The ii Family Money Show

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is Gabby’s guest on the pod this week. Andy became the Member of Parliament for Leigh in 2001 and served as both Culture Secretary and Health Secretary under Gordon Brown. Previously, he was Chief Secretary to the Treasury during one of the most turbulent times for the world’s financial markets.

In 2017 he left Westminster to successfully run for the new role of mayor of Greater Manchester, and was re-elected for a second term last year. Described unofficially by some as the ‘King of the North’, the married dad-of-three has been a vocal advocate for the north of England, holding the government to account over its levelling-up agenda in particular.

He tells Gabby why financial education should form part of a “curriculum for life” in schools, how Labour’s defeat in the 1992 General Election motivated him to pursue a career in politics, and why his children go to their mum for money advice rather than him.

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This episode was recorded in April 2022 and is also available as a vodcast on the interactive investor YouTube channel.

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Series 2 kicks off with Gabby Logan speaking to author, political strategist and podcaster Alastair Campbell.
Having started out as a journalist, Alastair is best known for his six-year stint as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s director of communications, previously serving as his press secretary while in Opposition. Despite returning briefly as an adviser to Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, Alastair left frontline politics behind in 2003 to focus on his partner Fiona and their three children, alongside writing and raising awareness about mental health issues, drawing on his own personal experiences to help others.
Among insight from his political career, he tells Gabby about his lifelong fear of financial insecurity, how he made a fortune busking round Europe, and the reason Fiona takes the money reins at home – and why he thinks Gordon Brown’s wife does the same.
Subscribe to the show for free to make sure you don’t miss next week’s episode, featuring Octopus Energy founder and CEO Greg Jackson.

The ii Family Money Show is brought to you by interactive investor (ii).

This episode was recorded in March 2022 and is also available as a vodcast on the interactive investor YouTube channel.

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Important information:
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. SIPPs are aimed at people happy to make their own investment decisions. You can normally only access the money from age 55 (57 from 2028). The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Pension and tax rules depend on your circumstances and may change in future. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Self-confessed geek Rachel Riley co-hosts long-running Channel 4 puzzle show Countdown and its comedy spin-off 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She also appeared on the 2013 series of Strictly Come Dancing, where she met her pro-dancer husband – and dad to their two daughters – Pasha Kovalev, and has just published her first book, At Sixes and Sevens: How To Understand Numbers And Make Maths Easy.

In the sixth episode of The ii Family Money Show, she tells Gabby Logan how she went from being a maths graduate to TV presenter, why she’s helping adults get to grips with numbers and how she and Pasha are planning for their children’s future – despite having different approaches to money.

Plus, Moira O’Neill, Head of Personal Finance at interactive investor, explains why it is important to teach children about money early and what you can do to get the people you care about on the road to investing.

At Sixes and Sevens: How To Understand Numbers And Make Maths Easy, by Rachel Riley (HarperCollins) is out now

This episode is also available as a vodcast at https://youtu.be/1bWquGYwBHc

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This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. SIPPs are aimed at people happy to make their own investment decisions. You can normally only access the money from age 55 (57 from 2028). The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Pension and tax rules depend on your circumstances and may change in future. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is Gabby Logan’s guest in episode five of The ii Family Money Show. Peter spent eight glittering seasons at Manchester United, winning five league titles, three FA Cups and the Champions League in 1999. He also memorably won the European Championship with Denmark in 1992.

Speaking from his home in Denmark, he tells Gabby how his life changed personally and financially when he moved to Manchester United, the advice he’s passed on to his son, the Leicester City and Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, and reveals the lengths United manager Sir Alex Ferguson went to in order to keep his players’ feet on the ground.

Plus, interactive investor’s Collectives Editor Kyle Caldwell joins Gabby to look at the ways you can invest in sports teams and names his Investment XI.

One by Peter Schmeichel (Hodder & Stoughton) is out now

This episode is also available as a vodcast at https://youtu.be/vwsmU6fiwbk.

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To find out more about ii’s Super 60 list of rated investments, visit https://www.ii.co.uk/ii-super-60.

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This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. SIPPs are aimed at people happy to make their own investment decisions. You can normally only access the money from age 55 (57 from 2028). The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Pension and tax rules depend on your circumstances and may change in future. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Shaun Dooley is one of the most recognisable faces in British film and TV, starring in Official Secrets and The Woman In Black on the big screen, as well as hit dramas Broadchurch and Gentleman Jack.

In episode four of The ii Family Money Show, he and wife Polly – who have four children together – tell Gabby Logan about how their humble beginnings shaped their attitude to family finance, why Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker changed the course of Shaun’s life, and why he’d ban the word ‘celebrity’.

Plus, interactive investor’s Personal Finance Campaigner Myron Jobson joins Gabby to suggest ways you can invest for your family’s future and also looks back at last year’s ii Great British Retirement Survey ahead of the launch of the 2021 survey on 13 October.

This episode is also available as a vodcast at https://youtu.be/wLmUy2tBBJY.

The ii Family Money Show is brought to you by interactive investor (ii). Read more about ii’s Great British Retirement Survey at https://www.ii.co.uk/pensions/iiGBRS. The 2021 survey is out on 13 October.

To find out more about ii’s junior stocks and shares ISA (JISA) visit https://www.ii.co.uk/ii-accounts/isa/junior-isa.

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Important information
This material is intended for educational purposes only and is not investment research or a personal recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument or product, or to adopt any investment strategy. The value of your investments can rise as well as fall, and you could get back less than you invested. SIPPs are aimed at people happy to make their own investment decisions. You can normally only access the money from age 55 (57 from 2028). The investments referred to may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser. Pension and tax rules depend on your circumstances and may change in future. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Interactive Investor Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.