The Optimal Order For Investing Your Money In 2024

[@DamienTalksMoney]

I created a couple of cheat sheets that I think will really help you if you're in a work-based pension or if you're starting to get into index funds, here are the links: Pension cheat sheet - financialinterest.com/pension-provider-cheat-sheet/ Index fund cheat sheet - financialinterest.com/index-fund-cheat-sheet/ hope you find them useful!

[@jamesrutterford576]

As a 22yo soon-to-be graduate about to start a full time job, this is truly life-changing content. In a digital world where most young people are fed useless get-rich-quick crap by online gurus because of the social media algorithms, this advice is gold dust and I will take it very seriously. Most people my age are oblivious of most of this information I’m sure, I was until I watched this video!

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Amazing comment! You will go so far James. Keep me updated mate

[@samwilson745]

@@DamienTalksMoney I’m in a similar ish position to James and I couldn’t agree more! One question I have though about pensions, I noticed that 9% seems very high for most pension schemes, I’m seeing an average of 5-7% per year on average mostly, so wouldn’t it be beneficial to invest it yourself in the stock market and lose out on the 25% tax bonus from a pension scheme as 5% over 60 years is so so so much less than 9%? Cheers

[@avtex108]

causing ripples my man@@DamienTalksMoney

[@jonm4989]

There’s some good guidance on KZbin if you’ve enough knowledge to know the good from bad. I’ve just retired from being an IFA and can’t encourage you enough to understand as much as you can about managing your money.

[@simont531]

@@samwilson745 Before you start throwing away the tax benefit of a pension check what investments your pension is put into and whether you have any ability to change this if you aren’t happy. It’s hard to look past a guaranteed 25/42/47% tax incentive that comes from using a pension as this is guaranteed - any potential investment return is speculative.

[@DamienTalksMoney]

At this time of year i think it is important to cover the basics for all the people looking to get started! Thank you to all the regular viewers for checking in i will be back on Sunday with something special.

[@joshwells3247]

Would you be able to recommend an Australian financial KZbinr? A lot of this seems to apply to England

[@DamienTalksMoney]

⁠@@joshwells3247yeah I am a U.K. focused creator as I think the U.K. is underserved and most of the finance content on the platform leans toward America. I would say new money is Australian

[@joshwells3247]

@@DamienTalksMoney legend thanks man 🙏

[@DamienTalksMoney]

@@joshwells3247 he also has a friend called Hammish Hodder i think is Aussie, but a lot of the time these guys speak about America as thats where the most views are.

[@joshwells3247]

@@DamienTalksMoney thanks man I just looked into both of them totally agree but hopefully if there are any major Aussie financial issues they'll be on it 👌

[@rustynail1194]

Me and the Mrs, both 45, started overpaying our mortgage about 4 years ago. Covid actually helped as we couldn't go on holiday and we have no kids so that's a huge "saving". Best thing we ever did. We've got the payments down from 800 or so a month to 500ish now. One day we won't have a mortgage at all, probably in just a few years. Under 50 years old and mortgage free, I won't work full time after that. Don't know how lucky I am to be honest.

[@pikapika5301]

Good video, the only thing I would say re paying a mortgage off early. Think of your house as a home. The certainty and security it's gives you. Is it the smartest thing to do financially, probably not. But I don't think of my house as an investment I think of it has a safe place for me and my loved ones, knowing it's paid off and it can't be taken away is priceless.

[@BaileyMxX]

How many people do you know losing sleep and regretting that they paid off their home early no matter what the mathematical side says? Now how many people out there have lost their shirt doing the smart mathematically play only to end up overleveraging into the home, or like what happened with Northern Rock mortgage holders literally a decade of rates at the lowest ever and they had to pay SVRs of 8%+ due to not being able to remortgage. Same with all those landlords on interest only mortgages right now

[@border304]

I'm mortgage free. It is worth it psychologically if nothing else imo.

[@IainGeddes]

Different for everyone I know, but sometimes what’s best is to do what allows you and your family to sleep comfortably at night. If that means a focus on paying off your mortgage over other options, then so be it. There’s a reason it’s called “Personal Finance” as it’s personal to each of us.

[@Account-wi9wd]

Gotta bare in mind that you can lower the amount of your emergency fund if your mortgage is paid off too.

