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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Aug 26, 2015 • 28min
MMP124: Greece and China, what's it all about?
Greece and China have been taking up a lot of column inches in recent weeks and months, but what is really going on? As ever, I turn to the nation’s favourite markets commentator, and good friend of the show, Mr Justin Urquhart Stewart of Seven Investment Management.
As ever Justin, does a sterling job talking us through the important issues, including Greece and China. You can catch much more of Justin on the 7IM website, and in particular, their 7IM TV page is good for checking out their views on the world economy and what it all means for investors. My thanks to Justin once again for coming on the show.
Aug 19, 2015 • 49min
MMP123: How much money do I need to retire? With Todd Tresidder
Planning a retirement can seem like trying to pin a tail on a moving donkey. Blindfolded. Without a donkey. It’s a weird moving target that may seem a long way off in the future. Plus, how much money do I need to retire? This week I talk to Todd Tresidder, founder of FinancialMentor.com and author of several personal finance books who himself retired at age 35 - seriously - and has clear ideas about how anyone can make their retirement dreams possible.
Aug 12, 2015 • 38min
MMP122: Making Money Less Boring with Holly Mackay
People fail to engage with their money for lots of reasons: fear, worry, ignorance, boredom, even! It’s up to the financial services world (of which I am a part) to help people to break through these blocks and make money less boring! Today I’m chatting to Holly Mackay, founder of a new website called Boring Money, about her reasons for setting up the site, and what can be done to help more people engage.
Aug 5, 2015 • 38min
MMP121: How To Choose Investment Funds
With tens of thousands of individual funds available for UK investors, how on earth do you know where to start? We’ve recently been doing our annual due diligence round at Jacksons and this year we enlisted the help of a firm called The Paraplanners. This process has been headed up by today’s guest, Glyn Chetwynd, who runs an investment consultancy called Capital and Risk. Fair to say, Glyn knows his onions about how to choose investment funds, so I’m looking forward to picking his brains on your behalf. Stay tuned…
Jul 29, 2015 • 31min
MMP120: Understanding Investment Sectors
With tens of thousands of investment funds available it is hard to know where to start when building a portfolio. Understanding Investment Sectors is a good place to start, and that’s the subject this week’s show.
Jul 22, 2015 • 39min
MMP119: The Godfather of Risk - Paul Resnik
Risk is such an essential component of investing success that I have covered it, in detail, twice before on this show. But today I chat to the godfather of risk measurement, Paul Resnik of Finametrica, and go deep into the science of investment risk.
Jul 15, 2015 • 27min
MMP118: Tips for making good investment decisions
In recent weeks we’ve covered behavioural finance from various angles. But we haven’t yet covered off some practical steps to save ourselves from ourselves; strategies for making good investment decisions. So that’s our mission today - stay tuned for some easily applicable tips and tricks to stay safe in the big bad world of investing.
Jul 8, 2015 • 37min
MMP117: Rich As A King, with Doug Goldstein
Financial planning is a long game, with twists and turns along the way. Chess is a long game, with twists and turns along the way. Turns out there is quite a bit that you can learn from studying the moves of chess grandmasters and apply to financial planning and investing. And that’s the subject of a new book called Rich As A King, How The Wisdom Of Chess Can Make You A Grandmaster Of Investing. Today I’ll be chatting to its co-author, Doug Goldstein, about his collaboration on the book with Grandmaster Susan Polgar, and learning some valuable lessons about behavioural finance.
Jul 1, 2015 • 37min
MMP116: A Day In The Life Of Yours Truly
Ever wondered what a day in the life of your favourite financial planning podcaster looks like? What do you mean, no?! This week I want to give you an insight into what a financial planner actually does each day, to make their clients’ lives better. Plus you get to find out more about yours truly, whether you like it or not!
Jun 24, 2015 • 31min
MMP115: Financial Planning for Singles
So much of what we hear about personal finance assumes that you are part of a couple, or that you aspire to be. But what about financial planning for singles? More and more of us are remaining single for longer and we need to take matters into our own hands. Being single brings both freedoms and challenges for your money, and in this week’s show we’ll be looking at how to make the most of the opportunities.
