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Most People Don't Understand What Money Actually Is

How To Own The World’ was probably the biggest influence on me getting into investing. Its author, Andrew Craig, has now released a new edition tailored for readers under 30 (https://amzn.eu/d/4QqRHdJ).  🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - The Power of Compounding 06:47 - The One Rule For Investing  10:59 - Wealth And Money 16:06 - Vanta ad 17:17 - Capitalism And Prosperity 23:21 - Index Funds  31:18 - TaxZap ad 32:34 - Saving the UK Economy 43:06 - Wealth Inequality 51:13 - Wealth And Value  54:57 - Tax Wealth or Work? 58:35 - What You Should Know at 25

How Worse Off Will You Be After the Budget?

Who are the winners and losers of the Budget? What happened to growth? Will the tax changes actually happen? We sat down with Helen Miller, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) to answer your questions. 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - What Happened? 06:00 - Doom and Gloom 09:58 - Public Services 16:13 - TaxZap Ad 17:28 - Winners and Losers 21:03 - What About Growth? 27:58 - Mansion Tax 30:23 - Vanta ad 31:34 - Will The Changes Happen? 35:34 - Freezing of Tax Bands 41:00 - Broken Manifesto Promises 44:05 - Salary Sacrifice 48:56 - Tax Complexity 53:40 - Tax Reform 59:44 - Why Don’t Politicians Listen 01:03:34 - ISAs 01:10:40 - What’s The One Thing?

Stay Tuned...Budget Special Coming Later Today!

Sorry there's no episode for you to get stuck into yet, that's because we're recording a special budget episode with the Director for the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Helen Miller today. We'll be uploading the episode as soon as it is done so stay tuned!

Self-Employed: What You Need To Know

When is it the right time to open a limited company? How should you budget when you're self-employed? And how do you stay as tax-efficient as possible? You sent us your biggest questions about self-employment, so we brought in financial planner and trained accountant Tom Ashworth, who’s also helping T set up his own Ltd company, to answer them.  Book a free chat with Tom: https://makingmoney.email/chat-with-tom 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 – Sole Trader vs Ltd Company 06:21 – Making Tax Digital 09:42 – Setting Up a Ltd Company 13:44 – TaxZap ad 14:58 – Budgeting 23:03 – T-Unlimited Ltd? 25:32 – Investing 28:24 – Expenses 33:47 – Pay Less Tax 36:09 – Vanta Ad 37:19 – Family Member as Shareholder 42:05 – Stocks & Shares ISA or SIPP? 55:01 – Feeling Worried? 38:08 – How 8.75% Tax Works on £100k Income 43:20 – Stocks & Shares ISA or SIPP? 54:03– Feeling Worried?

⁠Can Labour Fix The UK’s Pension Crisis? Torsten Bell MP

Nearly half of working-age people are saving nothing for retirement — so what’s gone wrong, and what changes are coming? We sat down with Pensions Minister Torsten Bell at the Pensions UK conference in Manchester to unpack the government’s plan. 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial adviser service - book a free consultation:  https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. 00:00 - We’ve got to finish the job 05:17 - 45% of people aren’t saving for retirement 08:20 - We can’t get complacent 10:53 - TaxZap ad 11:52 - Big changes are coming 16:36 - Does the pensions industry have a problem? 21:09 - Should your pension be invested in the UK? 24:29 - Vanta ad 25:39 - What age will you get a state pension? 30:47 - Is the triple lock putting future retirements at risk? 33:42 - What will happen over the next 5 years? 35:08 - What we thought about the Pensions Minister