How star fund manager Neil Woodford blew up his firm and lost investors billions

Neil Woodford was a star fund manager at investment firm Invesco for 25 years before setting up on his own. All was well, and then, disaster. We speak to AJ Bell’s Ryan Hughes to find out what happened. Elsewhere in the pod, we hear the latest political drama in the UK and its impact on markets; some research from Alliance Trust quantifying the value of remaining patient when investing, especially when markets are volatile; and we hear the main company headlines, including from Shell, Meta, Credit Suisse, Unilever, and Lloyds.

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