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. Oct 1

    He's 34 With £126,399 Invested & This Is Why Being Lazy Builds Wealth - Fellas Finance

    I met up with Christos from FellasFinance in sunny Cambridge to go through his investing journey, past mistakes and both of his actual investment portfolios. ⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Trading 212⁠⁠⁠ (or use promo code 'MMS' in the app) To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this link. Terms apply. ----------------------------------------- 📝 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 lazy path to wealth 3:07 - Why Vanguard's ETF? 5:45 - Vanguard portfolio 15:49 - Trading 212 portfolio

  2. Sep 18

    VALL Holdings Revealed! (Vanguard's New 0.07% Fee Global ETF w/ 6,000+ Stocks)

    Video mentioned in this episode - ⁠Will I Switch To VALL? My Plan For Every Account⁠ VALL - Vanguard's new 0.07% global ETF - underlying holdings are finally out. That's exactly what we go through in this one! ----------------------------------------- 📝 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 - VALL data is out 0:45 - Number of stocks 1:52 - The data 2:58 - Comparison to VAFTGAG 4:36 - My 3 reservations Is now the time to invest? 7:23 - If you haven’t yet switched, should you now? 8:09 - What I will do 8:50 - My VALL plan

  3. Sep 14

    From £24k Debt To £200k Invested, How He Did It - Sammie Up The Gains Money

    ⁠Sign up to Sammie's app, Gains⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up to Trading 212⁠⁠ (or use promo code 'MMS' in the app) To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this link. Terms apply. I met with Sammie from Up The Gains Money to go through his journey from being £24k in debt to now having over £200k invested. Including how he financially educated himself and built an app along the way. Plus, we got ambushed by a dog, some kids and a heard of cows... 🤣 ----------------------------------------- 📝 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 - Getting out of debt 5:02 - Debt payoff methods 7:34 - Financial education & investing

  4. Sep 11

    Will I Switch To Vanguard's New Global ETF 'VALL'? Here's My Plan For Every Account

    👉 List of Brokers I use (some have sign-up offers): I currently haven't invested a single penny in Vanguard's new FTSE Global All Cap ETF, 'VALL'. There are 3 key reasons why, and we go through them in this video. Saying that, I might invest/switch to VALL soon... And I've been getting quite a few questions about my plan, given that I am a global index fund investor myself. So in this episode I go through each of my investing accounts - and each investment - to chat through which ones I probably will switch to VALL, and which ones I probably won't switch to VALL. At the time Are you investing in VALL yet? ----------------------------------------- 📝 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 - VALL growth 1:28 - Investments I won't switch 1:51 - VAFTGAG investments 4:42 - Small cap value Stocks ISA 6:23 - Business investing account 7:34 - Various GIAs 9:41 - 'Bed & ISA' Stocks ISA 10:24 - Overall strategy 11:11 - Who should switch?

  5. Sep 9

    Q&A: When To Invest In Gold & Bonds? Plus, Why You NEED To Ignore Billionaires

    👉 Looking for a hand? ⁠How I can help you⁠ 📺 Watch these next: Bonds - Should You Invest? (And Exactly How UK Investors Can)Everyone’s Buying Gold… Should You? (The Truth) In this podcast episode, we answer a great question from Andrew - in terms of when someone should consider investing in gold and/or bonds. I give my current thought process - and some more useful videos on these topics are linked at the top of the description. We then go into why it's important to ignore billionaires if you're a regular person looking to build wealth. Thanks for the question Andrew! 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

  6. Sep 2

    Is It Too Late, Or Are You Too Old, To Start Investing? - JP's Budget

    JP from @jpsbudget joined me on this podcast episode to discuss a very common question - is it too late to start investing? In this one we answer that question, as well as the reality of starting later, how to actually get started and what you need to do to make the most of your money. Listen to the episode for the full details! ----------------------------------------- 📝 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. Aug 26

    He's 43 and Built A £180k Stocks & Shares ISA in 6 Years

    I met with Neil from @NeilInvests and we went through his entire Trading 212 portfolio - every investment and why. Sign up to Trading 212 (or use promo code 'MMS' in the app) To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this link. Terms apply. ----------------------------------------- 📝 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

  8. Aug 24

    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?

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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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