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Merryn Talks Money
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Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.
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You Are Unhappy Because You Aren't Taking Enough Risk
3d ago00:38:10Summary readyHave we become too risk-averse? This week John Stepek and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Allison Schrager discuss her new book, Worth the Risk, and why avoiding risk could be holding back both individuals and economies. They explore the challenges of retirement planning, whether homeownership is still a rewarding investment and what history can teach us about navigating the future of AI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryMarkets Wrap: Trouble Ahead For The AI Money Machine?
6d ago00:21:51Summary readyLarge sections of the debt and equity markets now depend on the ongoing growth of a vast AI ecosystem that ranges from chipmakers to hyperscalers to end-consumers. Does this week's drama in the South Korean Kospi market point to a wider problem? On this week's Merryn Talks Money Markets Wrap, Author of the Money Distilled newsletter John Stepek, is joined by Bloomberg's Private Companies Managing Editor, Neil Callanan to talk through the the AI industry's growing reliance on debt, concerns about circular financing, and whether or not any crash here could spill over into the wider financial system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Hot Tips for Saving Money on Summer Vacation (Re-run)
1w ago00:12:17Summary readyOn today's personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, we're playing an episode that first aired in July 2025 when hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek, shared their top money-saving tips for helping you get the most out of your holiday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryAre We Repeating the Biggest Mistake of 1873?
1w ago00:36:32Summary readyPulitzer Prize-winning author Liaquat Ahamed joins Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss 1873: The First Great Depression and the Making of the Modern World, exploring how the first truly global financial crash reshaped economics, politics and society for decades to come. Together, they unpack striking parallels between the railway boom of the 1870s and today's AI investment frenzy, asking whether history is once again rhyming—and what investors should learn before the next bubble bursts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryMarkets Wrap: Inflation Means Bad News for Burnham
2w ago00:22:05Summary readyEven as Britain welcomed a new Prime Minister this week, renewed conflict in the Middle East threatened to remove what little breathing space he may have had, pushing up everything from oil to food prices. This week, John Stepek is joined by Bloomberg macro strategist Simon White to discuss why inflation matters so much for asset prices, what it might mean for the increasingly indebted AI companies, and what it all means for your money. Check out this week's Merryn Talks Money Markets Wrap.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What the Next Generation Wants From Wealth Managers: Part 2
2w ago00:14:57Summary readyHere is the second part of our special broadcast on how the next generation of investors is changing the wealth management industry. Merryn Somerset Webb brings together Bloomberg's John Stepek, Bytetree's Charlie Morris and Jean-Damien Marie, Global Head of Investments for Barclay's Private Bank and Wealth Management. Join us in Edinburgh for Fringe Festival! https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/the-butcher-the-brewer-the-baker-and-merryn-somerset-webbSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryIs Asia's AI Boom Creating the Next Investment Bubble?
2w ago00:35:45Summary readyAsia's AI-fueled market rally has created huge winners — but also growing risks. In this episode, Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Invesco fund manager Fiona Yang about why Korea's AI boom has become increasingly volatile, where she's still finding value in China and India and why the next generation of winners may be the companies using AI rather than building it.Join us in Edinburgh for Fringe Festival! https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/the-butcher-the-brewer-the-baker-and-merryn-somerset-webbSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryMarkets Wrap: SpaceX Returns to Earth, UK Sheds More Stocks
3w ago00:25:41Summary readyIt's been a week of turning points in markets: from Japan's shifting stance on the weak yen, to star fund manager Terry Smith revisiting his "buy and hold" strategy, to incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's apparent last-minute change of heart on chancellor, to SpaceX falling below its IPO price. One thing that didn't change - the UK market keeps shedding stocks. What does it all mean for your money? Merryn and John sum up a hectic week in the Merryn Talks Money Market Wrap.https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/the-butcher-the-brewer-the-baker-and-merryn-somerset-webbhttps://www.fundsmith.co.uk/media/lfhpxi1x/fundsmith-equity-fund-semi-annual-letter-to-shareholders-2026.pdf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What the Next Generation Wants From Wealth Managers
3w ago00:27:45Summary readyIn the first of a two-part special recorded live at Bloomberg's London offices, Merryn Somerset Webb brings together Bloomberg's John Stepek, Bytetree's Charlie Morris and Jean-Damien Marie, Global Head of Investments for Barclay's Private Bank and Wealth Management to discuss how the next generation of investors is changing the wealth management industry. From Bitcoin and gold to private equity, ESG and the future of the 60/40 portfolio, the panel explores what tomorrow's wealthy clients want — and whether traditional investment advice is keeping up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryForget the Magnificent Seven. This Is What's Next.
3w ago00:30:02Summary readySign up for our wealth management webinar. It's free! Register now to reserve your place.https://events.bloombergevents.com/attendee-login/login Anthropic, Stripe and OpenAI are some of the world's most sought-after private companies. Maggie Fanari explains to host Merryn Somerset Webb how her team invests in them and firms like them before they reach public markets. Fanari is chief executive of J.Rothschild Capital Management, which manages the 4.5 billion pound ($6 billion) RIT Capital Partners trust. She shares why she believes the next wave of artificial intelligence could create a $60 trillion opportunity, why private markets are becoming increasingly important and where she sees the biggest investment opportunities over the next decade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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