Shows
Technology Revolution: The Future of NowThe Future of Investing and AI: Show Me The Money?We queried ChatGPT: What is the future of Investing and AI? ChatGPT response: The future of investments and AI is closely intertwined, as AI has the potential to revolutionize the investment industry by providing more accurate predictions, improved risk management, and enhanced portfolio optimization. One of the most significant ways is through the use of machine learning algorithms that can analyze vast amounts of data and identify patterns and trends that are not readily apparent to human investors…also robo-advisors…and portfolio optimization. We asked ChatGPT for fictional movie quotes about money or investing. ChatGPT response: – “Money never sleeps, pal.” – Wall Street...2023-05-1055 min
Off balanceBarbara Stewart tells us more about business models and a little more about younger women inspired to investDuring the second episode, we talk about Barbara’s findings and tips about investment. Her report comes out on Women’s Day every year. This episode also reveals what Barbara has been struggling with until quite recently. Barbara also let us see into events hosted by Danske Bank and Nasdaq for mothers and daughters.
As ADA Economics is a research company, we also like to look at many different topics, and we asked, cheekily (!), Barbara to do some research on a topic close to our heart. Can you guess which topic was it?
Barbara is a CF...2022-07-1511 min
Off balanceInterviewing Barbara Stewart about risk and her journeyDuring our short conversation with Barbara Stewart, we find out why she started Rich Thinking Research. During the financial crises in 2008, Barbara started to read about two things: women and money. During this episode, she gives us a little of the back story about why.
As ADA Economics delivers effective analysis to manage financial risk, Raffaella’s first question for Barbara was related to women and the pattern of taking risk.
Barbara is a CFA Charterholder, with over 30 years’ experience in portfolio management, and over a decade of working as a researcher. Her annual Rich Thin...2022-07-1512 min
Off balanceBarbara Stewart and Raffaella Tenconi discuss failure with all costThis episode gives a small introduction to ADA Economics, and discusses women preferences when it comes to investing. There is something behind all successful women’s journeys, and that is failure. But what about failure?
When it comes to failure, it is hard to talk about it, and there are many ways to define it. Raffaella and Barbara discuss how the downtimes inspire.
Barbara is a CFA Charterholder, with over 30 years’ experience in portfolio management, and over a decade of working as a researcher. Her annual Rich Thinking® white papers have been released every International Women...2022-07-1510 min
Off balanceInterview with Roman Chulpaty, who has a unique, but rather exemplary view on maternityWhat about the man side of maternity?
Being a dad is not the easiest job as Roman Chulpaty mentioned during our conversation, but being a working dad with two children seems like an even harder task.
Roman is the founder of Alternative Perspectives, a consulting company that looks at global trends and their effects on business and economy, and related platform Alter Eko, which has since 2011 been bringing together leading economists, business people, academics, and politicians to discuss these issues.
in this episode we share the results of our latest maternity survey with...2022-02-0323 minOff balanceInterview with Roman Chulpaty, who has a unique, but rather exemplary view on maternityWhat about the man’s side of maternity?
Being a dad is not the easiest job, as Roman Chulpaty mentioned during our conversation, but being a working dad with two children seems like an even harder task.
Roman Chulpaty is the founder of Alternative Perspectives, a consulting company that looks at global trends and their effects on business and the economy, and related platform Alter Eko, which has been bringing together leading economists, business people, academics, and politicians since 2011 to discuss these issues.
Roman highlighted the importance of employers' flexibility and the job ma...2022-01-2723 minOff balanceConversation with Nikita Phadnavise and Patricia Brenner about the importance of stability as a mother, partner and an entrepreneurThe last part of the webinar opened up certain topics that I have experienced personally during my career as an economist and as a mother. My conversation with Nikita Phadnavis and Patricia Brenner taught me more about emotional intelligence and the importance of physical wellbeing.
Nikita is an Early Years Professional, with expertise in the EYFS curriculum, Froebel, and Montessori Philosophy. She has trained as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator, Safeguarding Office and First Aider, while Patricia Brenner is an all-around, enthusiastic, mind & body coach. Over the course of 11 years, she has become a qualified Personal Trainer...2021-12-0958 minOff balanceInterview with Maria Lombardo, who taught me being brave is halfway to successDuring the Off Balance webinar, my second guest was Maria Lombardo, an inspirational young woman. Her resilience has always amazed me and her parenting techniques are an example for all.
