Tune in to our Autumn Budget round-up, featuring insights from Lizzy Galbraith, Political Economist, and Martin Young, Managing Director at abrdn Financial Planning. In this episode, we cover the key changes from Labour’s Autumn Budget – and how they could impact you.

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Markets have notoriously been spooked in the month of October. But is October really worse than any other month? We’re joined by Senior Investment Analyst, Tom Watts, to delve into the history of market crashes and explore whether there’s any truth to October being a particularly volatile month for markets.

This month, we’re joined by senior financial planners Lewis MacLennan and Keith Dunsmuir to discuss the impact of low financial literacy in the UK. We’ll explore how those with low financial literacy are less likely to have savings or a pension compared to their more financially literate peers, even with similar incomes. We also delve into strategies for improving financial literacy as highlighted in abrdn's open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, calling for enhanced financial education in schools.

This month we're joined by CEO of the Wisdom Council, Anna Lane, and abrdn Regional Director, Cera Taylor. We discuss the research the Wisdom Council do and the importance of consumer understanding, as well as looking at the gender pay gap and the inspirational role these women have in finance.

Following last week’s general election, we’re joined by our Political Economist, Lizzy Galbraith, who shares her views on the potential implications of the new Labour government.

We also take a closer look at the French election results and consider the wider impact of the US presidential race.

This month we're joined by our very own Investment Analyst, Tom Watts, as he focusses on the build up to the UK election.

Hear how Tom cemented his place in the history books as a cult TV gameshow winner, how he manages life on the team responsible for abrdn’s Model Portfolio Service and how events such as the general election can influence market activity.

This month we get down to brass tacks with Richard Wilson, CEO at interactive investor and of Personal Wealth abrdn. Richard shares his outlook on financial planning, his personal motivations and key insights into his own financial behaviours.

In this month's podcast, Fraser Kerr is joined by two members from our Advice Team, Gavin Park and Keith Dunsmuir. They discuss the behavioural psychology behind having a financial plan in place, the importance of saving early, and how you can inspire younger family members to save regularly.