Making Money

Damien Jordan & Timeyin Akerele from Most

Learn how to build wealth - investing, pensions, the psychology of money - even things like how to get a payrise. Hosted by the UK’s top personal finance YouTuber Damien Jordan and his best mate Timeyin Akerele, this is the financial education we wish we’d had. Our focus is on the big stuff, teaching the strategies and mindset shifts that can have a significant impact on your financial life. Contact us: makingmoney@getmost.co.uk

  1. HACE 4 H

    Retiring at 65 Makes No Sense

    Is slow population growth going to change your retirement? Amlan Roy is an expert in demographics and has advised governments all over the world. He says the way our population is changing is at the heart of all the big issues we’re facing today, not just pensions.  You can get Amlan’s book ‘Demographics Unravelled’ here: https://a.co/d/0gyPSQbi 🤝 Want 1:1 financial help from us? Answer a few questions to find the right service & book free call: https://getmost.typeform.com/pod-episodes 🎉 Sponsors Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney Tide - Get up to 4% AER variable with their Instant Saver Account: https://www.tide.co/offers/makingmoney New Tide members get these rates free for 4 months, after which your Tide plan’s rates apply. For full details visit https://www.tide.co/makingmoney/. – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - Is Age The Only Factor? 05:25 - Vanta Ad 06:30 - The Ageing Time Bomb 11:57 - Immigration As A Tool 15:20 - Tide ad 16:20 - Fertility Rates 20:27 - Staying In Work Longer 23:10 - Means-Tested State Pension 28:10 - How Much Does a 20 Year Retirement Cost? 33:00 - When Will The Problem End? 35:58 - Where Will You Retire?

    43 min
  2. 2 FEB

    What Politicians Won't Tell You About the Economy

    Are you being misled about the state of the UK economy? What really went wrong? And how do we fix it? Vicky Pryce was a top economist inside the civil service, and worked for years in the private sector. Her latest book is Mismanaged Decline: What Politicians Won't Tell You About the Economy (https://amzn.eu/d/0kD8EVO). 🤝 Want 1:1 help from a finance professional? Answer a few questions to find the right service & book free call: https://makingmoney.email/call-with-will 🎉 Sponsors Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney Tide - Get up to 4% AER variable and 3 months of Pro plan for free: https://www.tide.co/offers/makingmoneypro/ New Tide members get these rates free for 4 months, after which your Tide plan’s rates apply. For full details visit https://www.tide.co/makingmoney/. – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - Ad - Do You Need Help With A Financial Decision?  01:07 - Why Do Politicians Lie? 11:15 - Investment 17:21 - Tide ad 18:31 - Productivity 26:25 - Austerity and Brexit 31:51 - Vanta ad 31:56 - How To Fix The UK 41:13 - How Much Waste Is There? 49:16 - The Taxpayer Always Pays 01:02:14 - What’s Going To Change It?

    1 h y 12 min
  3. 26 ENE

    The Financial System is Rigged Against Normal People

    What if personal finance wasn’t just complicated, it was actually rigged against you, Tarun Ramadorai, professor of financial economics at Imperial College London, has advised central banks and sovereign wealth funds. And he’s co-written a book ‘Fixed: Why Personal Finance Is Broken and How to Make It Work for Everyone’. 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial adviser service - book a free consultation:  https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 🎉Sponsors TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - The System Is Fixed 12:21 - The Broken UK Mortgage Market 20:39 - Vanta Ad 21:44 - How To Fix This? 31:21 - Who This Affects The Most 39:43 - TaxZap ad 40:58 - How To Beat The Insurance Industry 51:01 - Get The Basics Right 59:45 - Financial Education Isn’t Enough 01:05:37 - The Countries We Need To Learn From

    1 h y 18 min
  4. 19 ENE

    The 3 Investing Rules That Changed Warren Buffett’s Fortunes

    Ask anyone who the world’s best investor is, chances are, they’ll say Warren Buffett. Every move he makes makes headlines. Together with Charlie Munger, he built Berkshire Hathaway, one of the biggest names in the S&P 500. Now that he’s stepped down as CEO, we’ve invited Glen Arnold, who literally wrote the book, in fact, all four books of The Deals of Warren Buffett. 🎉Sponsors The British and International Franchise Exhibition - go for free: https://makingmoney.email/franchise-exhibition-london TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - Franchise Exhibition ad 00:40 - His First Investment 04:44 - 3 Rules 09:45 - High Reward But Low Risk 13:00 - Taxzap ad 14:15 - Charlie Munger 20:39 - Circle of Competence 26:02 - Vanta ad 27:09 - Diversification 31:45 - His Biggest Mistake? 40:13 - Barrier To Entry 46:40 - Warren Buffett’s Failure 52:11 - A Fragile Ego? 57:36 - How Would He Invest Now? 01:01:49 - Who Is The Greatest Investor?

