Diary of a UK Stock Investor

A deep dive into how legendary investors choose rare stocks and when to buy big. A practical look at treating stocks like businesses and why free cash flow beats headlines. Walkthroughs on free cash per share, reinvestment choices, and screening for high cash returns and moats. Advice on staying focused during market noise and thinking in per-share cash terms.

A look at buying established businesses and treating shares as long-term ownership. Tales of searching thousands of little-known US stocks for hidden gems. Celebration of community milestones and members nearing £100k. Discussion of why hitting £100k can turbocharge the path to £1 million.

In Episode 179 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:- (00:00) Show Start (01:20) Our Investing Principles (03:40) Celebrating Community Investment Milestones (05:29) My Stocks & Shares ISA - Road to £1 Million (25:00) The Treasure Hunter Challenge (32:17) PE Ratios & The Dangers of Buying Popular Stocks In this week's show we discuss the ongoing performance of our growing investing community and celebrate some member milestones. Chris debates what stocks to buy for March. We announce the Treasure Hunter Challenge and Chris dives into the book 100 to 1 by Thomas Phelps as he discusses PE Ratios and lessons to be learned from the dot com bubble. GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on chris@chrischillingworth.com The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire. Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience. From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions. The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions. New episodes are released EVERY Thursday! Contact the show at chris@chrischillingworth.com

In Episode 178 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:- (00:00) Show Start (02:35) Community Progress This Past Week (07:00) Celebrating Community Investment Milestones (14:00) My Stocks & Shares ISA - Road to £1 Million (34:44) Joel Greenblatt on Home Depot & Walmart (35:45) Analysis of Associated British Foods plc In this week's show we discuss the ongoing performance of our growing investing community and celebrate some member milestones. I also share some details around my the performance of my Stocks & Shares ISA over 2025 and update on how things are going in 2026 so far. And later in the show we sit down to analyse Primark owners Associated British Foods plc. - Chris GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on chris@chrischillingworth.com The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire. Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience. From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions. The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions. New episodes are released EVERY Thursday! Contact the show at chris@chrischillingworth.com

In Episode 177 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:- (00:00) Show Start (01:16) Getting Back to Analysing Stocks (14:03) Looking at Stocks like a Bank Loan Applicant (30:00) Applying These Ideas to Babcock and BAE Systems In this week's show I discuss how my own investing portfolio is going, how I've amended my approach in the last year, we look at stock selection in a different way to the norm and we take these ideas and apply them to two hot Defence stocks that are soaring in the markets right now. Babcock and BAE Systems. - Chris GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on chris@chrischillingworth.com The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire. Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience. From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions. The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions. New episodes are released EVERY Thursday! Contact the show at chris@chrischillingworth.com

In Episode 176 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:- In this week's show I share with you my thoughts around my analysis work and where it's all headed. What I plan to do over the next 3-5 years of my investing future. - Chris GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on chris@chrischillingworth.com The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire. Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience. From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions. The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions. New episodes are released EVERY Thursday! Contact the show at chris@chrischillingworth.com

A deep dive into valuing companies by their cash generation rather than share price. Listeners' questions about investing habits and strategy are discussed. Warren Buffett's focus on forecasting free cash flow and reinvestment returns is explored. A Lennar case study shows how to compute expected returns and apply margin of safety.

In Episode 174 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:- (00:00) Show Start (04:48) Letters from our Listeners (10:00) Getting Started the Right Way (17:40) Buffett on Valuing Stocks (23:22) Calculating Your Daily Income from Assets (33:25) Wasteage and Opportunity Cost GET INVOLVED! Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on chris@chrischillingworth.com The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire. Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience. From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions. The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions. New episodes are released EVERY Thursday! Contact the show at chris@chrischillingworth.com

In Episode 173 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:- (00:00) Show Start (01:00) Peter Lynch on Maintaining a 60% Win Rate (01:45) The Perils of Spreadbetting (11:30) Limiting Losses (16:24) Putting the Odds of Success in Your Favour Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on chris@chrischillingworth.com The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire. Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience. From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions. The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions. New episodes are released EVERY Thursday! Contact the show at chris@chrischillingworth.com

In Episode 172 of the Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast this week:- (00:00) Show Start (11:05) What We Look For In Stocks (32:04) Jim Rohn on Making More Money (35:10) Financial Updates from Netflix Inc, Everplay plc and Wise plc (37:00) Analysis of Diageo plc [LSE: DGE] Drop us a COMMENT on Spotify or Email Chris at the show on chris@chrischillingworth.com The Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a diary-style, educational podcast documenting Chris's long-term journey as a UK retail investor, with the personal goal of one day becoming a Stocks & Shares ISA millionaire. Each episode reflects on the realities of long-term investing, including lessons learned, mindset, decision-making, and progress along the journey. The show also features listener correspondence, discussion of general market news from UK and US stocks, and educational explanations of investing concepts drawn from real-world experience. From time to time, episodes may explore publicly available company financial statements to help listeners better understand how to read financial data and what different figures mean in practice. These discussions are for educational purposes only and are not intended to influence investment decisions. The podcast does not provide investment advice, personal recommendations, or guidance on what to buy or sell. Chris does not disclose specific investment transactions or encourage listeners to follow any particular strategy. Any views shared are personal reflections only and may change over time. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes and does not take into account individual financial circumstances. Investing involves risk, and listeners should always do their own research or seek advice from a Financial Conduct Authority authorised financial adviser before making investment decisions. New episodes are released EVERY Thursday! Contact the show at chris@chrischillingworth.com