Pierre Debru is back on the podcast to chat with host, Stuart Fieldhouse about the biggest market themes right now. Pierre talks about designing a portfolio with thematic ETFs while managing concentration risk. Pierre is the head of Quantitative Analysis and Multi-Asset Analysis at WisdomTree. 00:00 What is Multi-Thematic investing? 04:10 What themes have performed well lately? 08:41 What is the appeal of this type of investing? 10:51 How does WisdomTree designing these funds? 15:49 Is the ETF sector overweight in some themes? 16:29 How an investors build their own multi-thematic strategy? 21:41 Managing risk in portfolios 26:01 Concentration risk in the US stock market

This week, podcast host Stuart Fieldhouse chats to Steve Palmer of AlphaNorth Asset Management, a Canadian firm which runs a hedge fund focused on the small-cap end of the Canadian stock market. 00:00 Intro to AlphaNorth Asset Management 01:19 Biases in the Canadian small-cap market 02:40 Steve's views on market sectors 03:37 Focus on mining and oil stocks 04:09 Are mining stocks cheap to buy right now? 05:39 Predicting the next hot mining sector 06:24 What to look for in a good small-cap investment 07:32 Warrants 08:47 IPOs and advice for companies looking for investors 10:43 Private placements 11:35 Optimism for the Canadian small-cap market 13:55 Interesting sectors 15:45 Company debt 16:35 Are long track records important for small-caps? 19:04 Stocks Steve likes 20:20 PDAC Toronto 22:48 Checking the other shareholders

Stuart Fieldhouse talks to Rob Peterman of the Toronto Stock Exchange to talk about the TSX Venture 50 list of companies. Many TSXV-listed companies are available for trading to investors outside Canada. The TSX Venture Exchange includes 1,600 firms and we learn how the exchange picks the best 50 stocks every year. 00:00 Intro to the TSX Venture 50 01:46 How are the constituents chosen? 02:07 What does membership mean to companies? 03:47 What drives trading volume? 05:19 Any sector bias this year? 08:16 Companies in the innovation sector 10:20 Why consider TSX Venture 50 stocks? 12:13 Differences between TSX Venture and the TSX 15:13 How the TSX helps companies list

Manolo Zúñiga, President & CEO of PetroTal [LON:PTAL] joins Stuart on the podcast this week. We talk about the oil company's assets in Peru, how their remoteness affects development of the sites and the transport of the oil, minimising the environmental impact and future plans. 00:00 Intro to PetroTal 01:39 The oil industry in Peru 04:31 PetroTal's assets: Block 95 and 107 06:17 How has the site's remoteness affected development? 10:12 The current drilling schedule 13:26 How is the oil transported? 15:49 What's been driving the PetroTal share price? 17:33 Sustainability and the impact on the environment 21:00 Future plans

Stuart Fieldhouse speaks with Kaleeg Hainsworth, CEO and Founder of Canada-listed Legible [CSE:READ] to discuss the business, it's tie-ups with the big five publishers and how it utilises AI to improve the customer experience. Kaleeg talks about upcoming plans which includes exciting developments in the automotive industry and the businesses key social mission which centres around accessibility, sustainability and literacy. 00:00 Introduction to Legible [CSE:READ] 02:14 Legible vs. Audible 05:40 Tie-ups with book publishers 07:50 How does Legible use AI? 13:05 Celebrity book launches, including Christina Ferrari cookbooks 16:58 Installing Legible in cars 24:06 Legible's social mission 29:49 Future plans

Chris Ganatti, Global Head of Research at WisdomTree, is back on the show. Stuart and Chris look at how January's approval by the SEC of Bitcoin ETFs may change the crypto market. 00:00 Why was the approval of Bitcoin ETFs by the SEC so important? 03:31 Why did the BTC price move as it did? 06:34 What's so different about these new products? 08:55 Is this a major milestone in the adoption of crypto? 10:50 How do these BTCETFs compare with other routes into crypto? 12:58 Effect on institutional investors 14:54 Demand for non-BTC ETFs 16:54 How the European market may be affected 18:48 About Bitcoin halving

In our first episode of the new season, Stuart Fieldhouse chats to Giga Metals [TSXV:GIGA] CEO & Chairman Mark Jarvis. They discuss the Giga Metals nickel resources in Canada, where the demand is coming from and how the US Inflation Reduction Act may affect the market for this strategic metal. 00:00 Intro to Giga Metals 01:22 Who are the biggest consumers of Nickel? 03:53 Giga Metals nickel resources in Canada 05:26 Has the market underestimated the opportunity? 07:23 Timeline of development and investment 10:40 The joint venture with Mitsubishi Metals 15:16 ESG and sustainable mining 20:04 Car manufacturers getting involved with mining 23:07 Governments securing supplies of strategic metals 26:46 Priorities for 2024

