How to build a World Cup-winning portfolio
About this episode
The episode draws parallels between football team selection and building an investment portfolio.
Football fever is sweeping the nation again after the men’s World Cup kicked off. There are parallels between the beautiful game and investing, particularly when it comes to team selection. In our latest On The Money podcast episode, host Kyle Caldwell and our head of markets, Richard Hunter, draw comparisons between investment types and positions on the pitch - goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and attackers. The duo also discuss the importance of having a ‘squad’ of investments that are ready to be brought on as substitutes when required. Kyle Caldwell is Funds and Investment Education Editor at interactive investor. On The Money is an interactive investor (ii) podcast. For more investment news and ideas, visit www.ii.co.uk/stock-market-news . Important information: This podcast is intended for information purposes only and is not a personal recommendation. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of your investments may go down as well as up, and you may not get back all the money that you invest. Full performance information can be found on the company or index summary page on the interactive investor website. The ii Personal Pension (SIPP) is for…
People in this episode
Host: Kyle Caldwell
Guest: Richard Hunter
Topics covered
- investing
- football
- portfolio management
- team selection
- investment types
Keywords
- World Cup
- investing
- portfolio
- football
- team selection
- substitutes
- investment types
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: interactive investor
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