Diary of a UK Stock Investor

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]

In Episode 176 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
In this week's show I share with you my thoughts around my analysis work and where it's all headed. What I plan to do over the next 3-5 years of my investing future.  - 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 175 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
(00:00) Show Start
(05:29) Letters from our Listeners
(19:25) Buffett on Stock Selection
(23:52) The Key to Warren's Success - Explained
In this week's show I share with you a key idea that most investors don't know or understand that could make a significant difference to your investing performance over the next 10-20 years. It'll take up 50 minutes of your time to tune in this week, but I'm hoping that those that do will walk away with a priceless insight that they can begin to immediately apply to their investing that could provide them 1000x return over the coming years. - 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 174 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:-
(00:00) Show Start
(04:48) Letters from our Listeners
(10:00) Getting Started the Right Way
(17:40) Buffett on Valuing Stocks
(23:22) Calculating Your Daily Income from Assets
(33:25) Wasteage and Opportunity Cost
 
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]