Neil from @NeilInvests joins me on this podcast episode for a fascinating and insightful chat where we discussed his entire investing journey to date and his future investing plans.

For context, Neil is currently in his 40's and is planning to build his Stocks & Shares ISA portfolio to £500k+ to enable an earlier retirement.

Neil runs us through the specific investment platform he uses, why he uses a Stocks & Shares ISA, and why he specifically invests into the S&P 500 and FTSE All World.

But that's not all. We cover his biggest investing mistakes, favourite investing books, why he doesn't plan to invest into bonds, how he plans to live off of his investment portfolio, and a lot more.

Listen to this podcast episode for the full details.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:15 - Neil’s overall approach

4:45 - Neil’s investing journey and mistakes

10:10 - The difficulty of stock picking

12:20 - Do you need a financial advisor?

14:36 - Why did you choose Trading212?

18:58 - Why a Stocks & Shares ISA?

24:05 - Why the Vanguard S&P 500 Income ETF and Invesco FTSE All World Income ETF?

27:10 - US or Global ETF?

28:50 - Crypto investing

31:36 - Why use Income/Distributing ETFs?

34:40 - Neil’s exit plan to live off of his investments

38:34 - What about bonds?

41:09 - Will you take the pension tax-free lump sum?

43:25 - Book recommendations to get started investing

46:01 - Outro

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With Bitcoin back at all time highs I've received a few questions on cryptocurrency recently, so I thought I would collate them all into one podcast episode where I run through my exact crypto approach and strategy.

From the platforms I use, to cryptos I invest in, to how I store my crypto.

We discuss all of this and more in this episode.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:19 - Crypto market cap

2:14 - How many are there?

2:47 - The biggest cryptos

3:57 - Recent updates

4:27 - My overall strategy

6:50 - Platform to use

9:06 - Cryptos I invest into

12:24 - How to store crypto

14:18 - My approach recap

15:01 - Crypto taxes

16:30 - Indirectly invest into crypto in your ISA and Pension

17:42 - Crypto ETFs

18:15 - How to stay safe

18:42 - Books to read

19:45 - Outro

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Massive shoutout to Ian who asked these brilliant questions.

From transferring defined benefit and defined contribution pensions, to comparing the index providers of FTSE and MSCI, from UK stocks and their fees, to investing into bonds, and a lot more. This episode has a little bit of everything. Timestamps for each question are below.

And if anyone is keen to get involved in a future 4-week investing crash course, give me a shout and I'll add you to the waitlist (IG - makingmoneysimple, email - makingmoneysimple1@gmail.com).

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:07 - Fees for non-UK stocks? Plus, should we focus on UK-listed stocks?

3:22 - And what about ETFs?

4:22 - Why are UK stocks listed in pennies?

5:53 - Can a company create new/more shares?

7:41 - And what about a company buying back shares?

8:34 - Index funds: FTSE vs MSCI?

11:22 - How to differentiate between indexes?

12:39 - Back to FTSE vs MSCI?

15:01 - Will the Cash ISA allowance be reduced?

16:06 - Are bond investments worthwhile?

17:58 - What is my personal annual rate of return?

19:19 - Has my portfolio recovered after the 2025 market drop?

21:31 - Pensions introduction

22:22 - Can any pension be transferred?

29:03 - Outro

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