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The Stocks and Savings Podcast

The Stocks and Savings Podcast

Stocks and Savings 165 Episodes Oct 21, 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

177. Is There a Better Investment Than the Nasdaq-100? Why I Might Sell Mine
177. Is There a Better Investment Than the Nasdaq-100? Why I Might Sell Mine Oct 21, 2026 00:34:26 Is investing in a Nasdaq-100 ETF really the best way to get innovative companies inside your portfolio? We think there's some problems worth considering with this approach... and there's a potential alternative.---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 a
176. Accumulating vs Distributing ETFs: Which Is Better For UK Investors?
176. Accumulating vs Distributing ETFs: Which Is Better For UK Investors? Oct 14, 2026 00:17:06 There's an endless amount of decisions to be made when investing, even if you're keeping it simple - and this is one of them. So whether you're just starting out or a seasoned investor, I hope you'll find this topic interesting and it'll give you some food for thought! ---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I
175. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In October
175. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In October Oct 7, 2026 00:27:57 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 confiden
174. Can ChatGPT Actually Help You To Invest?
174. Can ChatGPT Actually Help You To Invest? Sep 30, 2026 00:25:04 AI has been slowly making its way into our everyday lives - and for a lot of people, that includes their finances. And we get it. Who wouldn't want to have affordable, personalised answers to some of the more complicated questions in the world of finance and investing? But is AI something everyday investors should be using? That's what we'll be talking about today. ---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
173. Do You Actually Need Bonds In Your Investment Portfolio?
173. Do You Actually Need Bonds In Your Investment Portfolio? Sep 23, 2026 00:27:55 You've probably heard bonds mentioned a lot in investing - but do you invest in them? And should you? That's exactly what we'll be looking at in today's episode. ---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 jo
172. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In September
172. What Did We Invest In This Month? The Stocks And Funds We Bought When We Got Paid In September Sep 16, 2026 00:27:45 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
171. Reliving Our Biggest Investing Mistake
171. Reliving Our Biggest Investing Mistake Sep 9, 2026 00:24:34 We've made plenty of mistakes when investing - but over the past 18 months, you've been able to listen along as we made one of our worst...---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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
170. Vanguard Just Released 3 Super Cheap ETFs - But Should You Invest In Them?
170. Vanguard Just Released 3 Super Cheap ETFs - But Should You Invest In Them? Sep 3, 2026 00:25:46 Will a brand new Vanguard ETF replace our existing Global ETFs? Quite possibly - but the answer isn't straightforward. ---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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.This is why we po
169. How We’d Invest Our First £1,000 Right Now
169. How We’d Invest Our First £1,000 Right Now Aug 26, 2026 00:22:38 I can't quite believe it, but we've now been investing for over 6 and a half years. ... and we made plenty of mistakes at the beginning. So today, we're talking about how we'd invest our first £1,000 if we had to start again right now.---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to feel confident investing from the UK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now, I know that it’s not easy to start investing w
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

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