Past Events & Webinars

4-5 December 2020

Master Investor Show 2020

In 2020 Master Investor hosted the first ever virtual Master Investor Show. Split over the 4th and 5th of December the show featured exhibitors and presentations from more than 40 organisations and thousands of private investors.

10 November 2020

Investing in the Age of Longevity 2020

We are on the verge of a lifespan revolution. In the next 30 years, life expectancy is going to rise to between 110 and 120. The nascent but rapidly growing longevity industry has the capacity to change forever how we live, and how (and when) we die. Crucially, it will also influence how we successfully invest for the future.

How can we as investors and advisors prosper in this new era of longevity?

Our masterclass, Investing in the age of longevity, offers you the rare chance to be involved (and invested) in the birth of a new industry – arguably the greatest investment opportunity of all time.

Two exclusive panel discussions delivered by leaders and investors at the cutting edge of the field – ensures you’ll leave the event with valuable learning points to help build your longevity investment portfolio.

28 October 2020

How to pick a winner when prospecting for small-cap mining stocks

Master Investor’s Editor-in-Chief will be joined by John Cornford (author of MI’s mining journal), to discuss strategies for choosing the best small-cap mining stocks.

14 October 2020

Investing in the Post Pandemic World

The coronavirus pandemic has tipped the global economy upside-down and devastated lives as well as investment portfolios. In times like these, it pays to keep a cool head and make decisions based on long-term goals rather than short-term market gyrations.

In this Master Investor webinar Victor Hill and James Faulkner pick up where their Special Report, Cataclysm is Opportunity, left off…

14 September 2020

Ask Jim: Live Q&A with Jim Mellon

Jim Mellon answers your questions in a live webinar.

From the financial crisis, to biotech, and now longevity and clean meat, Jim Mellon is consistently ahead of the game when it comes to anticipating big structural trends – the money trees that can make investors a fortune.

19 August 2020

Your retirement plans,COVID-19 and the next crisis: What is the long-term impact?

In this webinar Master Investor editor James Faulkner is joined by Thomas Salter, Chief Operating Officer of Netwealth, and Matt Conradi, Head of Client Advisory at Netwealth, who will look at what investors can do to make better informed decisions about their retirement.

Join the experts as they discuss:

• the immediate and long-term impact of the COVID-19 market volatility on your retirement plans
• preparing your portfolios for the next crisis
• investing for drawdown: generating a sustainable income in the current market environment
• how our online planning tools can help you to make more informed decisions about your retirement

30 July 2020

Ask Jim: Live Q&A with Jim Mellon

Delve inside the mind of the Master Investor: Jim Mellon answers your questions in a live webinar.

From the financial crisis, to biotech, and now longevity and clean meat, Jim Mellon is consistently ahead of the game when it comes to anticipating big structural trends – the money trees that can make investors a fortune.

8 July 2020

Ask Evil: Live Q&A webinar with Simon Cawkwell aka Evil Knievil

In an exclusive webinar, Master Investor brings you Simon Cawkwell, aka Evil Knievil.

The man the Daily Mail dubbed “The King of the Short Sellers”, Evil Knievil (aka Simon Cawkwell) is Britain’s most feared bear-raider. A big man with a bigger reputation, Evil Knievil famously made £1 million by short selling shares in Northern Rock during its collapse. Evil now writes exclusively for Master Investor.

Evil discusses all things investing.

11 June 2020

Mellon on the Markets: June Update

The Master Investor himself Jim Mellon talks to James Faulkner about his latest investing activities and thoughts on the markets.

Topics covered include:

• Has the stock market rally gone too far too fast?
• Are gold and precious metals stocks a buy on the dip?
• Other commodity stocks of interest in an inflationary environment
• Clean meat and ‘Moo’s Law’
• The US election and Brexit

8 June 2020

Lord Lee’s five favourite small caps

James Faulkner interviews Lord Lee of Trafford, the UK’s first recorded ISA millionaire. Lord Lee discusses the performance of his portfolio during lockdown and how his preference for reliable, established businesses where management have ’skin in the game’ sets him in good stead to weather the storm. Lord Lee also reveals his five favourite small caps stocks.

10 June 2020

Creative Destruction in the age of Coronavirus with Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust & QuotedData

Covid-19 has brought some industries to their knees whilst providing a catalyst for others to accelerate the changes that they are bringing to people’s lives. It is perhaps no coincidence that many of the companies that have adapted well to Covid-19 – and seen their share prices respond accordingly – have been those at the cutting edge of technological change.

The fund managers at Scottish Mortgage Trust know this all too well, as the trust’s portfolio is exposed to some of the most disruptive businesses in the world. In this Master Investor webinar, Master Investor editor James Faulkner talks to Catharine Flood of Baillie Gifford, investment manager for Scottish Mortgage Trust, and James Carthew of QuotedData.

20 May 2020

Investing in uncertain times – How to look after your money

It is looking increasingly likely that Coronavirus will continue to affect us all for the short and, potentially, medium term. If that proves to be the case, investors should be prepared for a period of increased market uncertainty and volatility.

Join master investor Jim Mellon and Netwealth’s CEO Charlotte Ransom as they discuss:

• How investing during bear markets can be highly rewarding over the long run
• Strategies to deploy capital during volatile markets
• Cyclicals vs defensives
• Mental discipline and investor psychology

20 May 2020

Small Cap Awards Short List Candidates 2020

James Faulkner and Niall Pearson discuss some of the short list candidates for the Small Cap Awards 2020. Companies covered include Volex, Bioventix, Essensys, Avacta, Ilika and more…

15 May 2020

The Small Cap Awards 2020 Preview: The judging process

In advance of the announcement of the Shortlist for the 2020 Small Cap Awards, Chief Judge Claire Noyce discusses the judging process with Master Investor Editor-in-Chief, James Faulkner.

22 April 2020

Investing in uncertain times – Coronavirus: Will markets ever be the same again?

COVID-19 has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, which have now entered bear market territory for the first time since the global financial crisis. But with crisis comes opportunity.

James Faulkner, Editor-in-Chief of Master Investor hosts a lineup of some of the most insightful investment experts on the planet: Jim Mellon, James Ferguson and Victor Hill.