We meet Didar Bekbauov, co-founder of Bitcoin mining company Xive. Originally based in Kazakhstan, Xive has since moved much of its operations to Texas for the more favourable environment there. We talk about the next Bitcoin halving event, cheap vs green energy and the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. Get our free weekly newsletter with stock tips and insight at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 Intro to Xive 01:53 Challenges of Kazakhstan energy infrastructure 02:59 Effect of China's mining ban 04:09 Relocating to Texas 05:28 How much BTC are Xive mining? 06:15 How can investors get involved? 07:26 Uptime in Kazakhstan vs Texas 08:49 Rationalisation in US Bitcoin mining, pre-halving 10:21 The next halving event 15:53 Cheap vs Green electricity 20:02 Approval of Bitcoin ETFs 23:50 More details on Xive.com

Pierre Debru is Head of Quantative Analysis and Multi-Asset Analysis at WisdomTree. We talk about potential advantages of ETFs over direct stock investment, designing a resilient investment strategy and how to find quality in small, medium and large caps. Click to subscribe and get our free weekly news roundup at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 ETFs vs investing directly into shares 01:50 Are people overweight tech stocks? 05:20 How do you design a dividend stock index? 08:44 Designing a resilient strategy 14:01 Finding quality in small, medium and large caps 15:15 Advantages of ETFs vs stocks: leverage and diversification 18:15 A potential strategy for the next 6 months

We look at a way to access the best traders on the planet with Lane Clark of The Portfolio Platform. Where is your money invested and how far can you trust the expert traders? Get our free weekly newsletter with stock tips and insight at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 Intro to TPP - The Portfolio Platform 05:25 How do you choose and monitor expert traders? 14:36 What sort of investors use TPP? 16:10 Scaling up the business globally 17:25 Risks 19:06 How much money are clients investing? 20:44 Capacity issues 22:39 Why take on risk in a cautious environment? 24:13 More information at tppglobal.io

We meet Alasdair Haynes, CEO of Aquis, which is best known for running the Aquis Stock Exchange in the UK. We look at why London needs another exchange and why investors should look at Aquis-listed stocks. Click to subscribe or get our free weekly news roundup at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 Intro to Aquis 01:45 Why does London need another exchange? 03:16 Why should investors look at Aquis Exchange plc and Aquis-listed companies 07:15 What else does Aquis do aside from run the exchange? 10:05 Aquis company results comment 13:36 Beyond London, into Europe 15:05 Recent changes to trading rules 18:01 The UK's IPO drought

This week we talk about the AI sector. We're joined by Chris Ganatti, WisdomTree's Global Head of Research, to look at the top AI stocks, what to look out for in the AI market and how you can actually invest in AI. Get our free weekly newsletter with stock tips and insight at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 Is AI overhyped? 02:47 Why did ChatGPT get people excited? 05:54 Beyond Nvidia, the top 3 AI stocks: Microsoft, Tesla, Cadence, Synopsys 08:25 Who has the best AI tech right now? 09:52 How much will the AI market be worth by 2030? 12:05 Comparing AI to the 19th Century railway revolution 14:11 What will drive value in the AI sector? 16:49 Risks and losers 20:27 Hysterical headlines and government intervention 23:48 How do I actually invest in AI?

Trading coach Alex Ong is running a masterclass at the IX Investor Show London, 24 November 2023. We talk with him and event organiser Simon Campbell about starting your journey in active trading, common rookie mistakes and advice for people thinking of trading more. Get the Armchair Trader's free weekly newsletter of tips and market insight at www.thearmchairtrader.com Find Alex at tradethemarket.co.uk or visit him in person at the IX Investor Show: www.ixinvestorshow.com/alex-ong-masterclass/ 00:00 Intro to Alex Ong 03:01 Who should consider active trading? 05:29 How important is education or a mentor? 09:13 The most common trading mistakes 12:15 Should beginner traders start with Forex? 16:23 Advice to people who would like to start trading more 24:56 Alex's masterclass at the IX Show

This week we welcome back onto the podcast Nitesh Shah, Head of Commodities Research at WisdomTree. We get straight down to the nuts and bolts of the commodities markets, looking at recent trends in demand and factors that will affect future prices. Get the Armchair Trader's free weekly newsletter of tips and market insight at www.thearmchairtrader.com Find out more about WisdomTree's fund range at @WisdomTreeInvestments 00:00 Oil 09:28 Gold 13:54 Silver 15:22 Natural gas 22:25 Wheat and corn 25:49 Cocoa 28:58 Industrial metals: copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt

George Ensor of River & Mercantile joins us this week to talk Micro Caps. George is manager of R&M's UK Micro Cap investment trust [LON:RMMC] and talks us through how to identify investment opportunities amongst micro cap companies, which are companies around £20-100m in size. Get our free weekly newsletter at www.thearmchairtrader.com and find out more about R&M on YouTube 00:00 Intro to the R&M Micro Cap Fund 01:40 Benefits of being an investment trust 03:14 What is a micro cap company? 08:07 What happens when a company grows beyond micro cap? 10:14 Are these micro caps covered by analysts? 11:35 What value opportunities do you see? 15:05 Managing risk in illiquid stocks 19:06 Debt 20:40 Impact of Brexit 23:05 What will improve UK investor sentiment? 24:50 George's favourite micro cap stocks 35:28 Mining stocks