[@glennwhitlock1272]

I've become slightly more financially aware over the years, but in the old days (27 years ago), the only things i did right was a) get life insurance and b) invest our child benefit payments. Both kids left school with a reasonable £40k and, unfortunately, the life insurance that we thought we'd never need, covered the mortgage when my wife died prematurely aged 35. Both of these things have taken the pressure off me at different times in different ways

[@richieraa]

Feels wrong liking your post but thank you for sharing.

[@DamienTalksMoney]

I am so sorry for your loss, Glenn. Thank you so much for sharing, because now others will see this and may feel motivated to get protection for their families. By sharing, you will have helped lots of others, so again, thank you. Also, your kids (now adults, I assume) are lucky to have you. It sounds like you set them up for success by saving the child benefit payments.

[@asdreww]

@@DamienTalksMoney Something else people forget when it comes to life insurance - if I die prematurely, my work pension gets cashed out at whatever the present value is, & provided to my beneficiaries as a lump sum. I also have a 'death in service' work benefit that I think many big employers have which is something like 5-6x annual salary. Those combined will be £hundreds of thousands, excluding any other life insurance policy.

[@wyntog]

Hi Glenn, thanks for sharing. I have my first child on the way and your comment has just prompted me to take out a life insurance policy. I've already opened a LISA that I will pay into for my child (I'm 37 so I'll be able to touch the money when my child is 23) and this way I benefit from the additional 25% paid in by the government.

[@warfish0r]

​@@asdreww You are right to point this out. I was checking my level of cover about a year ago and realised I had become overcovered when considering pension, workspace and mortgage cover. I was able to reduce the cover that we got with the mortgage and reduce my monthly payments. I believe you can get cover that reduces as you get older - the mortgage will be more paid off and your pension worth more and your kids older and I think I would go for this style of cover if I were looking now.

[@jackkruese4258]

I’m on a pretty decent income but never had any spare money and was always abt £5k - £10k in debt until my partner taunt me a valuable lesson a couple of years ago. We did a spread sheet which showed what my true disposable income was because I hadn’t been taking into consideration all my bills and expenses. So I basically stopped buying stuff and managed to save £8k last year as well as increasing my pension contributions which would’ve been impossible beforehand.

[@STORMCLOUDGREY]

So right about pensions. As a fresh-faced 19yr old with hair, I didnt give a toss about the non-contributory pension scheme given by my first employer. Now at 57 I realise it was golden & I will seriously benefit from this for the rest of my life.

[@Chiz1992]

But is it now better to put your money into property eg that first mortgage?

[@mattplant5565]

Damien, in the past year since I discovered your channel, you've changed my life. I was never taught any of this at school or from my dad (who I know for a fact invests) so thank you.

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Matt comments like are why I do what I do. Thank you so much you’ve made my day.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

Fastest way to raise your salary is to change jobs, not within the same organisation, but move to another organisation.

[@onlyClaire]

Don't underestimate the inner peace of having no mortgage, we paid ours off a year ago and we have been adding more to our investments and been having fun crossing things off our bucket list while my health allows it.

[@rodgerq]

I agree with this. The peace of mind of having the house paid off is really attractive to me.

[@pedazodetorpedo]

It's not being underestimated but it's totally unrealistic for someone in their 30s to be able to pay it off as a priority, and it makes far less sense than the other priorities on this list.

[@Vinnie16920]

I agree I paid mine off about 18 months ago - ten years early. No regrets.

[@mAcroFaze]

This! The value of peace of mind is immeasurable and completely priceless!

[@erictanty7227]

No doubt it's psychologically satisfying and may give you peace of mind. I can relate to that. But it's a terrible investment of extra cash, especially when interest rates are low.

[@anthonynorman1234]

Got a friend who used to work with a debt charity. The amount of people who would come in, with eye-watering amounts of credit card debt, and expect him to be able to make it all go away and not change anything about their spending habits (which landed them in his office in the first place) is wild.

[@JosephineGaule]

Invest early, invest often, stay invested.

