The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast
Pete Matthew
Pete Matthew discusses and explains all aspects of your personal finances in simple, everyday language. Personal finance, investing, insurance, pensions and getting financial advice can all seem daunting, but with the right knowledge and easy-to-follow action steps, Pete will help you to get your money matters in order.
Each show is in two segments: Firstly, everything you need to KNOW, and secondly, everything you need to DO to move forward on the subject of that episode.
This podcast will appeal to listeners of MoneyBox Live, Wake Up To Money, Listen to Lucy, Which? Money and The Property Podcast.
To leave feedback or ask a question, go to http://meaningfulmoney.tv/askpete
Archived episodes can be found at http://meaningfulmoney.tv/mmpodcast
Each show is in two segments: Firstly, everything you need to KNOW, and secondly, everything you need to DO to move forward on the subject of that episode.
This podcast will appeal to listeners of MoneyBox Live, Wake Up To Money, Listen to Lucy, Which? Money and The Property Podcast.
To leave feedback or ask a question, go to http://meaningfulmoney.tv/askpete
Archived episodes can be found at http://meaningfulmoney.tv/mmpodcast
Episodes
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Mar 20, 2020 • 8min
NEST Pension explained
A few people have asked about the NEST pension scheme in the MM Facebook Group recently, and so I thought I’d try and put together a five-minute guide to the default workplace pension that many of you will have.
Mar 18, 2020 • 22min
Phasing Into Retirement
For many of us, retirement is more of a process than an event. Rather than a hard stop where one day we’re working and one day we’re not, many of us will reduce our hours, or move to a less stressful, lower-paid job for a few years before we finish altogether. Phasing retirement is easier than ever thanks to flexible pensions, and today I want to run through the practicalities and the implications of retiring gradually.
Mar 13, 2020 • 5min
Should? Best? Right? = PARALYSIS!
As I record this, There are almost 3,500 people in the MeaningfulMoney Facebook group asking questions. I get tons of emails every week and there are social media comments, podcast reviews and lots of other ways for people to get in touch me here. I’ve noticed a trend in the comments and questions I get of using absolutes when they shouldn't, and it has to STOP!
Mar 11, 2020 • 22min
Cashflow Is King
There’s a reason lottery winners and Premiership footballers sometimes go bankrupt. If you’re spending more than is coming in, you’re getting poorer; and as you prepare for retirement, you’re going to need to really get a grip on your cashflow.
Mar 6, 2020 • 9min
Under age 27? You need to change your NEST Pension
Spike Keizer approached me about something he found out about the default NEST pension fund. It could have huge consequences for you if you're under age 27 and investing in the NEST pension.
Mar 4, 2020 • 24min
Aligning retirement with your partner
Planning a retirement is complex enough when there’s only one of you, but if you’re in a long-term relationship and you’re planning this together, there are even more variables you need to consider, and that’s the topic for this week’s show…
Mar 2, 2020 • 6min
Hold Your Nerve! Riding out volatile stock markets
As I record this on February 28th 2020, world stock markets are down, quite a bit and predictably, that’s making for some juicy headlines and associated investor nervousness. But what about you? Are ya worried? ARE YA?
Feb 28, 2020 • 7min
How To Set Up A Pension
I’ve had a few people recently ask about starting a pension. Now for many this will seem very basic, but clearly there’s a need for a simple, straightforward video on setting up a pension for the first time:
Feb 26, 2020 • 20min
Positioning The Pieces For An Optimum Retirement
Last week we spent some time getting current with all our amassed pension plans investments bank accounts and insurance policies. Today we need to decide what we are actually going to do with all that information…
Feb 21, 2020 • 6min
My thoughts on the Vanguard SIPP
This week is a big deal for many wealth-builders because it marks the official release of a pension plan by Vanguard, the darling of the FIRE movement. I want to go over the basic specs of the plan, and provide a little bit of balance…
