Today we’re rounding off Season 27 by covering the last of our big ideas - and it’s one of the raisons d’etre of Meaningful Money, that most people don’t need advice. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/BI10  ..read more

Today we’re covering the ideal order of financial priorities, something Pete and Rog learned early on in their financial planning training. The order was summarised by the acronym PIPSIO Protection Income Protection Pensions Savings Investments Other PIPSIO is nothing more than a useful mnemonic, but it really does serve a purpose. I still remind the advisers at Jacksons of it now and again. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/BI9 ..read more

Today we’re covering a classic piece of financial advice - definitely a Big Idea of investing: Time IN the market, not timing the market! Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/BI8   ..read more

Planning is - or should be - the framework for all financial decisions, but it is misunderstood by many. Hopefully this episode will explain a little about what planning is, how it works and how to go about it. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/BI7  ..read more

Today we’re going to be talking about the importance of prioritising today in your finances. That might sound counterintuitive to some, but we’ll put some nuance on it and try and give you some practical things you can do when faced with the dilemma of whether to use your money today or put it away for the future. Show notes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/BI6  ..read more

This week’s Big Idea is Simplicity - it’s so important to keep your finances as simple as possible for the reasons that we’ll cover today! Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/BI3  ..read more

Today we kick off a new season which we’re calling Big Ideas. The thinking is that we’ll deal with some of the big, overarching principles of personal finance, and show you how to put them into practice. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/2024/01/24/big-ideas-businesses-and-bricks ..read more

The Simple Path to Wealth is the most distilled, purest book on wealth-building I’ve found and I still recommend it all the time. Now the author, JL Collins, has followed up with a new book called Pathfinders, which is full of stories of how people have taken the teaching in the Simple Path, and applied it to their lives. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/session522  ..read more

Today, we’re talking about Financial Planning Priorities and recounting some examples where we have made sure that people got things in the right order…   Show Notes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/RS10  ..read more

Today we’re going to talk about Equity Release, and contentious subject for some but a useful tool in financial planning for older folks who are asset-rich, but cash-poor. We’ll recount a couple of real stories from our own experience as advisers and then go over what you need to know and do about using Equity Release for your own financial planning or for your older family members, perhaps.   Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/RS9  ..read more