[@Lorre386]

how do i do this? where do i start? i'm so confused

[@JosephineGaule]

Okay so i advise you start with stocks, buy a good cross section of an economy and you should do well over the long term. The market will be high in 10 to 20 years, and significantly higher in 30. It's almost impossible for a company with no debt to go bankrupt. Canada is about 3% of the global marketplace, U.S. is about 50%, remainder on the globe is 47%. Pay yourself first. It's time in the market, not timing the market. i stay untop of the market with my FA Emily Lois Parker. Bulls and bears make money, but pigs get slaughtered. - some wise words

[@victoriaaldrin]

Thank you, this was definitely worth the read, as an Investors may avoid making decisions out of fear of regret. This can lead to inertia, where individuals hold onto cash rather than invest, fearing they will make a wrong decision.

[@ParishBlein]

Thanks for sharing, I just looked her up on the web because this is equally important to me, and I would say she really has an impressive background in investing. I will write her an e-mail shortly.

[@brandonkoeller7478]

@@Lorre386 HODL GME!

[@drewforrest]

Hallelujah. Financial advice in plain English. You’re a hero, Damien. Thank you 🙏

[@MrDeathMachine]

Your channel was the reason I took an interest in my finances. Since then I’ve made a spare £1000 which I’m going to allow to compound. Thank you.

[@palmtree-e2l]

Another brilliant video. The only thing I would add is the other greatest gift you can give to your children is to teach them about investing and compounding returns. Knowledge is power!

[@nickbrown6457]

Agreed, great video! I really wish my parents had sat me down and explained all about pensions and compounding, when I was young. Now in my mid 50s, still working, and been maxing out all opportunities to save and invest over the last 10 years. I'm not in a terrible position, but in terms of benefits from compounding, for me the ship has sailed. Advice to young people - start as soon as you can, it really will make a huge difference!

[@tomwalsh3483]

This is the type of person that people should listen to if they want to improve their finances - not trading quacks and crypto frauds. Great work!

[@MarkB4444]

I’m 45 and a decent earner and had relied on a financial adviser but from getting into BTC in 2017 and trading in 2019 I’ve had my eyes opened to the world of finances. I had no clue before that. Zero. Watching your info has really opened my eyes to investing and planning - I wasn’t aware of LISA etc which we just opened via H&L for my GF (just in time at 38!) but I’d also not heard of Junior ISA or SIPP, which I’ve learned from your vids. Even stiff around paying mortgage vs investing, compound interest rates, choosing your own ISA funds - all thanks to yourself mate! Really appreciate it. No idea why at school or university there is zero teaching around finances - the most important subject you could learn.

[@melalblas]

it really does need to be part of the curriculum for sure!! until then we'll have to show our kids these vids for sure!

[@MrAlexanderGoff]

Just discovered this channel - a cut above the usual KZbin finance stuff, loads of nuance and realism - great stuff

[@Rythmx_Studio]

Ever since I chanced on your video, watching you is like a movie series, I love your content. You are real and frank, very technical and back your ideas with evidence base, it's fun to watch you and you have been a motivation in putting my financial life ahead. Thank you for your existence, Don't stop, I really need to keep up with the fire so I want to always watch you.

[@tristbrook]

100% get insurance! I create claims story videos for a well known insurance company in the UK. Before working with them I never even considered life, income protection and critical illness insurance. But then I filmed the story of a family in their early 30's with a young child. The insurance saved them from losing everything. I got cover the next day.

[@The_Summit_Wanderer]

You are correct about put your mask on 1st...I'm 45 and had kids young (19).. we struggled had very little money but lived comfortably considering....I've got to 45 my son is 17 and has his 1st job ...The lessons learned mistakes made and experience gained ARE going to benefit my boy...12 months and my home is paid, so that's his..I've got him financially educated, he's saving, he has a contingency fund, he's putting money in to a stocks and shares ISA (with an incentive of me matching everything he jnvests😊)...I'll make sure he retires by 50 at the latest 🎉🎉

[@Bluearmy76]

Im trying to educate my family the same way. Some have been more willing to listen than others. Or they were until i told them all at Christmas i was retiring in 2024 at 48 and now they’re all at me. Should have listened 20 years ago when i tried to help them originally. Better late than never i guess 😊

[@DamienTalksMoney]

So nice that he can build off your platform and learn from you. The matching contributions into his ISA is an incredible thing to do!

