TRAP: The Real Adviser Podcast

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

Business Entrepreneurship

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102

Latest episode

Jul 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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July 2, 2026Episode 1001 hr 24 min

100 - Not Out!

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: 100 Not Out!TRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Tom LCulture 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.

June 18, 2026Episode 992 hr 0 min

99 - COLIN LAWSON: Maintaining Equilibrium When Scaling

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: COLIN LAWSON - Maintaining Equilibrium When ScalingTRAPist question from beloved TRAPist A Cooper on https://www.mandg.com/dam/pru/shared/documents/en/pruf100920001.pdfCulture 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.

June 4, 2026Episode 981 hr 33 min

98 - TRAP: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: TRAP - Taking Stock and Moving ForwardTRAPist question from beloved TRAPist Tom Goodwin https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-goodwin-992b24a8/ 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.

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 discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: TRAP TRACK 2026TRAPist question from… our audience, strictly Chatham House, so nada for you. 45 mins of gold dust, which you got, if you were there.....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.

May 7, 2026Episode 961 hr 44 min

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

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: RORY SUTHERLAND - Life, The Universe, and EverythingCulture 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.

April 23, 2026Episode 951 hr 28 min

95 - The Price of Pessimism

In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: The Pessimist Perception ProblemTRAPist question from Ash SCulture 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.

April 9, 2026Episode 941 hr 47 min

94 - MATT ABOUZEID - Institutional to Individual: Asset Management to Full Fat FP

TRAP LIVE26 tickets on sale here: https://www.therealadviserpodcast.com/In this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical TitbitsMeat and Potatoes: Matt Abouzeid: From Provider To PlannerTRAPist question from Stefan HCulture 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.

March 26, 2026Episode 931 hr 29 min

93 - MADISON McCALL: At The Vanguard of Full Fat Financial Planning

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 Madison McCall, Senior Multi-Asset Investment Product Specialist for Vanguard UKTRAPist question from Richard Polson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardpolson93/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.

March 12, 2026Episode 921 hr 42 min

92 - Star Fund Managers: Fairytales or Superheroes?

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 ChannelLeave a 6/5 star review on iTunesShare TRAP with your peers and colleagues'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

February 26, 2026Episode 911 hr 40 min

91 - ROHIT VAISH FROM SATURN: AI: Revolution or Ruin for Financial Planning?

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.