Chat GPT, Claude; meet your FREE rival.
A Chinese startup called Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3 - the world's largest open source AI model, and it's already rivaling the AI tools we all use every single day. It's cheaper, it's fast, and it's backed by the Chinese government. So why is this making investors panic? In today's episode we break down what Kimi K3 actually is, why "open source" AI could mean the end of paying for ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions and whether this is the moment the AI bubble finally pops Plus: the UK's political…
Property investing isn’t dead, you’re just doing it wrong.
Pete has spent 10 years in the property game, helping people build their wealth, including Sophie! In this episode, they team up to unpack the crucial things most buyers quietly ignore: why your life partner is actually your most critical financial asset, the dangerous psychology behind property auctions, and why understanding the difference between a home and an investment property can help you make better financial decisions. If you're buying with a partner, considering your next property move, or…
The Book Everyone's Talking About (And Why It's Terrifying).
This week on The Curve Weekly, we are joined by writer, broadcaster, journalist and founder of Sex Talks, Emma Louise-Boynton. We dive into Belle Burton's ‘Strangers’, the memoir everyone has been talking about: a story about a husband who ups and leaves after 21 years of marriage with no warning, or explanation. Soph and Emma unpack why Strangers at the crux of it is a story about financial abuse, and how important it is to not hand over your financial identity. They also get into the rise of…
Buy Now, Pay Later Can Now Wreck Your Credit Score.
This week Sophie's joined by chartered accountant, author and finance creator Abi Foster (filling in for Vic) to unpack the UK's brand-new Buy Now, Pay Later regulations - why they've come in, what they actually mean for your credit score, and how one woman ended up $50k in debt using it. Plus: should you be divesting from the US stock market right now, SpaceX's IPO wobble and Elon losing his trillionaire status, the $110bn Warner Bros/Paramount merger 12 US states are trying to block, and a genuinely…
The Money Lessons We Were Never Taught (And How to Catch Up in Your 20s and 30s).
If you've ever felt behind on money, like everyone else somehow "gets it" and you missed the lesson, this episode is for you. Sophie sits down with finance creator Ciara McMahon to break down, step by step, how she went from financially avoidant to having over £200,000 invested, without cutting out the things she enjoys: what compound growth actually means and why it's so hard to grasp at first, what dollar-cost averaging is and how Ciara adapted it into her own "curated" version (holding back a…
Should Billionaires Be Taxed? + Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce's $20M Wedding.
Today we tackle one of the most controversial money topics out there: should billionaires pay more tax? With a wealth tax vote coming to California and France debating the same fight, Vic and Soph go head to head - one wants a minimum personal income threshold for the ultra-rich, the other says the real fix is corporate tax and preventing this level of wealth concentration in the first place. We also dig into the gender gap behind who's actually getting taxed (only 14% of billionaires are women), then…
The prenup boom, explained.
New data shows 53% of engaged or married Americans under 45 now have a prenup, up from 34% just a few years ago - and women are the driving force behind the shift. Sophie and Vic unpack what's behind the surge, what the "default" marriage contract looks like if you never write your own, and the question lawyers say you need to answer before you book one: what's your actual worst-case scenario. Plus: New Zealand, Australia and the UK just made three different interest rate calls off the same oil shock,…
Ways to Earn More When Budgeting Isn't Enough.
Sometimes budgeting can only get you so far. You can track every dollar, split your accounts perfectly, and still find there's nothing left over to invest in your future. That's when you need to shift your focus from saving what you have to earning more. Hannah Koumakis is back on the mic, and this time she's breaking down the side hustles that actually work, the ones that don't, and how to find the balance between hustling hard and burning out. From extras work on Netflix shows to mystery shopping,…
Why Women Will Inherit Most of the $124 Trillion Wealth Transfer.
First up, a Wimbledon winner takes home £3 million, but a player ranked 150th can't even afford their own lunch? Vic breaks down the brutal economics of tennis, how Centre Court tickets became high-return investments, and what happens when live sports suddenly become a massive lifestyle trend. Then, a historic $124 trillion is about to change hands, and 70% of it is going straight to women. We unpack why the traditional finance industry is completely unprepared for this shift, why the majority of…
Why now is never the right time to invest.
This one is for anyone who has looked at the state of the world lately and thought: maybe I'll just wait until things settle down... Vic and Soph recently spoke at The London Business School and someone in the crowd asked this question… “Given the state of the world - wars, oil, tariffs etc... do you really think it’s a good time to be investing?” And honestly? We know a lot of you are feeling the same way. In this episode we went through the five biggest market crashes of the last 30 years.…
The Fifa World Cup has a new rule. It's called pay your child support.
Argentina handed the US a list of 130,000 child support debtors and said: don't let them into the World Cup. Soph and Vic break down why this is so much bigger than football. They also get into 10 years of Brexit and what it's actually cost the average person in wages, housing, and political chaos. Plus, SpaceX has fallen 25% since it IPO'd and Vic didn't buy it. One day before trading, it received the lowest possible ESG rating, all because Elon Musk has almost full decision making control. And the…
The Honest Truth About Buying Property With Someone You Love.
Buying property with a partner is one of the biggest financial decisions you'll ever make, but most couples spend more time choosing the kitchen tiles than figuring out what happens if things go wrong. Holly Egerton is a property lawyer who has bought (and navigated the aftermath of) two properties with two different partners. She brings both the personal experience and the legal knowledge, and the combination makes for one of the most honest conversations we've had on this podcast. This conversation is…