SoapBox Ep.9 - The Wealth Tax Fantasy, Platforms Skimming Cash & Woodford Won't Quit

Matt Pitcher and Abraham Okusanya are joined by Caroline Hawkesley, Managing Director of Craven Street Wealth, for a proper SoapBox row. In this episode: 🔥 Why Abraham calls the wealth tax a fantasy that never raises what politicians promise, and why Gary Stevenson got schooled on Channel 4 💷 The interest your platform is quietly skimming from client cash, and why it should be banned outright rather than just disclosed better 📉 The star fund manager who turned over half his portfolio in six months, then wrote a 17-page letter blaming the index for his own underperformance Plus: a new Burnham government and the £4.7bn tax hole, whether we should means-test the state pension, and who is actually building the adviser of the AI-driven 2030s. 📰 IN THE NEWS 37 Ways Andy Burnham Could Raise £4.7bn (Dan Neidle): https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/07/03/a... How to Get Filthy Rich with Gary Stevenson (Channel 4): https://www.channel4.com/programmes/h... 👤 GUEST Caroline Hawkesley, Craven Street Wealth: https://cravenstreetwealth.com/team-m... 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss an episode 👍 Like if this made you think 💬 Comment: should platforms be banned from skimming interest on client cash? #financialadvice #ifa #wealthmanagement #financialplanning #ukfinance #wealthtax #tax #platformstrategy #fundmanagement #investing #successionplanning #SoapBoxPodcast #Adviser3.0