I've been investing for over 8 years and have built my investment portfolio to £180,000.

In this podcast episode, we go through the 10 most important lessons that I've learnt along the way.

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Georgiy from @Funancialism joined me on this episode of the podcast to discuss ‘alternative investments’.

Including his investments into Pokémon cards and one piece cards.

I’m a complete beginner in this space, so was asking as many beginner questions as possible.

Georgiy dropped a lot of gems and facts, going on to say that everyone should have at least 1% of their portfolio in alternative investments.

Listen to the podcast episode for the full details!

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More investing:

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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The 10 most important things that changed that you need to know after the UK 2025 Budget yesterday.

Plus, 8 things that didn't change (that you should still know about).

What did you make of the budget? Let me know in the comments below.

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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In this podcast episode, I answer a question from Scott.

The question was: 'Have you ever covered how to invest when you’ve maxed out your 20k isa allowance?'

We go through the options, starting with a pension and a general investment account (GIA), before moving onto more niche options and some other ideas - from SEIS/EIS/VCT to crypto and gold and more.

We also cover limited companies and the 'order of investing priority', including some scenarios of what investment accounts to prioritise based on your situation.

Listen to the podcast episode for the full details.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Question from Scott

1:53 - Pension

3:20 - Workplace pension or SIPP?

4:38 - General investing account

6:55 - Accounts are ‘wrappers’

7:38 - SEIS and EIS

9:13 - VCTs

10:33 - Other options - property

11:11 - Crypto

11:43 - Gold

12:35 - P2P lending

13:05 - S&S Lifetime ISA

14:04 - Don’t forget saving goals

15:29 - Limited company investing

16:30 - ‘Order of investing priority’

20:51 - Summary

22:53 - Outro

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Gold is up big in 2025, but should you invest in it? And if so, how?

In this episode, we break down everything you need to know about gold as an investor. From what actually drives gold’s price, to its long term returns (including the real return after inflation), to how much of your portfolio you may want to allocate - the ultimate beginner-friendly guide.

We then dive into the 5 main ways to invest in gold, including the pros, cons, fees, and tax implications of each option.

These options include: physical gold, ETCs, ETFs, gold mining stocks and digital gold.

In this podcast episode, I answer a question from Jiani.

This is a great question and a fairly common question one - is it better to 'lump sum' invest or 'drip feed' / 'cost average' invest.

We go through the data, the pros and cons of each approach, some real life examples, what I personally do, and more, in this podcast episode.

Listen to the podcast episode for the full details.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Question from Jiani: Cost averaging vs Lump sum

1:24 - What is the difference?

2:45 - What the data shows

4:17 - Why lump sum investing wins

5:13 - Why cost averaging/drip feeding might still be better

7:09 - When does each strategy work best?

8:31 - Some real life examples

10:17 - The ‘lost decade’ where drip feeding won

12:08 - The final verdict

13:23 - What do I do?

14:4 - Outro

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Mat from @thequidsquid joins me on this episode to discuss all things budgeting.

From different budgeting methods, to budgeting techniques, to useful budgeting tools and apps, to juggling your budget whilst investing and saving.

Mat shares how he used budgeting personally to save for his own house. As well as how to go about budgeting the average UK salary of £35,000.

Listen to the podcast episode for the full details!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:17 - Different budgeting methods

3:25 - 50/30/20 budgeting

7:39 - What techniques did Mat follow to save for a house

9:45 - Zero-based budget

14:14 - Budgeting for investing

17:13 - Other budgeting tips - mindset, LISAs

22:23 - How to budget the average £35,000 UK salary

26:25 - How much should you save/invest?

31:08 - Budgeting apps and tools

36:34 - Using multiple accounts

41:26 - Final quickfire budgeting tips

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Tom from @tom.tpf joins me on this podcast episode to discuss a very important question what is the best global ETF for UK investors?

As Tom and I discussed on our previous podcast episode, investing really can be made simple - invest into a global fund and do this consistently for decades.

However, which global ETF is best? There are many to choose from and the jargon can be confusing. So, in this episode we compare 5 of the most popular global ETF options.

What makes them different? Primarily the number of underlying holdings (essentially the number of stocks in the ETF) and the fees that they charge.

We go through each of the ETFs and then conclude on which one (or ones) are the best for investors.

This episode will be very helpful if you're a long term global fund investor.

Listen to this podcast episode for the full details.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:58 - Why use a global fund?

1:45 - Some global fund aren’t truly global?

4:55 - FTSE All World - VWRP & FWRG

9:02 - MSCI ACWI - SSAC & ACWI

15:35 - Solactive GBS Global Markets - PACW

21:35 - Which one is best?

26:47 - Final thoughts

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More investing:

📝 Download my free investing guide to help you start investing - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/Free-Investing-Guide

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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