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The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast

The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast

Pete Matthew 350 episodes Nov 11, 2026

Pete Matthew explains personal finance topics like investing, insurance, pensions, and getting financial advice in simple, everyday language. Each episode is split into two segments: what you need to know and what you need to do. The podcast is aimed at listeners who want to get their money matters in order.

Episodes

Planning for vulnerable beneficiaries with John Brenchley
Planning for vulnerable beneficiaries with John Brenchley Nov 11, 2026 46:43 Planning for vulnerable beneficiaries can mean asking different questions about the future of someone you care about. In this episode, Pete Matthew speaks with John Brenchley of Broadshield Solutions about the challenges families can face and how this kind of planning differs from a conventional approach. They discuss the risk of exploitation, the wider needs of families and John's SAFE protocol.
Budget Reaction with Tom and Demi
Budget Reaction with Tom and Demi Nov 4, 2026 33:00 In this episode of the Meaningful Money podcast, Pete Matthew is joined by Tom Wigan, Jacksons' Head of Operations, and Demi-Leigh Gilks, Head of Advice, to react to the Autumn Budget 2026. Recorded on Budget day itself, they work through what the Chancellor's announcements mean for UK households, savers and investors. Find out what Budget 2026 actually changes for your money, and what could you d
AI and Money - Changing Attitudes?
AI and Money - Changing Attitudes? Oct 28, 2026 35:29 In this episode of the Meaningful Money podcast, Pete Matthew speaks with Tom Mathar of Aegon about how people are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make sense of their finances. They explore findings from Aegon's research, including the financial questions people ask AI, differences between age groups, and why some feel more comfortable discussing money with a chatbot than a human. Pete and T
QA63 - Listener Questions, Episode 63
QA63 - Listener Questions, Episode 63 Oct 21, 2026 35:43 In this Meaningful Money Q&A, Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer six listener questions about UK investing, pensions and retirement planning. They explore investment fund risk ratings, funding the years before the State Pension, balancing pension saving with spending and family gifts, and how salary sacrifice, relevant UK earnings and pension carry forward work. The episode also examines how Arme
QA62 - Listener Questions, Episode 62
QA62 - Listener Questions, Episode 62 Oct 14, 2026 38:31 In this Meaningful Money Q&A, Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer your UK personal finance questions on retirement planning, pensions and tax. Can a couple really retire at 50 on £40k a year using ISAs, a SIPP and a DB pension, and should you trust AI for retirement projections? We also cover semi-retirement, tax-free cash and the Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA), whether to switch extra pen
The Fault Lines of Finance with Philippa Hann and Moira Somers
The Fault Lines of Finance with Philippa Hann and Moira Somers Oct 7, 2026 41:01 The Fault Lines of Finance asks why good people do bad things with other people's money, and what keeps the good ones good. Pete is joined by Philippa Hann and Dr Moira Somers, authors of the book, to talk about ethics in financial services, the role of regulators like the FCA, and the case for what they call the re-moralising of finance. They get into the personalities most at risk of crossing a
QA61 - Listener Questions, Episode 61
QA61 - Listener Questions, Episode 61 Sep 30, 2026 33:41 In this Meaningful Money Q&A, Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer six listener questions on the UK money decisions that trip people up. We look at the best place to hold an emergency fund (cash ISA, Premium Bonds or stocks and shares ISA), how the £10,000 Money Purchase Annual Allowance works if you retire part-way through the tax year, and whether moving pension income into an ISA can help fund f
Too Expensive? Whole of Life Insurance explored
Too Expensive? Whole of Life Insurance explored Sep 23, 2026 34:54 Is whole of life insurance too expensive, or can it be a valuable part of financial and inheritance tax planning in the UK? Pete Matthew is joined by Justin Harper, Chief Marketing Officer at LifeSearch, to explain how whole of life cover differs from term life insurance, how premiums are calculated and whether they can be guaranteed for life. They explore later-life uses, funeral costs, inheritan
The Problem of Money, with Tim Malnick and Shabbar Kassam
The Problem of Money, with Tim Malnick and Shabbar Kassam Sep 16, 2026 50:34 Why does money cause so much worry, even when the numbers add up? In this episode of the Meaningful Money podcast, I am joined by financial planner Shabbar Kassam and organisational psychologist Tim Malnick, hosts of The Problem of Money podcast, to explore the psychology of money and why our financial behaviour is shaped so strongly by the money lessons we learned in childhood. We discuss why mon
QA60 - Listener Questions, Episode 60
QA60 - Listener Questions, Episode 60 Sep 9, 2026 34:56 In this Meaningful Money Q&A episode, Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer listener questions on UK pensions, retirement planning and tax-efficient investing. They discuss the upcoming inheritance tax changes for pension pots, whether deferring the State Pension can help with care-fee planning, and how Nest pension contributions and charges really work. The episode also covers partial transfers fro
QA59 - Listener Questions, Episode 59
QA59 - Listener Questions, Episode 59 Sep 2, 2026 46:17 In this Meaningful Money Q&A episode, Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer listener questions on planning for mini-retirements, changing career into financial planning, accessing pensions with a guaranteed annuity rate, and whether to take tax-free cash from a defined benefit pension. They also discuss how to manage inherited money for children approaching financial independence, including ISAs, Ju
QA58 - Listener Questions, Episode 58
QA58 - Listener Questions, Episode 58 Aug 12, 2026 40:37 In this Meaningful Money Q&A (Episode 58), Pete Matthew and Roger Weeks answer six real listener questions on the money decisions facing UK savers and investors. We cover paying off your mortgage versus investing, gifting surplus income to manage care fees and inheritance tax, and how to buy capital gains tax-free gold. We also explore consolidating pensions before retirement and how LGPS members

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