ICR010: Risks to wealth creation

In the latest episode of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin talks about risks to wealth creation.

Listen to episode ten of the Informed Choice Podcast

Martin shares news from the Unbiased Media Awards 2015 where he was a finalist this week for Social Media Adviser of the Year.

He recommends reading Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and is about to start reading The Go-To Expert by Heather Townsend.

His podcast recommendations this week are Spartan Up! and London Real.

The main topics for this episode include new research by BlackRock about Baby Boomers planning to withdraw cash from their pension pots this April to invest elsewhere for income.

He also looks at a finding in The Wealth Report 2014 from Knight Frank which examines five big risks to wealth creation.

Finally, Martin talks about a new paper called Pound Cost Ravaging and tries to explain volatility drag, sequencing risk and safe withdrawal rates in retirement.

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Listen to episode ten of the Informed Choice Podcast