Four business-owning entrepreneurial knuckleheads chew the fat on the sometimes murky, always quirky, world of UK and Irish personal finance.
Alan Smith; Andy Hart; Carl Widger; Nick Lincoln

TRAP LIVE26 tickets on sale here: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Star Fund Managers: Fairytales or SuperheroesTRAPist question from Sean Lowson: LinkedIn.com/in/seanlowsonCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE26 tickets on sale here: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Rohit Vaish from Saturn on AI in financial servicesTRAPist question from Chris Rayner https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-rayner-9216a645Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE26 tickets on sale here: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Financial Planning Wizard of AusTRAPist question from Patrick DugganCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE26 tickets on sale here: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Interview with Fundment CEO and founder, Ola AbdulTRAPist question from Wilson RCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE26 tickets on sale here: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Independence Day: From SJP to IFATRAPist question from "Wilson M" (me neither)Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinksSponsor Link: FundmentLive is happening Thursday 29th January 2026. Get your tickets here: https://fundmentlive.com/ ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, Lick delivers a mesmerisingly sexy State of The TRAP Nation 2026 Address.Show links: http://tiny.cc/traplinksSponsor Link: FundmentLive is happening Thursday 29th January 2026. Get your tickets here: https://fundmentlive.com/============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Big Lessons of 2025TRAPist question from Graham Compton https://x.com/GrahamComptonCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinksSponsor Link: FundmentLive is happening Thursday 29th January 2026. Get your tickets here: https://fundmentlive.com/ ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: What Real Advisers SayTRAPist question from Mark D (Dampier?!)Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinksSponsor Link: FundmentLive is happening Thursday 29th January 2026. Get your tickets here: https://fundmentlive.com/ ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Paul Armson - "Mr Marmite" - with a special offer for TRAPists: go to https://www.inspiringadvisers.co.uk/TRAP50 and use the code TRAP50. For those U30, there's a free membership deal - but you've got to listen to the episode to get it!TRAPist question from Aaron BrannCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinksSponsor Link: FundmentLive is happening Thursday 29th January 2026. Get your tickets here: https://fundmentlive.com/ ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Future Of TRAPCulture Corner (take two) with Conor Cahalane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorcahalanepromethean/Show links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Guest Meghaan Lurtz on (Less) Lonely Money: https://meghaanlurtz.substack.com/TRAPist question(s) from Conor Cahalane https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorcahalanepromethean/Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: First World ProblemsTRAPist question(s) from Patrick Duggan: http://linkedin.com/in/patrick-duggan-06a61719Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Cathi Harrison interviewTRAPist question(s) from Lee DenhamCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Consolidator ConflictsTRAPist question(s) from Tom Oates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-oates-qfa-rpa-523aba166?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_appCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss- Topical Titbits- Meat and Potatoes: Summer Reset: Drift or Design?- TRAPist question(s) from no-one, but a mea culpa from Wodge!- Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks=========================== ===Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to tackle. The best way to do this is to ask them here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd6R_nCDRGIYMu-U7YPyFfOB7V7tYTV0JxYTU8DiD-JTacVg/viewformAnd don't forget to leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trap-the-real-adviser-podcast/id1648027651 ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Creating Winning Habits - with elite coach Joe O'ConnorTRAPist question(s) from Gavin MCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Drawdown Decisions (FCA Retirement Income Advice Review)TRAPist question(s) from Peter Watts https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-watts-dippfs-cert-cii-mp-23047169/Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Building A Shit Hot Client ExperienceTRAPist question(s) from www.twitter.com/Tom_Oates54Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: From Football to Finance with guest host Paddy AndrewsCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Patrick Duggan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-duggan-06a61719Show links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Network EffectCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Dave Quinn www.twitter.com/investwiseFPShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: M&A Musings with special guest Rob Stevenson. Culture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Conor McLarnon http://linkedin.com/in/conormclarnonShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAPLIVE25 RECORDING PLUS Q&A!!!In this latest LIVE pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Four Horsemen's Origin StoriesCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Peter Watts https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-watts-dippfs-cert-cii-mp-23047169/Q&A with the TRAP Pack and our beloved TRAPistsShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: BitCoin BattlesCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Anonymous LewisShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE: http://www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Couples ConundrumCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from www.twitter.com/james_bulpitShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE: http://www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Tariff TantrumsCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from M ConnorShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE: http://www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Industry Events: The Good, Bad and The UglyCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Chris Adams https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisadamsapfs?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app, Lee Gleave https://www.linkedin.com/in/leegleave/ and Henry Taylor Show links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Annual Declines, How To Prepare Clients and Get Them ThroughCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Beck Fiddy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beck-fiddy-71bb23292Show links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE: http://www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Metrics That MatterCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Tom BrookesShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE: http://www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including LifeStrategy figures, NEST talking tripe, Vanguard says “No” to BitCoin, scrapping Cash ISAs, Abrdn selling advice branch, Dan Haylett podcast, Ben Carlson on how much is enough, Hargreaves Lansdown says Hargreaves Lansdown is great value, Robin Powell on how active fund managers invest their own moneyMeat and Potatoes: Barney Whiter AKA The Escape Artist https://theescapeartist.meCulture CornerTRAPist question(s) from Patrick SShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE: http://www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including Deepseek, GIA CGT ruses, charging for initial meetings, millionaires fleeing UK, Carl's 3rd Act, digital wills, DB pension surpluses, Tax Freedom Day, Tax List 2005, Voyant User Group 21st March tickets here: https://vug25.eventbrite.co.uk/Meat and Potatoes: We Need To Talk About TrumpTRAPist question(s) from Jamie Cook www.twitter.com/jamiecook1997 and Chris Bowmer https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbowmer/Show links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE.In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including the passing of TRAPist Stuart Knight, massive outflows from active in 2024, Terry Smith annual letter, BitCoin Newport landfill horrors, private equity risk, Verve cohorts, Irish pension “loopholes”, Saba Capital coming after UK investment trusts, Phil Billingham on annual meetings/fee refunds, UK savers are too risk averseMeat and Potatoes: Planning for 2025 - Plus Ça ChangeTRAPist question(s) from Michael Reed http://linkedin.com/in/michael-reed-wealth-management and Dee HBCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE.It's Christmas. There's no way we're getting anything done, so here's a lazy rehash of some juicy bits from 2024.Have a good one, TRAPists - the TRAP Pack look forward to catching