Picture this, you're at a dinner party and you've confused the Mag 7 for

Double 7, you can't remember your bulls from your bears and somebody talking about their

liquid portfolio makes you wish you had a liquid lunch.

I'm Claire Barrett, the FT's consumer editor,

and in my new five minute investor mini series,

I'm on a mission to break down financial jargon with experts

to make you a better investor.

In each mini episode you'll be learning the lingo from

FT columnists, city slickers and economists giving you a stonking return on a

five minute investment.

Listeners hear a lot about PEs, forward PEs, historic PEs.

I hear PE and I think PE lessons at school.

Bears actually frighten you.

Bull market's exactly the opposite. You get carried away with the enthusiasm of a bull

charging off with its horns in the air. But be very careful because bulls don't

actually know where they're going half the time.

Each week I'll take the careful because bulls don't actually know where they're going half the time.

Each week I'll take listener requests to the experts who will shed light on how

understanding these terms will make you a smarter and hopefully richer investor,

all in the time it takes to make a cup of

coffee. You could even listen while you're brewing one. Catch the five minute

investor coming soon to Money Clinic.

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