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119 - A Little Bit of Knowledge - Pete Matthew

119 - A Little Bit of Knowledge - Pete Matthew

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy is joined by friend and giant of the industry, Pete Matthew. Together they discuss how to avoid the mess of your own making... 

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • Combatting your own tendencies and biases

  • Strategic thinking and the benefits of advice

  • Managing your time and assets

  • A few of Andy's famous rants! 

116 - Real Investing

116 - Real Investing

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy follows on from last week's well received episode, elaborating on the list of investment items and asset classes and discussing what a "real" investment is.

 Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • Why the journey to financial is (and should be) hard

  • What is a "real" investment?

  • Seeing investments as stories

  • Understanding businesses and bricks as investment strategies

115 - Informed Risk

115 - Informed Risk

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy dives into the world of risk, addressing popular misconceptions, types of risk, and high level take aways to keep you on the path to financial literacy.

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • Brief market commentary! (Rules are made to be broken)

  • The informed and uninformed risk scale

  • Overview of the three flavours of risk

  • Misconceptions about risk and volatility

112 - Richard Evans - Your Retirement Salary

112 - Richard Evans - Your Retirement Salary

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy is joined by Questor editor at The Telegraph, and author of the new book "Your Retirement Salary", Richard Evans.

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • The death of the final salary pension

  • A very generous offer from the government...

  • Knowing the role of annuities and when to avoid them

  • Understand your retirement options, make an informed decision 

111 - You Are The Stock Market

111 - You Are The Stock Market

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy conducts a short thought experiment to help understand what the stock market actually is. 

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • Addressing the statement "I don't understand the stock market"

  • The reward for taking no action

  • A brief recap on lifeboat drills

  • How the stock market impacts your everyday life

108 - David Sawyer - FIRE

108 - David Sawyer - FIRE

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy chats with the author of the excellent book "RESET: How to Restart Your Life and Get F.U. Money", David Sawyer.

 Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • David discusses his unconventional retirement strategies

  • What is FU money?

  • A brief insight into decluttering

  • David's 11 core principles and 12 do's & don'ts

107 - Scams

107 - Scams

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy dives into the world of scams and con tricks. Who is vulnerable? How can you prevent becoming a victim? Tune in for more.

Quick Preview of the Podcast: 

  • The different types of scam (with varying degrees of sympathy...)

  • Key traits of a scam victim

  • Maintaining a skeptical mindset

  • Doing what has always worked 

103 - Planning in your 30's with Natalie Wright

103 - Planning in your 30's with Natalie Wright

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy is joined by the Chartered Financial Planner of the year award winner, Natalie Wright.

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • How do your finances change as you move to your 30s?

  • The importance of automating your savings

  • What should you be prioritising at this time of life?

  • How to help your future self

102 - George Kinder - Financial Life Planning

102 - George Kinder - Financial Life Planning

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy is joined by internationally recognised father of the Life Planning movement, George Kinder.  

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • Lessons learned in training over 3000 industry professionals

  • Why a wandering mind is an unhappy mind

  • The power of breath control

  • George's famous three questions

101 - Property vs Investing

101 - Property vs Investing

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy is joined by co-host Marc Hoyland of Clarity Lifestyle Financial Planning. Together they discuss the age old question for serious wealth seekers... property or investment?

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • Being a mortgage broker during a recession

  • "Hidden" house price volatility

  • The golden age of property wealth creation

  • Two different hypothetical scenarios - which wins?

100 - A Century of Maven Money

100 - A Century of Maven Money

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy reaches a key podcast milestone, the big 100! This week the tables are turned and Andy is in the hotseat being interviewed by the one and only Mrs Maven.

Thank you for tuning into the podcast - here's to the next 100.

Quick Preview of the Podcast:

  • "Behind the scenes" - the podcast journey up to now

  • A more personal insight into Andy's life and career

  • Questions from listeners

  • Plans for the podcast moving forward