    1 h y 8 min
  5. 12 ENE

    Ben Felix: The Problem With Saving 10% of Your Income

    Ben Felix has one of the few personal finance channels I watch. Chief Investment Officer at PWL Capital, he also co-hosts  the Rational Reminder podcast. We discuss the finance ‘rules’ to avoid,  why human behavior makes us bad investors, and the questions you need to ask if you want your money to support a better life. Ben also opens up about his cancer diagnosis earlier this year and how it’s changed his perspective. 🎉Sponsors The British and International Franchise Exhibition - go for free: https://makingmoney.email/franchise-exhibition-london TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Here are the papers referenced: Beyond the Status Quo: A Critical Assessment of Lifecycle Investment Advice Anarkulova, Aizhan and Cederburg, Scott and O'Doherty, Michael S.  Finding and Funding a Good Life - Ben Felix Ben’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenFelixCSIRational Reminder podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/RATIONALREMINDER Chapters: 00:00 - Franchise Exhibition ad 00:39 - Why finance? 06:29 - Home bias 13:42 - Vanta ad 14:47 - Are you over-exposed? 17:19 - Low US returns coming? 23:06 - 4% rule  27:09 - TaxZap ad 28:23 - Rational investing? 35:00 - Investment approach 38::45 - Money and happiness 41:24 - Funding a good retirement 45:25 - Trade-offs 50:03 - When you shouldn’t save 54:52 - Cancer diagnosis 01:09:09 - Best investment advice

    1 h y 15 min
  6. 5 ENE

    Financial Adviser Explains How to Get Ahead in 2026

    To kick off the year we asked for your biggest money questions, which we're answering with financial adviser and friend of the podcast, Lisa Conway-Hughes. This is Lisa’s advice firm LCH/WEALTH: https://lchwealth.co.uk Set up a Financial Diagnosis Session with Lisa via her assistant Abi: abi@lchwealth.co.uk Correction: At 5:06 Lisa misspoke and said Tom would need 12-24k for 3-6 months of expenses as an emergency fund. She meant to say 6-12k (as in her example he'd have 2k expenses per month). 🎉 Sponsors Franchise Exhibition - go for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.franchiseinfo.co.uk/franchise-exhibitions/the-british-international-franchise-exhibition/⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your self-assessment by Jan 31 & use code MONEY10: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above (including Lisa's firm LCH Wealth), we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - Franchise Exhibition ad 00:39 - Happy New Year 03:29 - House or Pension at 30 09:56 - Rent vs Buy  15:08 - Salary Sacrifice rules have changed 16:56 - TaxZap ad 18:10 - How to derisk for retirement 22:10 - Running out of money 27:22 - How to retire early 29:37 - Pensions savings at 30/40/50 33:07 - Self-employed and pensions 38:11 - Vanta ad 39:16 - Will you get a state pension? 42:12 - Tax trick for low earners 46:45 - How to stop worrying about money? 49:55 - Know your number 54:19 - Can you spend more? 59:02 - How to pay less tax in retirement 01:02:33 - Pension or ISA? 01:04:22 - Inheritance tax 01:06:20 - Where to save to pay less tax? 01:07:15  - Basic money principles

    1 h y 14 min
  7. 29/12/2025

    How 2025 Changed How We Think About Money

    It’s our final episode of 2025! To celebrate, we’ve brought back the hat to answer your questions. What’s been our favourite episode? Which guest completely changed our mind? And would we rather fight a duck-sized bear or a bear-sized duck? Plus, watch out for an incredible reveal from T… enjoy! 📩 We want to hear more from you in 2026. If you’ve had a big financial lesson you’d like to share with us, email our producers Ruth and Emma at ruth@getmost.co.uk 🎉 Sponsors Franchise Exhibition - go for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.franchiseinfo.co.uk/franchise-exhibitions/the-british-international-franchise-exhibition/⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your self-assessment by Jan 31 & use code MONEY10: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - Franchise Exhibition ad 00:39 - Our favourite episode 07:10 - Why we get along 10:35 - Vanta ad 11:39 - 2025 Proudest Moments 14:03 - 2025 Mistakes 21:08 - Long v short term 24:44 -  What we’ve changed 34:43 - TaxZap ad 36:00 - What’s changed our mind? 37:29 - Hair transplant 41:53 - What we want to do in 2026 43:22 - What if we were in charge? 49:23- Duck-sized bear or a bear-sized duck? 51:54 - 2026 market predictions 52:29 - T’s military camp experience 54:57 - 2026 resolutions

    59 min
  8. 22/12/2025

    ARCHIVE: I Did Everything Right...Then Lost Nearly £20,000!

    Amy is a member of the Making Money audience. Many of us have made mistakes in our investing journey but not everyone is brave enough to come on and tell us about it. This episode was first published in November 2024 If you’ve had a big financial lesson like Amy and you’d like to share it with us, email our producers Ruth and Emma at ruth@getmost.co.uk 🎉 Sponsors Franchise Exhibition - go for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.franchiseinfo.co.uk/franchise-exhibitions/the-british-international-franchise-exhibition/⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your self-assessment by Jan 31 & use code MONEY10: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ – If you don’t know Bill’s work here’s where I suggest you start:The Four Pillars of Investing: https://amzn.eu/d/hKCTHVJ  The Intelligent Asset Allocator (recommended by Jack Bogle himself): https://amzn.eu/d/6NKLjTu  The Investor’s Manifesto: https://amzn.eu/d/3kDgo57  – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - Moneyweek ad01:07 - 15 years in an index fund 09:15 - Pulling out in a crash 17:58 - Taxzap ad 19:12 - Looking for advice online 29:25 - Stock picking 36:26 - Vanta ad  37:40 - Knowing when to sell 44:03 - Making mistakes 54:33 - How much money did Amy lose? 59:19 - Lessons

    1 h y 8 min

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Learn how to build wealth - investing, pensions, the psychology of money - even things like how to get a payrise. Hosted by the UK’s top personal finance YouTuber Damien Jordan and his best mate Timeyin Akerele, this is the financial education we wish we’d had. Our focus is on the big stuff, teaching the strategies and mindset shifts that can have a significant impact on your financial life. Contact us: makingmoney@getmost.co.uk

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