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Chloe Wong Yun Shin of Edison Group highlights two of the Baillie Gifford funds that presented at the company's recent conference. The US Growth Trust's manager is still very excited about American companies. They are very volatile, so patience is crucial, but the fund remains a conviction investor, in it for the long term. The Schiehallion Fund specialises in later stage private businesses, particularly those capable of transformational growth. Ever more businesses are staying private longer. In the US 87% of companies with over $100m revenue are private. The Fund is aiming to list on the main UK market in the first quarter of 2026.

Vladimir Putin has the audacity to claim moral superiority over western democracy: for the full story of complicity between Russia's leaders and the the Russian Orthodox Church, read 'The Baton and the Cross' by Lucy Ash. However implausible Putin's claim may be, we do need to examine our own consciences and become more aware of the need for a moral compass for capitalism. In so many walks of life, this is also conspicuous by its absence in western democracies. Background music: 'Something Is Wrong' by Sir Cubworth

What would you do with a £50,000 windfall? Exclusive research shows that many people would be too nervous to invest it. Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce discuss this, and they draw your attention to the pension inheritance tax trap. They also consider the leaked plot to raise taxes still further and the winter fuel payment u-turn. Simon speaks with the CEO of regulator OFGEM, and finally — Mastercard are to pay out £100m to their customers. Could this include you?

Memorial Day means mowing the lawn and grilling — while you’re outside we’ve got a company to keep in mind and a few CEOs worth watching. Jason Moser and Bill Mann discuss what Jony Ive and Sam Altman are cooking up for hardware with OpenAI and io, MercadoLibre’s founder and CEO Marcos Galperin stepping down, and the unsung CEOs that should be getting more love, and Target’s continued retail woes, and how Home Depot and Lowe’s are holding up until the macro tailwinds return. Then, 19 minutes in, with summer officially kicking off, we thought it was a good time to catch up with Trex CEO Bryan Fairbanks. Motley Fool analysts Andy Cross and Sanmeet Deo caught up with Fairbanks about the war on wood decks, how the company is handling tariffs, and why he expects business to boom as the macro picture clears up. Finally, 33 minutes in, Jason and Bill break down two stocks on their radar: Warby Parker and Pinduoduo. Stocks discussed: AAPL, MELI, TGT, HD, LOW, TREX, WRBY, PDD. Host - Dylan Lewis; Guests - Jason Moser, Bill Mann, Bryan Fairbanks

Elon Musk is committed to Tesla for at least five more years. Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss investing in companies with a singular leader, earnings results from Home Depot, and a listener's suggestion to create a “laziness” stock basket. Finally, 17 minutes in, Robert Brokamp answers listener questions about Roth IRAs and dividend investing. Companies discussed: TSLA, TTD, HD, DASH, UBER, DPZ, AMZN, WMT, NFLX, LYFT. Host - Ricky Mulvey; Guests - Jason Moser, Robert Brokamp

Rory McGowan is joined by Thea Watson from Bright HR. In this episode the two discuss a new report that Bright HR has carried out. It looks at workplace culture and how it still requires improvement in certain areas. https://www.brighthr.com/

Rory McGowan speaks to Damian Stirrett from ServiceNow. Damian tells us all about the 2025 Consumer Voice Report. This looks at shows Brits' attitudes towards AI customer service, with an increasing number expecting AI chatbots to pick up on and adapt to their mood. But there remains a lack of trust in AI to fulfil certain tasks and not make things more difficult. https://www.servicenow.com/uk/

Adam Cox uses the metaphor of an invisible wall to help an academic complete the final part of their research paper in this episode; but we're all aware of the reluctance to get on with actions, of allowing molehills to turn into mountains in our minds. The key is to break down something daunting into something doable — to make a start. Then the momentum carries one through to completion, and new possibilities can open up. Releasing hesitancy can create change — so make a start!

Box office rose 30% despite the good weather, says James Cameron-Wilson. He was surprisingly entertained by #1 Final Destination: Bloodlines, the latest instalment of the long-running series about the inventiveness of the Grim Reaper. Canadian singer Weeknd virtually plays himself in #5 Hurry Up Tomorrow, a self-indulgent vanity project. On Netflix, James found the apparently true-ish story Nonnas, about Vince Vaughn setting up a restaurant with Italian grandmothers as chefs, to be formulaic and implausible but a pleasant and undemanding quiet-night-in movie.

Steve Caplin is bowled over by Google's new AI which can produce videos with incredibly realistic speech in 24 languages with any accent, though perhaps not Geordie. The much-awaited unifying parking app may be about to happen. 3D beard trimming-guides are here. A gene-edited spider can make red fluorescent silk. A new jet is far more efficient by removing the passenger windows. There's a tennis-serving AI robot. Northern Rail's environmentally-friendly cleaning agent turns out to be water. Cambridge has found a solution to cows falling into the Cam. And US solar farms could be turned off by the Chinese.