[@n.s.5278]

Have 5 kids. Had never heard of Junior SIPPs. Kudos mate

[@Menainthegarden]

The bit about insurance is spot on. As someone that got stage 3 cancer at 42 having Critical Illness and Private Medical cover has been money and peace of mind well spent

[@DamienTalksMoney]

I hope you have recovered from your cancer and thank you so much for sharing your experience.

[@johnconnor7163]

Similarly, I was always financially astute and took out critical illness cover, which paid out when I had a stroke aged 44, which took the pressure off us as a family. I now tell everyone to get this, using my story to demonstrate the benefits and that you never know what’s around the corner.

[@naomicgabriel]

Just moved to the UK from the Netherlands and im looking to continue investing here. Your channel has been a great source of information for me Damien, thank you!

[@adrianl5899]

Welcome to the UK! :)

[@naomicgabriel]

@@adrianl5899 thank you Adrian! :D

[@jrhodes8491]

One thing about investments Vs mortgage payments is that you would pay capital gains on non-isa investment returns, paying off mortgage debt is essentially tax free

[@steventhorpe9402]

It is but on the majority of cases, mortgages are joint owned so you do have 40k a year wiggle room so whilst unlikely to impact the majority it's a good point

[@SuPpOsEdLyThIsIsCoOl]

Also mortgage is a certain. Investments are a ‘should’.

[@peelyo94]

also remember that mortgage debt will shrink a little over the years due to inflation with wage increases etc and even better if youve locked the current deal for years

[@TheFirstRealChewy]

We had more emergencies when we didn't have an emergency fund, and the reason was so simple. We didn't have a good budget. In order to tell how long your emergency fund will last, you have to know how much you are spending. Once we created a reasonable budget for monthly expenses, we were less likely to go over budget. Whether we could afford a purchase was no longer based on how much money was in the account, or when we'd get the next paycheck. It was based on whether it was in the budget.

[@l1bel]

Good video, thanks. One point worth noting though is you can’t put £5,000 into a junior SIPP. The limit is £3,600 (which includes the tax relief so you put in £2,880 and the tax relief paid in is £720).

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Thank you! I will pin this so people can see the thresholds I just wanted to demonstrate the power of compounding over 60 years. I have re done the numbers based on £2,500 a year for the first 2 years and then no more deposits and the numbers are similar.

[@Pegaroo_]

You can it will just take you 2 tax years to deposit it

[@l1bel]

@@DamienTalksMoneythanks, and that would be useful calculation to do. I hadn’t even heard of a junior SIPP before diving into KZbin finance videos. Thanks for all you do to bring financial literacy to the people 👍🙏🏽🙏🏻

[@l1bel]

@@Pegaroo_ true, I should have made clear I was talking about annual limits. Thanks.

[@l1bel]

@@DamienTalksMoneyout of interest, are you able to share what calculator you were using in the video as it looks useful. I currently use the one available on the candidfinance website but it’s not as slick as the one you are using! Thanks

[@3xAudio]

My goals are £200 per month into my Help to buy on Pay day, and then paying off as much debt as possible. Hopefully out of debt by the end of the year. LISA with whatever is left over at the end of the month lol

[@chrismunt8443]

Great goals. But pay yourself first, not at the end of the month ;) Good luck with the savings journey.

[@DreamClean]

I'm sure you already know you can't use both of those products for a deposit

[@3xAudio]

@@DreamClean yea but I was already committed to the help to buy and will use the other for later in life.

[@chumabanjwa4662]

Simple, clear and to the point. Well done, Damien! This is what most people need and are looking for.

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Lovely feedback thank you!

[@melalblas]

As always, a wonderful recipe of straight-talking, easy to action advice, with your brand of light entertainment thrown in of course too! Have sent to a few friends already! Thank you Damien!

[@KailinruAdao]

I am regretting not investing in stocks last year but still grateful i kept my money. I'm hoping to retire this year Sep at 55 on my birthday. Considering the current rollercoaster nature of the stock market was the mean reason i decided to stay on the sideline for awhile, now I’m worried with the numerous bank failures as of late, am I better off reinvesting my savings in the stock market or do I wait?

