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In this episode, Adam Cox speaks to Angus Dent, CEO of Archover, a P2P lender which has conducted research into how different generations perceive financial risk. Is there a difference in the way millennials think about money, compared to generation X or the baby boomers? And because of their circumstances, do millennials need to take more risks with money?

From the Government’s Help To Buy and Shared Ownership schemes to the recent reduction in stamp duty and Bank of Mum & Dad, just how easy is it for first time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder? In this edition, we hear from Laura about buying her first home and Jack’s aspirations to become a landlord or developer. Expert guests are on hand to offer help and advice: Kate Faulkner, MD of Property Checklists, Investment Coach Damien Fogg of theepinvestor.com and Financial Adviser Jay Rooney from One And All Financial. Inside Property is produced in collaboration with the National Landlords Association.

In the latest Money Makers episode, Jonathan Davis talks to Dr Paul Jourdan, the CEO of Amati Global Investors, who run two small cap funds and an AIM portfolio service from their headquarters in Edinburgh. Since last speaking to Paul a year ago, his small cap fund has risen more than 35% and collected a number of new awards for its performance. Jonathan finds out how.

Left-wing movements in Britain, and further afield, are increasingly citing the Scandinavian or Nordic economic model as a desirable alternative to capitalism. But is Scandinavian socialism really all its cracked up to be? Today, Dr Steve Davies and Kate Andrews of the IEA put the Nordic model under the spotlight – and examine to what extent these countries are indeed socialist, or even ‘left wing’.

Ian Forrest, Investment Research Analyst at The Share Centre, discusses news from Cineworld, Saga and the Hammersmith and Intu Merger, as well as looking ahead to results from Ashtead.

Tim Evans, Professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University, talks to Simon Rose about the rise of Bitcoin, the effects of Portugal decriminalising drugs and the attitude towards the City of shadow chancellor John McDonnell.

With Paddington 2 back on top, James Cameron-Wilson reviews Wonder, The Star and The Man Who Invented Christmas and the resurgence in the charts, in a modest way, of Loving Vincent.

In this week’s episode, Adam Cox is joined by Christy De Souza, an executive life coach working with senior executives and business owners. She discusses why high flyers are often out of balance, and what can be done to get them back on track. Can success be measured just by wealth or job title, and is dissatisfaction a requirement to be motivated to succeed?

Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Costco hits an all-time high; Chipotle makes a change at the top; Buffalo Wild Wings goes private as Applebee’s offers a surprising promotion; Ron Gross, Matt Argersinger, and David Kretzmann analyze the retail landscape and much more.

Britain’s car industry is crying foul, as not a single new diesel car avoids the Budget tax hike because the test they have to pass hasn’t come in yet. Car makers claim that new diesels are fine, but can we believe them? Meanwhile, campaigners want extra taxes and a serious crackdown on diesel drivers, but it’s ended up with councils leading the way with a piece-meal approach. Who should we believe, has the drive to get rid of diesel gone too far, and is it employing bad science? This week, Simon Lambert, Tanya Jefferies and Georgie Frost drive into the murky world of diesel cars.