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Headsup On Money.
Never make another financial mistake.
Join Benjamin Mitchell (The Money Scot) - a chartered financial planner and serial hater of financial jargon, as he helps you to make better financial life decisions, retire on your terms and never make another financial mistake.
In this weekly podcast we answer the money questions you're too scared to ask and arm you with the knowledge and power to help you get on top of your personal finances.
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In this episode Benjamin explains why these funds, despite often sounding very sophisticated and bespoke, are in fact a dead-end to financial independence. Knowledge is power, money nerds. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as he helps you to never make another financial mistake. Getting on top of your personal finances doesn't need to be complicated or scary. Arm yourself with the only knowledge you need to transform yourself from money n...
With the end of the 2025/26 tax year now only a few weeks away, now is the time to make use of your freebies and allowances and focus on paying as little tax as possible. Knowledge is power money nerds and by strategically timing income, making thoughtful and considered gifts, and viewing your financial picture in its entirety, the tax savings can be huge. As with many things in financial planning, it's a case of use it or lose it and/or do it before it's too late. Join Be...
It was in the news last month. Women Against State Pension Inequality. Women who argue they were not fairly notified about a rise in the State Pension age will not be paid compensation. But what can we learn from this when it comes to our own financial plans and our own retirement planning? Nobody else has your back, and so the onus to create a dignified and comfortable retirement is very much on you. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financi...
Income protection insurance is often thought of as too expensive and surplus to requirements, but this couldn't be further from the truth. It's not as complicated as it may seem and is absolutely vital for most people's financial plans. Without it, your financial plan carries an insurmountable amount of added risk, far greater than any stock market risk you're worried about. Don't be financially ignorant to the valuable role this planning can play. In 25 minutes Benjamin wil...
Benjamin reflects this week on the subject of when wealth stops being just about you. In early life we focus on saving, investing and insuring primarily for our own benefit. But there comes a time in most people's lives when they have enough and the focus suddenly shifts to the needs of others. Embracing this change of planning need can help you to remain engaged and invested in your financial plan. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as ...
The word 'Trust' brings many things to mind, and often the truth of what a Trust is, and what they can be used for, is lost in translation. In this episode Benjamin explains the role of Trusts in financial planning so that you can understand some of the scenarios in which they may/may not be required. Jargon free and straight to the point as always. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as he helps you to never make another financial mistak...
Benjamin takes a step back from the heavy finances this week and focuses instead on the heavier questions that we all need to ask ourselves from time to time. We're all aware of the finitude of time, but continue to 'plod on' with our financial plans, often with no clear end in sight. It's time to ask yourself these questions and re-focus on what really matters. Your finances should then be used to fit into that, not the other way around. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), s...
We've all been there... You tick a certain option on a pension form because you don't really understand it and surely it can't make that big an impact, can it? ... Fear not, in this episode Benjamin shares the £M pension tick-box mistakes so you can avoid them and go into these seemingly unimportant tick box opportunities with your eyes open. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as he helps you to never make another financial mistake. Getting on...
Without a cash flow model you are simply planning blind. How do you know if you have 'enough' if you don't start with the end in mind and work backwards? In this episode Benjamin describes what a cash flow model is, and explains why a cash flow model is so important within your financial planning. You can run one of these yourself within your plan in a few, simple steps. This episode will help to lay the foundations. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of f...
Fear not money nerds, this isn't a generic run through of the dreaded financial new year's resolutions. Nobody ever sticks to those anyway. Financial planning is dull and sticky, and you want low effort, maximum reward steps to improve your financial picture. This episode should provide you with all you want and more. Benjamin summarises the easy steps you can take to power your financial plan, without you needing to even leave the comfort of your sofa. What could be better ...
In this, the final episode of Headsup on Money for 2025, Benjamin builds on last week's discussion on how much you should target in your 'retirement pot' to achieve a comfortable retirement. Achieving a £1.5M portfolio may seem challenging and almost impossible, but getting there isn't as hard as you may think. Benjamin brings this to life with various real life scenarios and looks at how timeframes, growth rates and monthly investment amounts can have a huge impact on the longer ...
Planning for retirement can be hard when you don't know how retirement will take shape. How much do you need to afford a good standard of retirement? The answer is higher than you think it is. Probably much higher. Which reinforces the need to plan early and invest in the right asset classes to help take you there. Here's the resource Benjamin mentioned at the end of the episode. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as he...
With the Never Ending Worry Service (news) all around us when it comes to our money it can be hard to know what to do. However, in this episode Benjamin challenges the normal convention that we should focus our attention on what we should do, or what we should buy. What if instead we focused on what we should avoid and what we in fact shouldn't do? Avoiding financial mistakes can have a far greater impact on the success of our financial plans. This episode discusses wh...
As promised, in this special episode Benjamin summarises the main takeaways from the 2025 Autumn Budget. Rachel Reeves delivered her second Budget a little over a day ago, and everything you need to know and do is contained in this summary episode. Benjamin summarises the waffle: Changes to cash ISAsFreezing of income tax thresholdsNew income tax rates on property, interest and dividendsSalary sacrifice changesInheritance TaxAnd more. Finally we have some clarity and the rumo...
If you're earning over £100,000 a year, or are closing in on that level then this is the episode for you. For every £2 of income above £100,000 you lose £1 of your personal allowance, which means previously tax-free income is now subject to tax. This can result in a whopping tax rate of 60% south of the border, and 67.5% north of the border. Fortunately, there are ways you can plan to avoid this tax charge from occurring. Benjamin outlines the main strategies in this w...
In this episode Benjamin is joined by our first international guest, Rob Macdonald to chat about mastering your financial health. Rob brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on the subject of behavioural finance and why investors struggle to achieve the financial returns they deserve. Together they discuss: Why topics like clarity and confidence are so important when it comes to your money. The merits of partnering with a professional adviser to help you meet your f...
In this episode Benjamin discusses a new way to think about diversification when it comes to your financial planning. For once, we're not talking about investment diversification, rather tax diversification, and spreading your wealth appropriately across taxable, tax-deferred and tax-free wrappers. This episode should give you some food for thought to help you feel less worried about changes in tax rules. It's inevitable that changes will come (pensions and IHT in 2027 are p...
Welcome to a Halloween themed episode of Headsup on Money. In this episode Benjamin shares some ghoulish commentary on the most common mistakes we make with our financial planning. By the end of this episode you'll know how to transform these tricks into treats. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as he helps you to never make another financial mistake. Getting on top of your personal finances doesn't need to be complicated or sc...
In this episode Benjamin shares some financial learns from the mighty Morgan Housel. Thinking about the big things in a little way can help us to digest what initially appears scary and overwhelming. It can also help us to recognise our limitations and biases and make us more successful investors and happier humans! Here's a link to more on this topic by Morgan Housel. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as he helps you to never mak...
In this episode Benjamin is joined by Ruth Sturkey, former Chair of the Institute for Financial Wellbeing. Together they discuss how to live a rich and rewarding life and where financial wellbeing fits into the bigger picture. Can money make us happy? Here's the link to Ruth's website, and her LinkedIn account. She also has a great mailing list which can be signed up to here. Join Benjamin Mitchell (themoneyscot), serial hater of financial jargon, as he helps you...
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