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Stress Test

Rob Carrick, Roma Luciw

Booking Overview

Stress Test is a practical personal-finance show for young Canadians, focused on helping listeners make better decisions during major economic shocks. It combines reporting, expert guidance, and real-life financial situations—making it a credible platform for finance and consumer-protection experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 112

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: Canada

YouTube: 253.0k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@globeandmail.com

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Host

Rob Carrick - Globe and Mail personal finance columnist who guides listeners through major financial challenges and decision-making, with a focus on practical, evidence-based advice for everyday Canadians.

Roma Luciw - Globe and Mail editor for personal finance who helps shape the show’s reporting and explains complex financial topics clearly for a young adult audience.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Canadian finance and housing experts (financial planners/advisers, retirement researchers/reporters, lawyers specializing in family/wealth planning, and policy/industry leaders with data-backed perspectives).
Required Achievements:  
Published expertise in mainstream media or consumer finance contexts, Leadership roles in policy initiatives or consumer-facing legal/financial platforms, Demonstrated specialization (retirement planning, prenups/family law, housing market policy)

Recent Guest Discussions

Meera Raman - Retirement Coverage Framing; Setting Up Discussion With A Financial Planner To Challenge Common Myths

Moira Rose Vn - Retirement Assumptions For Young Canadians; Realistic Paths To Retirement

Aimee Schalles - Prenups And Consequences Of Not Having One; Why Interest May Not Translate Into Action

Mike Moffatt - Housing Market Barriers For Young Buyers; Why People Are Stuck In Condos Or Skipping Starter-home Steps

Recent Topics

Personal Finance, Retirement, Mortgage, Housing, Investing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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Coming soon: Season thirteen of Stress Test

October 06, 2026

When are you ready to buy a home? To have a kid? To quit your day job and become your own boss? In 2026, financial milestones look different than they used to.This season of Stress Test gets into the big money decisions Canadians are facing. We’ll look at whether the trade war is changing how people invest, why more Canadians are buying their first homes in their 40s and 50s, and how much money online influencers really make. Season thirteen of Stress Test launches October 14th wherever you g...

No, you don’t need $1.7-million to retire

April 29, 2026

Retirement can feel overwhelming when headlines insist you need millions before you can stop working. But is that actually true? In this episode, we hear from young Canadians with very different visions of life after work. Then retirement reporter Meera Raman sits down with financial planner Moira Rose Váně to challenge some of the biggest assumptions about retirement. Together, they explore why so many younger Canadians feel behind before they’ve even begun, and what a more realistic path to...

Everyone wants a prenup. Very few people get one

April 22, 2026

More than half of young Canadians say they’d want a prenup if they got married or entered a common-law relationship. But only a small share have actually signed one. So what’s stopping them? In this episode, we look at the gap between interest and action and why prenups may still be harder, pricer and more emotionally charged than many expect.  We hear from a Toronto woman who says getting a prenup with her husband became the most difficult part of wedding planning. Then, Aimee Schalles, lawy...

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