Making Money
Damien Jordan & Timeyin Akerele from Most
Learn how to build wealth - investing, pensions, the psychology of money - even things like how to get a payrise. Hosted by the UK’s top personal finance YouTuber Damien Jordan and his best mate Timeyin Akerele, this is the financial education we wish we’d had. Our focus is on the big stuff, teaching the strategies and mindset shifts that can have a significant impact on your financial life.Contact us: makingmoney@getmost.co.uk
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Apr 6, 2026 • 1h 12min
Your Biggest Investment Risk is Not the Stock Market
Mo Milevsky, professor and author on pensions and retirement income theory, reframes your career as your biggest asset. He explains human capital, how job risk shifts with age, and why lifecycle investing should reflect your income profile. Practical chat on sequence-of-returns risk, diversifying household career exposure, and portfolio protections for later life.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 1h 2min
How I Max Out My ISA on an Average Salary
A 46-year-old shares how he went from debt and lockdown drinking to accidentally starting investing and discovering index funds. He describes hitting a personal challenge to max an ISA on a median salary and the lifestyle changes that made it possible. He also talks about breaking destructive habits, learning self-education, and why starting late still works if you focus on simple, low-cost investing.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 1h 10min
Will the State Pension Be There When You Retire?
Al Miles, an investment actuary who models pension systems, explains why millions of UK workers face retirement shortfalls. She outlines who is most at risk and why late starts, part-time work and opt-outs matter. The conversation explores reforms, Iceland-style guarantees, household saving ideas and political hurdles to fixing pensions.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 1min
The Last Time This Happened, Nothing Made Money for 17 Years
Jim Reid, Global Head of Macro Research at Deutsche Bank and author focused on long-term returns, shares big-picture lessons from 200 years of market data. He highlights US and tech concentration in global trackers. He traces past tech booms, explains valuation-driven long low-return stretches, and discusses equal-weight vs market-cap approaches and practical portfolio choices.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 1h 14min
What Happens to Your Money if You Die Tomorrow?
Sam Grice, CEO of Octopus Legacy and founder focused on estate planning after personal loss. He talks about why wills matter, common misconceptions, intestacy risks, trusts for children, choosing executors, handling digital assets and crypto, and practical tips on gifting and funeral wishes. Short, clear guidance on simplifying messy post-death processes.
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Mar 2, 2026 • 1h 7min
Are You Wasting Your Life Saving Money?
They debate the ‘Die With Zero’ idea and whether saving too much costs life experiences. They explore timing age-limited adventures and treating health as a compounding asset. They discuss gifting while alive, memory-rich parenting moments, and practical tools like annuities and spending plans. They question privilege’s role in financial advice and argue for balance between saving and living.
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Feb 23, 2026 • 1h 15min
Don't Wake Up to Make Rich People Richer
Timothy Armoo, founder who sold Fanbytes and author of a practical startup guide. He talks about shifting from survival drive to designing a fulfilling life. He outlines building a personal board of directors, using AI to emulate mentors, practical networking (STIRS), and choosing projects that actually serve you. He warns against overreacting and urges founders to accept life-changing exits, not just enrich others.
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Feb 16, 2026 • 1h 7min
Your Retirement Plan Has a Fatal Flaw
Marianna Hunt, a retirement specialist at Fidelity who researches pensions and longevity. She explores the uncertainty of living much longer than expected. She discusses inflation’s quiet erosion of savings. She highlights who is most at risk and practical steps to check pensions, adjust contributions and consider annuities or working longer.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 43min
Retiring at 65 Makes No Sense
Amlan Roy, a demographer who advises governments and wrote Demographics Unravelled, explores how shifting population structures reshape pensions, work and the economy. He discusses flexible, life-expectancy‑linked retirement, means‑tested state pensions, fertility trends, migration and boosting female labour participation. Short, provocative takes on why traditional retirement ages may no longer fit.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 1h 11min
What Politicians Won't Tell You About the Economy
Vicky Pryce, economist and former senior civil servant and author of Mismanaged Decline, explains why politicians spin economic stories. She discusses low real incomes, weak business investment, productivity failures and Brexit’s cost. Vicky also tackles energy pricing, regional inequality and what a true industrial strategy should aim to do.