[@jaidenSalinas]

@sammyphon I'm looking to give stocks another shot after staying on the sidelines since the pandemic. Being heavily liquid, I'd rather not reinvent the wheel. Since this strategy works for you, how can I contact your advisor?

[@Chaim127]

Exactly what I’m doing again this week. The smartest thing I’ve ever done was having 30% in cash to buy on the way down in 2021. It hurt watching 30-40% discounts drop to 50, but grabbing Google, NVDIA, Apple, and others near the bottom has paid off. I love the bull outlook but I’m not confident to should hold all equities

[@UKGeezer]

Jeez, the amount of these scam comments is getting ridiculous. Come on KZbin, get your act together and sort this sh!t out.

[@KailinruAdao]

Thanks a lot🙏 i really appreciate. Was amazing speaking with Martha

[@JackSte]

Would be interested in a more in depth look in to SIPPs for self-employed people. If you have any plans for a future video on this that would be amazing!

[@Benjaminos1]

Second that as well, will be much appreciated, definitely for the self employed and micro business owners.

[@clarenceishmael9615]

I so love the compound interest calculator! It's the best! 👍🏾

[@6c61]

The point about pensions is good. I'm 38 now, and have worked since I was 16 in loads of different jobs and was never offered a workplace pension until the government rolled out auto-enrolment a few years ago. Without that I don't think i'd have ever been offered a pension.

[@DavidKnowles0]

It wasn't just auto enrolment but they made it the law that all companies have a workplace pension. This year I think the automatic age of enrollment is being lowered to 18, not a Tory policy but it was force through parliament via a private member bill.

[@JubbaDangerous]

I started of my emergency fund with a high interest Regular Saver. Limit was only 250 a month but adds up over the year and was a great way to get started.

[@iaing9028]

Investing your £250 per month, will add up to £3000 per year, how much interest are you getting for this? If you put the whole £3000 in a 5% account you would get £150 interest, so the regular saver will pay less than this. If you put that £250 into your pension as an extra payment, you would gain £117 every month due to the tax relief, this adds up to over £1400 per year. If you are a higher rate taxpayer you would gain even more.

[@JubbaDangerous]

@@iaing9028 5%. Payed out £3,081. Yes you could invest 3000 and get £150 interest in a 5% 1 year fix. But what if you don’t have 3000 up front. Regular savers are good for people wanting to create consistent good financial habits when starting from scratch with savings. 250 a month was manageable, enabling me to still contribute to my stocks ISA, pay bills and live my life. My financial situation has dramatically changed for the positive in the last 12 months so no longer require a regular saver, but at the time it was a helpful way to get my emergency fund started.

[@ezikkiel]

No, thank you 🙏 Great content as normal. Off to learn about Junior SIPPs 🎉

[@JElster666]

Will be sharing this with some of my younger friends of mine, as it offers sensible advice without any patronising hard sell. Thanks again Damien 👍

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Thank you so much John, really appreciate you sharing the content.

[@LJinx3]

Advisors often say don’t prioritise mortgage pay off and I’d agree with their logic. But let me offer one argument as to why you might consider it - it’s the biggest expense every month and if I want to go part time I need to bring that amount down. I still wouldn’t put it top of the list, but I would put it on there.

[@dees3179]

They also assume good health. I need to get rid of the mortgage so I can stop working. Can’t see another way past that obstacle. Health concerns won’t go away.

[@biodiversity9808]

My strategy is to save remaining mortgage on ISA and pay off all mortgage at once in future. Coz i am getting 5.17% from ISA on Plum and my mortgage is 5.59%. Not much difference.

[@jonm4989]

Great video Damien. I’m a recently retired IFA and I think this sends a great message.

[@davidcooks2379]

If you pay any tax on your savings/investments, the calculation changes. Especially if you are in one of those nasty tapers, like 50-60K, 100-125K or 260-360K. If you are not in a pension taper, fill it up, it's the best investment. Then Isa/mortgage repayment depending on which has the higher rare.

[@runningman5871]

Seems like the spambots are commenting on here. Anything that ends up with investing with a specific person is spam.

[@fabianrares]

I love SIPP. Merged all my private pensions and I invest them the way I want. Index funds! Of all kind all sectors.

