Christmas Spending 2024

How to deal with tariff turbulence

Markets are moving fast in response to US tariffs that standto reconfigure global trade. In our latest podcast, Erica Whyte speaks to Charles Stanley Direct’s Chief Investment Analyst Rob Morgan about their impact, the market fallout, and how investors should think about their portfolios. Recorded 9th April 2025.

Christmas Spending 2024

Erica Whyte chats to Lisa Caplan and Rob Morgan about how best to manage your budgets over the holiday period.

Autumn Budget Forecast

In this episode, Erica Whyte is joined by Rob Morgan, Spokesperson & Chief Analyst and Lisa Caplan, Director OneStep Financial Planning to discuss the upcoming Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on October 30th 2024. They delve into the various rumours circulating as to what changes there might be to tax and personal finances. Listen to find out more. Investment involves risk

Rachel Reeves’ spending review and UK interest rates

Director of One Step Financial Planning Lisa Caplan and Charles Stanley Direct’s Chief Analyst Rob Morgan digest the recent Spending Review speech from Chancellor Rachel Reeves and considers what it might signal for personal taxes. Meanwhile, the Bank of England has just cut base rate from 5.25% to 5% in reaction to inflation falling. Can we expect more cuts and what does it mean for investors?

What might the new Labour government mean for personal finances?

The dust has settled on the UK general election and given the wide margin of victory the new Labour government has a broad mandate for change. While the stance on many key economic and business issues is not necessarily worlds apart from the outgoing Conservatives there are some differences in priorities, which could set the stage for some alterations that affect personal finances. Charles Stanley Direct’s Chief Analyst Rob Morgan speaks to Erica Whyte about the market reaction, what we know so far, and what might lie ahead. Investment involves risk