The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast

Here we are at session number 73 , and we’re going to be continuing our thread from last week about how to retire early. Last time we covered all the things you need to know to get your head in the right place to even think about retiring early, and I gave you some homework […]

Here we are at session number 72 , and we’re going to be talking about How to retire early. I reckon this is going to be at least a two part podcast, if not three, but it’s going to be a good one with some actionable points and some thought-provoking stuff to really get you […]

Here we are at session number 71 , and we’re going to be talking about how to keep your head in a financial crisis. There are few skills more important to financial success than learning to focus on the longer term, even when the short term looks pretty hairy. In this week’s show I’ll look […]

Here we are at session number 70 , and we’re going to be talking about Investment Trusts. These very specific kinds of investment vehicles are neglected by many investors and advisers alike, for various reasons. But you should know about them, because they do have advantages – and risks – that other funds like Unit […]

Here we are again and I’m afraid I’m resorting to another encore episode, but it is one of my very favourites, where I talk about Teaching Children About Money. This is because we have  moved office – we being Jacksons -and the last two weeks have been crazy busy as a result. Disappointingly, BT let […]

Here we are at session number 69 , and  I’m going to take the opportunity to share the results of my first ever listener survey which closed last week after being open for three weeks. It has given me some great insights into how you tick and what I need to do to serve you […]

Here we are at session number 68 , and we’re going to be revisiting the goal-setting from the beginning of the year, and now that we’re half-way through they year, see how we’re doing and maybe rekindle our motivation I’m going to enlist the help of my friend Martin Bamford who has achieved some major […]

As you can imagine, producing a podcast each week is a major undertaking, and I have been producing one weekly now for 14 months, with a short break over Christmas last year. As I write this, I am preparing to move my office, with a total of 10 staff to new premises down the road […]

I have repeatedly said on this show that I prefer investing in funds than individual shares. But recently, iTunes reviewer CF040PV called me out and said that I had never really dealt with the reasons why this is my preference. Never one to shirk a challenge I immediately began writing this session. The short version: […]

Here we are at session number 66 , and we’re going to be talking about Safe Returns. This is a great interview with my friend David Crozier of Navigator Financial Planning in Northern Ireland. David specialises in serving clients who have had personal injury settlements, and those clients have very specific needs. That said, the lessons […]