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Sovereign Finance
Connect the dots between personal finance, global finance trends, and deep human history. Tune in every week to demystify the money puzzle, and protect your interests in a turbulent world.
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Episodes
Sovereign FinanceDemystifying Economics
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. So last time out we were outlining our forthcoming book, Unravelling the Money Puzzle, and…
Sovereign FinanceUnravelling The Money Puzzle
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. I wanted to give a summary of my plan for the book and for the listeners to this podcast…
Sovereign FinanceCollaboration over Competition
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. I've got a short quote from Caitlin Johnson to share today. We both follow Caitlin, she's at…
Sovereign FinanceCore Operating Principles for Life and Business
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. Today we're going to be talking about several frameworks you've got in mind for life…
Sovereign FinanceCurrent Affairs and Optimism!
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. Today at the time of recording is the 7th of February. Things continue to move at pace, so…
Sovereign FinanceReflections of the Treaty of Versailles
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. Right, okay, so we've had another week of Trump's presidency. Lots of squeals of outrage…
Sovereign FinanceOne Week of Trump: A Sovereign Finance Assessment!
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. Today is the 24th of January, so we are on day five of the Donald Trump administration, its…
Sovereign FinanceThe State of Globalism
Rob’s comments are in italics.Derek’s comments are in normal font. We're going to do a bit of a recap as we approach the end of January. We keep saying every…
Sovereign FinanceBook Review: Profit First
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics, Derek’s comments are in normal font. We're talking today about a book that personally has really helped me on my business…
Sovereign Finance2025 Sovereign Finance Predictions
In this episode, Rob and Derek reflect on the significant economic changes of 2024, particularly the rise in inflation and its impact on everyday life. We…
Sovereign Finance2024 Roundup: Current Affairs Commentary
This conversation rounds up goings-on in mid-December 2024, including events in Syria. This episode is audio-only, please use the ‘transcript’ button above to…
Sovereign FinanceWill Blackrock Soon Control Your Local Farm?
Kay: Rob’s comments in italicsDerek’s comments in normal font Our topic today is farming, some of the changes coming in the agricultural sector and BlackRock's…
Sovereign FinanceLabour's Plan For The UK Economy
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics, Derek’s are in normal font. Our topic today is Labour's plans for the British economy and how those plans appear to be…
Sovereign FinanceUnexpected Revenue From a Letter to Apple!
Rob’s comments are in italicsDerek’s comments are in normal font You were telling me about a letter you wrote to Apple once that generated a lot of revenue…
Sovereign FinanceUnderstanding Stocks and Flows
Rob’s comments are in italicsDerek’s comments are in normal font Our topic today then is "stock" and "flow". Right, this is a fundamental point. I sometimes…
Sovereign FinanceAre Share Prices Meaningful?
Rob’s comments are in italicsDerek’s comments are in normal font Initial Comments on the US Election The American election results on November 8th produced a…
Sovereign FinanceDoughnut Economics
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics, Derek’s are in normal font. So we're going to talk about doughnut economics today. And you mentioned before the call that…
Sovereign FinanceCurrent Affairs Commentary - And Parking Costs Hyperinflation!
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics. Derek’s comments are normal font. As the world is rapidly changing around us, I thought we could maybe comment on some…
Sovereign FinanceThe Role of Energy in Value Creation
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics. Derek’s comments are normal font. Our topic today is energy, which on the face of it may not seem to relate that obviously…
Sovereign FinanceComments on Global Warming and Current Affairs
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics, Derek’s comments in normal font. We've argued on this show several times that the human species has been through a number…
Sovereign FinanceThe Limits To Growth
The Limits to Growth has come under attack in certain quarters, the accusation being that the report is ‘anti-human’ and ‘Malthusian’. On this episode we…
Sovereign FinanceKey Economists Who Shaped The World We Live In
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics, Derek’s comments in normal font. Introduction to Economics Our topic today is economics and an introduction to some of the…
Sovereign FinanceRecap: What is Sovereign Finance?
Key: Rob’s comments in italics. Derek’s comments in normal font. Back in maybe the first episode, we shared a quote from Martin Luther King, who said that…
Sovereign FinanceIntroduction to BlackRock
Key: Rob’s comments in italicsDerek’s comments in normal font Introduction to BlackRock Our subject today is BlackRock, which is an entity that I have to admit…
Sovereign FinanceIs Money The Root of All Evil?
Rob’s comments are in italics. Derek’s comments are in normal font. — Today, our topic is, is money the root of all evil? This is something that I think people…
Sovereign FinanceManaging Investments Within Your Pension
Key: Rob’s comments are in italics. Derek’s comments in normal font. On last week's call, we did an introduction to micro finances for small businesses and…
Sovereign FinanceIntroduction to Small Business Finances
Introduction to Financial Statements I think we need to look at the three basic forms of financial statements and what they mean for your business and you…
Sovereign FinanceWhy Are Things Getting Worse?
(Key: Rob’s comments in italics, Derek’s comments in normal font) In this episode, we review what's happening in the world right now. We're reaching some sort…
Sovereign FinanceGood Debt and Bad Debt
Rob’s comments in italic. Derek’s comments in normal font. Debt in Modern Times Debt is a major part of today's world, more so than in previous decades. This…
Sovereign FinanceIntro to Cryptocurrency & Bitcoin
(Key: Rob’s comments in italics, Derek’s comments in normal font) Today we're going to cover an introduction to cryptocurrencies, which is a topic that I am…
Sovereign FinancePensions: How They Work, And Why They Don't!
(Key: Rob’s comments in italics, Derek’s comments in normal font) Our topic today is pension plans, how they're supposed to work and why they don't. Historical…
Sovereign FinanceCapital and Capitalism
In this episode, Rob and Derek discuss the concepts of wealth and capital, exploring how wealth is created and the role of capital in the economy. They delve…
Sovereign FinanceBig Numbers!
In this episode, Rob and Derek discuss the concept of big numbers, such as millions, billions, and trillions. They compare the scale of these numbers and…
Sovereign FinanceTrue Wealth Creation: The Path to Sustainable Prosperity
In this episode, we delve deep into the essence of wealth and its impact on humanity. We'll tackle the often uncomfortable truth about the negative…
Sovereign FinanceCommentary on Vladimir Putin's Interview with Tucker Carlson
Our initial reaction to Vladimir Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson (from a Sovereign Finance lens). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss…
Sovereign FinanceThe GDP Illusion and Alternative Prosperity
On this episode we take a critical look at Gross Domestic Product, or GDP. Is it the best measure of well-being? We'll discuss its significant exclusions, the…
Sovereign FinanceInflation: Why Are Things Really More Expensive?
In this episode, we explore the subtleties of how inflation isn't just about rising prices, but is intimately tied to the decreasing value of currency—the…
Sovereign FinanceDemystifying the Money Puzzle
In today’s episode, “Demystifying the Money Puzzle,” we’re diving into the origins and multifaceted nature of money – a tool of empathy and economy, from the…
Sovereign FinanceThe Sovereign Finance Podcast: What To Expect!
In this episode, Rob Drummond and Derek Dearden set the stage for what listeners can expect from the Sovereign Finance podcast. They discuss the importance of…