The Curve

Strap in, people. In today’s episode we’re going slightly rogue and vaguely uncomfortable. We’re talking money (obviously), scandal (yes please) and everyone’s favourite upbeat podcast topic: death. That’s right, it’s will time. We talk to the queen of wills and estate planning, Belinda Heunis, about how to create a will, why they’re so important (spoiler: they’re really, really important), why young people need to get on board, what happens if you die without one, and why you should always tell someone where your will is kept.For two people who’ve always avoided the topic, we found Belinda absolutely fascinating and not-at-all scary. If you’ve ever had a question about wills (or ignored them altogether), this is the episode for you.For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

Bad news comes in threes for Soph this week and then she finds out how her Netflix shares would be looking if she hadn’t sold them back in June…✨devastating✨.  Some interesting stock reports could be confirming signs of a recession, so Vic gives us some tips on how to recession-proof your portfolio through diversification (hint: what are you still shopping for despite the 💸Cozzie Livs💸?)For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

In todays episode we talk about intergenerational wealth, and how you can leave it behind. Soph's very clever Grandmother started investing 50 years ago, at a time when women weren't even allowed to work in finance. She was part of an investing club with some of her other girlfriends (um - amazing), and invested regularly. What started out as $12,000NZD, grew to over $1,000,000... We can learn so much from her portfolio and the way she invested. An episode very close to Soph's heart. For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

How much do you think the Spanish team got paid for winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup? We hit the streets of East London this weekend to ask a few people this question, and honestly the answers were not that surprising!  Also this week, a very scary prediction about the stock market has been made by someone who, well, has guessed right before 😬So what should we do to protect our investments?For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

Have you swiped your Visa, Mastercard or American Express today? Well, so have BILLIONS of other people. These companies are so familiar to us that we can forget that they profit from our everyday purchases, and we can invest in them on the stock market too! In this episode, Vic & Soph discuss how buying stocks in companies we already know about can reduce the complexity of investing. And Vic, (being a little too familiar with one of these credit card companies 💸), gives us the market low down on the three biggest names in the payments industry.For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

In today’s trip around the globe, we look at French takeover offers, the home-life of Brits in their 30s and why we all need China to stay inflated. Plus, WeWork is WeCrashing (again) and Disney’s on the up – but at what cost? We talk Hollywood strikes, how we can spot rising share prices, and unrelated to investing, but Soph met a hot, flirty stranger (who does his most powerful thinking on the dance floor, apparently).For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

In case you haven’t seen the news lately, Yellowstone star Kevin Costner has found himself in some seriously hot water – all thanks to a little piece of paper from 18 long years ago. His prenup. In today’s episode, we do a deep dive into the world of prenups with New York’s finest: the brilliantly bad-ass lawyer to the stars, Stephanie Lehman. We discuss the value of ‘women’s work’, the importance of looking ahead, and how to make that prenup conversation a little bit sexier (spoiler alert: it involves wine, dinner and a whole lot of nudity).For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

If you’ve ever thought about renting your house out on Airbnb, now would be a good time because more than 300,000 years worth of nights were booked out in the June quarter alone! We’ve also got more financial reports this week and some (finally) good news from the New Zealand property market. Vic shares the goss on why she doesn’t invest in airlines (and it’s not because she just lost her bag on the way home from Greece). Speaking of Vic on holiday, in this ep she reveals some pretty shocking facts about herself that must come with a warning: this episode does not contain advice!For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

Welcome to Season 5 of Raising The Curve! We can't wait to share all of the incredible guests *from all over the world* with you, but first, the girls thought it was about time they shared their London Lessons. It's been eight weeks of earning NZ dollars, while spending British pounds and lets just say they are both seriously reconsidering their caffeine addictions, online shopping and party habits. For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

‘Tis (still) the season for reporting – and Vic’s (still) absolutely pumped. We cover big dogs on the rise, the inevitable decline of Snapchat, and why more is still more when it comes to diversification. Plus, it’s good news for Vic’s all-time favourite stock, the world is (probably) going to be ok, and Soph shares her high-risk behaviour in public toilets. It’s all here.For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.