Designer Babies, Anti-Aging & the $12.5B Lakers Deal.

This week we're asking an uncomfortable question: can money literally buy you a longer life? We dig into the eyebrow-raising world of biohacking billionaires spending millions to reverse their biological age, the stark wealth gap in life expectancy (up to 15 years in some countries), and the rise of $50,000 genetic screening packages that let the ultra-wealthy select for IQ, height and health in their future children. Then we shift gears to sport as an investment - unpacking the $12.5B LA Lakers sale, why scarcity drives sports team valuations, and how to get exposure to the female sport boom without buying a whole team. Plus, two community questions: investing in The Curve Investments via direct debit vs. Sharesies, and how to negotiate a pay rise while on maternity leave.

Submit your money and morals question to The Ethical Hotline: https://form.typeform.com/to/BZHujjGM and if you want to check out any of the questions we've already answered you can find them here! (https://pathfinder.kiwi/pathfinder-x-the-curve/)

WTF does that mean? A guide to all the jargony bits:

Asset class — a category of thing you can invest in (property, stocks, sports teams...)

Capital gains — profit from an asset going up in value

Dividends — regular payouts just for holding an asset

Margins — profit left after costs; high margins attract competitors

ETF — a ready-made basket of investments you buy in one go

Credits:

Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris

Producer: Emily Rigby

Editor: Kate Callaghan