Why Invest?

Updated: 03 Jan 2024 • 92 episodes
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In this award winning podcast, a team of hosts from Waverton are joined by a variety of guests to get under the bonnet of investment-related topics. From deep dives across the full spectrum of asset classes and regions, to broader themes of geopolitics, economics, and entrepreneurism, this podcast aims to demystify the worlds of finance, investment and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Join Portfolio Managers James Carter and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas as they discuss the race to be the next leader of the free world with Bill Dinning, Chief Investment Officer at Waverton. They discuss points of contention that divide the country and topics such as geopolitics, economics and if there really could be a se

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Join Portfolio Managers James Carter and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas on their voyage to China with Alena Isakova, Lead Manager of the Waverton Asia Pacific Fund. They explore key themes shaping the region, and Alena shares what she believes to be the most compelling investment opportunities as we head into 2024. For more i

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Join Luke Hyde-Smith, new host and Co-Head of Multi-Asset Strategies at Waverton, in an enlightening conversation with Jonathan Maxwell, the visionary founder of Sustainable Development Capital. In this episode, they delve into the critical role of energy efficiency in realizing our net zero ambitions. Jonathan shares

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After three successful years hosting Why Invest? Douglas Barnett hands over the reigns to our four new hosts: Alexandra Buchan-Heelas, James Carter, Luke Hyde-Smith, and Tom Saville. In this episode Doug introduces each host and we discover their plans for Series 2. This podcast is issued by Waverton Investment Managem

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In this episode we are joined by Sheena Sumner, an incredibly resilient entrepreneur who is the founder of Wonderluxe Travel, an end to end bespoke luxury travel company. Establishing Wonderluxe in 2019 was a significant challenge for Sheena as it coincided with the COVID pandemic which struck in early 2020, making it

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In this episode we are joined by serial entrepreneur James Kilpatrick, Chair of Gravitilab. Founded in 2018, Gravitilab is a fascinating business that offers space as a service. Their mission statement is to democratise access to Microgravity and space environments. In addressing this challenge Gravitilab aim to make S

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