This week we are joined by Alex Holmes, COO of Canadian battery metal firm Nano One (TSX:NANO). Nano One recently announced a tie-up with Sumitomo Metal Mining of Japan, so we look at what this means for the business and their scale-up plans. We publish regular stories about companies we like the look of at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 Intro to Nano One 02:32 Strategic asset in North America 04:12 The Sumitomo Metal Mining tie-up 07:00 How Nano One and Sumitomo can collaborate 08:40 The sustainability of production 10:11 Does the deal open new opportunities in Asia? 11:22 The Candiac scale-up in Quebec 15:33 The impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act 18:00 Scaling up further to meet demand 20:34 Trend in global demand for lithium batteries 24:11 Energy grid storage 25:07 Future plans

Scott Kyle and Patrick Fischer are co-authors of The Compound Code, and join us to talk about trading and investing strategy. This is a real treat for stockmarket investors and traders with a lot of great advice. We cover the joys of compounding, dividend-paying ETFs, top tips for new investors, covered calls and managing risk. You can buy their 5-star rated book The Compound Code here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Compound-Code-Expert-Trading-Options/dp/1641848987 00:00 Intro to The Compound Code 01:37 What is compounding? 04:02 Cyclical characteristics to dividend payers 06:22 Fixed income securities / bonds 09:08 Dividend-paying ETFs 12:32 Top tips for new investors 17:00 Short trading: why, when... and puts 24:44 What are covered calls? 28:44 Why don't more people use them? 30:06 Choosing good companies for covered calls 34:26 How to manage risk in a portfolio

Timo Lehes and Philipp Pieper of Swarm join us to talk about tokenisation and the coming revolution that may see the end of traditional brokers and even stockmarkets. In 2023 Swarm launched tokenised stocks backed 100% by real equities. Find out more about them at swarm.com Click to subscribe or visit us at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 Intro to Swarm 02:25 What is tokenisation? 04:48 How the market has matured 06:50 Regulatory progress 08:16 Why tokenise shares and bonds? 12:06 Trading without a broker 15:21 Will stockmarkets be replaced? 16:41 Risks for investors 19:13 Who's buying and selling tokens? 22:11 Which countries lead this area? 25:08 Tokenising illiquid assets with Swarm 26:54 How to invest

It's our end of season wrap so join the editorial team to hear about the companies they think are well-positioned for the rest of the year. Sign up for free alerts on market movers at www.thearmchairtrader.com MAN Group #EMG www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/man-group-share-price/ Aston Martin Lagonda #AML www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/aston-martin-share-price/ Carnival #CCL www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/carnival-share-price/ Cineworld #CINE www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/cineworld-share-price/ Duke Royalty #DUKE www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/duke-royalty-share-price/ Hollywood Bowl #BOWL www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/hollywood-bowl-share-price/ Klimat X $KLX www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/klimat-x-developments-share-price/ Microsoft $MSFT www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/microsoft-share-price/ ProStar $MAPS www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/prostar-share-price/ Quadrise Fuels #QFI www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/quadrise-fuels-share-price/ Zanaga Iron Ore #ZIOC www.thearmchairtrader.com/tag/zanaga-iron-ore-share-price/ 00:00 Welcome to the end of season wrap 00:49 #EMG Stuart's large-cap pick is MAN Group 03:53 $MSFT Michael likes Microsoft 06:32 #CINE John on Cineworld 15:23 #CCL Carnival 16:00 #BOWL Hollywood Bowl 16:35 #IGC Stuart on the India Capital Growth Fund 24:52 #AML Michael likes his Aston Martins 27:47 #QFI John fills us in on Quadrise Fuels 31:43 $KLX Stuart's draws a (re)wildcard: Klimat X 35:17 $MAPS Stuart's second wildcard is ProStar 38:26 #DUKE Michael's wildcard stock is Duke Royalty 40:48 #ZIOC John draws Zanaga Iron Ore 47:16 Final thoughts

Dr James Tansey, CEO and founder of Klimat X joins us to discuss carbon credit projects and how his company validates projects and gives investors confidence that the projects are doing what they say they are. We talk about how carbon credits work, where projects are based and how they are being monitored. Sign up for free alerts on market movers at www.thearmchairtrader.com 00:00 Intro to Klimat X 02:21 What are carbon credits? 04:08 What drew CEO James Tansey into this area of climate investment? 05:59 Carbon credits frequently get rubbished in the European press - is that fair? 08:33 How do the projects function in practice? 10:52 How scaleable are these projects? 12:41 Why does this appeal so much to Fortune 500 companies? 14:23 What is the "de-risking" of a project? 16:07 Verifying that a project is doing what it says it is 16:59 What are the ingredients for a successful project? 17:52 Which countries do Klimat X you favour, and why? 19:38 How do you see the market evolving for carbon credits? Why should investors be looking more closely at carbon credit schemes? 23:13 Future plans