55: Change your financial destiny through investing with Maike Currie

🎙️ Change Your Financial Destiny With InvestingGuest: Maike Currie – VP of Personal Finance at PensionBee | Author | Financial JournalistWhat does it really take to change your financial destiny?In this episode of From Roots to Froots, Arlyne is joined by Maike Currie, VP of Personal Finance at PensionBee and author of The Search for Income, for a wide-ranging and honest conversation about pensions, investing, behaviour and long-term financial security.With over 20 years of experience spanning journalism, pensions, asset management and personal finance, including roles at Investors’ Chronicle and across UK and South African financial systems. Maike brings clarity to some of the most misunderstood areas of money.Oh… and we also play Jenga. Let’s just say Maike is very competitive.---💡 In This Episode, We Cover:🧭 Maike’s Journey- How Maike moved from financial journalism to shaping pension confidence at PensionBee- What working across the UK and South African financial systems taught her about access, inequality and education- Why simplifying pensions and investing became her mission🧠 Money, Behaviour & Retirement Reality💰The hardest financial concepts for everyday people to grasp💰The biggest misconceptions about pensions and retirement⚡️Maike’s viral “yellow coat” moment responding to the Budget📘 What policymakers could do to rebuild trust in pensions🎯 Key TakeawayChanging your financial destiny isn’t about timing the market or chasing trends — it’s about understanding your options, trusting the process, and staying invested for the long term, even when the rules feel uncertain.---🔗 Connect With Maike on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/maike-currie-7aa2b311/🔗 Follow Maike’s work at PensionBee 🔗 Find her book 'The Search for Income' 🔗 Stay up to date with her commentary on pensions, investing and financial wellbeing---Thank you to our partner PensionBee a leading online pension provider who are on a mission to build pension confidence so that you can enjoy a happy retirement. With PensionBee, you can manage your pension savings with ease and can combine and contribute all from one app. Self-employed pension savers can even open a flexible pension plan, contributing as often or as little as they like.Their website and award-winning app make retirement planning simple with helpful tools like their Pension Calculator, blogs, videos and their monthly podcast - The Pension Confident Podcast. 🎧Take control of your retirement today with PensionBee.When investing, your capital is at risk.Follow Roots to Froots: Instagram & TikTok Connect with Arlyne: LinkedIn Other Useful Links: Roots To Froots Homepage Order your free budget template here Keep Shining 🚀🤩