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The Curve
The Curve is a platform to learn more about money. To change the stereotype that these conversations are typically boring, and only for men in suits. Victoria has worked in the finance and investing world for 13 years, and Sophie is a total novice. Learn alongside her as she asks all the questions you're thinking, but might feel a little embarrassed to ask. This podcast will give you all the tools and knowledge to achieve financial freedom, as well as (hopefully) having a laugh along the way…
Episodes
The CurveWhat nobody tells you about buying a house at auction
Hannah Hart started saving for a house at 10 and built her first property by 21. Buying the home she lives in now took four to five months, four auctions and a…
The CurveThe Weekly: Shopped at ASOS? Your data could be out there & Victoria’s Secret’s comeback
Soph and Emma Louise-Boynton get into the ASOS hack, where hackers messaged customers directly through the app after the company wouldn’t pay up. We talk about…
The CurveThe Weekly: Why Netflix’s shares fell & EssilorLuxottica's best day since 2008
It’s reporting season, when listed companies hand in their report cards and share prices swing on the results. This week Soph and Vic dig into two of them…
The CurveVic said no to Goldman Sachs and ended up making $400k by 26
Part two of Meet the Founders. After Soph shared her money story, the requests for Vic's kept coming, so our Producer, Emily, and Digital & Social Manager…
The CurveThe Weekly: Bumble's Reverse IPO, LVMH’s Plummeting Shares, & Is a Chanel Bag a Good Investment?
Bumble was once worth US$14 billion. Now it’s being bought for US$1.3 billion and taken private, and the app built on women going first will be run by two men…
The CurveThe Weekly: AMD’s $1tn month, Warner Bros CEO drama & The Curve Fund is now on Sharesies
Vic is officially back in New Zealand with big news: The Curve Fund is now live on Sharesies. She explains why September is so often a rough month for markets…
The CurveIf he buys you a lab-grown ring, does he still love you?
Today we're talking lab grown versus natural diamonds, and by the end of it, neither of us landed exactly where we thought we would. Sophie sits down with…
The CurveThe Weekly: Sydney Sweeney’s Prediction Market and the Generation Beauty Forgot
Emma Louise Boynton is back, filling in for Vic. Sydney Sweeney’s “just sports” ad caused a stir, but the bigger story is that she’s an investor in Novig, the…
The CurveThe Weekly: Mortgage rates hit 6%, the US$200bn pill race and why we hold on to bad investments
UK mortgage rates have hit 6% for the first time since Liz Truss’s mini-budget, yet the Bank of England hasn’t raised rates. So who’s pushing them up, and why…
The CurveWhat’s the ROI on looksmaxxing?
It’s time to talk about "looksmaxxing," the internet's term for optimising everything about your appearance, and why so many of us are quietly pouring hundreds…
The CurveWhy Oura pulled its $15BN IPO + is AI making us dumber?
First up, Oura was about to go public. It was looking to raise $2.2 billion at a valuation of more than $15 billion, then pulled out at the last minute. We…
The CurveThe Weekly: Women do the work, but men have the power
We're back from our break, and we're kicking things off with not one but two personal updates. Soph opens with some very happy news, and Vic's comes right at…
The CurveBeginner's guide to stocks
What is a share price, how is it actually set, and what makes it move up or down. This episode breaks the stock market down to its most basic level, buyers and…
The CurveDon’t invest all your eggs in one basket
Diversification is one of those words that sounds boring until it saves your portfolio. This episode breaks down what it actually means to spread your risk…
The CurveHigh Risk vs Low Risk Investments Explained
Risk is one of those words that sounds terrifying until you understand what it actually means. This episode walks through how to think about your own risk…
The CurveCash, bonds, property, stocks: ranked by risk
There are four main asset classes: cash, bonds, property and stocks, and this episode ranks them from safest to riskiest and explains why. Property in…
The CurveThe investing guide I wish I had in my 20s
Before anything else in investing makes sense, you need to understand return, volatility and why Einstein rated compound interest so highly. This episode…
The CurveThe Curve is taking a short break
The Curve is pausing new episodes for the next couple of weeks. Soph's away and Vic is in the middle of moving back to New Zealand to run the fund, so rather…
The CurveBuying property with family or a partner, what could go wrong ...
Holly's back in the studio (this time in person) for another round of Curveballs, real listeners’ submitted property stories sent in after her last two…
The CurveA $6BN Divorce With No Prenup + Kendall Jenner's Investing Playbook
Lululemon's founder is getting divorced after 20+ years of marriage, and there's no prenup on a fortune worth over $6 billion. We get into what that means for…
The CurveThe Weekly: Worst Interest Rates Since 2008 & Shein Loses $5bn in a week.
First up, government bond yields just hit levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, and the headlines are in full panic mode. Vic breaks down what a…
The CurveA Side Hustle From Her Bedroom Floor Became an 8-Figure Business.
Madi Stefanis started her business at 19 with one old film camera and a Facebook Marketplace listing. It sold for 5x the asking price, and that was the…
The CurveHundreds of millions in the bank. Still took 18 years to turn a profit.
She's got 33 million followers and one of the most photographed families on the planet. It still took Victoria Beckham 18 years to turn a profit, and £66m in…
The CurveFirst fund update, Apple's new CEO, & the billion-dollar cost of climate change.
