The Making Money Simple Podcast

Should you invest for your children… or yourself first?
Owen from 'Owen Talks Finance' joins me on this podcast episode to discuss both:
Investing for yourself, as you bring up children
And investing for your children
In this episode, we go through: why your own investing and retirement should probably come first, how to invest for your children, balancing investing for yourself vs your children, why even small amounts for kids are so important - and more.
Listen to the episode for the full details.
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More investing:
📝 Download my free investing guide to help you start investing - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/Free-Investing-Guide
📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/swsi-book
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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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📥 Get in touch: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/contact

How I can help you - ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠
It took me 6.5 years to reach £100k invested. But here's what often isn't talked about:
Most of that wasn't compounding.
It was my own contributions.
Early on, how much you invest matters far more than what returns you get.
If investing feels slow at the start - that's normal. Don't feel disheartened. Stick with it and be consistent.
And if you are feeling like this, then this episode is for you and I hope it makes you feel a bit better and reassured.
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More investing:
📝 Download my free investing guide to help you start investing - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/Free-Investing-Guide
📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/swsi-book
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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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📥 Get in touch: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/contact

Listen to our other episode - What to look for when selecting a fund
Tom from 'Tom's Personal Finance' joins me on this podcast episode to discuss potentially the best global ETF for UK investors in 2026.
We analyse the ETF (Ticker: ACWI) - looking at the index it tracks, what it invests into, the fee, and more.
You can take this exact criteria and apply it yourself when assessing funds.
Finally, we discuss whether this is the best global ETF and how it compares to other popular global ETFs (VWRP, FWRG).
Listen to the podcast episode for the full details.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Index
3:40 - Holdings
6:32 - Fees
8:25 - Other details
18:41 - Is this the best global ETF?
19:42 - Comparison to other global ETFs (VWRP, FWRG)
23:42 - How to pick one
25:25 - Outro
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More investing:
📝 Download my free investing guide to help you start investing - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/Free-Investing-Guide
📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/swsi-book
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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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📥 Get in touch: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/contact

How I can help you in 2026 - click here
Watch this next - Revealing my £180k portfolio
Timestamps:
0:00 - My 2025 growth
2:28 - Exactly what I invested into in 2025
8:16 - 2025 capital gains
11:45 - Top 3 2025 takeaways
Listen to the podcast episode for the full details.
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More investing:
📝 Download my free investing guide to help you start investing - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/Free-Investing-Guide
📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/swsi-book
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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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📥 Get in touch: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/contact

Listen to this next - What is the best Global ETF?
In this podcast episode, we answer a common question:
'Do you really only need one global ETF in your investment portfolio?'
The answer is yes and no.
Yes - if you want to keep your approach as simple as possible.
No - due to various reasons. We run through 6 scenarios where you might want to invest into more than just one global ETF.
Listen to the podcast episode for the full details.
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More investing:
📝 Download my free investing guide to help you start investing - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/Free-Investing-Guide
📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/swsi-book
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⚠️ Disclaimers: I am not a financial advisor and this does not represent financial advice, it is for entertainment purposes only. Please seek professional advice to get the best information for your personal situation. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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📥 Get in touch: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/contact