Ryan is the host of Making Money Simple, a personal finance platform helping people (mainly based in the UK) save and invest. He’s been steadily investing for 7-8 years, amassing around 140k pounds in investments mainly through global index funds. He recently moved from the UK to Australia and calls himself a ‘normal bloke’. On this episode, Ryan breaks down the step by step process of how to invest in global index funds from his book ‘Stop Waiting Start Investing: Build Wealth With 10 Minutes Of Work’.

The things you’ll learn:

• Ryan’s quick intro
• What life is like in Melbourne, Australia
• How he invests from Australia
• Ryan’s hobbies and interests on his FI journey
• Is Making Money Simple his Ikigai
• His investment portfolio allocation (140k GBP total invested)
• Global index funds and why he recommends them
• How much money Ryan has invested compared to gains
• Books that influenced his investing journey
• Mistakes he’s made on the journey
• Ryan’s FI target number
• Balancing saving and living a good life
• Why he wrote the book Stop Waiting Start Investing
• How beginners can start investing
• Part 1 - Investing foundation
• Part 2 - Index funds Overview
• Part 3 - 3 step blueprint to investing (platforms, tax-advantaged accounts, index funds)
• How much to invest monthly
• Potential Part 4 of the book

Quick-fire round questions at the end:

1. Something you wished you done 10 years ago?
2. The daily habits that helped Ryan in his life
3. Ryans most important lesson in life
4. Ryans transformational book recommendations
5. 1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started investing

Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/Ik-6zVrjUVM?si=VS9M17utKTStE1vv

Ryan’s Websites/Socials:

• Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Waiting-Start-Investing-Minutes/dp/1804090786 +
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/makingmoneysimple/ 
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneysimple/?hl=en 
• Website: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/ 
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingMoneySimple 
• Coaching: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/my-resources 

Freedom Before FI Links:

• Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
• Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/ 
• Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com 

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice