It's the AIM-listed company with what's been described as a 'stratospheric' valuation. Purplebricks is a new breed of estate agent with an online focus. It made headlines when it raised almost £50mil in around 24 hours last week to fund a US expansion. It's now valued in the region of £647mil - close to the major players Countrywide and Foxtons. So what's behind the rise? Share Radio's Peta Fuller reports.
Guests: Peta Fuller
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? We join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio - direct from Washington DC - each Monday at 6 o'clock for news, views and analysis of US finance. On today's episode: how to approach investing under Donald Trump's presidency and the value investing method
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
"The Investment Trust Show", brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors. Each week we explore the main features, factors and developments affecting investment trusts. This week we're going to be looking at using investment trusts to invest for income. To do so, Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined on the phone by Alan Borrows from the Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust and Simon Elliot, Head of Research at Winterflood. Also with Simon, as ever, was Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.
Guests: Ed Bowsher,Simon Elliott,Alan Borrows
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Could an eco-friendly loan from the US have global implications? In "The Problem With PACE", a special report on Share Radio, Matt Cox investigates so-called PACE loans. He speaks to those who've had first-hand experience of the loans; finding out where the product came from, how it hurt homeowners in California and other states, and why some believe that it could trigger a new subprime-style lending crisis.
Guests: Matt Cox
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Could an eco-friendly loan from California have global implications? In the second part of Share Radio's Special Report into so-called PACE loans, Matt Cox investigates why some of those familiar with the product believe it's set to trigger a new subprime lending crisis.
Guests: Matt Cox
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
Will all the controversy around triggering Article 50 derail UK banks recovery? With HSBC shares sliding today after it announced a fall in profits of 62% from last year, there is concern that the recovery seen by some banks could be hurt by the process of the UK leaving the EU. To find out more, Matt Cox spoke to Michael Hewson, Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets UK.
Guests: Matt Cox,Michael Hewson
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Could a green energy loan in a few US states have global implications? In a special report, Matt Cox investigates the worrying whispers surrounding "PACE" loans, the effect it's had on California, and why it matters to the wider world - even us Brits across the Atlantic.
Guests: Matt Cox
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
This is "The Investment Trust Show", brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors. Each week we explore the main features, factors and developments affecting investment trusts. This week we looked at a couple of income-related topics connected to investment trusts. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined by Dice McCairn, Editor WhichInvestmentTrust.com, as well as Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.
Guests: Dick McCairn,Ed Bowsher
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
In a world of volatile market conditions and poor savings returns it's perhaps no surprise many are turning to alternative investments. Whisky has currently emerged top of Britain's favourite passion investments with the Rare Whisky Apex 1000 Index closing 2016 up 38%. To find out more about the alcoholic commodity currently outperforming the FTSE Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to co-founder of analyst and broker Rare Whisky 101, David Robertson.
Guests: David Robertson,Tom Hill
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Original Broadcast: The Share Radio Evening Show
"The Investment Trust Show" brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors. Each week we explore the main features, factors and developments affecting investment trusts. This week we'll be taking a look at the rather critical issue of risk. And to do that, I'm joined in the by Martin Bamford from Informed Choice and Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.
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