This week, Soph and Vic share the Curve Fund's very first monthly update and break down the biggest movers, including Estée Lauder's and AMD. They also get…
The CurveThe property millionaire who says stop buying.
This week, Soph is joined by The Curve’s angel investor, Nicole Bremner. At its peak, Nicole’s portfolio included stakes in over 110 properties. In this…
The CurveMeta's $18 billion problem.
Soph and Emma pay tribute to Dolly Parton's legacy and the financial genius behind her career, from refusing to give Elvis half her songwriting credit to…
The CurveDesigner Babies, Anti-Aging & the $12.5B Lakers Deal.
This week we're asking an uncomfortable question: can money literally buy you a longer life? We dig into the eyebrow-raising world of biohacking billionaires…
The Curve7 Questions to Ask Before You Buy an Investment Property.
Before Pete West buys a single investment property, he runs through 7 questions - skip one, and it could cost you thousands. Soph sits down with Pete (the…
The CurveDo you have "Emma Grede Disease"? Unpacking founder culture's biggest myth.
"Emma Grede disease" is TikTok's new shorthand for our collective obsession with founder culture - the private jets, the polished business profile, the…
The CurveSamsonite buys BÉIS, Selena Gomez gets sued & Anthropic's $1 trillion IPO
Samsonite just bought a chunk of Shay Mitchell's luggage brand Beis; a 116-year-old company getting cool by buying it rather than building it. We unpack why…
The CurveIs your wedding for you, or for Instagram?
Over 50% of US couples go into debt paying for their wedding, and 1 in 3 regret how much they spent. So what's actually driving the cost up, and what do people…
The CurveWhat AOC's public egg freezing journey reveals about the cost of fertility.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs and sharing every part of the process with her 6 million+ followers; the hormone injections, the…
The CurveAlix Earle vs Alex Cooper: the tea is in the balance sheets.
Sophie and Vic get into why Alix Earle might be one of the smartest businesswomen on the internet right now, quietly building her own VC firm off the back of…
The CurveThe holiday hangover nobody talks about: your bank account.
When you look at a big financial goal, it’s easy to get overwhelmed before you even start. You know you need a buffer for when life goes wrong, and you know…
The CurveOnlyFans: exploitation dressed up as empowerment.
Soph and Emma spring off the back of Margot's Got Money Troubles to unpack what's actually going on with OnlyFans. They investigate who's really making money…
The CurveIs being chronically single the new savings hack?
Vic is officially back in the studio after a month-long hibernation in New Zealand! Reunited with Soph, the dream team unpack how the cost of living crisis is…
The CurveMoney buys freedom, not things: a financial coach explains.
Hannah Mayfield swapped a career in fashion for financial coaching, and now teaches thousands of people how to build real financial freedom, not just save for…
The CurveCan women afford to not botox?
This week, Sophie and Emma finally have the conversation they've been avoiding for months (maybe years): what beauty spending actually costs women over a…
The Curve50k guaranteed or flip for a million? (The answer says a lot about you).
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…
The CurveIntroducing… The Curve Investments.
The secret's finally out: The Curve Investments is FINALLY here. If you've been with us since the dusty, windowless studio days, this is the moment we've been…
The CurveWhy more families than ever are ending up in court over wills.
Family disputes over wills and inheritance have risen by almost 130% in the last decade. We break down exactly why; from rising dementia rates to blended…
The CurveChat 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…
The CurveProperty 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…
The CurveThe 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…
The CurveBuy 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…
The CurveThe 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…
The CurveShould 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…
The CurveThe 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…
The CurveWays 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…
The CurveWhy 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…
The CurveWhy Flights Are Still Expensive, What Nike's Hiding & Are ETFs Losing Their Charm?
Why haven't flight prices dropped even though oil prices have? Vic breaks down airline hedging and why we're stuck paying more for a while yet. Then, Nike just…
The CurveWhy 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…
The CurveThe 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…
The CurveThe 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…
The CurveEl Niño Is Here. And it's about to hit your wallet.
El Niño is back, and it is already happening. Last time a weather event this strong hit, the global economy lost nearly $6 trillion. This time it is arriving…
The CurveMeet The Founder: Sophie's Full Money Story.
We've heard Sophie talk about money on this podcast hundreds of times. But this episode? This is different. For the first time, Emily (Podcast Producer) and…
The CurveWhat your mum did for work is probably affecting your salary right now.
A Harvard study of 50,000 people across 25 countries has revealed something surprising about working mothers, and the data is hard to ignore. Soph and Vic…
The CurveThe Leadership Expert Rethinking How We Work, Parent & Show Up, with Dr Ellen Joan Ford.
CONTENT WARNING This episode touches on fertility struggles and the emotional weight of balancing family planning with career ambitions. If this is a sensitive…
The CurveWe need to talk about Anthropic's trillion-dollar IPO.
Everyone's talking about Anthropic (the AI company behind Claude), and it’s plans to go public at a valuation of nearly a trillion dollars. But is this the…
The CurveHow to Set Up Multiple Bank Accounts for Better Budgeting.
Hannah Koumakis (aka the internet’s favourite budgeting girl) is joining us for the next three episodes of IOU (Some Money Education), taking over from Lucy…