Can anyone learn to be good at investing? Toby Newbatt, a personal finance YouTuber (@TobyNewbatt), certainly thinks so. When he first started investing, he knew next to nothing and definitely made some mistakes. But over time, he taught himself what he needed to know—even reading over 40 books on the subject! 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth i...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 26 min
How often do you question your money habits or what your saving or investing for? Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments and she thinks we need to question whether our financial goals are really what we want. (https://profilebooks.com/work/tiny-experiments/). 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://li...
Mar 06, 2025•39 min
What is happening to China? With a massive property market collapse, unsustainable levels of debt, and widespread data manipulation, is this the end of growth for the world’s second-largest economy? And what steps should we take to protect ourselves from a country that doesn’t play by the rules? Ian Williams spent over 20 years as a foreign correspondent covering China. He has written a book titled Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy. Get Ian’s book: https://birlinn.co.uk/pro...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 14 min
The wealth transfer from baby boomers to their children is set to be the largest in history. This has created an unfair system—where parental wealth is the main determinant of success in life—says generational historian Dr Eliza Filby. She has written a book called Inheritocracy: It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad. She travelled around the UK to explore who wins, who loses, and what we should be doing about it. 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? We've teamed...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 7 min
We often focus on companies like Tesla or ARM, but we rarely think about the materials that make their technology possible. Ed Conway is the Economics Editor for Sky News and author of Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future. Where does the battery in your phone or an electric vehicle come from? Why are materials like lithium and copper so critical to achieving net-zero? These aren't just commodities; they are the fundamental building blocks of the technologies that shape our ...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min
What will the next year bring for global markets? What impact will Donald Trump’s tariffs have? Will inflation rise? Katie Martin is a markets columnist for the FT and host of the Unhedged podcast. We often discuss how long-term investors must be prepared to weather economic cycles. If you haven’t experienced a market crash yet, Katie believes this year might put your resilience to the test. 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? We've teamed up with advisors we rate: https:...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 21 min
A personal-finance obsessed former jazz musician, who speaks eight languages, and now runs one of the most successful education businesses in the country, Olly Richards (@storylearning) is the perfect example of why you should never stop learning. 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? We've teamed up with advisors we rate: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://linktr....
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Do you have a workplace pension? If so, there's a good chance it's with Nest, one of the UK’s largest pension schemes, with over 13 million members. We're speaking with Paul Todd, the COO of Nest Invest, to understand how they invest all that money. Are they delivering? And why did they remove the option for a 100% equities fund? Do you have something you want to say Nest? If you're a member, you can contact them through your account, or you can use the contact us section of their website 🤝 Wan...
Jan 27, 2025•2 hr 37 min
We answer all your biggest questions for 2025: How do you know if you’re on track with your finances? How much do you need for retirement? What to look for in a pension fund? How to diversify to reduce risk? Email us your questions: makingmoney@getmost.co.uk. 📧 Get the free newsletter series we mentioned And other guides on personal finance: https://linktr.ee/makingmoneypod 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? We've teamed up with advisors we rate: https://makingmoney.ema...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr
What will the world look like in 2050? Will the US remain the largest economy, or will China or India take the lead? Can AI solve the challenges posed by an ageing population? And will asset prices deliver the returns we expect? Hamish McRae, an economics columnist for The i and the Mail on Sunday, is the author of The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future. 🤝 Want help planning your future from a financial advisor? Get personal support: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Your pension should be your top priority this year. Tom McPhail, pensions expert at The Lang Cat and former Head of Policy at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains how to calculate what you’ll need to retire, whether you can count on a state pension, and maximise returns without extra contributions. This is what we think you need to get your pension sorted out. Our previous episode with Tom is called ' Will you be hit by the pensions crisis?' listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gJm3v9d9K6cEiA...
Jan 16, 2025•2 hr 34 min
Your career and earnings massively impact your financial future, but with skills fast becoming obsolete, how can we make sure we succeed? Helen Tupper, author of The Squiggly Career, suggests ditching the career ladder mindset - progress and more pay can come from moving sideways, not just up. 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? Get personal support from advisors we rate: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how ...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Looking to sort your financial life out in 2025? Financial advisor and podcast favourite Lisa Conway-Hughes shares a bunch of small changes that could make a big difference to your financial future. 🤝Want help planning your finances from Lisa? You can contact her assistant Natalie on natalie@lchwealth.co.uk whilst her website's here: https://lchwealth.co.uk/ ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://linktr.ee/makingmoneypod 📈 Investment plat...
