What’s my financial gameplan in turbulent times?
Ashley dreams of owning his own home, but is well aware that the cash he is saving for a deposit is at the mercy of rising inflation. Would he be better off investing his money in his pension, in stocks and shares, or should he stay focused on getting on the property ladder?Expert guests Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Jason Butler, financial guru and FT columnist, have lots to say about the challenges facing younger investors, and offer tips for devising a long-term financial strategy.If you would like to be a future guest on Money Clinic podcast, please email the team via money@ft.com or follow Claer on social media @Claerb. To read Claer’s FT column about how 20-somethings are being forced to choose between targeting property or pensions, click on this link: https://www.ft.com/content/2815d35d-2297-4712-a4c5-0178de343eb1 To hear Claer chatting to Paul Johnson in-depth about the pensions challenges facing young people on the IFS podcast, click here: https://ifs.org.uk/podcast/should-people-be-saving-more-for-retirement To listen to our previous episode ‘How to get a pay rise’, click here: https://www.ft.com/content/eeb84e5e-acf2-4b92-a99a-bd3514e1837d You may also be interested to hear our previous episode about using the Lifetime Isa or Help to Buy Isa to save up for a property: https://www.ft.com/content/bf08da37-7901-4446-811b-ceef108824b4 Presented by Claer Barrett. Produced by Persis Love. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.