The Making Money Simple Podcast

Ryan King

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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October 1 · 20 min
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
September 18 · 9 min
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
September 14 · 12 min
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
September 11 · 12 min
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?
September 9 · 20 min
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
September 2 · 43 min
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
August 26 · 15 min
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
August 24 · 22 min
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?
August 23 · 11 min
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?
August 19 · 24 min
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
August 12 · 19 min
£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
August 5 · 18 min
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 highs Why 'this time might be different' (or might not be) Practical steps to take, given the market is at a record high And more Thanks 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?
July 29 · 11 min
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 fees What platforms they are available on And 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
July 22 · 15 min
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
July 15 · 13 min
He's 24 With £40,000 Invested (Here's What He Did) - Will Gryba NGPF
Will from @nextgenngpf joins me on this episode - my first ever street interview! Do you like this style of content? In this one we discuss Will's portfolio, the platforms he uses, the actual investments he makes, and a lot more! And if you're interested, you can sign up to Trading 212 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. ----------------------------------------- 📝 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
July 13 · 31 min
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
July 8 · 20 min
£196,000 Total Investment Portfolio Update
📈 Join The Investing Academy here! In this video we go through my investment portfolio - an update as of the end of June 2026. Including: what accounts I use, what I actually invest in, how my portfolio is performing so far this year, what I've been investing in this year, and more. I hope this helps. If you have any questions or thoughts please let me know in the comments below! ----------------------------------------- 📝 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: 0:00 - Time for an update 0:56 - The numbers 2:53 - Vanguard UK 9:13 - Vanguard Australia 13:15 - HL 14:13 - Trading 212 14:50 - Freetrade 16:15 - Crypto 18:05 - Final thoughts
July 1 · 50 min
Should You Sack Your Financial Advisor? - Money Coach Tom
Tom from @moneycoachtom joined me on this podcast episode to discuss - perhaps controversially - the financial advice industry. Sometimes categorised by high fees and a lack of transparency, which begs the question: is a financial advisor actually worth it? For some people, maybe. For others, maybe not. In this episode we get into when a financial advisor isn't (or is) worth it, the questions you need to ask your financial advisor ASAP, how to actually get value, some horror stories, and more. 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 ----------------------------------------- Timestamps: 3:50 - What questions should you ask your FA? 8:45 - What about fees and value add? 13:55 - Further things to ask your FA 24:59 - What about the rise of ‘financial influencers’? 34:22 - What are some of the worse FA examples? 41:51 - When is a FA actually useful? 47:21 - What should you do?
June 24 · 18 min
Is It Time For You To Switch Global ETF? (VWRP, FWRG, ACWI & more)
Mentioned in this episode: 📝 Get started with investing (free guide & course): click here 🌎 Global index fund & ETF tool: click here 📺 Two new FTSE All-World ETFs: click here 'Should I switch global ETF?' - this is one of the common questions I receive. For most people, you probably don't need to. But if you are thinking about it, there's a few things to consider. Including: fees, spreads, platform availability and one 'GIA tax trap' that could wipe out any savings. We break it all down in this video and there's a checklist at the end that you can use to see whether it's worth you switching! ----------------------------------------- 📝 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: 0:00 - Should you switch? 1:16 - Ongoing fees 5:18 - Spread fees 6:39 - Dealing fees 7:03 - Is your fund truly global? 8:16 - Are you in the right version? 9:02 - Platform availability 10:30 - Returns 12:46 - Tax 14:47 - Behavioural cost 15:34 - Summary
June 17 · 17 min
3 Investing Mistakes I See All The Time
Top investing offers - ⁠click here⁠ Three investing mistakes I see people make over and over, through 1-on-1 calls I have and messages I receive: High, unnecessary fees The wrong tax wrapper ISA vs pension mix up Fix these and you'll save yourself a few quid! 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) 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: 0:00 - 3 costly mistakes 1:00 - Mistake 1 - High Fees 4:40 - Mistake 2 - Wrong Tax Wrapper 8:16 - Mistake 3 - ISA vs Pension

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