Thomas Barker's videos and podcasts

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝟲𝟬/𝟰𝟬. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝟴𝟳/𝟭𝟯 Every balanced fund tells you its split. Almost none...

𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝟲𝟬% 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝟴𝟬% 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 Vanguard LifeStrategy 60...

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟳.𝟯𝟭% 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘁 The Fed and the Bank of England both decide...

𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗦𝘁. 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀'𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝟮 A one star rated 60/40 fund with a 5% initial charge...

𝟲𝟬% 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝟴𝟳% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸. 𝗙𝗖𝗔 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 The FCA told advisers yesterday its model po...

𝟮𝟵 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝟭,𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 Fundsmith Equity against the iShares Core ...

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, £𝟭𝟴 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 The tax free cash rumour has now ...

Happy Friday! Nice to get out of the office and enjoy a birthday meal with the little chap 💙 Enjoy...

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅. It reports after the US close tonight. ...

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗟&𝗚 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗧𝗙 A five star AI ETF with $2.1 billion in assets at 0...

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗟&𝗚 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗧𝗙 A five star AI ETF with $2.1 billion in assets at 0...

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗧𝘄𝗼 Over twenty years this fund beat its benchmark by 74 percent...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 Ten stocks now make up more than a third of the ...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 Ten stocks now make up more than a third of the ...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱. Around sixteen million ...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱. Around sixteen million ...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁?   Someone hands you a fund you have never seen before. You have ...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁?   Someone hands you a fund you have never seen before. You have ...

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮? Every time markets get choppy, someone tells me it is a good envir...

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮? Every time markets get choppy, someone tells me it is a good envir...

£45 billion sits in this one fund. Most of the people who own it have never heard its name. Scotti...

£45 billion sits in this one fund. Most of the people who own it have never heard its name. Scotti...

𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀? Hard to say without knowing which benchmark...

𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀? Hard to say without knowing which benchmark...

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗔 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 A quick look at the top three five star rate...

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗔 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 A quick look at the top three five star rate...

𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗙𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 This week I reviewed Fidelity’s Multi Asset...

𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗙𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 This week I reviewed Fidelity’s Multi Asset...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 – 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲. Last week I reviewed a high dividend...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 – 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲. Last week I reviewed a high dividend...