The Stocks and Savings Podcast

It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

What do you do when your biggest investment brings the world to a standstill? This is a question that - sadly - we had to answer on Friday, as CrowdStrike caused a massive software outage across the globe. So in this episode, we'll go through what happened, what we did, why we did it, and what we think the future holds. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review...

The number one reason why you'll succeed in investing has very little to do with being able to pick winning stocks or time the market to perfection. In our view, the key to successful long-term investing is your mindset. In this episode, we'll be talking through an analogy that we saw earlier in the week about how you should think like a farmer when investing: Don't shout at the crops...

Today's podcast will be answering a question that we've received quite a lot - although specifically from Robin on Instagram this time - is there a best frequency to be buying investments? Basically, should you lump all your money into stocks as soon as possible, or spread your investments out over a longer period of time? Let's find out! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a...

As we reach the halfway stage of 2024, we think it's a good time to reflect on how the stock market and our portfolios have performed - with some glaringly obvious lessons that we've learned 📚 If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get A Free Share...

I'll be honest, it's never fun when an investment doesn't go to plan. But when you invest in individual stocks, you are ALWAYS going to have some that don't work out. Truth is, this investment is nothing in comparison to all the mistakes we made when we first started investing. That's part of the reason why we decided to take everything we've learned over the past few years...

What is a UK pension and how does it work? We'll be answering this, and much more, on today's episode. Also, here are some of the links that we mentioned: 👉 Check your national insurance contributions 👉 Search for old and lost pensions 👉 More details on finding old pension pots If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would rea...

Do you know how many different fees you have to pay when investing in the UK? Honestly, I'm not even sure we did before researching this episode... But we hope it's an eye-opener about just how many fees there are, and how you can avoid them. Also, feel free to check out our Global Index Fund Cheat Sheet to see some of the fees charged. Money Saving Expert article referenced. --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments. Plus we've got a brand new company that Jamie added to his portfolio! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A lot of the talk in the world of investing is all about the impact of investing hundreds of pounds every month, but that leads to a common misconception - that you need hundreds of pounds each month to make investing worthwhile! So in today's mini, we'll be talking about how the power of investing can help to boost your finances, from just £10 per month. --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get A Free...

Dividends always seem to get a lot of attention in the world of investing, and 99% of the time they get a lot of praise. So today, we'll be looking closer at that 1% - where we answer the question: are dividends good, or are they actually kind of pointless? If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more pe...

In today's episode, we'll be diving into the weird and wonderful (maybe an overstatement) world of UK Premium Bonds! Mentioned in the episode: Money Saving Expert Premium Bonds Calculator --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get A Free Fractional Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We'd also like to thank this season's sponsor, Trading 212. Trading 212 is an investing plat...

It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments. It's worth pointing out that some share prices have changed quite a bit since we recorded this, since it's the middle of earnings season! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it wo...

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Today we'll be talk about 11 of the highest quality stocks in Europe, according to Goldman Sachs at least - and we'll each pick our favourite! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We&#...

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It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠⁠ Vote For Us As Money Podcaster Of The Year ⁠⁠ We've been nominated as Money Podca...

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We hope you found this episode helpful, and you now feel more confident about the world of finance and investing. But if you still feel intimated by all the jargon in investing and overwhelmed by all the options, you don't have to go through it alone. Check out our website to find out more about our A-Z Investing Course, a step-by-step roadmap designed to take you from beginner to confident in...

We just made one of the biggest ever changes to our Stocks and Shares ISAs by selling a bunch of smaller investments, so today we'll be talking about why we did that. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠⁠ Vote For Us As Money Podcaster Of The Year ⁠⁠ We've been nomi...

It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠ Vote For Us As Money Podcaster Of The Year ⁠ We've been nominated as Money Podcast...

Investing in index funds is a hands-off approach to investing, but there's still a few things to think about when selecting the right fund for you to invest in. That's exactly what today's episode is all about! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 ETF tax and domicile...

This has been one of our most asked for episodes - so we hope you find it helpful! Talking about numbers and stock valuations on a podcast can be a bit of a challenge, but we've done our best to turn this into a useful introduction to valuation, so that you know some of the things to look for when it to deciding an "appropriate" share price for a potential investment. If you enjoyed...

Take a look at some of the tools we used to help us figure out how much we need in retirement: 👉 Life expectancy calculator 👉 Calculate your current investment returns 👉 Retirement withdrawal calculator If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- We would love to be able to help...

This episode has been 24 months in the making - we hope you find it interesting and helpful, as we take you on a walk down investing memory lane. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇 --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We&...