Gary Stevenson

Garys Economics

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Gary Stevenson – inequality economist, former trader and author of The Trading Game – explains how real world economics work.

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Gary Stevenson

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Business

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

The future of house prices 07.01.2024

Gary explains how to understand interest rates – and how these influence house prices.

My economic outlook: house prices, inflation and living standards 31.12.2023

Gary analyses the economy over the past 6 months. And what he expects to happen next.

How I lost faith in the economists who run the economy 11.06.2023

Economists in central banks, government, universities and the media have done a phenomenally poor job of managing the economy over the last 20 years. Gary explains why he thinks that is.

We've designed our economic system to ensure your money devalues forever 21.05.2023

Your money is decreasing in value all the time compared to real assets. Gary explains how to protect yourself from this currency devaluation.

Your financial position is based on how much debt your parents took on 14.05.2023

We're in a strange economic situation where those in families who took on huge amounts of debt to buy houses have been massively rewarded from surging prices. Gary explains how debt is a form of ownership. And how to benefit from this.

We will lose the property owning middle class 30.04.2023

If nothing changes and the rich continue taking all their assets, we will lose the middle class in the UK in the next 30-40 years.

My prediction for house prices, interest rates and inflation 09.04.2023

Housing affects everyone, even if you don't own any. Gary explains what pushes house prices up over time. And what he expects to happen to house prices, interest rates and inflation in the coming years.

What is the Asset Economy? 12.03.2023

We've moved into a new type of economy where the work you do cannot transform your economic situation in the way it used to. Welcome to the Asset Economy.

Why don't the government tax the rich more? 05.03.2023

The reason goes a lot deeper than simply there are bunch of rich people in government like Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt. The reticence to tax the rich stems from the bankruptcy of an entire profession: economics. Gary explains why.

Flows of wealth: understand this and you'll understand the economy 15.01.2023

Understanding how wealth moves around the economy allowed me to successfully predict how major crises like the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid crisis would affect the economy.

I don't want you to trade – but if you do, listen to this first 18.12.2022

Most people lose all of their money trading. You're competing against full-time professionals who are there to take your money. If you do decide to trade, however, listen to these tips first.

How your life will be destroyed by the super rich 20.11.2022

What we're witnessing in slow motion is the death of the UK's middle class, as the super rich accumulate all of their assets. Gary explains how we got here. And what we can do about it.

Are the richest people in the UK paying any tax? 13.11.2022

You've been misled to think that the richest pay the most tax. They don't. Gary explains how our tax system is set up to tax income, not wealth – and therefore how it misses the really rich people in the UK.

Why "trickle down" economics doesn't work 09.10.2022

Gary explains how the failed idea has fuelled a huge growth in inequality.

What does Liz Truss's mini-budget disaster mean for the UK? 02.10.2022

Gary reacts to the Truss government's mini-budget that crashed the markets.

How much money do you need to be rich? 07.09.2022

What does it take to be rich in 2022? Gary unpacks what being rich looks like – and why you should pay more tax if you fall into the category.

How the rich avoid tax – with Stephanie Brobbey 22.08.2022

Stephanie Brobbey, a former private wealth lawyer, has seen up close how the rich reduce the amount of tax they pay. She talks to Gary about why she left the wealth management industry. "There are more food banks than McDonald's in the UK. When I heard that I just thought: I can't continue being part of this system which is essentially designed to keep concentrating wealth and minimiz...

Economists in the media have no idea what's going on 22.05.2022

Economists in the media and universities have no idea what's going on. Here's why you shouldn't believe what they say.

When does trading turn into gambling? With Matt Zarb-Cousin 27.03.2022

There's been a huge increase in online trading over the past two years. For many people this has led to financial losses, and gambling addictions. Gary talks to gambling expert and campaigner Matt Zarb-Cousin about the risk of addiction, and how people can keep themselves, and their money, safe

The economic crisis caused by Covid 06.03.2022

Governments have responded to Covid by pumping huge amounts of money into the economy. But where has this money gone?

Why are economists' predictions almost always wrong? 26.12.2021

Economists love to make predictions in the media, but they're almost always wrong. Here's why.

Basics of investing – and why you should buy a house as soon as you can 19.12.2021

Gary explains why he thinks owning property is so important. And what he thinks about other types of investing.

Why is housing so expensive? 01.08.2021

House prices are rising faster than wages in major cities around the world. Why is this happening, and can we do anything about it?

What would the economy look like if we fixed wealth inequality? 07.06.2021

Gary shares his vision of what the economy could look like if we followed the ideas of John Maynard Keynes.

What is wealth – and how does it differ from income? 21.03.2021

"If you were born poor you will die poorand if you were born rich you will die richer." Gary explains the difference between wealth and income – and why failing to tax wealth will lead to worsening inequality.

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