[@adamtatters91]

You’ve got my head back in the game after the Christmas break, thanks Damo!! Yet another hard hitting but palatable video to help us focus our personal financial strategies!!

[@barking_mad6649]

In my opinion if you find yourself in debt, but later recover and have spare money each month, throw as much as possible into getting rid of it as soon as possible, whilst leaving yourself enough to live in and a bit in case of emergency. Nothing beats being debt free and having money to save rather than knowing you still don't really have money of your own as you're paying debt off.

[@BenMorel]

For kids, you've missed one which should really be far above the Junior SIPP. If you have a child under three and both parents are working you can put money into a childcare services account and get the lower rate of income tax back. Essentially, you get 25% interest on that to pay for nursery or nanny fees

[@RoseBalerus]

Investing in individual stocks can be a lucrative strategy, but it requires careful consideration and research. Different stocks offer various growth potentials and risks. Some may provide steady dividends, while others focus on capital appreciation. It's essential to diversify your stock portfolio to mitigate risk. Consulting a financial advisor can help tailor a strategy based on your risk tolerance, investment goals, and market conditions.

[@lyracian]

Thank you; did not realise I could do a Junior SIPP as well as Junior ISA. My daughter is 14 now but still time to get that set up with some cash for her long term future.

[@DamienTalksMoney]

So glad i can help out your daughter! The JSIPP is incredible

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

Many people may also have critical illness cover as part of their workplace benefits, but many people forget they have and end up taking out a policy themselves. Always check if you have one first as part of your workplace benefits package.

[@beartybollocks7782]

Salery sacrificing into a SIPP has the most benefit as you get the tax and the NI back

[@Jakeyosaurus]

Greatly enjoy your content Mr Damien!

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Thank you Jakey! Got some bangers coming up

[@splendore.ngrandeur3599]

Ive briefly watched some of your videos & i must say i like your sense of humour 😊

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Glad someone does 🤣

[@porschecarreras992cabriole8]

I have been employed non stop for 30 years and I never needed emergency funds. The reason is simple I don’t live my life paycheck by paycheck every month so I always had spare salary. So the emergency funding/savings may not always apply to all of us!

[@bla7091]

"spare salary" is basically an emergency fund...

[@AlexBoy071]

I’ve been a long-time viewer since around 2020 when I watched your Vanguard S&P500 video and your progression has been unreal. Dont think I’ve missed a video since and I can probably say this is one of your best ones. Gives a great holistic view and is something I can share with my family 👍🏼 Happy New Year to you mate 😁

[@pc7801]

Great video & absolutely spot on, thank you. Not sure what you can do about it but the two adverts during your video were crypto scams and there wasn't a way to report the Ads.

[@deanrobertnoble138]

The workpkace pension is a guranteed return if you salary sacrifice. My employer matches with their contribution being maxed at 10%. Also, saving you NI contributions. Something you can’t do in any other way. A no brainer to maximise earnings by pushing it to your pension. The other thing is, and although this is quite opaque, i try to use the pension fund that has the most equities in there…..most risky but higher returns. Fine if you have a long time horizon. Finally, every year i partial transfer out into my SIPP to allow me full control on my investments and keep fees as low as i can. Great video; thankyou.

[@StepChangeDebtCharity]

Thanks so much for mentioning us Damien! Best wishes - Kimberley at StepChange

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Hello! I worked in the debt management industry years ago, i know the excellent work you do for people for free it is my pleasure to spread the word. Thank you for doing what you do

[@dm_psych_]

Critical illness cover is no joke, I had a stroke in 2019 and had no cover because I was only 27, out of work for 10 months with only statutory sick pay (I was a freelance worker at the time, no sick pay) and I'm still working off the debt I dug myself into in 2024. A relative of mine went through a really rare diagnosis last year (cadasil, a bit like MS) and she got huge payouts from critical illness cover, she will never have to work again, not just based on the condition being degenerative, but the amount of money she got was massive, she can live comfortably now. Thanks for highlighting insurance as an important consideration Damien

[@rkent06]

Great video, I’m like many people trying to avoid the 60% tax trap and therefore putting a lot of disposable income into my pension - I’m not complaining since my earnings are clearly at a good level, but it would be nice to strike a better balance and some of these funds more readily available. The government have a duty to reassess this ridiculous 60% level!

