Happy Friday, readers! It’s time to catch up.
Here are some of the things that we covered at Informed Choice this week.
On the blog this week
With the dust settling after the US Presidential election result last week, who are likely to be the investment winners and losers under President Trump?
Could the combination of parents and children banking on financial support from each other lead to a financial tug of war between the generations?
The latest podcast episodes
Martin spoke to financial journalist Rodney Hobson about the history of scams, how modern technology makes it easier to be scammed, and why sophisticated investors are just as likely to fall victim.
Jon Beckett, affectionately known in the industry as ‘JB’, has long been an outsider of the City. He chats to Martin in this episode about the life of a professional fund selector, the relevance of human fund selection in an increasingly digital world, using liquid alternative investments in the current economic environment, and the danger of super tanker funds.
In the weekly episode of Informed Choice Radio, Martin talks about solving the biggest problem with living longer. There’s also a roundup of the latest personal finance news.
Before you go
It’s the Cranleigh Christmas Lights switch-on event tomorrow, on Saturday 19th November. Nick and Bodders will be giving away baby Christmas Trees from outside Sundial House from 10am until midday. Do pop along to see them and collect your free tree!