Looking for long-term outperformance? Sell the US and buy the UK. That’s the view of Fidelity’s Alex Wright, who joins this week’s Merryn Talks Money. As Wright points out, the UK market is very good for a contrarian looking for value plus a little momentum.

Also in the episode, Wright discusses the opportunities in banks, life insurers and tobacco companies, and why he thinks Tesco is a good buy.

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss the Federal Reserve's bold interest-rate cut -- half a percentage point --and what that means for markets. And they talk the Bank of England's decision to hold rates steady at 5 percent.

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In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn and Money Distilled author John Stepek discuss how to approach your pension savings, from your first day of work.

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Financial institutions have been a leading target for cyber crime since the dawn of the internet. But phishing schemes have become far more intricate, and cyber heists go beyond stealing money from a bank. JF Legault, Deputy CISO at J.P. Morgan Chase, explains how he leads cyber defense on the front lines of work — and lays out a strategy to transform teams into early detection networks. Then David Adrian from Chrome unpacks how web browsing protections, robust monitoring, and a real-time view of threats can fit into this kind of strategy to maximize resilience to a cyber attack.

This episode is sponsored by Chrome Enterprise.

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Mark Slater, chairman and chief investment officer of Slater Investments Ltd., joins host Merryn Somerset Webb to discuss the state of the UK stock market, the missed opportunity of the British Individual Savings Account (ISA) and why deep and liquid capital markets are vital to the health of the economy.

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In this week's roundup, Merryn and Money Distilled newsletter author John Stepek discuss:

1. Why Markets Are Still So Nervous
2.The Oil Price Slide - Red Flag or Small Mercy?
3. The Shunning of UK Stocks May Be Near Its Limit

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In this personal finance edition of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek weigh the pros and cons of taking out a student loan.

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Merryn Somerset Webb and Diana Choyleva, chief economist at Enodo Economics, discuss what Choyleva considers one of the most important relationships in the world: US and China. What will change if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the November presidential election? Or Donald Trump?

For more from Diana, check out these links:
Enodo Economics Track Record: https://bit.ly/4dTckeS
Diana's X profile: https://bit.ly/3Mpiesw

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