Original Broadcast: This is Money
The future of the Cash ISA has been in the spotlight of late, with rumours that the Chancellor could tinker with one of Britain's best-loved tax breaks. It's believed some City bosses are lobbying her to make the limit less generous, and push more people into investing their money instead. While just speculation, it's a move that would certainly ruffle a few feathers. This week, Lee Boyce, Georgie Frost and Angharad Carrick discuss the future of ISAs and ask: should people with cash parked in savings accounts be strong-armed into investing instead? Elsewhere, Octopus has launched an investment platform where you can buy into a wind turbine — is it a good home for your cash? Council tax has been in the spotlight, with some areas seeing increases in annual bills of up to 9.9% — and with it a social movement to cancel direct debits. Here's why that's not a wise move. Ang spoke to Virgin Media O2's customer service boss about their pledge to turn around their poor performance over the years. Will we just be shoved to chatbots? And does living in a hard water area make energy bills more expensive?
Guests: Angharad Carrick
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
Now he wants to run OpenAI. Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI, what BYD’s rollout of self-driving technology means for Tesla, revitalized interest in Upstart’s AI lending platform, and developments in the buy now, pay later space. Then, 18 minutes in, Anand Chokkavelu hosts Fool contributors Jason Hall and Rick Munarriz for a Scoreboard episode breaking down Trex, the composite decking company. To become a premium Motley Fool member and gain access to all Scoreboard episodes, go to www.fool.com/signup. Companies mentioned: MSFT, TSLA, BYD, UPST, JPM, AFRM, FIS, TREX. Host - Mary Long; Guests - Jason Moser, Anand Chokkavelu, Jason Hall, Rick Munarriz
Guests: Jason Moser,Anand Chokkavelu,Jason Hall,Rick Munarriz
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Original Broadcast: Motley Fool Show
The principles of investing are fairly simple to understand. Application requires some intensity. William Green is the author of 'Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life'. Green also hosts a podcast with the same title. Robert Brokamp caught up with him for a conversation about what successful investing comes down to, the personality traits of market beaters, and investing lessons from Charlie Munger, Howard Marks, and John Templeton. Companies mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, MKL. Host - Robert Brokamp; Guest - William Green
Guests: William Green
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
Adam Cox is joined by Yvette Langton from YL Introductions. They discuss what YL Introductions does, as well as the concept of 'swipe fatigue' and building authentic connections through matchmaking services. https://www.ylintroductions.co.uk/
Guests: Yvette Langton
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
If you're trying to lose weight but your eating choices are already good, there's just two potential routes to follow: cut out an existing meal window (known as intermittent fasting), or exercise (increase physical activity): either route achieves a calorie deficit so that your energy requirement feeds on body fat. Adam Cox uses the metaphor of an invisibility blanket, as in Harry Potter stories, in order to show how small changes over a period can really work.
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Original Broadcast: The Business Of Film
James Cameron-Wilson reports on box office +13%. Avoiding animated #1 Dog Man, he found #5, September 5, a true-life drama about TV's coverage of the Munich Olympics kidnapping of Israeli athletes totally engrossing, if uncomfortably timely. At #6 is The Brutalist. Despite admiring its many exceptional attributes, including the acting, he found the characters in this 215-minute labour of love tiring. He admired the film but has no wish to see it again. He enjoyed The Gorge on Apple TV+ which begins as a Tom Clancy thriller but ends up being more like a Richard Curtis movie. He found it barmy, surprising and ludicrous.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: Gadgets and Gizmos
From the world of tech, Steve Caplin talks about the perfect way to cook a boiled egg and a giant barbecue that is controlled by your mobile. There's a touchscreen display for a bicycle, a camper van for an eBike and a one-bedroom flat that fits into a trailer and can be set up by one person in an hour with all – or at least most – mod cons. Glasses are to have hearing aids built into them to reduce discomfort, an ePaper frame will display your photos on the wall and you will soon be able to touch up your old videos and Super-8 movies and massively improve them.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University says that people are misreading Donald Trump. Discussing Greenland, Gaza, the Panama Canal, North Korea, NATO and more, he says that there is coherency there. Trump enjoys chaos and is actually thinking several chess moves ahead. He is forever and a day a New York real estate developer – loud, proud, bold and radical. Tim feels that with Reform consistently ahead in the polls and poised to have the largest UK party membership, this is the most important development in British politics in 40 years. The Conservative Party may haemorrhage money, talent and members and could even find themselves the fourth party behind the LibDems at the next election.
Guests: Professor Tim Evans
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Original Broadcast: The Financial Outlook for Personal Investors
Russ Mould of A J Bell looks at activist investors in the wake of Elliott's interest in BP, listing the many companies in similar positions. He explains the four principal things they are looking for and they only tend to get loud and aggressive if they feel they are being ignored. Any CEOs whose companies fit the criteria should be prepared for activist interest, particularly as the UK market is so cheap compared to the US. Private investors may benefit from activist investors, providing they are interested in the long-term health of the company concerned.
Guests: Russ Mould
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Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
Whatever you may think of trade tariffs, there is no doubting the massive trade imbalance that has developed between China and the United States over the past three decades. Deliberate currency manipulation has enabled China to become the world's factory through resisting any meaningful appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar. Parts of Europe have also suffered much economic damage as a result of the failure to balance out regional economic differences. If strong, accommodating economic control cannot be delivered, freely-floating currencies are the answer — but not tariffs. Background music: 'Something Is Wrong' by Sir Cubworth
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