Making Money

Mar 05 2025 103 ep. 50 mins 377
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Learn how to build wealth - investing, pensions, the psychology of money - even things like how to get a payrise. Hosted by the UK’s top personal finance YouTuber Damien Jordan and his best mate Timeyin Akerele, this is the financial education we wish we’d had. Our focus is on the big stuff, teaching the strategies and mindset shifts that can have a significant impact on your financial life.

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Can you change how you behave with money? Neuroscientist, Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Mar 05 2025 39 mins  
How often do you question your money habits or what your saving or investing for? Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments and she thinks we need to question whether our financial goals are really what we want. (https://profilebooks.com/work/tiny-experiments/). ⛑️ Check your financial health: https://makingmoney.email/health-check-audio 🤝 Want

How worried should we be about China? Ex-Correspondent, Ian Williams

Mar 02 2025 73 mins  
What is happening to China? With a massive property market collapse, unsustainable levels of debt, and widespread data manipulation, is this the end of growth for the world’s second-largest economy? And what steps should we take to protect ourselves from a country that doesn’t play by the rules? Ian Williams spent over 20 years as a foreign correspondent covering China. He has

The wealth gap no one talks about - Generations historian, Dr Eliza Filby

Feb 23 2025 67 mins  
The wealth transfer from baby boomers to their children is set to be the largest in history. This has created an unfair system—where parental wealth is the main determinant of success in life—says generational historian Dr Eliza Filby. She has written a book called Inheritocracy: It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad. She travelled around the UK to explore who wins,

The 6 materials that really power the economy - Economics Editor for Sky News. Ed Conway

Feb 16 2025 61 mins  
We often focus on companies like Tesla or ARM, but we rarely think about the materials that make their technology possible. Ed Conway is the Economics Editor for Sky News and author of Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future. Where does the battery in your phone or an electric vehicle come from? Why are materials like lithium and copper so critical to achieving n

What will happen to markets in 2025? Katie Martin, markets columnist for the FT

Feb 09 2025 80 mins  
What will the next year bring for global markets? What impact will Donald Trump’s tariffs have? Will inflation rise? Katie Martin is a markets columnist for the FT and host of the Unhedged podcast. We often discuss how long-term investors must be prepared to weather economic cycles. If you haven’t experienced a market crash yet, Katie believes this year might put your resilienc

“I got rich when I stopped focusing on my finances” - Olly Richards

Feb 02 2025 74 mins  
A personal-finance obsessed former jazz musician, who speaks eight languages, and now runs one of the most successful education businesses in the country, Olly Richards (@storylearning) is the perfect example of why you should never stop learning. 🤝 Want help from a financial advisor? We’ve teamed up with advisors we like so you can get 1:1 support from a professional. Learn

How is your pension invested? An interview with Nest, one of the UK’s biggest schemes

Jan 26 2025 97 mins  
Do you have a workplace pension? If so, there's a good chance it's with Nest, one of the UK’s largest pension schemes, with over 13 million members. We're speaking with Paul Todd, the COO of Nest Invest, to understand how they invest all that money. Are they delivering? And why did they remove the option for a 100% equities fund? Do you have something you want to say Nest? If you

How do you know if you're on track financially? Your top 2025 Qs answered

Jan 22 2025 59 mins  
We answer all your biggest questions for 2025: How do you know if you’re on track with your finances? How much do you need for retirement? What to look for in a pension fund? How to diversify to reduce risk? Email us your questions: [email protected]. 📧 Get the free newsletter series we mentioned And other guides on personal finance: https://linktr.ee/makingmone

What will the world look like in 2050? Economist, Hamish McRae

Jan 19 2025 70 mins  
What will the world look like in 2050? Will the US remain the largest economy, or will China or India take the lead? Can AI solve the challenges posed by an ageing population? And will asset prices deliver the returns we expect? Hamish McRae, an economics columnist for The i and the Mail on Sunday, is the author of The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future. 🤝 Want help f

The most important thing to do this year - Pensions expert, Tom McPhail

Jan 15 2025 94 mins  
Your pension should be your top priority this year. Tom McPhail, pensions expert at The Lang Cat and former Head of Policy at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains how to calculate what you’ll need to retire, whether you can count on a state pension, and maximise returns without extra contributions. This is what we think you need to get your pension sorted out. Our previous episode with