August 04, 2025

EP. 182 - Stock Market Millionaire: How I Turned £500 A Month Into £1M+ (And How You Can Too!) ft. Leon Boros

1 hour 42 minutes

In this episode, Ato speaks with Leon Boros, who is a private investor and former corporate financier who became an ISA Millionaire in 2013 (Meaning he built a £1M+ tax-free portfolio made up of stock investments).

We discuss:

- Key choices that shaped Leon's financial success

- How to become an ISA Millionaire

- How much he invested to become an ISA Millionaire

- Leon's investing framework that made him an ISA Millionaire

- Investing through stock market crashes

- Is it still possible to beat the stock market

- Potential investment opportunities in the stock market

- Best place to start investing and much more

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Timestamps

0:00 - Preview

1:02 - Intro

1:13 - Meet Private Investor Leon Boros

7:10 - This decision shaped my financial success the most

10:34 - Why I started investing in my teens

14:07 - People get too emotional about the Stock Market

17:10 - Lightyear Ad

18:31 - What’s a stocks and shares ISA?

22:51 - Time + compounding can make you an ISA Millionaire

23:51 - How much should you put in a Stocks and Shares ISA?

25:50 - The earlier you start investing the better

31:04 - Why are there such few ISA’s Millionaires

37:11 - When I believed I could be a Stock Market Millionaire

39:52 - How I became an ISA Millionaire

48:09 - The truth about a diverse stock portfolio

54:36 - How much I invested to become an ISA Millionaire

58:21 - One of my best performing investments

59:42 - My investing framework that made me millions in the Stock Market

1:08:02 - Biggest investing mistakes

1:13:19 - Lessons learnt from my mistakes

1:17:36 - Investing through Stock Market crashes

1:22:21 - Skills to be a good Stock Market investor

1:25:52 - What would I do differently in the Stock Market?

1:27:25 - Is it still possible to beat the Stock Market

1:30:09 - Investment opportunities I’m looking at

1:32:49 - Best place to start investing in the Stock Market

1:35:13 - Final words

Disclaimer: The information contained on this video is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, financial advice. I am not a financial advisor and the information in this video is not a substitute for financial advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

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