Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment, Interactive Investor, why a well-diversified portfolio is key, Investing Matters Podcast - Episode 43

Investing Matters

Welcome to this brand-new investing podcast from the London South East. My name is Peter Higgins, you can find me on Twitter @conkers3 and I will be your host for this series of Investing Matters podcasts.

What can you expect from the Investing Matters podcasts? A great question. You will find long form interviews with noteworthy veterans and experts from the investment and fund management industry. During these interviews each interviewee will share and impart their knowledge, learning and insights on what aspects of Investing truly matters to them and what in their view should matter to investors. We hope this knowledge exchange benefits all and enables all those accessing and listening to these podcasts to achieve even greater investing success.

With that in mind, welcome to episode forty-three with Victoria Scholar, the double award-winning Head of Investment at Interactive Investor – the UK’s second largest direct to consumer investment platform. She has a wide-ranging broadcast remit discussing the daily business news agenda, investment strategy and asset allocation, collective investments and direct shares, as well as macro-economics and markets.

Previously Victoria was a financial journalist with IG Group and presented the business news at the IGTV broadcast channel. She has a background as a producer for Bloomberg and broadcast journalist for CNBC and BBC and is in demand as a financial and markets commentator for major TV networks in the UK and across the world with regards to business, finance and economics.

Victoria started her career on the trading floor in the square mile at the investment bank Nomura. She holds a degree in Economics from University of Bristol and a broadcast journalism masters’ degree from City University, London. She is also an award-winning technical analyst, having received the Bronwen Wood prize in her Society of Technical Analysis Diploma. This year Victoria also you won the coveted CityAM Analyst of the Year award, the Judges said Victoria, “offers a plain English approach to financial news, translating complex City moves for a wider audience”.

In this Investing Matters interview, Victoria gives an overview of Interactive Investor, catalyst for the UK economy, Interest rates, Inflation, Tools used by the Bank of England, Risks, China’s growth outlook, Secondary effects, Food inflation, Competition within the retail sector, Bank sector risks and opportunities, the Jurassic Park index, UK listings, regular investing, Forex, geopolitical risks, the benefits of long-term investing, why a well-diversified portfolio is key, managing your emotions, importance of investing psychology and much more.

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and we look forward to hearing your feedback.

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