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Why Investors Are Mispricing Women's Health | Maryann Selfe on Wealth Office

14 views · 6h ago · 10:33

Women's health is one of the most mispriced opportunities in investing, according to Maryann Selfe. The author of The Billion-Dollar Blind Spot joins @michaelmacfarlane-mma to explain why missing data and no investment track record have kept pension funds and endowments away, leaving the field open to family offices. By 2030, 1.2 billion women will be in menopause, and more women are becoming capital allocators as wealth passes between generations.

Why London Property Is Still a Safe Haven | Gary Hersham & Irina Gamagina on Wealth Office

115 views · 2d ago · 10:16

London may no longer be a tax haven, but it remains a safe haven. Super-prime property experts Gary Hersham, founder of Beauchamp Estates, and Irina Gamagina join @michaelmacfarlane-mma to explain why limited supply keeps prime central London prices holding up. Gary recalls selling a Porchester Gate flat to a Saudi princess for £280,000, a flat now put at around £60 million, and explains why rule of law, schools and safety still draw international buyers.

Why Deglobalisation Never Happened | Keyu Jin on Wealth Office

974 views · 5d ago · 9:28

Deglobalisation was the forecast. It is not what happened. Economist and author Professor Keyu Jin joins @michaelmacfarlane-mma to explain why COVID, the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis did not break the global economy. Trade has rerouted rather than disappeared, with countries such as Vietnam using Chinese investment to build their own industries.

The Soul & Strategy of Art Collecting | Catherine Freeman & Bigna | Wealth Office

163 views · 1mo ago · 9:26

What is art the purpose of art? Wealth Office host Michael Macfarlane draws a line from Pompeii to the present day, asking why art and architecture have remained so central to how societies understand themselves. Bigna Pfenninger points to the idea that “man is only half himself, the other half is his expression.” Art becomes more than something to own or admire. It is part of how identity, memory and culture are made visible.

The Rise of Asia and the $100 Trillion Wealth Shift | Jamie Webb & Kedge Martin | Wealth Office

223 views · 1mo ago · 8:55

Guest: Kedge Martin

Asia’s rise is not only changing the global economy. It is changing who holds wealth, how that wealth is inherited, and what the next generation may choose to do with it. Wealth Office host Michael Macfarlane sits down with Kedge Martin and Jamie Webb to examine a period of extraordinary transformation.

What The Wealthy Understand About Risk That Banks Don’t | Marco Poon | Wealth Office

20K views · 1mo ago · 1:08:51

Guest: Marco Poon

For Marco Poon, the answer starts with time. A bank may judge an investment over three, five or ten years. A family trying to preserve and grow capital across generations may be thinking 50, 100 or even 200 years ahead. What looks safe through one lens can look dangerously short-term through the other.

Why The West Cannot Catch China’s Tech Revolution | Shield Xiao Dun | Wealth Office

510 views · 2mo ago · 12:20

China’s technology story is no longer simply about catching up with the West. Shield joins @michaelmacfarlane-mma to examine how China has evolved from a manufacturing powerhouse into one of the world’s most consequential technology ecosystems, and why the speed at which new ideas can be funded, built and deployed is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

The Agents Selling $300m Homes In London | Gary Hersham & Irina Gamagina | Wealth Office

28K views · 2mo ago · 46:48

Super-prime real estate experts Gary Hersham and Irina Gamagina join Michael Macfarlane ‪@michaelmacfarlane-mma for a Wealth Office X conversation exploring what property means when money is no longer the primary constraint.