The Making Money Simple Podcast

Ryan King
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The podcast helping you to invest and build wealth ✔️ I'm Ryan, a Chartered Accountant and investor from the UK and I share my mistakes, journey and knowledge - all whilst having a laugh - through this podcast! 💻 My website - https://makingmoneysimple.co.uk/ 📕 My book: Stop Waiting, Start Investing - https://linktr.ee/makingmoneysimple1 If you have any questions or want me to cover any specific topics, feel free to email me at: makingmoneysimple1@gmail.com

  1. 1d ago

    Vanguard's New 0.07% Global ETF (VALL): Every Question Answered

    📈 Get started with investing (guide, cheat sheet & course - all for free) - ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠ 💷 How I can help you - click here 📺 Video: Should You Switch Global ETF? (VWRP vs FWRG vs ACWI) - click here There's been a lot of questions about Vanguard's new FTSE Global All Cap ETF - 'VALL'. So in this video, I tried to answer them all, open and honestly. If you have any other questions leave them in the comments below and I'll get back to you! ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - It's here! 0:57 - Which brokers have VALL? 1:45 - Is there going to be an Income version? 2:04 - What’s the difference between this and VWRP/FWRG etc? 2:44 - Will I switch? 5:50 - Should you switch? 8:11 - Should you switch all in one go? 9:37 - Could this backfire? 11:20 - Summary on platform & fund switching 12:20 - Will it have 7,000 stocks? 12:36 - How much of it is US? 13:13 - What will other fund managers do? 14:13 - Will other Vanguard fund fees be cut? 14:40 - Why did Trading 212 halt investing? 16:04 - Difference to VWRP? 16:21 - Do you need small caps? 17:15 - Could they increase the fee? 17:44 - Use a separate small cap ETF instead? 19:12 - What about the Avantis ETF?

  2. 2d ago

    Vanguard's New FTSE Global All Cap ETF Launched! (Should You Switch?)

    📈 Get started with investing (guide, cheat sheet & course - all for free) - ⁠click here⁠ 💷 Top broker offers - ⁠click here⁠ IT'S FINALLY OUT! The Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ETF. This video includes the key details, as well as when it will be available on your platform and whether you should switch to it. Let me know your take on this in the comments down below.! ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⏰ Timestamps: 0:00 - It's here! 1:17 - ETF details 4:18 - Which brokers offer it? 4:43 - What are the downsideS? 6:21 - Should you switch to / use this new ETF?

  3. 6d ago

    My Investment Portfolio Hit £200,000! - August Portfolio Update

    👉 Looking for a hand? How I can help you On 6 August 2026, I crossed a £200,000 investment portfolio. Crazy! I'm buzzing and certainly never thought this would happen when I started investing nearly 10 years ago. In this one, I go through all of the numbers transparently, from what I've contributed, what the gains have been, the exact investments I make, exact accounts I use, and more. ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠

  4. Aug 12

    £196, 452 Portfolio & 9 Years of Obsessively Investing - 14 Things I Learnt

    I've been investing for nearly 9 years - and I've invested every month for over 100 months in a row now. Across that period I've lost money, made mistakes and learned what actually works. In this one, I go through the most important lessons from the last 9 years. Any questions let me know below - and I hope it helps you on your investment journey! ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠ -----------------------------------------⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 - 9 years later 1:25 - Making mistakes on small amounts 3:21 - Sticking with it 4:22 - The start is slow... but don't worry 6:11 - Automate what you can 6:56 - Your savings rate is most important 9:01 - The proof about compounding 9:47 - Own the whole haystack 11:36 - Boring works 11:53 - Fees matter 13:42 - Wrap it up 14:27 - Look into your workplace pension 15:18 - You probably don't need to do more 16:07 - Timing the market 17:30 - It's easy to get rich slow

  5. Aug 5

    Should You Invest at All-Time Highs? (Probably - and this is why)

    Most of my £196k investment portfolio (at the time of recording) is invested in global index funds and ETFs. And right now they're all sitting at record highs - or 'all-time highs'. As is the S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and many other broad market indices. Which begs the obvious questions: is now a terrible time to invest? Should you just wait for a dip? Is this time different? In this episode we go through: What the data actually says about investing at all-time highsWhy 'this time might be different' (or might not be) Practical steps to take, given the market is at a record highAnd moreThanks for watching and let me know what you think by leaving a comment below! ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠ -----------------------------------------⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 - The current state of the market 1:32 - Timing the market doesn’t work 4:02 - The market is regularly ‘high’? 5:40 - Why is the market regularly high? 6:50 - What is you invest right at the top? 9:07 - Lump sum or drip feed? 10:50 - But… this time is different 13:26 - The reality of market crashes 15:45 - What can you do? 17:27 - So… should you invest?

