Level Up Financial

Join the Woke Finance team as they celebrate their 200th episode discussing their most viewed episode over the last hundred. Veronia Spaine Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VeroniaSpaine Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligence and seek pro...

Three in ten UK adults have been a victim of financial fraud, and more than half (55%) have seen an increase in the number of scam attempts in the last 12 months. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss further and on how we can prevent this happening to us. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education a...

History has taught us stock market crashes are to be expected. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss what market crashes are, what causes them and how investors can prepare for one. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligence and seek professional...

Christmas is a season where there are a lot of spending pressures. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss how you can get your finances in order right now ahead of the festive period.

One of our followers recently sent in a questions asking about using robo advisors for investing and how to go about with ETF allocations. Join the Woke Finance team as they respond. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligence and seek professional adv...

Financial therapy combines financial advice and emotional support to help people manage financial stress and much more. Join the Woke Finance team as they welcome Norma Cassius, a money management consultant, psychotherapist, author and life coach to share all on the importance of financial therapy and why we should all be considering it. An episode not to be missed! You can follow or contact Norm...

A stock market crash is marked by a sudden drop in stock prices. This week saw significant drops across the global markets. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss how investors can respond to stock market crashes in general. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do yo...

The housing market has been pretty wild lately with high interest rates. As a result of this, we’ve seen an increase in online content favouring renting for life over trying to buy a home. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss renting vs buying a home. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and o...

Is “money can’t buy happiness’ a myth? Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss this long debated topic. Link to video which inspired this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVjT3dzVvbA Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligence and seek profe...

If you’re fortunate enough to have some money left over from your monthly salary, you may be wondering how to spend it effectively. Whatever the size of your disposable income, how you spend your cash can make a big difference to your overall wellbeing, success and future wealth. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss what they’re happy to spend lots of money on with their disposable income. S...

Will you have enough money to sustain you in retirement? An increasing number of people are predicted to fall into pension poverty when they reach retirement. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss what you can do to avoid this trap. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Ple...

The Woke Finance team have recently been delivering personal finance workshops to children across the country. Join the team on this episode as they discuss the importance of young people learning about money. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligenc...

There is a lot of uncertainty in the economic markets during the period of general elections. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss if there are any investment opportunities and how we may need to prepare our finances during this time. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions....

An article shared with us by one of our listeners stated that more and more young people are interested in collecting items such as designer bags and watches as part of their long term investments plans. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss this in details and the pros/cons of alternative assets. Listen to Jacques who was recently on the Savvy Wallet Podcast sharing his experience of investi...

Financial wellbeing is about having a good relationship with money. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss how to improve our financial wellbeing. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligence and seek professional advice before making any personal f...

The FCA has brought charges against nine individuals in relation to an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme promoted on social media. Are ‘finfluencers’ bad, should we follow them? Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss this, trading schemes, CFD’s and more! Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather ed...

The term "bubble," in an economic context, generally refers to a situation where the price for something e.g. a financial asset, or even an entire sector, market, or asset class—exceeds its fundamental value by a large margin. In recent times we have seen the rise of AI stocks. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss what a bubble is and if we’re in an AI bubble. Sign up to our mailing list via...

Staying invested in cash can offer stability and security, especially during uncertain economic times. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss the benefits of always holding cash within a porfolio. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligence and see...

Investment risk is something all current and future investors must come to terms with. No investment is ever risk-free, but conversely, not all investments are as risky. Whether you’re looking to make your first investment or want to reassess your portfolio, join the Woke Finance team as they discuss measuring and managing investment risk plus more. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www...

According to new data many earners don’t realise how well off they are, for example those earning £45,000 are in the top 25% of UK earners. But why do so many who earn this or more feel like they’re not doing so well? Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss this further. Link to article (Times article not ‘thisismoney’ as mentioned in the episode); https://www.thetimes.co.uk/money-mentor/income...

We’ve often heard people say property investing is all one needs to do to build wealth and become financially free in the future. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss this school of thought. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial advice, but rather education and our own opinions. Please do your own due diligence and seek pr...

Alphabet’s market value surged 10 per cent on recently to more than $2tn after Google’s parent company announced its first-ever dividend and reported strong growth across its main business lines. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss what this means for the everyday investor and which tech giant will be next to start paying dividends. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinan...

Part 2 of the discussion where we invited Krystle McGilvery, a Finance & Behaviour Catalyst, Chartered Accountant and Founder of Mind Over Money, onto the show. Join the Woke finance team along with Krystle as they talk about the role our behaviours play when it comes personal finance. An episode not to be missed! Mind Over Money: https://www.wearemindovermoney.com/ Krystle McGilvery: https://www....

This week we invite Krystle McGilvery, a Finance & Behaviour Catalyst, Chartered Accountant and Founder of Mind Over Money, onto the show. Join the Woke Finance team along with Krystle as they talk about the role our behaviours play when it comes personal finance. An episode not to be missed with loads of gems from the financial expert. Mind Over Money: https://www.wearemindovermoney.com/ Krystle...

Recently, BlackRock chief executive, Larry Fink, warned of a future retirement crisis as pension savings fail to keep up with life extending medical breakthroughs, which means people are living for longer. Join the Woke Finance team as they discuss how can we avoid falling into this crisis. Sign up to our mailing list via our website: www.wokefinance.co.uk Disclaimer; We do not give out financial...