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  • Self-Employed: What You Need To Know
    2025/11/24
    When is it the right time to open a limited company? How should you budget when you're self-employed? And how do you stay as tax-efficient as possible? You sent us your biggest questions about self-employment, so we brought in financial planner and trained accountant Tom Ashworth, who’s also helping T set up his own Ltd company, to answer them. Book a free chat with Tom: https://makingmoney.email/chat-with-tom 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 – Sole Trader vs Ltd Company 06:21 – Making Tax Digital 09:42 – Setting Up a Ltd Company 13:44 – TaxZap ad 14:58 – Budgeting 23:03 – T-Unlimited Ltd? 25:32 – Investing 28:24 – Expenses 33:47 – Pay Less Tax 36:09 – Vanta Ad 37:19 – Family Member as Shareholder 42:05 – Stocks & Shares ISA or SIPP? 55:01 – Feeling Worried? 38:08 – How 8.75% Tax Works on £100k Income 43:20 – Stocks & Shares ISA or SIPP? 56:11 – Feeling Worried?
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    59 分
  • ⁠Can Labour Fix The UK’s Pension Crisis? Torsten Bell MP
    2025/11/17
    Nearly half of working-age people are saving nothing for retirement — so what’s gone wrong, and what changes are coming? We sat down with Pensions Minister Torsten Bell at the Pensions UK conference in Manchester to unpack the government’s plan. 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial adviser service - book a free consultation: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. 00:00 - We’ve got to finish the job 05:17 - 45% of people aren’t saving for retirement 08:20 - We can’t get complacent 10:53 - TaxZap ad 11:52 - Big changes are coming 16:36 - Does the pensions industry have a problem? 21:09 - Should your pension be invested in the UK? 24:29 - Vanta ad 25:39 - What age will you get a state pension? 30:47 - Is the triple lock putting future retirements at risk? 33:42 - What will happen over the next 5 years? 35:08 - What we thought about the Pensions Minister
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    48 分
  • Britain's Pension System Is In Danger
    2025/11/10
    We’re living longer, saving too little, and the state pension’s under pressure. So, can we actually afford to retire in the future? Our favourite pensions expert Tom McPhail joins us to chat through what’s changing in the current pension system, what’s not, and what it all means for your future. 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial adviser service - book a free consultation: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 - We’re at a crisis point 05:56 - Is it too late? 10:42 - Is change even possible? 13:16 - What could change today? 18:50 - Vanta ad 20:00- Who doesn’t have enough to retire? 23:40 - Will consolidating schemes benefit you? 29:50 - Have you lost a pension pot? 34:25 - TaxZap ad 35:34 - Should the government force schemes to invest in the UK? 43:58 - Is the state pension a ticking time bomb? 53:05 - What actually gets people to save more? 55:35 - Why the triple lock needs to go 58:38 - What’s coming in the Autumn Budget?
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    1 時間 8 分
  • Should You Still Invest if You Think the Market Will Crash?
    2025/11/03
    The ‘AI Bubble’? The ‘Everything Bubble’?...Is the stock market actually overvalued? And what should you do about it? We’re in Manchester this week, joined by local friend of the podcast and YouTuber Toby Newbatt for a deep dive into markets. Curious where all this AI hype is heading? (Don’t worry, no robot overlords… yet.) Be one of the first to test our new financial guidance AI: https://getmost.co.uk/chat 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 – Why Everyone’s Suddenly Worried 05:05 – Should You Invest At All-Time Highs? 09:30 – Are We Headed for Lower Returns? 12:32 – TaxZap ad 13:42 – Are Markets Too Top-Heavy to Last? 19:39 – What Could Actually Trigger a Crash? 24:45 – Beating the Market: Skill or Just Luck? 29:14 – Should You Be Holding More Cash Right Now? 31:22 – Vanta ad 32:33 – Buying the Dip: Smart or Dangerous? 34:34 – Why This isn't Like The Dot Com Bubble 38:08 – What You Should Actually Do Next 42:05 – Should You Even Care If Markets Drop? 45:00 – The Future of AI and the Market 50:20 – The Psychology Behind Every Investor 53:47 – Got a Lump Sum? Here’s How to Invest It 55:38 – Is Passive Investing Inflating Valuations? 59:57 – Why You Might Be Asking the Wrong Question
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    1 時間 5 分
  • The One Change That Could Solve Inequality - Nobel Prize Winner
    2025/10/27
    The free market hasn’t made us free — that’s the case Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz makes in his latest book 'The Road to Freedom'. So how do we fix it? 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial adviser service - book a free consultation: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life. Chapters: 00:00 — Are We Truly Free? 10:20 — Unlimited Wealth? 14:33 — Taxzap ad 15:45 — Small Govt = Less Freedom 22:42 — When Inequality Is Theft 26:21 — Vanta ad 27:30 — MLK’s Fight Reversed 33:00 — AI Will Divide Us 35:37 — Tax Land, Not Work 40:22 — How Billionaires Avoid Tax 45:34 — Reasons for Hope
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    49 分
  • What I Learned Teaching Billionaire Kids About Money
    2025/10/20
    Maybe being good with money isn’t about never making mistakes — it’s about learning from them. Jessica McGawley helps ultra-wealthy parents teach their kids about resilience and responsibility — lessons she says every family needs to learn too. 🤝 Get 1:1 financial guidance or advice - from our own adviser service ⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio⁠⁠ 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney⁠⁠⁠ Odoo - Apps to run your business: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.odoo.com/r/MM1⁠⁠ – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life.
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  • Is the system designed to keep you poor?
    2025/10/13
    Why aren’t we taught about money — and who benefits from keeping it that way? Abigail Foster wants to fix the UK’s financial literacy problem. A trained accountant, she’s built a massive Instagram following (@abigailrosefoster) and taught over 50,000 schoolchildren through her company Elent. She’s now written a book, The Money Manual — but despite working with institutions like HMRC and the Treasury, she’s frustrated by how little has actually changed. Be one of the first people to test our new financial guidance AI: https://getmost.co.uk/chat 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: https://moneyweek.com/money⁠ TaxZap - Do your personal tax return/self-assessment: ⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life.
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Your taxes are about to go up (again)
    2025/10/06
    Are tax rises on the way? With taxes already at record highs but public services still under strain, the government faces tough choices. Helen Miller, the new director of the IFS (Institute for Fiscal Studies), warns that politicians aren’t being honest with voters and makes the case for bold tax reform. 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: https://moneyweek.com/money⁠ TaxZap - Do your personal tax return/self-assessment: ⁠https://makingmoney.email/taxzap⁠ Vanta - Get your company secure and compliant: ⁠https://vanta.com/makingmoney – If you purchase a product or service using one of the links above, we may receive a commission. There will be no additional charge for you. Remember investments can fall and rise - and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply. Your money is at risk. This is not financial advice. The reason it’s not financial advice is because it’s not tailored to you. We explain the principles of building wealth but if you want personalised advice, it’s worth speaking to a financial advisor. As with everything financial, please do your own research. We really encourage that because no one cares more about your money than you and if you learn the basics then it will change your life.
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    1 時間 18 分