  6. Jul 29

    Q&A: Vanguard's VWRP (FTSE All-World) or VAFTGAG (FTSE Global All Cap) - Which Is Best?

    Get my global index fund & ETF comparison tool: ⁠click here⁠ Listen to this next: 'Should you switch global ETFs?' In this podcast episode, we answer a great question from Andy: 'VWRP or VAFTGAG' There are a few important differences: What they invest in How much they charge in feesWhat platforms they are available onAnd the type of investment each of them is Listen to the podcast episode for the full details. And thanks for the question Andy! If you have a question, feel free to email me: ryan@makingmoneysimple.com ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠

  7. Jul 22

    My Brand New Stocks & Shares ISA (And The 2 New ETFs I'm Buying)

    In this episode I share my brand new Stocks & Shares ISA, why I chose Trading 212, and exactly what I'm investing in. You can sign up to Trading 212 here To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this above link (or use promo code 'MMS' in the app). Terms apply. This portfolio is part of a brand new investing journey that I'll be sharing on here, including portfolio updates, lessons learned, investing mistakes to avoid, everything I've learnt along the way, and more. If you've got any questions, let me know and I'll get back to you! ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here -----------------------------------------⁠⁠⁠ ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 - My brand new Stocks ISA 00:37 - Why I chose Trading 212 03:55 - What I'm investing in 05:30 - ETF 1 08:20 - ETF 2 12:20 - My portfolio split 13:35 - my plan

  8. Jul 13

    12k Q&A - Bonds, Trading212 vs Vanguard & Tequila

    Get started with investing (free guide & course) click here How I can help you (The Investing Academy) click here Top broker sign-up offers are here I hit 12,000 subscribers on YouTube, so thought I'd do a Q&A. This is the first ever Q&A I've done and I'm answering some of your investing questions from Instagram and YouTube. We cover a wide range of topics, including bonds, Stocks & Shares ISAs, SIPPs, Trading 212 vs Vanguard, retirement planning, factor investing, portfolio strategy, and much more. A huge thank you to everyone who has subscribed, watched, commented and supported my YouTube channel and my Podcast. I genuinely appreciate your support! ----------------------------------------- 📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) to help you start investing - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical book, digital book and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ⚠️ 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. ----------------------------------------- 📥 Get in touch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:41 Q1: Is VANGRS the Best Bond Fund for Retirement? 03:08 Q2: Should You Switch Your SIPP from Vanguard to Trading 212? 05:55 Q3: Can You Retire Before Pension Age Using an ISA? 08:54 Q4: ISA & DC Pension Tax-Efficient Drawdown? 09:39 Q5: What's the Best Junior Stocks & Shares ISA? 11:09 Q6: Should You Add Factor Investing to Your Portfolio? 12:48 Q7: Will £1 Million Be Enough to Retire? 15:09 Q8: Is It Too Late to Start Investing? 17:12 Q9: How Will I Transition from Wealth Accumulation to Wealth Preservation? 20:32 Q10: How Much Is Too Much for a Shot of Tequila? 21:27 Q11: Thanks for your support! 21:51 Q12: Which SIPP Platform Is Best? 25:13 Q13: Is It Too Late to Buy Marvell Stock? 27:38 Q14: Should You Add the FTSE 100 Alongside a Global Index Fund? 30:37 Final Thoughts

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The podcast helping you to invest and build wealth ✔️ I'm Ryan, a Chartered Accountant and investor from the UK and I share my mistakes, journey and knowledge - all whilst having a laugh - through this podcast! 💻 My website - https://makingmoneysimple.co.uk/ 📕 My book: Stop Waiting, Start Investing - https://linktr.ee/makingmoneysimple1 If you have any questions or want me to cover any specific topics, feel free to email me at: makingmoneysimple1@gmail.com

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