

The Stocks and Savings Podcast
Stocks and Savings
We're Andreea and Jamie, two Qualified Accountants and millennial investors based in England, UK. We created this weekly podcast to give you the tools to go from Beginner to Confident Investor, through our easy-to-understand, digestible lessons. We hope you'll join us in our endeavour to build wealth through investing while enjoying life!
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Mar 6, 2024 • 19min
44. How To Choose The Right Index Fund For You (S&P 500, FTSE All-World, FTSE 100)
Learn how to choose the right index fund for you by considering factors like asset class, geographic focus, and risk tolerance. Explore the differences between index funds and ETFs, and discover the impact of fund location on taxation and regulation. Get guidance on maximizing investment returns through research on fees and fund replication methods.

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Feb 28, 2024 • 36min
43. How We Value Companies When Investing
Dive into the intriguing world of stock valuation! Discover the key differences between price and value, and learn how to spot potential investment opportunities. Explore the significance of market capitalization and its role in assessing a company's worth. Analyze different valuation methods, including the popular price-to-earnings ratio, and unpack the complexities involved in valuing companies like Amazon. Finally, grasp the importance of prioritizing business quality over mere numbers for successful long-term investing.

Feb 21, 2024 • 21min
42. How Much Money Do You Need To Retire? Our Plan To Start Withdrawing From Our Investment Portfolios
Take a look at some of the tools we used to help us figure out how much we need in retirement:
👉 Life expectancy calculator
👉 Calculate your current investment returns
👉 Retirement withdrawal calculator
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people.
Thank you!😇
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We would love to be able to help you out in these Money Minis!
So whether you've got a question about the world of finance and investing, or a money dilemma or confession that you'd like to hear our opinion on, email us at hello@stocksandsavings.com and you might just be featured on one of our episodes.
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Thank you for listening to this episode of The Stocks and Savings Podcast, we really hope that you found it interesting.
And if you're new here - welcome! We're Andreea & Jamie, the 2 Chartered Accountants & couple behind the Instagram financial blog @stocksandsavings.
For more financial education made simple:
Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course
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Feb 14, 2024 • 49min
41. Our Portfolios Were Losing Money For TWO YEARS: The 7 Lessons We Learned From It
This episode has been 24 months in the making - we hope you find it interesting and helpful, as we take you on a walk down investing memory lane.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people.
Thank you!😇
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Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212
We'd also like to thank this season's sponsor, Trading 212.
Trading 212 is an investing platform which aims to democratise investing, and it's also the platform that we have used since we started!
Click here for a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up and deposit at least the minimum amount required for Invest or Stocks ISA accounts (which at the time of recording is £1).
If it's not done automatically, you can also go to the main menu, then to 'Use promo code' and copy-paste this code SNSBONUS.
Terms & conditions apply. Capital at Risk. Investments may rise and fall.
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For more financial education made simple:
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Feb 7, 2024 • 9min
40. Why Buying Low And Selling High Is Harder Than You Think When Investing
In today's money mini, we'll be talking about the idea of "Buying low, selling high" when investing in stocks and funds.
What do you think about this? Let us know in the comments!
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people.
Thank you!😇
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We would love to be able to help you out in these Money Minis!
So whether you've got a question about the world of finance and investing, or a money dilemma or confession that you'd like to hear our opinion on, email us at hello@stocksandsavings.com and you might just be featured on one of our episodes.
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Thank you for listening to this episode of The Stocks and Savings Podcast, we really hope that you found it interesting.
And if you're new here - welcome! We're Andreea & Jamie, the 2 Chartered Accountants & couple behind the Instagram financial blog @stocksandsavings.
For more financial education made simple:
Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course
Download our free investing guide
Check out our newsletter
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on YouTube
Follow us on Twitter
See you next time! 🤗

Jan 31, 2024 • 40min
39. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks We Bought And Sold In January, Plus Tesla's Quarterly Earnings
This week, we'll go through the stocks we bought and sold in January, and our reasons for doing so, plus we talk a bit about Tesla's latest earnings.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people.
Thank you!😇
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Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212
We'd also like to thank this season's sponsor, Trading 212.
Trading 212 is an investing platform which aims to democratise investing, and it's also the platform that we have used since we started!
Click here for a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up and deposit at least the minimum amount required for Invest or ISA accounts (which at the time of recording is £1).
If it's not done automatically, you can also go to the main menu, then to 'Use promo code' and copy-paste this code SNSBONUS.
Terms & conditions apply. Capital at Risk. Investments may rise and fall.
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Take The Next Step On Your Investing Journey
We both know that starting your investing journey is not easy, since the world of investing can feel intimidating, full of jargon, and all of the options make it completely overwhelming.
This is why we've created a carefully designed step-by-step roadmap with our A-Z Investing Course that will take you from beginner to confident investor.
With 40+ lessons, 100+ videos, group check in calls every three weeks with us, and the ability to ask our questions whenever you need to in the exclusive Facebook Group, you'll be able to take that next step on your investing journey.
Check out our A-Z Investing Course
We can't wait for you to join us!
---
For more financial education made simple:
Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course
Download our free investing guide
Check out our newsletter
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on YouTube
Follow us on Twitter
See you next time! 🤗

Jan 24, 2024 • 14min
38. "My Partner Wants Me To Contribute To Their Mortgage, But I Won't Own Anything!" - Our First Ever Money Mini
Welcome to our first every Money Mini episode!
Every other week, we'll be posting a shorter podcast episode that talks about something from the world of finance and investing.
Today, we'll be discussing a dilemma that someone's having: their moving in to their partner's home, but they don't think it's fair to contribute equally to their mortgage.
What do you think about this? Let us know in the comments!
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people.
Thank you!😇
---
Take The Next Step On Your Investing Journey
We both know that starting your investing journey is not easy, since the world of investing can feel intimidating, full of jargon, and all of the options make it completely overwhelming.
This is why we've created a carefully designed step-by-step roadmap with our A-Z Investing Course that will take you from beginner to confident investor.
With 40+ lessons, 100+ videos, group check in calls every three weeks with us, and the ability to ask our questions whenever you need to in the exclusive Facebook Group, you'll be able to take that next step on your investing journey.
Check out our A-Z Investing Course
We can't wait for you to join us!
---
We would love to be able to help you out in these Money Minis!
So whether you've got a question about the world of finance and investing, or a money dilemma or confession that you'd like to hear our opinion on, email us at hello@stocksandsavings.com and you might just be featured on one of our episodes.
---
Thank you for listening to this episode of The Stocks and Savings Podcast, we really hope that you found it interesting.
And if you're new here - welcome! We're Andreea & Jamie, the 2 Chartered Accountants & couple behind the Instagram financial blog @stocksandsavings.
For more financial education made simple:
Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course
Download our free investing guide
Check out our newsletter
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on YouTube
Follow us on Twitter
See you next time! 🤗

Jan 17, 2024 • 40min
37. How Do We Invest? Talking Through Our Investing Philosophy, Our Portfolios, And Our Top 5 Holdings
2024 marks a new era for this podcast, and we're excited to see what it will bring!
We thought that the best way to kick off this new beginning would be to properly talk through our investing philosophy, and what drives the decisions that we make when we invest.
We'll also quickly go through our portfolios and the impact our philosophy has on them, plus we'll talk about each of our favourite investments right now.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people.
Thank you!😇
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Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212
We'd also like to thank this season's sponsor, Trading 212.
Trading 212 is an investing platform which aims to democratise investing, and it's also the platform that we have used since we started!
Click here for a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up and deposit at least the minimum amount required for Invest or ISA accounts (which at the time of recording is £1).
If it's not done automatically, you can also go to the main menu, then to 'Use promo code' and copy-paste this code SNSBONUS.
Terms & conditions apply. Capital at Risk. Investments may rise and fall.
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Our new Money Mini series of podcasts will begin next week, and we'd love it if you got involved!
So whether you've got a question about the world of finance and investing, or a money dilemma or confession that you'd like to hear our opinion on, email us at hello@stocksandsavings.com and you might just be featured on one of our episodes.
---
Thank you for listening to this episode of The Stocks and Savings Podcast, we really hope that you found it interesting.
And if you're new here - welcome! We're Andreea & Jamie, the 2 Chartered Accountants & couple behind the Instagram financial blog @stocksandsavings.
For more financial education made simple:
Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course
Download our free investing guide
Check out our newsletter
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on YouTube
Follow us on Twitter
See you next time! 🤗

Dec 13, 2023 • 41min
36. Our 2023 Stock Portfolio Review! Looking At Our Returns, Our Favourite Investments, And More
As this season of the podcast draws to an end, it's time to look back at 2023 the only way we know how - with a portfolio review!
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people.
Thank you!😇
---
Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212
We'd also like to thank this season's sponsor, Trading 212.
Trading 212 is an investing platform which aims to democratise investing, and it's also the platform that we have used since we started!
Click here for a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up and deposit at least the minimum amount required for Invest or ISA accounts (which at the time of recording is £1).
If it's not done automatically, you can also go to the main menu, then to 'Use promo code' and copy-paste this code SNSBONUS.
Terms & conditions apply. Capital at Risk. Investments may rise and fall.
---
Thank you for listening to this episode of The Stocks and Savings Podcast, we really hope that you found it interesting.
And if you're new here - welcome! We're Andreea & Jamie, the 2 Chartered Accountants & couple behind the Instagram financial blog @stocksandsavings.
For more financial education made simple:
Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course
Download our free investing guide
Check out our newsletter
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on YouTube
Follow us on Twitter
See you next time! 🤗
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Stocks and Funds Mentioned:
Adyen (ADYEN.AS)
Paypal (PYPL
Alphabet (GOOGL)
iShares Msci World Small Cap UCITS ETF (WLDS)
WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF (GGRP)
Airbnb (ABNB)
Block (SQ)
Mercadolibre (MELI)
Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF (VWRL)
Axon (AXON)
Lululemon (LULU)
Crowdstrike (CRWD)
Shopify (SHOP)
Tesla (TSLA)
Upstart (UPST)
Roku (ROKU)
Spotify (SPOT)
Etsy (ETSY)
HelloFresh (HFG.DE)

Dec 6, 2023 • 40min
35. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought And Sold In December
The start of a new month always means one thing: it's time to invest!
That's why we'll be going through how we invested our money when we got paid, the stocks and funds we bought, and our reasons for doing so.
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!😇
---
Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212
We'd also like to thank this season's sponsor, Trading 212.
Trading 212 is an investing platform which aims to democratise investing, and it's also the platform that we have used since we started!
Click here for a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up and deposit at least the minimum amount required for Invest or ISA accounts (which at the time of recording is £1).
If it's not done automatically, you can also go to the main menu, then to 'Use promo code' and copy-paste this code SNSBONUS.
Terms & conditions apply. Capital at Risk. Investments may rise and fall.
---
Thank you for listening to this episode of The Stocks and Savings Podcast, we really hope that you found it interesting.
And if you're new here - welcome! We're Andreea & Jamie, the 2 Chartered Accountants & couple behind the Instagram financial blog @stocksandsavings.
For more financial education made simple:
Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course
Download our free investing guide
Check out our newsletter
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on YouTube
Follow us on Twitter
See you next time! 🤗


