{"podcast":{"title":"The Art of Investing","slug":"the-art-of-investing-7404303","podcast_index_feed_id":7404303,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-art-of-investing","website_url":"https://ig.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hFONvhfqmH90eU1t4421M0O7Y_43TKKTDaVzIDldszY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NzU5/ZjBhMzdkMWU1MTMy/OWMxNTk1OGU4ZjU2/YWYwZC5qcGc.jpg","author":"IG UK","episode_count":56,"summary":"Looking to turn Market Chaos into Investing Clarity? Welcome to The Art of Investing - a brand new podcast that transforms market noise into clear investing strategies. Brought to you by IG, global investing platform, FTSE 250 and over 50 years in the markets. This isn't your typical finance show. Whether you're taking your first steps into the investment world or you're a seasoned investor looking to sharpen your edge, you've found your new secret weapon. Every Friday, join hosts Rich McDonald, Mark Holden & Chris Fellingham – three investing legends bringing you a combined century of market wisdom. They'll decode the week's biggest moves, reveal the hot topics that could make or break a portfolio, and share the insights that separate winners from wishful thinkers. But here's where we blow every other podcast out of the water: Introducing our live Model Portfolio. With IG's access to thousands of global markets, you'll watch our strategy unfold in real-time, unfiltered investment action, that you can follow. Every week, we'll pull back the curtain on exactly how the portfolio is performing. The wins, the losses, the lessons learned – it's all here. This is investing education wit…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T02:20:01.185564+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-investing-7404303"},"episode":{"title":"Do You Really Know What You’ve Invested In?","slug":"do-you-really-know-what-you-ve-invested-in","published_at":"2026-07-10T14:20:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-investing-7404303/do-you-really-know-what-you-ve-invested-in","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-investing-7404303","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/cda7b5e8","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/7c6e9d/media.transistor.fm/cda7b5e8/ab06433e.mp3","summary":"📊 The Art of Investing Survey – Fill in the form here, we’d love your feedback: https://forms.office.com/e/tCyxzN48Ks 📈 Download the full Portfolio Performance Slides here 📧 Get in touch: theartofinvesting@ig.com 📱 Behind the scenes: _theartofinvesting on TikTok | @theartofinvestingpod (Instagram) 🎧 Listen on: Apple , Spotify , YouTube Happy Birthday to us! This week on The Art of Investing , the team mark one year of the portfolio with a more volatile week in markets, as geopolitical tensions, oil price moves and continued rotation across equities begin to test performance. While the portfolio takes a step back, the broader conversation focuses on what’s really driving markets right now - from renewed pressure in commodities and emerging markets, to ongoing shifts within equities and growing dispersion across global indices. The team also explore two key themes this week: the hidden concentration within ETFs - comparing cap-weighted vs equal-weighted investing - and the rise of thematic investing, including how to think about geographic and sector diversification. This Week’s Highlights: 📉 Markets Pull Back A weaker week across global markets sees broad-based declines, with most asset classes finishing in negative territory. 🛢️ Oil Volatility Returns Geopolitical tensions push oil prices higher again, reversing recent declines and adding pressure across sectors like airlines and transport. 🔄 Rotation Continues Ongoing shifts within equities, with capital moving between sectors and regions rather than leaving markets entirely. 🤖 AI &amp; Tech Volatility Continued swings across semiconductor and AI-linked stocks, highlighting the fragility of recent momentum. 🇯🇵 Japan Under Pressure After a strong run, rising bond yields raise questions around sustainability and potenti…","meta_description":"📊 The Art of Investing Survey – Fill in the form here, we’d love your feedback: https://forms.office.com/e/tCyxzN48Ks 📈 Download the full Portfolio Perfor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3833,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-art-of-investing-7404303/episodes/do-you-really-know-what-you-ve-invested-in/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-investing-7404303/do-you-really-know-what-you-ve-invested-in.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}