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Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. After a year of doom and gloom stories this week we’re looking at the positives. Despite the Michael Fish style forecasting of the post-Brexit economy the FTSE is surging to unprecedented levels, could this be the time to start investing? For those less keen on the cut and thrust of the stock market a glimmer of hope for savings rates does seem to be on the horizon in 2017 as we look through some of the accounts paying up to 5%. Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert who gives his wish list of headlines for the next year whilst Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce takes centre stage on everything coin related. But just how well will their financial knowledge stack up in our Podcast Quiz of the Year? This is Money is presented by Georgie Frost in partnership with NS&I.

It's time for a brand-new episode of Company Casebook with Linda Lewis. This week Linda looks at Kafoodle - a firm run by two women that has designed a food app for people with allergies. First things first, Linda meets the founders Kim Antoniou and Tarryn Gorre.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Share Radio's very own Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher. Today on the agenda, they discuss the new NHS app diagnosing patients. Plus a headteacher in Essex fining parents from £60 if their child arrives to school late. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Simon is joined by travel journalist and author Sarah Tucker. This week, they look at why 2017 is set to be another record year for inbound tourism to the UK and there's an insider's guide to Washington DC. TV holiday expert John Carter, formerly of Wish You Were Here and the BBC's "Holiday" series joins them in studio to discuss how the holiday scene has changed over the last half-century.

Tim Evans, professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University, joined Simon live in the studio to discuss: Why Economic forecasts continue to be so inaccurate; Why 2017 heralds the coming age of curative, predictive and preventative medicine; Lord Mervyn King on reasons to be cheerful.

Are British economists too gloomy about the country's prospects? Is it time for them to perk up a little? One person who thinks so is John Redwood, Chief Global Strategist at Charles Stanley and the MP for Wokingham.

Simon Rose was joined by Ed Bowsher to look at what’s been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world – including Sports Direct’s chairman facing a revolt and results from house builders Persimmon.

Looking for love online in January? Need advice? Dating guru Charly Lester from 30dates talked to Georgie Frost on how to find love in the New Year

We may not particularly happy in our careers as a nation. A recent study has found more than a quarter were bored with their current job whilst 40% rated their happiness below 5 out of 10. Despite the widespread dissatisfaction though very few people are actually making any steps to change their jobs. To find out what options are available Georgie was joined on the line by Director of Online Learning at the University of Derby, Julie Stone.

A study carried out by Oxfam has shown that volunteering can boost your chances of getting a job. The charity surveyed 500 employers -75 percent said they would select candidates with volunteering experience over those that didn't. And today Oxfam has launched its Give a Shift campaign to recruit more volunteers. Our reporter Sara Macham spoke to Andrew Horton, trading director at Oxfam about why volunteering is so important.