Maria Lombardo has consolidated her experience in building and managing teams through major transitions in the financial and investment industry. She specialises in Sustainable and ESG investing, in particular, Climate Change and Transition Strategy and Reporting, ESG Strategic and Product Development, and ESG Client Solutions.
My relationship with Maria started on a busy trading floor and it became a friendship, hopefully one that lasts forever...2021-12-0239 minOff balanceInterview with Borbala Czako, who knows how to balance back from any situationWhen I was thinking about who should be my first guest during the Off Balance webinar, I immediately thought about Borbala. I met Borbala when she was the Ambassador for Hungary in London, and what always struck me about her was how she was always able to handle an amazing career and nourish a happy family at the same time.
She is the one I turned to for wisdom when I became pregnant with my second child, and who I went back to recently with the even more complex question of how to support school-age children in...2021-11-2525 minOff balanceInterview with Maia Chiara Rossi, who thought entrepreneurship and motherhood sounds like the best mixtureWhat is better than having one baby? Two babies?
No, I am not talking about twins, it is all about the journey of my dear friend, Maia Chiara Rossi, who chose the same path I did and decided to spice up her restaurant opening with a newborn baby. Maia is a sustainability professional with extensive technical expertise, a wide experience, and a focus on climate change, biodiversity, and climate finance.
You may or may not know but being an entrepreneur is not the easiest task in life and the journey can get lonely. You also...2021-11-1127 minOff balanceInterview with Patricia Benner, the women who taught me how to change my lifePatricia Brenner is an all-round, enthusiastic mind & body coach. Over the course of 11 years, she has become a qualified personal trainer, a nutritionist, a pilates teacher, a life coach and a meditation teacher.
After losing my second baby, I felt that, without someone holding my hand, it would have been a hell of a journey, and not in a good way. 10 years before this experience, I would have laughed if someone had suggested life coaching, but I pulled up my sleeves this time and put my heart into the process.
I needed a “second voi...2021-11-0920 minOff balanceInterview with my midwife Rene Bozier about the before, during and the after pregnancy period“Labour isn’t the scary bit. The postnatal period and being a mother is the scary time, because labour finishes and it can only last so long. The postnatal period never ever finishes, and that is the scary bit.”
This episode brings back a lot of happy memories, as I am talking with the person who was my number one during pregnancy and giving birth, my midwife Rene Bozier, who is an experienced Private Midwife and Homeopath, specialising in women’s health and family wellness.
Some women look at this experience as “let’s just get this baby...2021-11-0442 minOff balanceMy maternity experience - interview with Joanna Kalmer“The most important statistics I want everybody to know is that less than 1/3 of first-time mothers return to full-time employment, and less than 1/5 will leave their jobs completely by the 5th year. I've learnt to respect statistics if something is repeated with such a strong pattern – there is something magical about it – and, as I am in my 5th year, I understand this magic myself.”
In this episode, my dear friend Joanna Kalmer, investment adviser and an entrepreneur specialising in digital finance, took on the role of reporter and asked me the hard questions about maternity and motherhood...2021-11-0252 minOff balanceIntroducing the Off Balance Podcast!My name is Raffaella Tenconi, I am the founder and head of research of ADA Economics – or as I prefer to say: Analyse. Debate. Act.
The first 15 years of my professional life were spent as a sell side economist for various investment banks. My passion is to try to understand the future, what makes countries thrive and fail and forecasting the financial valuations of that process.
In 2015, my life changed significantly. It was partly a conscious choice and partly it was not. At the same time that I decided to create ADA, I fell pregnant wi...2021-11-0203 min
WinTrade Global TalksRaffaella Tenconi - What female entrepreneurs should know about the global digital transition in order to achieve success!We'll be speaking to Raffaella Tenconi to find out all about what female entrepreneurs need to know about the global digital transition in order to succeed. Raffaella is an economist, entrepreneur and a mum of two. She is the founder and Managing Director of ADA Economics, specialising in forecasting currencies and the business cycle. For Raffaella entrepreneurship was always in her blood: she is the daughter of two entrepreneurs and she will tell us how that upbringing inspired her to achieve. She left her native Italy at the age of 17 to study at the London School of Economics and...2021-06-1445 min