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On 6 August 2026, I crossed a £200,000 investment portfolio.

Crazy!

I'm buzzing and certainly never thought this would happen when I started investing nearly 10 years ago.

In this one, I go through all of the numbers transparently, from what I've contributed, what the gains have been, the exact investments I make, exact accounts I use, and more.

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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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I've been investing for nearly 9 years - and I've invested every month for over 100 months in a row now.

Across that period I've lost money, made mistakes and learned what actually works.

In this one, I go through the most important lessons from the last 9 years.

Any questions let me know below - and I hope it helps you on your investment journey!

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📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠

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⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 - 9 years later

1:25 - Making mistakes on small amounts

3:21 - Sticking with it

4:22 - The start is slow... but don't worry

6:11 - Automate what you can

6:56 - Your savings rate is most important

9:01 - The proof about compounding

9:47 - Own the whole haystack

11:36 - Boring works

11:53 - Fees matter

13:42 - Wrap it up

14:27 - Look into your workplace pension

15:18 - You probably don't need to do more

16:07 - Timing the market

17:30 - It's easy to get rich slow

Most of my £196k investment portfolio (at the time of recording) is invested in global index funds and ETFs.

And right now they're all sitting at record highs - or 'all-time highs'.

As is the S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and many other broad market indices.

Which begs the obvious questions: is now a terrible time to invest? Should you just wait for a dip? Is this time different?

In this episode we go through:

• What the data actually says about investing at all-time highs
• Why 'this time might be different' (or might not be)
• Practical steps to take, given the market is at a record high
• And more

Thanks for watching and let me know what you think by leaving a comment below!

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📝 Get started with investing - I pulled together a 10-page guide, 1-page cheat sheet and 30-day email course (all for free) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

📕 Get my book Stop Waiting, Start Investing (available as a physical, digital and audiobook) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠

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⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 - The current state of the market

1:32 - Timing the market doesn’t work

4:02 - The market is regularly ‘high’?

5:40 - Why is the market regularly high?

6:50 - What is you invest right at the top?

9:07 - Lump sum or drip feed?

10:50 - But… this time is different

13:26 - The reality of market crashes

15:45 - What can you do?

17:27 - So… should you invest?