From our staff and regular contributors

■ Dominic Frisby is not only a contributor to MoneyWeek, but also known for his comedy, including regular appearances on the BBC and GB News. In his hour-long documentary, Adam Smith: Father of the Fringe, he brings his two passions together by arguing how the success of the world’s largest cultural festival is explained by the free-market-economy philosophy of Adam Smith, who lived in Edinburgh during the 18th century. While we’ll be running a detailed review in future issues, you can view Frisby’s documentary on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=o6e6TpIrba0.

■ Meanwhile, the MoneyWeek Podcast, hosted by Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek, continues to go from strength to strength. Recent episodes include what investors can learn from the fall of the Roman Empire to how ESG investing is undermining democracy, as well as how to grow rich by finding cockroach companies that will be do well whatever the conditions. The Kiplinger podcast, Your Money’s

Worth, is also worth listening to, while Stepek also regularly appears on The Week Unwrapped, a news round-up from our sister publication, The Week.

■ Finally my book, Investing Explained: The Accessible Guide to Building an Investment Portfolio (Kogan Page, £16.99), with an introduction written by Jon Connell, MoneyWeek’s founder, will be coming out in February. Targeted at both those new to investment, as well as those with more experience, it aims to help put you on a level footing with the financial professionals by explaining how to build a portfolio that will enable you to secure your financial future. Written in plain English, it uses the latest studies to separate financial fact from fiction.