pension plans

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is the second largest bank failure in U.S. history. Many of SVB’s clients were startups and tech investors putting hundreds of billions of dollars in assets at risk. We’ll explain some of the factors that led to SVB going under and what it has to do with “venture debt.” Plus, how a health data breach could be weaponized against Congress. Plus, a round of Half-Full/Half-Empty with a special guest host!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “How Silicon Valley Bank failed” from Marketplace

• • “Health data breach hitting Congress ‘could be extraordinary’” from The Associated Press

• • “Could companies be persuaded to bring back pensions?” from Marketplace

• • Oscar viewing party ideas from Peerspace

• • “Business Schools Soften Admissions Requirements to Scoop Up Laid-Off Tech Workers” from Bloomberg

• • “Consumers’ “revenge reviews” have been rising since the pandemic” from Marketplace

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It’s time for another round of listener questions for Rob & Rob, and this week they’re answering some commonly asked ones. 

First up is Reese from Plymouth.  

Reese is currently living at home with her parents, but she’s ready to make her first buy-to-let investment. 

She wants to know whether it’s sensible for her to invest while living at home, or if she should wait until she’s in a house of her own before getting started with investing. 

Next, The Robs hear from Bailey in London. 

Bailey’s finally in a position where he’s ready to purchase his first buy-to-let property, but he’s getting conflicting opinions from his parents. 

They feel strongly that he should be putting his money into a pension instead of property... Bailey wants to know whether Rob & Rob think one strategy is smarter than the other. 

Tune in to find out. 

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