up with you in 2025.Show links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. REGISTER INTEREST HERE.In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including details about TRAP LIVE25, tax-free cash back in the toothpaste tube snafus, the need in Ireland & UK for consistent long-term pension legislation, Microstrategy joining the NASDAQ100, Goldman Sachs 10 year market prediction, touchy FIRE peeps, Vanguard raising prices on smaller potsMeat and Potatoes: TRAP WRAP 2024TRAPist question(s) from AN Other and Dean Brooks http://linkedin.com/in/dean-brooks-493730116Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE25 - 14TH MAY. PUT THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY! Click here to register your interest.In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including TRAP Live25 date - 14th May, Tom Redmayne's property piece, SJP Property, Blackbee débâcle, Warren Buffer Share Pledge letter, Lifestyling woes, Irish commission ban pending, cash management crashes, Declan King joins Métis Norway, UK crypto owners, the dangers of not understanding MPS rebalancing and CGTMeat and Potatoes: Analysing Adviser AlphaTRAPist question(s) from www.twitter.com/@jamie42874251 and www.twitter.com/@gavincasey1970 https://www.Linkedin.com/in/gavincaseyCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including HUM recap, Canada Life adviser resources, risk tolerances don't change over time, crypto update (stay awake), Budget ripples and financial planning, new Irish health insurer, Labour to back FOS over charging vexatious claims, Canada Life 100+ resources, Sam Altman interviewed by Nicolai Tangen, the world's most transparent fund, Fundsmith AGM, cash on platforms (again) Meat and Potatoes: Completely Unnecessary Complications (CUC)TRAPist question(s) from www.twitter.com/arongunningham https://www.linkedin.com/in/arongunningham/ and “K Pennypacker”Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including Budget analysis both onshore and offshore peeps, 5% AUM acquisition models, more (potential) Irish fraud, SJP new charging model going down like a bucket of cold vomit, a UK Ponzi scheme, the struggles of a young adviser, Métis Norway hiring yet again, a Bulletproof MBA courseMeat and Potatoes: Adviser YouTube Mastery With James Shack(ell)TRAPist question(s) from www.twitter.com/conor_beaumont https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-beaumontCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks. Chris Emmott's execellent guide to the Budget for international clients is here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l04c9aedyexqt3f8blgpv/Budget-Summary-for-International-and-Overseas-Affected-Clients-EBG-International.pdf?rlkey=oihbam52ceydltqsafi9ly62i&dl=0 ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including Irish pension funding changes, FT article on how risk has been so misunderstood, art scams, adviser fee levels, FCA reviews of ongoing services and consolidatorsMeat and Potatoes: Full Fit Financial PlanningCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical Titbits including conflicts of interest, Mind The Gap, why the bucket approach works, CTFs, Kathleen Gallagher on wealth managers fiddling with the graphs, UK and Irish budget forecasts/reactions, Keith Butten (Boosst) masterclass, new HL active savings site, four things clients value most from advisersMeat and Potatoes: Slow Motion Wealth DestructionQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPist Adam Ellul www.linkedin.com/in/AdamEllulCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Breaking Bad NewsQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPist Darren F: http://linkedin.com/in/darren-ford-dipfa-65452a96Culture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

Because of scheduling issues, we had to record this episode over a week before its release. An hour after recording, the scrapping of the idiotic "British ISA" was announced. That's why we don't mention it. We may do next episode. Don't bank on it #AbsoluteShamblesIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including DFA movie premiere, TRAP saying “No” to Tough Mudder in 2024, private equity to retail investors, protection review, Standard Life retirement survey, Budget what-ifs, Norges BankMeat and Potatoes: Efficient Market HypeQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPist www.twitter.com/pdragoumisCulture CornerShow links: http://tiny.cc/traplinks ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including more Irish fraud, US rookie adviser failure rate, UK IFA profitability trends, Central Bank of Ireland on crypto, BestInvest's Spot The Dog, Vanguard getting “expensive”, SJP and Polaris, boring CVs, US pension horror stories, another AI startupMeat and Potatoes: KPIs - Key People of InfluenceQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPists Russ M and Ollie L (neither had socials)Culture CornerLinks referred to in the show:NL: turns out Hargreaves Lansdown DOES have a Slavery Policy. FFS. Goodnight, UK plc: https://x.com/HatTipNick/status/1824716616099156147CW: Investment Fraud alive and well in Ireland https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0823/1466327-investment-fraud/#:~:text='Staggering'%20rise%20in%20investment%20fraud,%E2%82%AC28m%20stolen%20last%20year&text=Garda%C3%AD%20have%20warned%20of%20a,than%202021%20and%202022%20combinedNL: Cerulli 2023 report into US adviser numbers and rookie failures: https://www.cerulli.com/press-releases/the-financial-advisor-industry-has-a-headcount-problem H/T to Ermos Erotocritou CFP https://www.linkedin.com/in/ermos?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAAIJTVEBxQYOFu0tzywLz5MvLmC_1bYQ2yo&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3BXD36DPgCTYWqsIEDTo2ciQ%3D%3DAS adviser profitability trends https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4343067/profits-financial-adviser-firms AH - HL cash rates https://www.hl.co.uk/charges-and-interest-rates - Trading 212 5.2% to 5% - Transact 4.95% - CD Impact - What do DFMs pay. CW: The Central Bank of Ireland view on Cryptocurrency https://www.centralbank.ie/consumer-hub/crypto-consumer-information#:~:text=Crypto%20is%20not%20a%20regulated,crypto%20and%20crypto-related%20productsNL: https://www.ft.com/content/495a5329-c4f7-4731-938d-a2ef48851558 BestInvest's “Spot The Dog”. H/T to Robin Powell.CW: Laya Healthcare increase prices again ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including FPSB Ireland making great strides, Truflation, the primacy of equities, CISI Chartered Status, Verve Incubator, Hargreaves Lansdown delisting, HUM London nearly sold outMeat and Potatoes: Much Ado About NothingQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPist https://twitter.com/JoinedUpJillCulture CornerLinks referred to in the show:Shrinking advice market https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news/access-to-advice-shrinking-as-firms-focus-on-clients-with-higher-assets/ https://citywire.com/new-model-adviser/news/we-culled-20-of-our-clients-advisers-on-consumer-duty-one-year-on/a2447375?re=122463&refea=2113338&link_id=1678599 AH - FT Funds offering protection from volatility fail to deliver in sell-off - https://www.ft.com/content/2d2ce18b-f842-4912-babf-f4b8c1190c0d CW - FPSB Ireland - 5-year strategic plan https://www.fpsb.ie/cfp-professionals-area/financial-planning-awareness/AS - Truflation - 37% since 2020 (BofE says 23% CPI!) https://truflation.com/calculator NL - despite recent market downside volatility, equities retain primacy: https://monevator.com/us-historical-asset-class-returns/AS - CISI creates Chartered status based on a number of years working. CW: Mind-boggling Irish pillar bank profits https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0731/1462736-bank-of-ireland-h1-results/AS - Verve adviser incubator- last cohort of 2024 https://www.professionaladviser.com/interview/4342130/adviser-incubator-meet-graduate-rebecca-bonnerAH - Kyle Walker divorce papers made public - https://assets.caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/212/ewfc_b_2024_212.pdf NL/AH - Hargreaves Landsdown delisting: will the last company to leave UK plc please turn off the lights: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-13728573/Founders-line-850m-payday-Hargreaves-Lansdown-goes-private-5-4bn-takeover-agreed.htmlAH - FTSE 10 ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including cyber security, Monzo pensions, DFA Matrix Book, Métis Ireland work award, Consumer Duty one year on, stupid market predictions from Morgan StanleyMeat and Potatoes: What's Risk Got To Do With It?Questions posted by NO beloved TRAPist because of timeCulture CornerLinks referred to in the show:Meat and Potatoes backstory:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hattipnick_alan-smith-alanjlsmith-on-x-activity-7222193905272791040-cjlJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_androidhttps://x.com/alanjlsmith/status/1815729851082400199?s=46AH - Wealth giant Evelyn up for sale as Permira seeks exit for £1.5bn - https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/wealth-giant-evelyn-up-for-sale-as-permira-seeks-exit-for-15bn-gtcnw2s5f AS - Monzo pensions https://monzo.com/pensions AS - New DFA Matrix book is out https://tinyurl.com/4bmxwsne CW: Metis Ireland featured in Best Places to Work https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7218177619588976640/?actorCompanyId=1912648CW: Morgan Stanley - “markets should brace for a 10% correction”https://www.independent.ie/business/world/markets-should-brace-for-a-stocks-correction-of-10pc/a2102767540.html?mc_cid=97232c45dc&mc_eid=f47c629345AS - advice to younger financial planners https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-advice-financial-planners-entrepreneurs-alan-smith--ckkae?