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Money and Relationships, with Lottie Leefe

💸 How do you split your finances when your partner earns much more than you?

How can we spot financial infidelity, and what is financial abuse?

How can we start talking about money with a partner?

A recent survey of 600 therapists shows a third reported an increase in clients talking about relationship problems sparked by rising living costs. The therapists also noted that more clients were finding it difficult to leave their partner because of financial concerns.

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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse After a Run on Deposits

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which held $200 billion worth of deposits, collapsed, sending shockwaves through the industry. Banking regulators shut down SVB after the bank's valuation collapsed, resulting in the second-largest bank failure in US history after Lehman Brothers. With the help of the government and private sector, the focus was on containing the contagion and ensuring that businesses could stay afloat.

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Taking charge of your confidence and approaching work with intention, with Lauren Currie

💸 How do we build a world we want to live in while still making our profit? What’s the best approach when it comes to changing our attitude to confidence? How can we approach our work with more intention?

Have you debated whether you should give your kids pocket money?

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Building Good Money Habits from Childhood with Davinia Tomlinson

💸As a young woman, do you feel like you received enough of a financial education to equip you with confidence as an adult?

Are you a parent of a young girl and worried about her lack of confidence when it comes to talking about money and one day, negotiating her salary?

Have you debated whether you should give your kids pocket money?

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Should I Invest in IPOs?

💸An Initial Public Offering – also known as IPO, is the first sale of stock (shares) in a company to the public. But is this something you should invest in, and how do you know if an IPO is worth your money?

On today’s Hotline episode, I’ll outline what exactly IPOs are, the technicalities involved and whether you should leap into investing in one (or perhaps sit it out).

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How Do We Get Paid What We’re Worth? With Insaff El Hassini

Have you ever struggled to know your worth? Does the idea of negotiating your rates or salary fill you with dread? What can we do, in practice, to help build our confidence to ask for more?

These are some of the questions we discussed with Insaff El Hassini, an expert and a coach on salary negotiation, a career and business mentor, and a fierce advocate for women’s economic and financial rights. Having traveled the world to teach over 5,000 women how to defend their fair value on the job market, she is the perfect expert for this subject.

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How To Get Started Investing? With Kalpana Fitzpatrick

💸How can you boost your finances with investing and make your money work for you? What are meme stocks? How do you pick an investment platform?

These are some of the questions we discussed with Kalpana Fitzpatrick, a financial journalist and author of Invest Now: The Simple Guide to Boosting Your Finances, released in December 2022.

Inflation is still high, with cost of living having increased drastically and there is a lot of uncertainty. But investing is key for the long term. And so is financial resilience. If you’re looking to start investing or consolidating your knowledge, this episode will help you get started!

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Should You Pay Down the Mortgage or Invest? with Moira O'Neill

💸This year has definitely not been the easiest financially. It’s been especially tricky for anyone with a mortgage or considering buying a home - with higher interest rates and inflation, making a decision on what the best options are for your money is difficult to say the least. 

We decided to speak to independent freelance investment journalist Moira O'Neill to get her opinion on whether it makes more sense to pay down your mortgage or invest in the stock market, the best ways of reviewing your existing mortgage, how to prevent inflation from eroding your savings, and more

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What is Web3? With Marieke Flament

💸Blockchain technology, crypto and Web3 - you may have come across these terms, but what exactly do they mean, and how will they affect our lives? What is the technology all about and why have there been so many controversies surrounding crypto?

Please note an important point: cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at one stage the second largest company of its type in the world, filed for bankruptcy in November leaving many users unable to withdraw their funds. Its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, has since been arrested and charged with fraud. We recorded this episode prior to his arrest.

Regardless of the controversies, we thought it would still be valuable to understand the tech behind Web3, which is why today, I speak to Marieke Flament. Marieke is a French-born computer engineer and CEO of the NEAR Foundation, a Swiss-based non-profit that oversees the governance and development of its namesake blockchain.

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How Do You Stay Financially Sane This Festive Season?

💸According to the Bank of England (2020), "a typical UK household spends over £700 more in December compared to other months".⁠ Considering that this year is financially tough on so many families, the pressure to spend money on countless presents, Christmas decorations and mountains of festive food can feel especially difficult.

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How to Recognise Economic Abuse, With Marisa Bate

💸One in six UK women will experience economic abuse, which exists in 95% of domestic abuse cases.

And this is worsening for victims since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.

On today’s episode, I speak to Marisa Bate, a freelance journalist, author and commentator on feminist issues. She covers stories that impact the lives of women. Marisa is a passionate advocate for women’s rights, and today we discuss how to recognise economic abuse, where to find help and the long term impact on survivors.

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How Do Women Invest Their Money?

💸 Investing helps us grow our savings, build wealth, and support projects we believe in. But the gender wage gap and other barriers often put women at an investing disadvantage compared to their male counterparts. We also have a £15 billion gender investment gap in the UK. I strongly believe that we can change these stats.

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