Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Commodities | 20080719 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch.
With many news headlines being dominated by the rising cost of food and oil, the first programme looks at how instead of feeling the pinch, investors may be able to profit from investing in raw materials, or commodities.
Alvin visits the wheat fields of England, a gold bullion house and the New York Stock Exchange as he talks to the experts about the upsides and the risks in this fast-developing area of investment.
Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at commodities. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 01 | Commodities | 20080721 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch.
With many news headlines being dominated by the rising cost of food and oil, the first programme looks at how instead of feeling the pinch, investors may be able to profit from investing in raw materials, or commodities.
Alvin visits the wheat fields of England, a gold bullion house and the New York Stock Exchange as he talks to the experts about the upsides and the risks in this fast-developing area of investment.
Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at commodities. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 02 | Wine | 20080726 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch.
He looks at wine as an investment, talking to collectors and dealers and visiting New York's 21 Club, where covert drinkers gathered during America's prohibition, to explore the vaults that now house celebrity wine collections.
Alvin Hall looks at wine as an investment, talking to collectors and dealers. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 02 | Wine | 20080728 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch.
He looks at wine as an investment, talking to collectors and dealers and visiting New York's 21 Club, where covert drinkers gathered during America's prohibition, to explore the vaults that now house celebrity wine collections.
Alvin Hall looks at wine as an investment, talking to collectors and dealers. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 03 | Art | 20080802 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch.
He hears how prices in the art world are still booming, talking to exhibitors, collectors and financiers on both sides of the Atlantic. He meets a man who helps to fund art purchases that run into millions but also learns how some of the best art investments for the future might still be within the reach of ordinary people.
Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at art. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 03 | Art | 20080804 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch.
He hears how prices in the art world are still booming, talking to exhibitors, collectors and financiers on both sides of the Atlantic. He meets a man who helps to fund art purchases that run into millions but also learns how some of the best art investments for the future might still be within the reach of ordinary people.
Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at art. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 04 | Film | 20080809 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch. He looks at the film industry, which appears to be bucking the economic downturn although remaining a notoriously risky business. Alvin meets film producers and other experts to assess the world of movies as an investment opportunity.
Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at the film industry. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 04 | Film | 20080811 | Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch. He looks at the film industry, which appears to be bucking the economic downturn although remaining a notoriously risky business. Alvin meets film producers and other experts to assess the world of movies as an investment opportunity.
Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at the film industry. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 05 | Property | 20080816 | Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at exclusive property. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |
| 05 | Property | 20080818 | Alvin Hall explores investment during a credit crunch. He looks at exclusive property. Financial guru Alvin Hall explores where investors put money during a credit crunch |