Would you take a guaranteed 50k or flip a coin for a shot at 1 million? A new YouGov poll reveals a huge gender gap in who's willing to take the risk, and Sophie and Abi discuss whether it's really about risk appetite, or just financial education. Then: why billionaires are buying up land in New Zealand, and how a Kiwi rocket company just spent $8 billion trying to take on Elon Musk. Plus, an AI model "hacked its way out" of a locked test environment (yes, it's as creepy as it sounds), why Apple just became the world's most valuable company while the rest of the Magnificent 7 wobble, and how Dior single-handedly propped up LVMH's entire luxury empire. And in this week's listener question, Abi breaks...
Would you take a guaranteed 50k or flip a coin for a shot at 1 million? A new YouGov poll reveals a huge gender gap in who's willing to take the risk, and Sophie and Abi discuss whether it's really about risk appetite, or just financial education. Then: why billionaires are buying up land in New Zealand, and how a Kiwi rocket company just spent $8 billion trying to take on Elon Musk. Plus, an AI model "hacked its way out" of a locked test environment (yes, it's as creepy as it sounds), why Apple just became the world's most valuable company while the rest of the Magnificent 7 wobble, and how Dior single-handedly propped up LVMH's entire luxury empire. And in this week's listener question, Abi breaks down the UK's triple lock pension, and why she thinks it's quietly unsustainable.
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WTF does that mean? A guide to all the jargony bits:
Expected value - Maths' posh way of saying "just flip the coin."
Loss aversion - Why losing £20 hurts more than finding £20 feels good.
Golden visa - Buy a big enough house, get a passport thrown in.
Magnificent 7 - The 7 US tech giants worth more than whole countries.
Sandbox testing - Letting an AI loose in a locked playpen to see what it breaks.
Circular financing - Mates' companies paying each other and calling it growth.
Triple lock - The state pension's built-in "always go up" button.
Double lock - Triple lock's cheaper, less generous sibling.
State pension - The government's weekly hand-me-down, currently ~£241.
Workplace pension - The pot you and your employer actually build up.
Universal Credit - The state pension's cousin, minus the good PR.
Inflation eroding savings - Same money, shrinking spending power.
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Host: Sophie Hallwright
Guest: Abi Foster
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
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Chapters
- 00:00:00 Coming up in this episode…
- 00:01:14 Pathfinder x The Curve
- 00:01:43 It's official: The Curve Fund has launched!
- 00:03:35 In the red or green?
- 00:04:11 Would you flip a coin for 1 million?
- 00:12:34 Why billionaires are buying up New Zealand
- 00:21:54 Pathfinder x The Curve
- 00:22:35 The AI model that hacked its way out
- 00:29:14 How Dior single-handedly saved LVMH
- 00:34:42 Your question: is the triple lock pension sustainable?
- 00:41:50 Thanks for listening!
- 00:42:27 Financial disclaimer
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