Share Sounds

In this week’s Apprentice Investor Olivia Demetriades and Valsa De Winter are in the studio while Ed Bowsher casts his forensic eye over their portfolios

Gadgets and Gizmos with Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin.

Some of the UK's leading companies racked up positive growth towards the end of 2015 - that's according to the latest Profit Watch survey from the online stock broker The Share Centre. It found that between October and December company revenues rose by 0.4%. Well in studio for more analysis of those findings is the Share Centre founder and CEO Gavin Oldham

Nick Peters hits the shop floor for another packed edition on workplace issues. This week, social mobility, the goal of productive work and enterprise, comes under attack. Nick Peters talks to Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA, about the idea that social mobility could be cruel or even evil. Digital skill levels among young people mean employers are finding it harder to get qualified staff and many young people risk missing out on good jobs - Nick Peters finds out more from Nigel Walsh at CapGemini. The Prime Minister says he wants ex-offenders to have much more support moving from jail into jobs and productive lives. It’s already happening - Nick Peters discovers how from Jane Gould, a trustee of Christian charity CleanSheet. And we head east to Vietnam to meet the "Digital Nomads", young people who are taking the idea of remote working to extraordinary lengths.

Your Money, Your Future with Sarah Pennells, talking to Rodney Hobson, author of Shares Made Simple, Michelle McGrade, Chief Investment Officer at TD Direct, and Helal Miah, Investment Research Analyst at The Share Centre, about company figures, what they mean and how they can help your investment prospects.

Ask Sarah with Sarah Pennells, talking to Richard Blanco, Landlord Developer and London representative for the National Landlords Association, Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor in chief of Moneyweek Magazine, and David Lawrenson, founder of lettingfocus.com, about changes to buy-to-let property and whether it's a good idea to invest now. First Broadcast 13/02/16

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking to Simon Ranson, Head of Banking at Sainsbury's Bank and Claire Walsh, Chartered Financial Planner at Aspect8, about the recent Sainsbury's Bank report highlighting people's money confidence and financial worries.

Young Money with Sarah Pennells and Young Money Champion Fiona Norman, talking to David Hollingworth, Associate Director at London & Country Mortgages and Lina Bourdon and Lina Bourdon, Managing Director at City and Country Financial Services, about government help-to-buy schemes.

Linda Lewis profiles Xero, the market leader in cloud-based accounting software which has been labelled by Forbes as the most innovative growth company two years in a row. This week they've been hosting their annual conference and expo in Battersea in London, unveiling a number of innovative add-ons to their software, such as auto-enrollment for pensions, and a link-up with Barclays and Microsoft to provide subscribers with more insights into how and where their money is going. Linda Lewis went along to meet the founders.

Sue Dougan sits down with Sir Cary Cooper, celebrated organisational psychologist and business guru, to talk about his career and the music which inspires him.