Morningstar Uk: Podcasts

This month on the podcast we focus on how to secure the best income in retirement. Thanks to medical and social advancements we are all living longer – meaning that our pension pot has to stretch even further. To help you maximise your income potential in retirement, Morningstar Editor Emma Wall outlines the basics of saving for retirement. As of April 6, we are now living in a world of pensions freedom. What do the changes to pensions actually mean for you? Just because you annuity purchase is no longer compulsory, Emma Wall says this does not mean you should dismiss them entirely. Boost your State Pension pay-outs, increase the income from your workplace pension and make your SIPP work harder; Alan Higham and Emma wall discuss how to maximise your retirement income. The world of retirement is changing - fewer people stop work entirely and pension income needs to last longer. So what should you be considering when investing once you are in retirement? Emma Wall is joined by Morningstar’s Da

This month on the podcast we focus on ISA’s. The annual £15,000 tax-free ISA allowance has to be used by midnight on April 5, or investors will lose it forever. Morningstar Editor Emma Wall and Fidelity’s investment director Tom Stevenson outline some top tips for choosing your ISA funds. Looking for core holding ideas for your ISA, Junior ISA or SIPP? Emma talks with Morningstar passive Analyst Kenneth Lamont about three equity ETFs which are suitable for a portfolio with a long term horizon. Stock markets in the US and the UK have benefitted from significant gains, bond markets look overvalued and political issues threaten emerging markets. So where should you invest? Shaun Port, Chief investment Officer for Nutmeg discusses this very issue. Have you used up your ISA allowance? Don't add to the £1.3 billion of cash ISA allowances that are left unused every year – Emma takes a look at the best accounts on the market.

This month we focus on the UK and European economies. Three key forces have ensured strong growth from most European markets so far this year, but structural flaws still need to be addressed. Holly Cook and Morningstar’s senior analyst Jose Garcia Zarate discuss this very issue and more. Turning to the UK specifically, Morningstar took to the streets to find out from the public what their views were on how well they feel the UK economy is doing. So sentiment about the UK economy is still fairly confident but of course there are some concerns about rising property prices. We return to Holly Cook and Jose Garcia Zarate who discuss the UK economy in more detail. Also Morningstar editor Emma Wall about how the falling oil price has pushed down inflation in the UK. Finally Emma wraps up our podcast with an interview with Michael Hulme, manager of the Carmignac Portfolio Commodities Fund on his predictions concerning the current economic trends and how they may affect oil and gold prices.

This month, we focus on retirement saving. Do you think you have saved enough to fund your retirement? We hit the streets of London to find out whether the public had made proper pension provision. Some people are more prepared for retirement than others. We then hear from Morningstar editor Emma Wall who explains how recent government initiatives have helped boost pension engagement. How many of us plan to take advantage of these new rules and take all our pension in cash in retirement? We then went back to the public to find out your views. Finally Emma Wall wraps up our podcast with an interview with Tony Stenning, Head of UK Retail for BlackRock on his views on how to maximise your retirement income for those of us still saving for that rainy day.