Mouthy Money: Building wealth with long term investing and saving strategies

Join host Edmund Greaves and Francesca Giacomin for a quick catch-up on recent news and what’s coming up at Mouthy Money. We even let slip the title of our next book giveaway and the name of an exciting upcoming podcast guest! Tune in to catch all the details!

Our concept of wealth is a constantly moving barrier. As we earn and save more, the idea that we might now be ‘rich’ seems difficult to comprehend. But how much would really be the level at which money makes us rich?

Join host Edmund Greaves as he’s joined by MRM’s head of consumer finance Chris Tuite, who details the findings of the Money Matters Index report – and puts an exact number on exactly how much money makes us rich, according to us.

MONEY MATTERS INDEX REPORT SPRING 2024

MONEY MATTERS INDEX REPORT

https://www.mrm-london.com/mmi

The meme stock boom of the pandemic might be over, but are small-time investors is still thriving? The arrival of US-bases Robinhood in the UK is a timely reminder of just how many options there are for Brits looking to invest their savings.

But with so many options are these firms stable enough to survive, let alone thrive, in tumultuous investment markets?

Mouthy Money podcast host Edmund Greaves is joined by chief executive of Fundscape, Bella Caridade-Ferreira and Chris Tuite, head of consumer finance at MRM, to unpick the investment platform market and why we’re nowhere near a potential saturation point.

Fundscape

https://fundscape.co.uk/

Bella Caridade-Ferreira

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bella-caridade-ferreira-16639918/

Compare and Invest

https://compareandinvest.co.uk/

Robinhood

https://robinhood.com/gb/en/

InvestEngine

https://investengine.com/

Dumb Money

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13957560/

Remortgagers are facing a big question now that rates look set to start falling as inflation eases. In the latest edition of the Mouthy Money podcast, contributing editor Paul Thomas chats to Perry Graves of mortgage broker Tembo Money to find out what people should do.

Latest inflation data

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/february2024

The Bank of England’s interest rate decision

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/the-interest-rate-bank-rate

Tembo Money

https://www.tembomoney.com/

Mortgage broker Perry Graves

https://www.tembomoney.com/team/perry-graves

Further info on mortgage interest rates

https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/homes/buying-a-home/mortgage-interest-rate-options

Host Edmund Greaves and ii financial expert Myron Jobson are back to dissect Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024, highlighting the key announcements and what they mean for our finances. Plus, Myron explains last-minute tax year considerations, including capital gains tax changes and more.

Mouthy Money podcast host Edmund Greaves recounts his recent experience climbing Kilimanjaro for charity. From vaccines to M-Pesa, acclimatising to the gear for summiting - there's a multitude of money aspects to think of before you climb. Joined by Argentine-American bitcoin eductor and friend of the podcast Trevor Schrock.

Cash is dying out as a form of payment. But is it worth saving? Edmund Greaves talks to Martin Quinn from the Payment Choice Alliance on the reasons why cash is more important to us than we might ever have realised.

Are you remortgaging this year? The home loan market is a minefield at the moment. Host Edmund Greaves catches up with colleague and mortgage aficionado Paul Thomas on how we got to the current situation and what anyone who is looking to remortgage should consider right now.