24. How To Make Money Through Investing: Dividends, Share Prices, And Why The Stock Market Goes Up

How do people make money by investing? Why do stocks go up? Aren't they just numbers on a screen? These may seem like basic questions, but we never get told the answer! Perhaps this is why fewer than 5% of people in the UK have a Stocks and Shares ISA - because investing can seem incredibly risky when you don't understand where your profits come from. So, understanding what drives an investor's profit is what today's podcast is all about! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us reach more people. Thank you! 😇 --- ⁠⁠⁠Get A Free Share When You Sign Up To Trading 212⁠⁠⁠ We'd also like to thank this season's sponsor, Trading 212. Trading 212 is an investing platform which aims to democratise investing, and it's also the platform that we have used since we started! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free share worth up to £100 when you sign up and deposit at least the minimum amount required for Invest or ISA accounts (which at the time of recording is £1). If it's not done automatically, you can also go to the main menu, then to 'Use promo code' and copy-paste this code SNSBONUS. Terms & conditions apply. Capital at Risk. Investments may rise and fall. --- Take The Next Step On Your Investing Journey We both know that starting your investing journey is not easy, since the world of investing can feel intimidating, full of jargon, and all of the options make it completely overwhelming. This is why we've created a carefully designed step-by-step roadmap with our A-Z Investing Course that will take you from beginner to confident investor. With 40+ lessons, 100+ videos, group check in calls every three weeks with us, and the ability to ask our questions whenever you need to in the exclusive Facebook Group, you'll be able to take that next step on your investing journey. Check out our A-Z Investing Course We can't wait for you to join us! --- Thank you for listening to this episode of The Stocks and Savings Podcast, we really hope that you found it interesting. And if you're new here - welcome! We're Andreea & Jamie, the 2 Chartered Accountants & couple behind the Instagram financial blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠@stocksandsavings⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more financial education made simple: ⁠Learn more about our A-Z Investing Course⁠ ⁠Download our free investing guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See you next time! 🤗