About this episode
Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss the state of public markets, gold's correction, and potential investment strategies.
On this week's Merryn Talks Money markets wrap, Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss gold's recent correction and debate what healthy allocation could actually look like. They also consider what upcoming bumper IPOs mean for the return of public markets and whether inheritance tax free "patriotic bonds" could help Britain fund its defence budget. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Merryn Somerset Webb
Guest: John Stepek
Topics covered
- public markets
- gold correction
- IPO
- inheritance tax
- defense budget
- investment allocation
Keywords
- public markets
- gold
- IPO
- patriotic bonds
- inheritance tax
- investment allocation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg
Products: patriotic bonds
Places: Britain
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