Parents everywhere want their children to be happy and do well. Yet how parents seek to achieve this ambition varies enormously. For instance, American and Chinese parents are increasingly authoritative and authoritarian, whereas Scandinavian parents tend to be more permissive. Why? My guest today is Matthias Doepke, author of Love, Money, and Parenting. In his […]

Kidnap for ransom is a lucrative but tricky business. Millions of people live, travel, and work in areas with significant kidnap risks, yet kidnaps of foreign workers, local VIPs, and tourists are surprisingly rare and the vast majority of abductions are peacefully resolved – often for remarkably low ransoms. In fact, the market for hostages […]

Everything tells us that what will make us happy can be bought, whether it’s the latest gadgets, renovated kitchens, or luxury goods. But research has shown that having more money in the bank and more stuff around the house doesn’t necessarily correlate with being a happier person. My guest on the podcast today is financial […]

It’s February and I know a lot of people are still feeling the post-Christmas pinch. With so much economic uncertainty in the build up to Brexit, it’s no surprise that we want to earn a little extra money. A big trend we’ve seen is the rise of the side hustle; no longer relying on the […]

There’s a big change happening in the new economy. Traditionally low-status, manual labour jobs are being transformed into elite, taste-making occupations. This is redefining ‘good’ jobs, which are typically knowledge or technology based, leading to a renaissance in certain trades. My guest today is Richard Ocejo, author of Masters of Craft, a new book which […]

The vast majority of us are suffering from money worries, with more than three quarters of employees saying money worries impact them at work. That’s according to new research from Close Brothers, who found 25 million people in the UK are affected by money worries at work and two in five employees worry about their […]

We hear a lot about Millennials and their challenges with money. Rarely a week goes by when this generation isn’t being slated in the press for their failure to get onto the property ladder – or their obsession with smashed avocado on toast. It’s therefore no surprise that more than half of Millennials are freaked […]

When it comes to investing, things sometimes go wrong. There’s risk involved when investing your money. Companies sometimes suffer a dramatic, even a catastrophic fall, in their share price. When this happens, investors lose out and employees lose their jobs. But my guest today says a company’s published accounts will often offer clues to impending […]

My guest today believes it’s time to acknowledge that not all working women are interested in climbing the corporate ladder or securing the corner office. In fact, most women want and need flexible, less life-consuming work to accommodate their real lives. And it’s not weak, lacking ambition or letting down the sisterhood to pursue professional […]

Today on the show, I take you to Lisbon in Portugal for a conversation with Jose Supico. Jose is CEO and co-founder of Advicefront, a fintech firm designed from the ground up with the new reality of personalised advice and digital lifestyles in mind. It’s everything advisers, paraplanners and clients need in one place, from […]