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- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 10
- Latest publication
- Sep 9, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #47 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 8, 2026
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Will AI Hack My Accounts and Steal All My Money? (opens the original)
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The Financial Stability Board says frontier AI is the most immediate threat to the financial system — above sovereign debt, private credit and equity valuations. As AI learns to find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than humans can patch them, are our banks about to be hacked? --- Thank you to Lightyear for sponsoring this episode. I opened my 2025/2026 ISA with Lightyear. If you want to try them out as well, use PENSIONCRAFT to get between £10 and £100 in a fractional share or ETF in your Gen
Mind Your Step: Before You Build a Bond Ladder (opens the original)
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Bond ladders are a great way to feel in control of your money. A neat row of gilts maturing year after year, each one handing back its capital right on schedule. But before you buy your first rung, it's worth asking what the ladder is for, what you’re giving up for that certainty, and whether something simpler would do. And in today’s Dumb Question of the Week: Has a developed market ever defaulted on its debt? --- Thank you to Lightyear for sponsoring this episode. I opened my 2025/2026 ISA wit
Zero Sum: Investing in a World Without Growth (opens the original)
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Humanity has just fallen below replacement fertility for the first time in history. A new paper challenges everything we thought we knew about population decline and economic growth. So what happens to your portfolio when the pie stops growing? And in the Dumb Question of the Week: Did the Black Death make Europe rich? --- Thank you to Trading 212 for sponsoring this episode. Claim free fractional shares worth up to £100. Just create and verify a Trading 212 Invest or Stocks ISA account, make
Defending the Yen: Can Governments Beat Currency Markets? (opens the original)
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The Japanese and US governments just spent an estimated $80 billion propping up the yen — and within a fortnight, the market had pocketed half of it. We ask whether politicians can ever actually beat currency traders. And in the Dumb Question of the Week: Why can't the government just pick whatever exchange rate it likes? --- Thank you to Trading 212 for sponsoring this episode. Claim free fractional shares worth up to £100. Just create and verify a Trading 212 Invest or Stocks ISA account, ma
Record Profits: The Importance of Beating Earnings (opens the original)
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Corporate America has just delivered its best earnings season in years — record beats, record margins, and growth numbers that look almost too good to be true. Which is convenient, because some of them are. Meanwhile, Europe is also delivering the goods. We discuss what's driving the blowout quarter on both sides of the Atlantic. And in today’s Dumb Question of the Week: Why do companies report every three months? --- Thank you to Trading 212 for sponsoring this episode. Claim free fractional sh
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