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In this captivating episode, we dive into the inspiring journey of Rachel Bunney, the owner of The Bunney & Thread Embroidery Club.    Having joined WealthBuilders in August 2022 with her husband Mark, we explore Rachel’s path to entrepreneurship, the challenges she faced, and the triumphs she has experienced along the way.   Including the pivotal moments that sparked her entrepreneurial spiri...

This week we’re celebrating 200 WealthTalk podcast episodes! To commemorate the milestone we reflect back on where we were when we launched the podcast back in February 2019 and where we are now, four years later.    In this special episode, we unveil our exciting new mission: sharing a proven, step-by-step process that teaches forward thinking parents how to help their children go from financiall...

In this episode of WealthTalk, we dive into the world of business insurance and explore the essential policies that every business owner should consider to protect their business. Joining us on the podcast this week is WealthBuilders SSAS Director, Paul Brooks. Paul walks us through three crucial insurance policies that can protect your business from unforeseen risks and provide peace of mind.   W...

This week we are joined by WealthBuilders SSAS Director, Paul Brooks as we dive into the world of wealth protection.    In this captivating episode, Paul reveals the three crucial insurance policies that can shield your assets, ensure financial stability, and provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones.   From debunking common misconceptions to highlighting the often overlooked benefits, thi...

Andy Labrum joined WealthBuilders in 2018 after a 30-year career in the Police force. Since joining, Andy has leveraged the equity in his home to purchase his first buy-to-let property and purchased an under-performing music studio which he has introduced new automated processes to help rejuvenate it and generate £1,000/month virtually hands-free.    However, Andy's big success has come by bu...

The average life expectancy of someone living in the United Kingdom in 1900 was around 47 years. In the year 2000, it rose to 77 years and, according to some projections by the United Nations, the life expectancy in the UK could reach around 95 years by the end of the century thanks to advancements in healthcare and technology.  Although many will agree that a rising life expectancy in the UK is a...

In this week’s WealthTalk podcast, we put WealthBuilders Founder, Kevin Whelan, up against the new kid on the block... ChatGPT!   The artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI is a hot topic at the moment with many using ChatGPT and other AI tools to aid their day-to-day tasks, ask questions and improve productivity, so we wanted to put its financial education knowledge to the test.   In...

To celebrate the launch of our new website, we are running a competition! On this week’s WealthTalk episode we are giving away FREE WealthMap Strategy Calls including a token to take the WealthDynamics Assessment. This is valued at £295+VAT. And as a very special bonus, you will also win a 30 minute debrief of your WealthMap with WealthBuilders Founder, Kevin Whelan, to identify and uncover any ar...

In the latest WealthTalk episode, we invited award-winning property trader and investor, Saif Derzi to speak about his experiences in the property market, having sold over 160 properties in 5 years for his investment/trading company SDGB Properties and is targeting a massive 300 properties sold within 7 years.   In the episode, Saif shares his property journey; from starting out as a part-time pro...

We invited property investor and Founder of Property Filter, Guillaume Black, onto the WealthTalk podcast to share his expert knowledge on how to find and manage hot below-market value (BMV) property deals in just a matter of minutes.     Guillaume has been involved in property since 2012 but things really kicked off for him in 2018 when he started to develop high-end house shares in the Birmingha...

Pensions. Most of us have one, but they can often be the most undervalued and overlooked asset for building your wealth.    This week we revisit some of our favourite clips from previous episodes where guests provide insights on how you can use your pension to build wealth.   Guests include; WealthBuilders SSAS Director, Paul Brooks who has been helping clients to understand how they can leverage...

There are 7 pillars of wealth and at WealthBuilders we see property as by far the most popular choice amongst our members to generate predictable recurring income. Knowing which strategy is right for you depends on your points of leverage and your interests.  This week we revisit some of our favourite clips from previous episodes where guests provide insights on why building wealth through propert...

