Massive shoutout to Ian who asked these brilliant questions.

From transferring defined benefit and defined contribution pensions, to comparing the index providers of FTSE and MSCI, from UK stocks and their fees, to investing into bonds, and a lot more. This episode has a little bit of everything. Timestamps for each question are below.

And if anyone is keen to get involved in a future 4-week investing crash course, give me a shout and I'll add you to the waitlist (IG - makingmoneysimple, email - [email protected]).

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:07 - Fees for non-UK stocks? Plus, should we focus on UK-listed stocks?

3:22 - And what about ETFs?

4:22 - Why are UK stocks listed in pennies?

5:53 - Can a company create new/more shares?

7:41 - And what about a company buying back shares?

8:34 - Index funds: FTSE vs MSCI?

11:22 - How to differentiate between indexes?

12:39 - Back to FTSE vs MSCI?

15:01 - Will the Cash ISA allowance be reduced?

16:06 - Are bond investments worthwhile?

17:58 - What is my personal annual rate of return?

19:19 - Has my portfolio recovered after the 2025 market drop?

21:31 - Pensions introduction

22:22 - Can any pension be transferred?

29:03 - Outro

Listen to the episode for the full details.

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