Podcasts presented by Simon Rose

This is "The Investment Trust Show", brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors. Each week we explore the main features, factors and developments affecting investment trusts. This week we looked at a couple of income-related topics connected to investment trusts. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined by Dice McCairn, Editor WhichInvestmentTrust.com, as well as Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.

Tim Evans, Professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University London joined Simon for the Bigger Picture. Today's thoughts from Tim: the sad human and economic cost of immigration controls and how the UK has to hold high the torch of liberal internationalism; A tale of two Eurozones - how greater Germany and the med countries are slowly divorcing; and what Trump doesn't get about NATO and Putin - and what this all really means.

It's time to talk politics - Simon Rose was joined by Mike Indian, Senior Political Analyst at DeHavilland. They tackled the build-up to the by-elections due next week, got the latest on the Brexit Bill and date for triggering Article 50, and looked ahead to Philip Hammond's first Budget in March.

Share Radio's Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the businesses of Britain and the world. To help put the day's events in context, Simon was joined by Garry White, Chief Investment Commentator at Charles Stanley Direct, and Paul Sedgewick Head of Investments at Frank Investments. On today's show: UK unemployment has remained flat at 4.8%, the lowest level since 2005; Tata Steel workers have voted in favour of pension cuts in order to save 8,000 jobs; and finally, Lloyds of London have introduced a booze ban.

This is My Portfolio with FT columnist John Lee, author of the book 'How to Make a Million Slowly: My Guiding Principles from a Lifetime of Successful Investing'. He joined Share Radio's Simon Rose to discuss more of his philosophy of investing.

Movies and Money is Share Radio’s look at the world of film. Phil Scott joined Share Radio's Simon Rose for a look at money related themes in a variety of comedy films throughout the years.

Inflation has reached its highest rate for two-and-a-half years, largely due to the rising price of oil and the Brexit-fuelled fall in sterling. According to the Office for National Statistics, annual inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index reached 1.8% last month, up from a rate of 1.6% in December. It's the fourth consecutive month that the rate has risen and takes inflation to its highest since June 2014. Simon speaks to Pete Comley, inflation expert and author of Inflation Matters.

The Trump administration's alleged ties to Russia are in the spotlight again: a top national security advisor to the President has resigned after misleading the White House about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to Washington. At least Trump has a British holiday to look forward to - today Downing Street rejected the petition to ban the President's state visit. For all this and the rest of the day's political headlines, Simon speaks to Rishi Patel of FTI Consulting.

It's time to look inside the mind of a fund manager - Phil Harris has run EdenTree's UK Equity Growth Fund for the past year and a half. He joined Share Radio's Simon Rose to discuss the management of the fund and the hottest assets on his radar.

Crowdfunders is Share Radio's weekly look at the peer-to-peer and crowdfunding space, examining the latest news and developments in the fast growing world of alternative finance. On today's show, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher gets the scoop on why the number of completed equity crowdfunding deals fell in 2016 and how the creator of Pitkins is making a crowdfunded comeback. Ed also spoke to Anthony Hilton, the London Evening standard's top financial columnist.