Bridge Talks Business with Milford

Milford 87 - Episode 86: The worrying rise of risky financial influences

Introducing Bridge Talks Business with Milford. Each week together with a team of analysts, fund managers and financial experts from Milford, host Ryan Bridge will cover the key business stories you need to hear about. But this podcast will also ask ’why’? How do you know that? And what data underpins central bank decisions, share market behaviour, company performances and so much more. Let this podcast be your go-to for expert insights on what’s happening in markets, business and the economy, both here and overseas. Tap to subscribe.

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Bridge Talks Business with Milford

Episodes

Episode 86: The worrying rise of risky financial influences

Ep 85: Retirement planning starts with knowing your number

Ep 85: What investors should watch next

Episode 83: The five investing traps to avoid

Episode 82: Bond basics - with no boring bits

Episode 81: KiwiSaver myth busters – The questions Kiwis are afraid to ask

Episode 80: Investing through the noise

Episode 79: The Trillion-Dollar Question

Episode 78: How to ensure you receive your $260

Episode 77: Running on empty? How fuel costs are hitting NZ tourism

Episode 76: What investors are asking

Episode 75: From start-up to standout - the young founder shaking up wellness

Episode 74: What earnings season is telling us about the global economy

Episode 73: Why the Iran conflict moves markets only when it hits inflation

Episode 72: Can AI equip the world’s best hackers?

Episode 71: Built to Scale - A Kiwi Success Story

Episode 70: How not to panic in a crisis

Episode 69: Purchasing power under pressure

Episode 68: Enough chat – it’s time for AI to act

Episode 67: Why we should stop tinkering with KiwiSaver

Episode 66: Oil, Iran and NZ’s economic outlook

Episode 65: Powering up: Women and Wealth Wisdom

Episode 64: How does New Zealand become a nation of savers?

Episode 63: If the economy's improving, why are consumers still holding back?

Episode 62: The vital signs of healthcare investing - What's hot, what's not

Episode 61: Will I have enough? Tips to retire well

Episode 60: Embracing the boost to maximise your KiwiSaver

Episode 59: What's shaping up 2026?

Episode 58: Market Recap - The Key Themes that Shaped 2025

Episode 57: Are we seeing New Zealand’s economy improve?

Episode 56: AI bubble - fact or fiction

Episode 55: What are Stablecoins and why do we need them?

Episode 54: What 18 years of KiwiSaver have taught us

Episode 53: What’s keeping investors awake at night?

Episode 52: How low can interest rates go?

Episode 51: Inside Gen Z’s money mindset

Episode 50: Milford’s role in shaping New Zealand’s financial future

Episode 49: Gen Z’s edge – the benefits of saving early

Episode 48: Will NZ Super see you through retirement?

Episode 47: Steering through the volatile US economy

Episode 46: Are Trump's tariffs hitting consumer pockets yet?

Episode 45: How to navigate Bear and Bull markets

Episode 44: Fiscal dominance – what is it and why should we care?

Episode 43: Everything you need to start your investing journey

Episode 42: Why we should keep a close eye on China

Episode 41: Where to from here for the NZ economy?

Episode 40: Are we through the worst of 2025?

Episode 39: Time for a mid-winter financial check-up!

Episode 38: How will the US/Middle East conflict impact New Zealanders?

Episode 37: What the research says you’ll need in retirement