[@pandanation6202]

This should be mandatory viewing in schools!

[@BenBen09]

Thank you Damo. The junior SIPP information is so timely for me 🙏🙏

[@beardmeetsworld0707]

I didn't know about Junior SIPPS and will look into that for my daughters. Thank you 👍🏻

[@christines5430]

Excellent video to start the year with, Damien. Wishing you a productive, fulfilling and prosperous 2024.

[@DamienTalksMoney]

You too Christine! Thank you so much for stopping by as always.

[@jamster26]

Great video, much prefer these ones without the excessive editing

[@LucasJetUKJuggler]

Thanks for all content Damien. You put it In a very easy to understand way and I dig your humour

[@paulwillson3081]

Excellent video, the power of compounding never ceases to amaze me! 😅

[@jefferyjefferson689]

Some very sensible, measured advice. Well done.

[@Life_Literacy]

Cracking video to start the year and reset financial goals 👍🏻

[@tomgibbons2475]

Love the videos Damo, and the Pod 🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank you!!

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Thank you Tom!

[@jamesmayhew7]

Another top video. Thanks for sharing. So good I've shared via my social media platform. So thank you

[@pubsessions]

From a Financial Planner, great points Damien. One thing I would add is parents need to be aware that Junior ISAs can become under the control of the child at 16. We all like to think our kids will turn out well, but we dont know. There are other ways to save which keep the control with the parent with just as good tax advantages, such as an Offshore Bond within a Trust, slightly more confusing but worth the extra effort.

[@jamespinfold5023]

was thinking the exact same thing. With both parents you have a 40k allowance that you can plough into and distributes you see fit. Which for the bottom 90% off earners would not be possible to be reached.

[@robertleakey9267]

As a Ltd company I’m wondering if there is a video about what SIPP is best for me? No one seems to cover that and there are loads of us out here wanting that advice with your fantastic videos. Currently not all companies will let you contribute through a business account. I think a lot of people would love that video as I’ve searched for it and there isn’t one x

[@rossmpostpro]

As a self employed person in Manchester, I've been involved in several of these options over the years. I'm currently looking into SIPs and insurances and they seem vital for my freelance work. Interesting to hear your perspective on paying off mortgage early too, I'd agree. Thanks for the great insights as always.

[@rsabaljauskas]

Strong video start to the year carol

[@DamienTalksMoney]

99% of people have no idea who Carol is now. Love it that you have thrown that up 🤣

[@jmcooney2000]

Great video. I'm now in the fortunate position (I am aware some are not) that I have spare cash every month so this is very handy thanks 👍

[@drdeanrieder]

Thank you for your content. I always appreciate your insight and being real

[@LizzieKristina]

Thankyou for always teaching me something genuinely really useful. Appreciate it 🙏

[@DamienTalksMoney]

My pleasure! Happy new year! Got lots of useful content for you hopefully this month

[@LizzieKristina]

@DamienTalksMoney looking forward to it! I watch ALL of your videos 🙏😊 OG fan here! Thanks again for your work Damien, it's really great x

[@mikeallen2914]

I will look forward to the next video. Thanks for your help :)

[@LiamR90]

I speak to contractors on a daily basic who are earning mega bucks, have children and stay at home wife and no income protection. It's not a part of the job I love because it is "salesy" but it is 100% necessary and foundational. Advisers proudest moments are always when one of their clients have had to claim on an insurance that they wouldn't have set up if it wasn't for the advice. It's life changing.

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Thanks for sharing this! I always try to be honest with my content and just say it how I see it and I certainly now see the value in insurance and I hope others consider it

[@ashearera]

Any chance of a video for those of us who have DB pensions? How that affects the rest of financial strategy etc. We’re few and far between but there isn’t as much content out there tailored to us. Thanks!

[@michaewelina7983]

Heh this is very detailed knowledge and relates to minority of people, I do not believe Damien will make video about it. But if you have DB you do not really have to worry much, unless you want to pass it to next generation.

