest industry news.

by Kyle Caldwell

4 September 2020

Funds Fan: dividends, value investing and star managers

Collectives editor Kyle Caldwell and independent expert Andrew Pitts discuss the latest industry news.

by Kyle Caldwell

21 August 2020

Funds Fan: City of London’s Job Curtis and fashionable funds

Kyle Caldwell and Andrew Pitts interview Job Curtis, manager of the City of London investment trust.

by Kyle Caldwell

7 August 2020

Funds Fan: upsides to the dividend downturn and Scottish Mortgage

We look at the latest fund industry developments, including good news for income investors.

by Kyle Caldwell

24 July 2020

Funds Fan: are lower dividends here to stay?

The Money Observer team look at the latest industry news, including UK equity income funds, and more.

by Faith Glasgow

10 July 2020

Funds Fan: trends, top funds, Baillie Gifford Global Discovery fund

We discuss the boom in fund sales and talk to one of the most popular fund managers of the moment.

by Kyle Caldwell

26 June 2020

Funds Fan: returns of 20% plus, sustainable investing and Mike Fox interview

Our experts discuss the latest news, including fund performance and the reopening of a suspended fund.

by Faith Glasgow

12 June 2020

Funds Fan: Woodford payouts, best fund managers, Bruce Stout interview

We talk payouts from Woodford Equity Income fund, star managers, outlook for 2021, and fund of the week.

by Kyle Caldwell

29 May 2020

Funds Fan: a fallen-star departs

We debate Neil Woodford protégé Mark Barnett's exit from Invesco and more.

by Faith Glasgow

Mind & Money

24 February

Mind & Money: understanding ourselves and our attitudes to risk

Behavioural finance expert Greg Davies on why the news can cloud our judgment when it comes to investing.

by Rebecca O'Connor

27 January

Mind & Money: how Covid-19 could change your investing behaviour

In the first episode of a new series, Becky O’Connor is joined by a behavioural finance expert.

by Rebecca O'Connor

The ETFs Show

4 February

The ETFs Show: the new trends and innovations

Hector McNeil, co-CEO of HANetf, talks about trends in ETFs that investors ought to be aware of.

by Tom Bailey

20 January

The ETFs Show: tech stocks in the Biden era

A co-founder of the HAN-GINs Tech Megatrend Equal Weight ETF talks tech investing in the Biden era.

by Tom Bailey

21 December 2020

The ETFs Show: a history of the FTSE from start-up to index giant

Mark Makepeace, founding chief executive of FTSE International, on his new book: FTSE: The Inside Story.

by Tom Bailey

10 December 2020

The ETFs Show: investing in oil, gold and other commodities

Tom Bailey talks to WisdomTree’s Nitesh Shah about ETPs and emerging trends in commodity ETFs.

by Tom Bailey

19 November 2020

The ETFs Show: the story behind the ETFs in your portfolio

Tom Bailey deep dives into the history of ETFs with Vanguard's Mark Fitzgerald and discusses big themes.

by Tom Bailey

7 October 2020

The ETFs Show: how ETFs work and how to use them

ETFs editor Tom Bailey chats to David Stevenson about thematic ETFs and more.

by Tom Bailey

Beginner

28 January

How to Invest: tackling tax

Sam Barker and Becky O’Connor demystify the tax rules on investments and assets.

by Sam Barker

23 November 2020

How to Invest podcast: investing for retirement

Discover the options for investing for retirement.

by Sam Barker

20 October 2020

How to Invest podcast: what is a SIPP?

Find out how self-invested personal pensions work.

by Moira O'Neill

20 October 2020

How to Invest podcast: how do I start investing?

Discover what you need to do before beginning your investment journey.

by Myron Jobson

22 September 2020

How to Invest podcast: am I ready to invest?

Discover what you need to do before beginning your investment journey.

by Sam Barker

22 September 2020

How to invest podcast: what is investing?

Discover how investing works and what it can do to help grow your money.

by Sam Barker

From the archive

4 October 2019

From self-custody services to clearing bank – Knabu wants to reinvent the future

18 September 2019

Money Observer 40th birthday highlights

13 September 2019

Tech investing: How to do it successfully

30 August 2019

Investment trust bargains, and investing in what you know

22 August 2019

Risk: How much should you take? and international shares, an introduction

15 August 2019

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies: an introduction

7 August 2019

Percentage vs flat-rate fees, and investing for children

1 August 2019

Free money and ideas on how to select a stock

20 July 2019

Focus on funds: Neil Woodford, fund price war, and ii’s Super 60 list

20 July 2019

Six UK share tips for 2019: how are they faring at the halfway point?

20 July 2019

Women and investing: push off from the starting blocks

20 July 2019

Why invest in AIM shares?

How to listen

Our podcasts are available for free on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and SoundCloud.