Tom from @moneycoachtom joined me on this podcast episode to discuss - perhaps controversially - the financial advice industry.

Sometimes categorised by high fees and a lack of transparency, which begs the question: is a financial advisor actually worth it?

For some people, maybe. For others, maybe not.

In this episode we get into when a financial advisor isn't (or is) worth it, the questions you need to ask your financial advisor ASAP, how to actually get value, some horror stories, and more.

Listen to the episode for the full details!

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Timestamps:

3:50 - What questions should you ask your FA?

8:45 - What about fees and value add?

13:55 - Further things to ask your FA

24:59 - What about the rise of ‘financial influencers’?

34:22 - What are some of the worse FA examples?

41:51 - When is a FA actually useful?

47:21 - What should you do?

Mentioned in this episode:

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🌎 Global index fund & ETF tool: click here

📺 Two new FTSE All-World ETFs: click here

'Should I switch global ETF?' - this is one of the common questions I receive.

For most people, you probably don't need to.

But if you are thinking about it, there's a few things to consider. Including: fees, spreads, platform availability and one 'GIA tax trap' that could wipe out any savings.

We break it all down in this video and there's a checklist at the end that you can use to see whether it's worth you switching!

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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Should you switch?

1:16 - Ongoing fees

5:18 - Spread fees

6:39 - Dealing fees

7:03 - Is your fund truly global?

8:16 - Are you in the right version?

9:02 - Platform availability

10:30 - Returns

12:46 - Tax

14:47 - Behavioural cost

15:34 - Summary

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Three investing mistakes I see people make over and over, through 1-on-1 calls I have and messages I receive:

1. High, unnecessary fees
2. The wrong tax wrapper
3. ISA vs pension mix up

Fix these and you'll save yourself a few quid!

If you have a question, feel free to email me: [email protected]

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Timestamps:

0:00 - 3 costly mistakes

1:00 - Mistake 1 - High Fees

4:40 - Mistake 2 - Wrong Tax Wrapper

8:16 - Mistake 3 - ISA vs Pension

Tom from @TomTalksInvesting joined me on this podcast episode to talk about what on earth is going on in the markets.

We get into the state of the economy, both here in the UK and globally, and what it all actually means for your money.

Tom also walks me through how he runs his own portfolio, including going through his strategy with individual stocks and crypto.

And we dig into the biggest lessons we've both picked up along the way.

Listen to the episode for the full details!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• 📊 ISA tool - click here
• 🌎 PACW Global ETF review video - click here

I forgot to mention the ticker symbols, so I put them on screen at 5:56. These are the ticker symbols for the GBP-listed ETFs.

The main caveat with all of this is that these two ETFs are brand new.

As a result, they are likely to have higher spread fees, they currently have a relatively small amount of assets under management (AUM) and they have a lack of track record - so we don't know how well the ETFs will track the underlying index.

But - overall it's still great that we are getting lower and lower fees for global ETFs!

Sources:

1. News article: https://www.etfstream.com/articles/dws-offers-cheapest-ftse-all-world-etf-after-fee-cut
2. Xtrackers ETF: https://etf.dws.com/en-gb/IE000L6ZMMC4-ftse-all-world-ucits-etf-1c/
3. iShares ETF: https://www.ishares.com/uk/individual/en/products/349410/ishares-ftse-all-world-ucits-etf

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Timestamps:

0:00 - The news

0:53 - Fees keep coming down

2:48 - The new lowest fee FTSE All-World ETF

4:45 - What this means for us⁠⁠⁠

Platform comparison tool: click here

Two New 0.12% FTSE All-World ETFs: click here (YouTube Video)

In this podcast episode, we answer a great question:

'Trading 212 or InvestEngine?'

First, we go through what to actually look for when selecting the platform.

Then we delve into this specific question in more detail, running through the key considerations.

Listen to the podcast episode for the full details.

And thanks for the question Grace!

If you have a question, feel free to email me: [email protected]

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What do you make of this new '22% tax on uninvested cash in Stocks & Shares ISAs'?

To be transparent and up front, the full details are still not known. Once we do know the full and final details, I will release another episode.

But I still think it's worth putting this out to make you aware of this coming change and so you have as much time as possible to take any potential actions that you need to.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - What happened?

0:52 - What is the ISA change?

2:55 - Who does this impact?

5:28 - How much money will this raise?

6:41 - Why this change is pointless (2 main reasons)

9:40 - What about ISA transfers?

10:23 - How to encourage investing

12:07 - What practical things should you do now

15:38 - My honest thoughts

My Vanguard portfolio recently hit £100,000!In this episode we go through all of my accounts (ISA, SIPP, GIA), how I built this up over time since 2019, and the mistakes and key lessons along the way.

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Timestamps

0:00 - I hit £100k!

1:59 - Total portfolio

2:30 - GIA

3:36 - ISA

6:53 - SIPP

10:26 - Back to total portfolio

11:07 - Reflection and future plan

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More Investing:

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