The Curve

If you’re anything like us, when you hear the word ‘retirement’, your mind goes straight to the rest home: long lonely days, wiry greys, and endless games of bingo. But the reality is, retirement can actually be a massively exciting time (if you’re prepped and ready for it, which you will be after this episode). Alongside giving retirement the hot new look it deserves, we discuss how much you may need (and how to get there), balancing experiencing today with saving for tomorrow, the mind-blowing beauty of compound interest, and the joys of an adult star-chart.  This is the calculator spoken about in this ep.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 the ongoing US vs China big-dog showdown, China has banned the use iPhones for all government officials, leaving Apple shareholders (and everyone else in the world) spooked. But it’s not all bad news – for the rest of this episode, we’re feeling positive, empowered and all kinds of sexy. We’re talking the rise of OnlyFans and its insane dividend payouts, three bad-ass women transforming the US economy with their art, and the joys of finding ‘really nice upholstery’ in the South of France. Go the girls. 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.

The self-proclaimed 'Millionaires Wife', AKA Linda Andrade is a TikTok sensation known for her outrageous spending habits. She posted a video recently talking about having spent $16,540USD in a day on Chanel bags, gold lattes, detox massages and a personal chauffeur... Obviously Vic and I weren't going to top Lindas spending, but we thought it could be a fun (and scary) to pick a random week and look at each others statements. Lets just say the person who had a financial blowout might not be who you would suspect...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 episode, we’re dealing with a bit of doom and gloom – but don’t worry, Vic still has some great jokes to rehash! We’re talking rainy days for the S&P500, the rising cost of natural disasters, and the Danish pharma-giant taking the EU stock market by storm with their brand-new weight loss drugs. Hot on the heels of the EU’s biggest company, Novo Nordisk’s investors are all smiles … but what could it mean for society? Big week, big questions.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.

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.