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Rob Dix says we can’t rely on the rules of the past to get the financial future we expect, and shares some new ideas for what we can do instead. Rob is a finance expert, host of The Property Podcast and has just released a new book called 'Seven Myths About Money: And The Truth About Finding Financial Freedom’. Rob’s book: https://shorturl.at/btaw 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? Get personal support from a professional we rate: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advi...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Pete Matthew believes our mindset about money shapes every decision we make with it. Without the right attitude and perspective, even the best financial plans can fall apart. So Pete, a Chartered Financial Planner and Founder and host of Meaningful Money, asks - how can we avoid making the wrong decisions? ✉️ 80% of personal finance on 2 pages Get guide: https://makingmoney.email/80-guide-pete-matthew 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor planning your future? Get personal support from a profess...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 10
For Christmas we've gone into the archive to dig out one of our favourite episodes. Everyone talks about diversification, but how diverse do you really need to be? Can you just invest in one fund? Ramin Nakisa is personal finance YouTube royalty in the UK. He walks us through some of the major assets classes and their pros and cons - but also why one investment might just be enough for you to beat most professional investors, forever. This episode was recorded in July 2023 so some information ma...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Erik Angner is a PhD economist, philosopher, and author of ‘How Economics Can Save the World’. He says economics holds the answers to how we solve the world’s biggest problems, including how you can get rich. 🤝 Want help planning your future from a financial advisor? Get personal support from a professional we rate: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://linktr.ee/makingmoneypod 📈 Investm...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Vivi Friedgut is CEO and founder of Blackbullion, a fintech business that helps students sort out their finances. We say it a lot and it’s true, the earlier you can get started with personal finance the better, and Vivi’s advice isn’t just for students, it’s for anyone who wants to know give themselves the best chance in life. 🤝 Want help planning your future from a financial advisor? Get personal support from a professional we rate: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free gu...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 8
Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, explores the story of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, known as Masa, in his book ‘Gambling Man’. Masa, a venture capitalist who has made and lost hundreds of billions through bold bets on technology, calls himself the world’s "craziest investor." Lionel’s book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451627/gambling-man-by-barber-lionel/9780241582725 🚀 How to start investing - free guide https://makingmoney.email/investing-audio 📈 Investment platforms w...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Edward Chancellor is a financial historian, journalist and investment strategist. In 2008 central bankers brought interest rates to their lowest level in five thousand years. Unaffordable housing, the collapse of productivity, rising inequality are just some of the things Chancellor says are results of those decisions and he argues the worst could be yet to come. Edward’s book: (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/448594/the-price-of-time-by-chancellor-edward/978180206015) 🤝 Want help from a financ...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 6
We get loads of questions about mortgages so we thought we’d ask an expert and cover some other key things you should know about. We're speaking to Anthony Emmerson, Director at mortgage broker Trinity Financial. Whether you’re getting a mortgage for the first time or looking to remortgage, what should you look out for? If you want to speak to Anthony, you can email: hello@trinityfinancial.co.uk 🎉Sponsors Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant, with $1k off: https://vanta.com/makingmoney...
Nov 18, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Making Money listener Amy followed 'the right' steps investing for 15 years, but a few bad decisions ended up costing her tens of thousands of pounds. Here's what happened and what she learnt from it. Want to share your story with us? makingmoney@getmost.co.uk ⛑️ Check your financial health https://makingmoney.email/health-check-audio 📧 Free guides on personal finance Learn how to build wealth in the UK: https://linktr.ee/makingmoneypod 📈 Investment platforms we use: Trading 212 Watch this vid...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 4
UK public companies are trading at 50p on the £1. We've decimated our public markets, which has a huge effect on the economy, stagnating wage growth. How did we get here and what do we do about it, asks an impassioned Andrew Craig, author of How To Own The World and founder of Plain English Finance. His new book is ‘Our Future Is Biotech’. 🤝 Want help planning your future from a financial advisor? Get personal support: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financia...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 3
In this session we streamed live. I break down the Budget with Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Claer Barrett, Consumer Editor at the Financial Times. 🤝 Want help planning your future from a financial advisor? Get personal support: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://linktr.ee/makingmoneypod 📈 Investment platforms we use Trading 212 Watch this video...
Nov 01, 2024•2 hr 32 min
George Agan is a Chartered Financial Planner who’s helped thousands of people plan for their financial future. Can you afford the retirement you want? If not, how are you going to get there? ☕ Want help from George planning your finances? Learn more: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 📈 Investment platforms we use Trading 212 Watch this video where Damo explains how to get the most from it: https://youtu.be/BVVZhrM0LVQ Get a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up for a new...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Liam Byrne is the Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill & Solihull North. He’s written a book called ‘The Inequality of Wealth’. 🤝 Want help planning your future from a financial advisor? Get personal support: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://linktr.ee/makingmoneypod 📈 Investment platforms we use Trading 212 Watch this video where Damo explains how to get the most from it: https://you...
Oct 21, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 1
You asked us: How do you stay motivated to save and invest when are years away from your goals? What do we think about the future growth for the UK? How do you make the most of your workplace pension? 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor? We’ve teamed up with advisors we like so you can get 1:1 support from a professional. Learn more: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 📧 Free guides on personal finance Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://linktr.ee/makingmoney...
Oct 14, 2024•13 min
You asked us: How should those of us who have learned about investing and understand the meaning of these terms go about explaining these things to close friends and family who haven’t? How can I be more patient? I want to be a long-term, passive investor but find it difficult not to want to tinker. How we can effectively save for our children's future? 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor? We’ve teamed up with advisors we like so you can get 1:1 support from a professional. Learn more: https:/...
Oct 07, 2024•14 min
Richard Coffin is the host of the Plain Bagel YouTube channel and one of the biggest financial content creators in the world. He’s a trained financial planner and by day works as an investment analyst so he really knows his stuff. 🤝 Want help planning your future from a financial advisor? Get personal support: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio ⛑️ Free guides & financial health check Learn how to build long-term wealth in the UK: https://linktr.ee/makingmoneypod 📈 Investment pl...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 12
We answer your biggest money questions - there's extra info below for some of the things we talk about in the episode. Yes, Trading 212 offer a flexible ISA. You can learn more about this in Trading 212's FAQs at the bottom of their ISA page: https://www.trading212.com/isa Btw if you want to sign up for a Trading 212 account then if you use our code MM you'll get a free share worth up to £100 if you deposit at least £1. If you do then we'll receive a small commission from Trading 212. There will...
Sep 23, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 11
