

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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Sep 27, 2019 • 5min
DON'T invest from platform buy lists
The recent scandal over the Woodford funds included concern over why, when the fund was struggling, it was still on various platform buy lists. Here's why those lists have no relevance to your investing needs.

Sep 25, 2019 • 28min
From Goals To Actions - Part 1
In the past couple of weeks we have looked at financial planning and introduced the timeline paradigm. Last week we looked at how to arrive at and work back from some goals to get a sense of what you need to do now to move towards those goals. Today, we need to move from goals to actions.

Sep 18, 2019 • 23min
Setting Financial Goals
Last week we covered the basic premise of financial planning, introducing the concept of the timeline of your life. Today I want to build on that, and use that model to help us think about some goals.

Sep 13, 2019 • 7min
What would I do with a MAJOR WINDFALL?
Listener John asks what I would do with a major windfall - I mean REALLY major. That's an opportunity for some thinking...

Sep 11, 2019 • 28min
What IS Financial Planning?
This season of the MeaningfulMoney podcast is called Planning with Purpose and is designed for those well-established on their journey towards financial independence. But if we're talking about planning, then we'd better define what we mean by that…

Sep 6, 2019 • 6min
There is NO perfect way to invest! 5MF053
I've had several guests on the show recently who all have different views on how you should invest your money. So am I sending mixed messages, or what? Let me explain...

Sep 4, 2019 • 21min
Planning with Purpose - Season 15 Intro
Woohoo! It's another new season here on MeaningfulMoney after a summer of Inbetweenisodes. I hope you have enjoyed the conversations I've had over the past few weeks. I've had loads of great feedback, so it seems like you have. It's been a great few weeks, but I'm excited to get cracking on what is easily going to be the best season ever of MeaningfulMoney, called Planning with Purpose.

Aug 30, 2019 • 7min
5MF052 - You CAN Build Wealth Without A Financial Adviser
A point of clarification after some feedback received about this point. I believe that anyone can build wealth effectively on their own. But you'll make fewer mistakes, save money and build wealth faster if you do work with a professional financial planner...

Aug 28, 2019 • 33min
The MOST IMPORTANT Insurance Policy You'll Ever Own
This week I'm pleased to welcome back Tom Baigrie of Lifesearch for a bit of a study into Income Protection which, while misunderstood and underused, is inarguably the most important personal insurance you can have.

Aug 22, 2019 • 1h 9min
A Little Bit Of Knowledge... with Andy Hart
So here's a little bonus episode that came out of a conversation between my good friend Andy Hart and myself. We're noticing a pattern in the people who are getting in touch and wanting to work with us, and we're concerned…