WealthBuilders focus on generating recurring income from assets (which we refer to as 'pillars' ...and there are only 7! This week's episode dives back into some of our most popular episodes focused on pillar #3, which is the investment pillar.   We revisit conversations with experts in their field, including number 1 best-selling finance book author - Andrew Craig, former hedge fun...

As we approach our 200th episode we're diving back into the archives to revisit some of the insights which you might have forgotten about or possibly never heard the first time!    This week we focus on Pillar 5 - Business. Featured guests include Best selling Author and award winning entrepreneur, Daniel Priestley, and Founder of the World's largest business coaching franchise, Brad Sug...

In the latest WealthTalk episode, Kevin and Christian discuss the big pension changes in the recent UK Budget.    Tune in to hear how changes in pension contributions, the lifetime allowance and the money purchase annual allowance will impact different groups; including the top 1% of earners, NHS doctors and business owners.    If you are a business owner looking to build your wealth, you will def...

In the latest WealthTalk episode, Christian interviews WealthBuilders SSAS Director, Paul Brooks on how you can leverage your pension using a SSAS to create more income, before the age of 55.    Paul has been helping clients to understand how they can leverage their existing pensions for over 10 years.   Tune in to the episode to hear Paul explain what a SSAS pension is, why it puts you firmly in...

In the latest WealthTalk episode, Kevin and Christian discuss how schools are failing to teach financial education to children and the serious long term consequences of this.   A recent survey commissioned by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and the debt collection agency Lowell found that 68% of young people in the UK reported that a lack of money management skills is a key factor in driving t...

In the latest WealthTalk episode, Kevin and Christian discuss stealth taxes and the steps you can take to mitigate them. Stealth tax refers to a levy that you might not think of as a tax hike but nonetheless has the same effect.   When stealth tax is there to remove income from you, you need to find ways to reclaim that money wherever you can.   Tune in and find out why Kevin believes inheritance ...

Founder and Director, Mark Fernihough, started out in his family business selling cars, before a change of industry led to him and his family educating themselves in property and starting a now thriving property business, Prosper Property, which serves the tourist industry in their home county of Cornwall.   Mark and his team find undervalued commercial properties and turn them into highly profita...

The latest WealthTalk episode is a recording from the WealthBuilders' first live webinar of 2023. Membership Director, Christian Rodwell, explains how you can become part of the 5% of people that actually make it to financial security and then on to financial independence.   Tune in to learn a holistic process to create multiple streams of income, how you can move from insecurity to independe...

Neil and his wife Katie joined the WealthBuilders Academy back in November 2020 and have been unstoppable ever since.   Neil Moggan is the founder of Future Action, a teacher training course provider, that has supported over 100 schools since lockdown in guiding their teachers to reduce children's anxiety, build their confidence and creating sustainable early intervention well-being programme...

Our first episode of 2023 features the incredible Abi Foster, Founder of Elent, who is taking financial education into schools up and down the country.    Abi founded Elent in October 2021 and has since partnered with 24 schools to help pupils by delivering financial workshops tackling subjects such as pay slips, student loans, pensions and other relevant areas of finance, leaving them feeling pre...

With the average age of a first time buyer being 37, rising interest rates and the current cost of living crisis, most people live a life of scarcity and uncertainty. We at WealthBuilders want to help stop people from falling into that trap. Wealth building is about taking small, consistent steps every single month.     An important part of building wealth is sharing your knowledge and there is no...

Kevin and Christian walkthrough the WealthBuilders declaration of financial independence, a certificate that we ask our members to sign and share; committing themselves to following the values needed to become financially independent.    After all, you cannot build wealth without a commitment to following the process.    Tune in to hear the 7 WealthBuilders values within the declaration of financi...

Supported living property investor, Lisa Brown returns to the WealthTalk podcast to share how you can get started in developing Supported Living Properties for people with support needs.    After working as a Nurse and Health Visitor in the NHS for over 20 years, Lisa decided to follow her other passion and started developing property.    She now specialises in supported living property investing...