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via AS - Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive: Outsell, Outmanage, Outmotivate and Outnegotiate your Competition https://amzn.eu/d/03sTVyQm NL: The Great Post Office Scandal by Nick Wallis: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Post-Office-Scandal-multimillion/dp/1916302386CW: Do Business, Do Life Podcast with Brad Johnsonhttps://bradleyjohnson.com/episode/entrepreneur-i ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

Della Voce was bobbing along lost somewhere in the Atlantic; Storyteller was in an internet-lousy Turkey. So we had a guest host in Samantha Russell, a “Chief Evangelist” or something. Check out her profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthacrussell/recent-activity/all/In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including the Euros, TRAP's first award (yes, really), IRIS, JP Morgan Guide to Retirement, Powerball winners fleeced, humans trusted more than AI (no shit), Schroders Adviser Survey 2024, Tavistock v Titan, Meat and Potatoes: Universal Marketing TruthsQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPist Jake: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-parsons1664Culture CornerLinks referred to in the show:Sam - https://news.northwesternmutual.com/planning-and-progress-study-2024 (People of all generations trust humans significantly more than AI when it comes to helping them with their financial plans, NL - IRIS tax-return software: https://www.iris.co.uk/products/iris-elements/tax/AH - JP Morgan Guide to Retirement 2024 PDF https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional/insights/retirement-insights/guide-to-retirement/ NL - US$60M Powerball winners fleeced by commission-based adviser: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/a-couple-won-the-powerball-investing-it-turned-into-tragedy-fc8fd31c?st=2kwdddr07zzvgb4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalinkAH https://advisoryai.com/ Sam - wealth in America Edelman financial engines https://www.edelmanfinancialengines.com/wealth-in-america-2023 NL: Schroders Adviser Survey 2024: https://mybrand.schroders.com/m/698c9b0d5bf92c4/original/Schroders-Adviser-Pulse-Survey-2024.pdfAS - Tavistock/Titan debacle https://www.cityam.com/titan-and-tavistock-descend-into-legal-spat-over-sustained-period-of-unacceptable-performance/ NL: friend of the show Banker On Wheels, useful guide to indexes and comparison of MSCI v FTSE: ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including Della Voce's 50th party, 12% commission for bust DFM, painful banking for IFAs, Vanguard's 365 program, L&G workplace pension going into private equity, potential TRAP Tough Mudder team, Taylor Swift takes over Ireland, Debbie Condon's LOA guide goes online, wasteful public pensionsMeat and Potatoes: The Greatest Scandal of AllQuestions posted by beloved TRAPist Catherine Morgan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-morgan-a762a413/Culture CornerLinks referred to in the show:Della Voce's 50th party, 12% commission for bust DFM, painful banking for IFAs, Vanguard's 365 program, L&G workplace pension going into private equity, potential TRAP Tough Mudder team, Taylor Swift takes over Ireland, Debbie Condon's LOA guide goes online, wasteful public pensionsAH - The football, England 3 games away from lifting the trophy. Carl's big birthday: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SVTHjdpcFXUAll - advising on potential changes – removal of TFC, pre funding school fees etcCW: 12% commission for bust DFM https://citywire.com/new-model-adviser/news/dfm-directors-banned-for-69m-commission-driven-bond-scheme/a2445021?re=121444&refea=1287904&link_id=1652775NL - business banking thread in IFA Forum: good reports on Revolut, NatWest/Mettle, Lloyds. Very negative on Santander. Tide, Metro and Starling blow hot and cold.AS - Be Long https://www.be-long.co/ CW: Vanguard 365 Practice Management https://www.vanguard.co.uk/professional/vanguard-365/practice-management/marketing/how-to-build-your-professional-investor-branAH - L&G Workplace pensions to be diverted into private equity https://www.thetimes.com/article/22a4b825-b0ab-443c-b84b-80c55fb6e6ad?shareToken=544da25f69a4c890d0ca6acbb7f806ad AS - TRAP Tough Mudder Team.DFA resources https://www.dimensional.com/gb-en/financial-professionals/dimensional-360/business-strategy CW: Taylor Swift hits IrelandNL - Debbie Condon's LOA guide goes online. It's £4pm plus VAT: https://www.intuitivesupportservices.com/registerAS - Index Fund Advisors article https://www. ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please:Subscribe and Like our YouTube ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including Storyteller's Munich Massacre, useful online calculators, ATR questionnaires for three year olds (!), MPs and double standards (!), nomination of beneficiary woes, Vanguard TRAP seminar feedback, Ade Edmondson investment gaffMeat and Potatoes: Of Tournaments and Trophies: The Awards IndustryQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPist Tom NCulture CornerLinks referred to in the show:NL: reminder of how useful Hargreaves L online calculators are: https://www.hl.co.uk/pensions/tax-relief/calculatorCW: Central Bank of Ireland “Dear CEO” letter critical of compliance standards: https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/brokers-heavily-criticised-for-poor-practices-by-central-bank/a1180315516.html?mc_cid=560d48dbac&mc_eid=f47c629345AH - MPs accused of double standards over pension scheme Only 1% of parliamentary retirement fund is invested in UK equities, despite politicians talking up the case for investing in Britain https://www.thetimes.com/article/705a7372-86cc-4bf4-af88-b4b5db9ff9ce?shareToken=5c0f02e19a8c5e3b990c965b10d058c8NL: WSJ story on nomination of beneficiary horror tale: https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/inherited-retirement-savings-beneficiary-breakup-divorce-849e3ff2?st=r25xsho331jpvgg&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalinkAS - Vanguard TRAP Webinar on Adviser Alpha (300 registered - 200 attended live) Recording available https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4584722/8D0D76D89A13CF7D9AF43C6FD0F9DD84AH - Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2023 - https://www.credit-suisse.com/media/assets/corporate/docs/about-us/research/publications/credit-suisse-global-investment-returns-yearbook-2023-summary-edition.pdf - JP Morgan, Barclays, CS, all conclude the markets beats any humans NL: Adrian Edmondson, another celebrity/influencer/endorser of property over pensions/GCOTW: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kusalariyawansa_property-stockmarket-ugcPost-7206179916441104388-Hc_p?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopAH - The C WorTake part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including BTC ETFs coming here, insurance payouts from Royal London, SPIVA Persistence, Bank of Ireland saving rate rises, pension dashboard (really dull), Canada Pension Plan active follies, Abrdn price cutsMeat and Potatoes: Politics - do you or don't you?Questions posted by our beloved TRAPist www.twitter.com/DomSpaldingCulture CornerLinks referred to in the show:Vanguard TRAP landing page: https://www.vanguard.co.uk/professional/insights-education/events-webinars/vanguard-at-the-real-adviser-podcastTimeline TRAP landing page: https://www.timeline.co/trap-liveCW: The US TRAP?! The Unlock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GP-laLIlssAS - BTC ETFs arrive in the UK https://www.ft.com/content/76e9ecf3-4429-42c5-a945-43ab92abfda4AH Royal London 2023 claims payout - https://adviser.royallondon.com/protection/our-claims-record/ NL: Neil Woodford's excellent piece on the decline of the UK stock market (as covered by us in episode 17) (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2056762/12602273)https://www.woodfordviews.com/post/a-quarter-century-of-damaging-reformsAS - SPIVA Persistence Report Card https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/spiva/article/europe-persistence-scorecarCW: Bank of Ireland raises interest rates https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0529/1451872-bank-of-ireland-deposit-rates/AH - Pension Dashboards - Aviva and Scottish Widows plan to become official pensions dashboard operators, joining a coalition of companies seeking to breathe life into the long-delayed project. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aviva-and-scottish-widows-to-join-pension-dashboard-coalition-55f5ctfnf NL: Canada Pension Plan Fund tale of active woe: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-eighteen-years-and-46-billion-later-the-cpp-admits-it-could-have/AS Abrdn price cut - are we heading to 100 bps all in? AH YES WE ARE. AH - Motem - client journey Melissa Kidd - https://motem.co.uk/ Ace Your Annual RTake part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP Live!This is a TRAP episode recorded on 9th May 2024 in front of 140 adoring TRAPists at Lola's, the louche, loose, slightly dangerous bar in the underground caverns of the world-famous London Hippodrome casino.Our sources confirm that this is the first (last?) UK financial services-related live podcast held in the UK and, secondly, there has never been any financial services event in the UK involving so much alcohol.The show follows the normal format, albeit in a slightly more "shambolic" fashion than normal.At the end, there's a bonus 30-minute Q&A session where the TRAP Pack fields an assortment of idiotic questions from our beloved TRAPists.Thanks to Emmelia Powell for emceeing the chaos and Dan Haylett for his excellent pre-recording presentation. And lots of love for our event partners (with special TRAP-focused landing pages), Vanguard and Timeline. No thanks at all to the striking train drivers. Bring on the robots.Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

So today is TRAP Live, and we can't put out a show. Fear not, TRAPists, the live show is being recorded and will come out in two weeks, on 23rd May, Episode 45.For the moment, here's a compilation of bits from previous episodes. Enjoy!Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including the imminent TRAP Live event, superb service, FCA fee review update, Ultra's new book (yes, really), Voice's “planning” week, more Irish investment fraudMeat and Potatoes: Bricks and TortureQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPist Patrick DugganCulture CornerLinks referred to in the show:Meanwhile, service standards elsewhere are awful: https://www.ft.com/content/0a5d30ed-164f-4b9f-a049-fc9692219f79CW: Investment fraud https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0405/1441779-investment-fraud/NL: Leveraging Wealth: The Advice Amplified podcast with IFA Pete Ridlington.Property vs. Equity: Tej Singh: https://pca.st/736pxk89Keeper Security over LastPass? https://www.keepersecurity.com/en_GB/ H/T to Jon Doyle www.twitter.com/juniper_jonDiary of a CEO - Jimmy Carr: "I've Found The Cure For My Anxiety!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHLAazKUU68CW: David McWilliams Podcast - interview with Michael Lewis re SBF https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/id1462649946?i=1000651097893AS - Brett Davidson newsletter https://fpadvance.com/blog/Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

TRAP LIVE IS HAPPENING ON 9th MAY 2024. BUY TICKETS HERE: www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including Paddy Andrews Métis Norway appt, US$90 trillion to move between generations, surge meeting review, SPIVA S&P Global, the passing of Danny Kahneman, another unregulated investment scheme goes belly up, Ali Hussain in the Sunday Times on adviser fee refundsMeat and Potatoes: AIQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPists www.twitter.com/@SamColbyButcher and https://www.linkedin.com/in/janemcaleeseCulture CornerLinks referred to in the show:CW: Paddy Andrews appointed Director at Metis Ireland: https://businessplus.ie/news/metis-ireland-paddy-andrews/NRL: 4 million US citizens will turning 65 every year until 2030. “A study from Knight Frank details that over $90 trillion in assets will move between generations over the next 20 years.”: https://www.morningstar.com/financial-advice/record-number-americans-are-turning-65-thats-great-news-financial-advisors?utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_advisordigest&utm_content=52931AH surge meeting season over, thoughts, reflection, points to note. CW: Would a round table of active fund managers say the same? https://citywire.com/new-model-adviser/news/do-etf-bosses-invest-in-their-own-products/a2439481?re=118846&refea=1287904AH - Spiva S&P Global - https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/research-insights/spiva/NRL: “For all his knowledge of how foolish investors can be, Danny didn't try to outsmart the market. “I don't try to be clever at all,” he told me. Most of his money was in index funds. “The idea that I could see what no one else can is an illusion,” he said.“All of us would be better investors,” he often said, “if we just made fewer decisions.” Jason Zweig (paywall) article on the late Danny Kahneman: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/daniel-kahneman-behavioral-economics-270c9797?mod=djintinvestor_tCW: Solar 21 going pear-shaped despite “ray of light” last summer: https://www.independent.Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you'd like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.