[@gonnahavemesomefun]

Dave Ramsey's baby steps are pretty much the same as these 👍👍 --he's worth a watch too. Take what you like from his advice. That's what I've done.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks! Was wondering if you could carry on this list into high income earner levels. Ie once you’ve done all of this stuff, then what? Ie GIA? Venture capital? Gilts? (No capital gains tax)? Onshore/offshore bonds? Bare trust for child’s education payments in future? The later ones are things Ives started coming across but still wrapping my head around it all

[@warrenb243]

HNY Damien. Nice one for this. I’m pretty much aligned but the figures on the junior SIPP were good so I think I’ll look into that for the littlen.

[@MarkyMarkJ]

Sound advice. Maxing out the workplace pension is an incredibly powerful financial tool. Getting an immediate 50% saving as a high rate tax payer. I use premium bonds to hold my emergency funds and place tax free prizes into my ISA for tax fee profit. I also fund ISAs with 0% balance transfer zero fee credit cards. Ensuring I make minimum monthly payments and clearing balances before the 0% term is up. Anything extra is easy access accounts utilising my £500 tax allowance on interest earned.

[@paulacollins8327]

What credit cards are offering zero fee zero interest balance transfers?

[@Therealmattchong]

My dad was watching your channel yesterday while lying in bed and I just went over and said - “i was chatting to Damien back before he got over 10k. Solid guy.” My dad didn’t reply, he was asleep hahaha

[@janeknight3597]

One of the things people do not tell you about a SIPP is that the capital value is not taken into account when looking at funding for care. This means the income will continue whereas if you take an income from your ISA the capital will be required to be spent and the income will fall.

[@jimbojimbo6873]

I’ll say on the 3-6 month emergency fund Very very few people lose their job and start a new one within 3 months. Job hunting in most industries is painful

[@michaewelina7983]

There are other options like 3 months in Cash on decent saving account and 12 months in gold. Keeping too much cash bring significant loses and missed opportunity in long term.

[@ohnoitisnt]

I imagine it also helps to not be in an enormous recession and have the foresight to develop skills that are always in demand. Its still good advice but the length of the emergency fund is probably the debatable part

[@leahmcdermott4189]

I’ve quit my job twice (in the healthcare field) and both times it’s taken me less than a month to find another job. But to be fair, the healthcare field is in demand, there’s no shortages of jobs, so I’m never scared to leave if the job is no longer serving me. But if you’re in an industry that’s already oversaturated and hard to recruit, then I totally get what you mean. Your EF should be based on the security and demand of your job field. I still have a 6M EF but have never had to exhaust it when out of work.

[@biodiversity9808]

@@leahmcdermott4189i work in banking. I left my job and within 3 weeks found an amazing job in a large international investment bank. But as i am on a good salary, pension and benefit now i am not sure if i lose my job i will get a job as good as this so i am contribution 38% into pension pot and keeping large saving on ISA instead of paying towards mortgage.

[@Jason-cl8hk]

Some great advice here and worth listening to.

[@pinkpantherofthesouth1855]

hi damien love your content! on the point you made about the rules are bound to change between now and your retirement, could you make a whole video on this! (future planning for an uncertain world)

[@FinancialFinesse00]

Thanks Damien for this valuble informative episode it definitely helps like you said things happen keep the gems coming

[@conanthelib1]

Always brilliant advice and always much appreciated. 🙌🙌🙌

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Always good to see you, brudda! Happy New Year, health and prosperity mate 🍻🙏🏻

[@Beardmeatsfood]

Smooth butt checking in 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Haha! Some say the smoothest

[@simoneXox]

Happy new year Damien! Thank you

[@TheBoringInvestorMan]

I really love your videos mate, I like how much food for thought they give, on the early repayment for your mortgage, I suppose an argument could be made that while you would typically earn more by investing in the stock market, it also has an impact on your emergency fund and having that much more financial independance means you can invest more sooner (though I appreciate it removes the captial you've had to use to pay off the remaining mortgage).

[@dessar100]

Thanks for the fantastic advice as always!

[@lukebrown8580]

Thanks for the info on JSIPP and JISA

[@LatinoAaron]

One of the best things you can do is if you are in the top tax band, get your employer to plough as much as you are comfortable with into your workplace pension so the taxman never gets a sniff. An easy way to build long term wealth with money you would have never seen anyway!

[@DummyAccount-z7s]

This channel is great!

[@dermotcasey]

great advice, especially the ISA's