Beginner Questions Answered From A Listener (Transferring Pensions, FTSE vs MSCI, UK stocks, Bonds, and more)

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The Making Money Simple Podcast

Ryan King

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The podcast helping you to invest and build wealth ✔️ I'm Ryan, a Chartered Accountant and investor from the UK and I share my mistakes, journey and knowledge - all whilst having a laugh - through this podcast! 💻 My website - https://makingmoneysimple.co.uk/ 📕 My book: Stop Waiting, Start Investing - https://linktr.ee/makingmoneysimple1 If you have any questions or want me to cover any specific topics, feel free to email me at: makingmoneysimple1@gmail.com

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Beginner Questions Answered From A Listener (Transferring Pensions, FTSE vs MSCI, UK stocks, Bonds, and more)

The Making Money Simple Podcast

30 minutes 6 seconds

5 months ago

Beginner Questions Answered From A Listener (Transferring Pensions, FTSE vs MSCI, UK stocks, Bonds, and more)

Massive shoutout to Ian who asked these brilliant questions.

From transferring defined benefit and defined contribution pensions, to comparing the index providers of FTSE and MSCI, from UK stocks and their fees, to investing into bonds, and a lot more. This episode has a little bit of everything. Timestamps for each question are below.

And if anyone is keen to get involved in a future 4-week investing crash course, give me a shout and I'll add you to the waitlist (IG - makingmoneysimple, email - makingmoneysimple1@gmail.com).

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:07 - Fees for non-UK stocks? Plus, should we focus on UK-listed stocks?

3:22 - And what about ETFs?

4:22 - Why are UK stocks listed in pennies?

5:53 - Can a company create new/more shares?

7:41 - And what about a company buying back shares?

8:34 - Index funds: FTSE vs MSCI?

11:22 - How to differentiate between indexes?

12:39 - Back to FTSE vs MSCI?

15:01 - Will the Cash ISA allowance be reduced?

16:06 - Are bond investments worthwhile?

17:58 - What is my personal annual rate of return?

19:19 - Has my portfolio recovered after the 2025 market drop?

21:31 - Pensions introduction

22:22 - Can any pension be transferred?

29:03 - Outro

Listen to the episode for the full details.

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