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The Stocks and Savings Podcast

The Stocks and Savings Podcast

Stocks and Savings 165 Episodes Aug 19, 2026

We're Andreea and Jamie, two Qualified Accountants and millennial investors based in England, UK. We created this weekly podcast to give you the tools to go from Beginner to Confident Investor, through our easy-to-understand, digestible lessons. We hope you'll join us in our endeavour to build wealth through investing while enjoying life!

Episodes

168. Should UK Investors Buy More UK Shares? When Home Bias Actually Makes Sense
168. Should UK Investors Buy More UK Shares? When Home Bias Actually Makes Sense Aug 19, 2026 00:25:10 Home bias is often used to argue why investors shouldn't invest in their home country - but has it been taken too far? That's exactly what we're going to be looking at today!---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I know that it’s not easy to start investing with confidence.We both made mistakes at the start of our investin
167. Are You On Track To Retire Comfortably? How To Run The Numbers On Your Biggest Financial Goals
167. Are You On Track To Retire Comfortably? How To Run The Numbers On Your Biggest Financial Goals Aug 12, 2026 00:32:07 Investing regularly, for decades, is a great thing to do - but, don't forget why you're doing it. Today, we're going to run through our framework that will give you a rough idea about how close you are to achieving your financial goals. ---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I know that it’s not easy to start investing with
166. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In August
166. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In August Aug 5, 2026 00:34:46 It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments.If you found this episode helpful, please share it with someone who’d benefit from hearing it. It’s a simple way to help a friend or family member feel more confident about the world of finance.Thank you!😇---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident
165. How To Tell If A Stock Is Cheap Or Expensive - Our Simple Guide To Valuation
165. How To Tell If A Stock Is Cheap Or Expensive - Our Simple Guide To Valuation Jul 29, 2026 00:37:00 How do you value a stock? It's one of the most debated questions in the world of investing - but today, we hope to help you get a step closer to answering it!Additional resources: DCF WalkthroughReverse DCF Walkthrough---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I know that it’s not easy to start investing with confidence.We both made mis
164. Why Every Buy And Sell Decision Feels Wrong - And How To Keep Investing Anyway
164. Why Every Buy And Sell Decision Feels Wrong - And How To Keep Investing Anyway Jul 22, 2026 00:27:38 You buy a stock, it falls. You sell a stock, it soars. Sometimes, it feels like every decision you make when investing feels wrong. Today, we're going to talk a bit about this, why it's not as bad as you think, and how to become more confident when it comes to making these types of decisions. ---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now,
163. Our FULL 2026 Half-Year Stock Portfolio Review! Looking At Our Returns, Our Favourite Investments, And More
163. Our FULL 2026 Half-Year Stock Portfolio Review! Looking At Our Returns, Our Favourite Investments, And More Jul 15, 2026 00:34:46 I can't believe we're already halfway through the year - time flies when the market's having fun! So today we're having a full rundown of our portfolio's performance over the past 6 months - the good, the bad, and the ugly...---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I know that it’s not easy to start investing with confiden
162. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In July
162. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In July Jul 8, 2026 00:19:49 It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments.If you found this episode helpful, please share it with someone who’d benefit from hearing it. It’s a simple way to help a friend or family member feel more confident about the world of finance.Thank you!😇---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident i
161. The Exact Order To Invest Your Money From The UK In 2026
161. The Exact Order To Invest Your Money From The UK In 2026 Jul 1, 2026 00:26:20 Knowing all the different investing accounts out there is one thing - judging which one you should prioritise is a whole different challenge. So today, we've outlined the framework we'd use when decide how to prioritise our investments.Note: In hindsight, we feel like the emergency fund / pension match / high interest debt section should all take an equal level of importance. ---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
160. Forget The S&P 500 - Should You Buy The S&P 3?
160. Forget The S&P 500 - Should You Buy The S&P 3? Jun 24, 2026 00:15:51 Investors love the S&P 500 - but the S&P 3 strategy has made more than double its return. So is it a strategy actually worth following, or does it fall apart quite fast? Let's find out!---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I know that it’s not easy to start investing with confidence.We both made mistakes at the start of our inves
159. Are SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI Ruining Index Funds?
159. Are SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI Ruining Index Funds? Jun 17, 2026 00:26:51 Index fund investors are about to start investing in some of the biggest IPOs in history - starting with SpaceX, and shortly followed by OpenAI and Anthropic. One reason this is happening is recent rule changes from the large index providers. Note: The proposed rule changes for the S&P 500 did NOT end up going through. This was confirmed after the recording.Thank you!😇---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wa
158. SpaceX - Should You Buy The Biggest IPO In History?
158. SpaceX - Should You Buy The Biggest IPO In History? Jun 10, 2026 00:27:28 Shares of Elon Musk's space company are about to hit the stock market at a valuation verging on $2 trillion - but, is it worth investing in?Thank you!😇---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I know that it’s not easy to start investing with confidence.We both made mistakes at the start of our investing journeys that cost us thousands of pounds
157. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In June
157. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In June Jun 3, 2026 00:30:46 It's payday once again, and you know what that means - it's time to put some money into our Stocks and Shares ISAs, and make some investments.If you found this episode helpful, please share it with someone who’d benefit from hearing it. It’s a simple way to help a friend or family member feel more confident about the world of finance.Thank you!😇---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident in

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