Plain English Investing

Myles and Ash discuss latest property investments they are looking at, books they are reading and the current investment climate.

Its been a while we know. In this episode Myles and Ash catch up on their latest trades, what they have been reading thats been inspiring and a bit of a market prediction / update. 

We chat to Ken Costa, who has worked in money management, banking and investment - for over 40 years. He is now the Co-Chairman at Alvarium.  Ken speaks to us about how to save, invest and also touches a bit on bitcoin and the freedom good financial choices can bring to our lives.  Ken has written several books and is an international speaker. You can find out more about him at https://www.kencosta.com/about-ken-costa/ or follow him @kenjcosta on instagram. 

Thinking of buying your first home? Compared to other countries the UK has one of the most lengthy and complicated processes for buying and selling houses. In this episode, Myles and Ash attempt to unpick the stages and explain the normal protocol. 

Listen in to the inspiring investment journey of Hannelie Smit. Hannelie, originally from South Africa, invests in property on the south coast of England.  Hannelie worked her way up the property ladder and now operates large houses of multiple occupations (HMOs), she started with very little, but through creativity, hard work, and determination has managed to build a substantial property portfolio.  In this episode, Hannelie shares some of her wisdom with Myles and Ash sharing insights into property investing and why and how she got started.  Hannelie has a passion to inspire young people to invest their money, if you want to invest and need some guidance you can contact Hannelie here: [email protected]. Similarly, if you are a seasoned investor and have the capital to invest feel free to contact Hannelie.

How should you invest small amounts of money? Maybe your first investment should be into an ETF or Index Fund. With low fees and no minimum investment. Myles and Ash discuss what they are and why they like them. 

On today's episode, we welcome Recruitment Directors Jason Cole and Marcus Williams. These two are serious players in the recruitment business. They give us tips on topics such as how to ask for and earn more cash in your job. How to make your CV stand out and what skills are needed now more than ever.  You can contact Marcus here: https://www.morganmckinley.co.uk/consultant/marcus-williams You can contact Jason here: https://www.quotacom.com/about-us/

On today's episode, Myles and Ash chat about how we started investing in Bitcoin.  What is Bitcoin? Why is it needed? Who is this Satoshi Nakamoto? We discuss where we think bitcoin may go and some of the risks involved.  Bitcoin is incredibly risky, we are not financial advisers, always seek financial advice before making investments.  Links:  Bitcoin experts, we follow and reference: Preston Pysh https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh  Trace Mayer https://twitter.com/TraceMayer

On Today's Episode, Myles and Ash discuss a few of Warren Buffet's comments at the Berkshire Hathaway 2020 Annual Shareholders Meeting.  With clips from Warren Buffet, we look to learn from The Oracle of Omaha, who is arguably one of the greatest investors of all time.

Today, Myles and Ash discuss, the book by Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason.  The lesson's in this book have impacted our saving and investing.  We discuss some key principles to saving, investing and the 7 cures for a lean purse and lessons for getting out of debt. If your struggling with debt, seek help: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ https://capuk.org/

This is the first episode where you can find out a bit about why we started the podcast, who we are and what hope the podcast will do.