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Podcast: FTAdviser Podcast
Episode: Why people feel less safe than in 1994 (and what to do about it)
Description: The Doomsday clock, which was created in 1945 by Einstein and Oppenheimer, and is run by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said the world was at 90 seconds to midnight. This indicates how vulnerable we are globally to man-made threats. This year, as tensions rise, the world goes to the polls, new friendships are forged and old alliances are put under strain, ordinary people can indeed feel closer to midnight. Are we safe? And if we are not, how can we plan for our futures, or for the next generations? Should we be worried about our portfolios o...