TRAP: The Real Adviser Podcast

Hosted by Alan Smith; Andy Hart; Carl Widger; Nick Lincoln

Business Entrepreneurship

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Episodes

106

Latest episode

Aug 2026

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EN-GB

About the show

Four business-owning entrepreneurial knuckleheads chew the fat on the sometimes murky, always quirky, world of UK and Irish personal finance.

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August 27, 2026Episode 1041 hr 35 min

104 - Finish With A Flourish

TRAP Forum is up and running. Join and take part: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/offers/EsrBjfso/checkout In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: “Finish With A Flourish” TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Patrick Duggan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-duggan-06a61719/ Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

August 13, 2026Episode 1031 hr 50 min

103 - KEITH BUTTEN - Succession Planning Done Right

TRAP Forum is up and running. Join and take part: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/offers/EsrBjfso/checkout In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: KEITH BUTTEN - Succession Planning Done Right TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Anon (not his real name) Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

July 30, 2026Episode 1021 hr 48 min

102 - JAMES BARDEN: Giving Recruiters A Good Name

TRAP Forum is up and running. Join and take part: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/offers/EsrBjfso/checkout In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: JAMES BARDEN - GIVING RECRUITERS A GOOD NAME TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Conor Calahane Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

July 16, 2026Episode 1011 hr 37 min

101 - LISA JOHNSTONE - How To Buy a Financial Advice Business

TRAP Forum is up and running. Join and take part: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/offers/EsrBjfso/checkout In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: LISA JOHNSTONE: How To Buy a Financial Advice Business TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Lee Denham https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-w-denham-lifestyle-financial-adviser-awpetr-certltcp-adv-dipfa-fsre-cemap-cefa-98070b2b/ Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

July 2, 2026Episode 1001 hr 24 min

100 - Not Out!

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: 100 Not Out! TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Tom L Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

June 18, 2026Episode 992 hr 0 min

99 - COLIN LAWSON: Maintaining Equilibrium When Scaling

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: COLIN LAWSON - Maintaining Equilibrium When Scaling TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist A Cooper on https://www.mandg.com/dam/pru/shared/documents/en/pruf100920001.pdf Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

June 4, 2026Episode 981 hr 33 min

98 - TRAP: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: TRAP - Taking Stock and Moving Forward TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Tom Goodwin https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-goodwin-992b24a8/ Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

May 21, 2026Episode 971 hr 21 min

97 - TRAP LIVE26!

In this latest pile of TRAP, live and in front of 240 devoted and very thirsty TRAPists at 229 Great Portland Street, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: TRAP TRACK 2026 TRAPist question from… our audience, strictly Chatham House, so nada for you. 45 mins of gold dust, which you got, if you were there..... Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

May 7, 2026Episode 961 hr 44 min

96 - RORY SUTHERLAND - AI, The Universe, and Everything

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: RORY SUTHERLAND - Life, The Universe, and Everything Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .

April 23, 2026Episode 951 hr 28 min

95 - The Price of Pessimism

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss Topical Titbits Meat and Potatoes: The Pessimist Perception Problem TRAPist question from Ash S Culture Corner 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 Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast .