Diary of a UK Stock Investor

In Episode 181 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
(00:00) Show Start
In this week's show Chris discusses how legendary investors like Buffet, Munger, Lynch, Marks, Klarman and Greenblatt identify the rare stocks they are interested in buying, and what factors into their decision to leave certain stocks alone but snap up as much as they can of others. 
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The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire.
Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience.
From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions.
The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time.
All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions.
New episodes are released EVERY Thursday!
Contact the show at [email protected]

In Episode 180 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
(00:00) Show Start
(01:20) Getting Wealthy Buying Other Peoples Businesses
(18:50) Celebrating Community Investment Milestones
(23:45) Finding Gems Amongst 5000 US Unknown Stocks
(47:05) Reach £100k and Your Odds of Reaching £1 Million Rises Tremendously
In this week's show we discuss the ongoing performance of our growing investing community and celebrate some member milestones. Chris discusses the search through 5000 US stocks no one has ever heard of, and discusses why billionaire Charlie Munger always proclimed that if you make it to £100k, your odds to making it to £1 million go up tremendously.
GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on [email protected]
The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire.
Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience.
From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions.
The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time.
All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions.
New episodes are released EVERY Thursday!
Contact the show at [email protected]

In Episode 179 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
(00:00) Show Start
(01:20) Our Investing Principles
(03:40) Celebrating Community Investment Milestones
(05:29) My Stocks & Shares ISA - Road to £1 Million
(25:00) The Treasure Hunter Challenge
(32:17) PE Ratios & The Dangers of Buying Popular Stocks
In this week's show we discuss the ongoing performance of our growing investing community and celebrate some member milestones. Chris debates what stocks to buy for March. We announce the Treasure Hunter Challenge and Chris dives into the book 100 to 1 by Thomas Phelps as he discusses PE Ratios and lessons to be learned from the dot com bubble.
GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on [email protected]
The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire.
Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience.
From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions.
The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time.
All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions.
New episodes are released EVERY Thursday!
Contact the show at [email protected]

In Episode 178 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
(00:00) Show Start
(02:35) Community Progress This Past Week
(07:00) Celebrating Community Investment Milestones
(14:00) My Stocks & Shares ISA - Road to £1 Million
(34:44) Joel Greenblatt on Home Depot & Walmart
(35:45) Analysis of Associated British Foods plc
In this week's show we discuss the ongoing performance of our growing investing community and celebrate some member milestones. I also share some details around my the performance of my Stocks & Shares ISA over 2025 and update on how things are going in 2026 so far. And later in the show we sit down to analyse Primark owners Associated British Foods plc. - Chris
GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on [email protected]
The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire.
Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience.
From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions.
The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time.
All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions.
New episodes are released EVERY Thursday!
Contact the show at [email protected]

In Episode 177 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
(00:00) Show Start
(01:16) Getting Back to Analysing Stocks
(14:03) Looking at Stocks like a Bank Loan Applicant
(30:00) Applying These Ideas to Babcock and BAE Systems
In this week's show I discuss how my own investing portfolio is going, how I've amended my approach in the last year, we look at stock selection in a different way to the norm and we take these ideas and apply them to two hot Defence stocks that are soaring in the markets right now. Babcock and BAE Systems. - Chris
GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on [email protected]
The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire.
Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience.
From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions.
The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time.
All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions.
New episodes are released EVERY Thursday!
Contact the show at [email protected]