Diary of a UK Stock Investor

69 - Bad Investments & Pricing Stocks

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode Chris goes through his backlog of emails from listeners and members, discussing subjects such as making bad investments, choosing a...

68 - Long Term Investing in UK Stocks

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Long term investing in UK stocks is a very different and unique approach to making money from the stockmarket and generally requires a number of skill...

67 - What Happened to NFTs?

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout history the world has witnessed a number of financial related bubbles. Dating back to the tulip bulb mania in 1634, all the way to the 1929...

66 - How My Stock Portfolio Gained £2569.46 in Dec 2023

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we ring in the new year of 2024, it's time to reflect on how December went for Chris' personal portfolio, along with a wider review of the previous...

65 - Merry Xmas From The Chillis

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A quick episode this week from a chaotic Chillingworth household just to wish everyone a happy holiday period and to wish everyone well with their sto...

64 - The Cleaner Who Made £3m on a £21k Salary

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Financial education is the key between someone making £50k a year and getting nowhere, and a cleaner who makes £21k a year and ends up with £2.4 mi...

63 - Letters from the Listeners

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've had a ton of letters from listeners over the last few weeks. So in this weeks episode we address many of them and cover a lot of different groun...

62 - How My Stock Portfolio Gained £3632.11 in Nov 23

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we go through how my stock portfolio performed in November 2023 and delivered one of my best monthly returns yet. Diary of a UK Stock Invest...

61 - Goodbye Charlie Munger

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday November 28th, the news spread that Charles T Munger had passed away. He was 99, with a stock portfolio worth $2.7 billion. Best friend of ...

60 - Why Are You Investing?

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode I talk about why I do what I do, why i'm investing in UK stocks and what the grand plan is. I also invite listeners to share the...

59 - How to Know If Your Efforts Are Adding Value

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is everything you are doing adding value? When looking at their all time profit/loss records, most day traders find that they've actually spent the la...

58 - Rolls Royce TUI and Palantir

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode I answer a members request to give my opinion on three stocks from his portfolio. Rolls Royce plc [LSE: RR.], Tui AG [LSE: TUI] ...

57 - How My Stock Portfolio Lost £1855 in Oct 23

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A double-header this week with this being the second of two episodes going out for the first time ever. In Episode 57 we take a look at my invesment p...

56 - Reflections of a UK Stock Investor

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a year since I started this podcast and since then i've showed up every single week doing these episodes. In this weeks episode I reflect on...

55 - This Is The 5th Time It's Happened

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since 2014, the value of my collective handpicked stocks known as my 'Watchlist' has fallen more than 5% on 4 occasions. This month, it's looking like...

54 - USA Analysis and the China Corruption

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

USA Analysis, Microsofts takeover of Activision, the weaker market prices, corruption in China and the effects of population decline around the world ...

53 - Avoid This Huge Investing Mistake

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most retail investors are making a huge mistake when building their portfolio which will almost certainly lead to them losing money over the long term...

52 - How My Stock Portfolio Lost £447 in Sept 2023

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The portfolio fell last month. This week we take a deeper look into how things are going with the journey from £4k to £1,024,867 and discuss a few a...

51 - This One Rule Will Dramatically Increase Your Investing Success

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's one thing most investors do that damages their chances of success, even in long term investing. Eradicating it from your investing can make su...

50 - The Stock That Went from £98 to £11 in 2 Years

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've reached the BIG EP50! Thanks for all your support everyone. This week we talk about a stock that in the last few years has plummetted from £98 ...

49 - What Went Wrong at Wilko

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Discount retailer Wilko announced this week that they filed for administration. But what went wrong? What caused their demise? How long did they know ...

48 - How My Stock Portfolio Gained £79 in August 2023

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Another profitable month for the portfolio.....just. But it would have been a losing month had it not been for one of my favourite stocks leaping ahea...

47 - Did He Predict A Stockmarket Crash in 2023?

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The media is reporting that Michael Burry, star of 'The Big Short' is predicting another big stockmarket crash in 2023. So much so, he's put $1.6bn sh...

46 - My Car Crash & Investing in Assets

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us spend our income investing into liabilities. The wealthy, however, invest into income producing assets. Boosting their income and giving th...

45 - Polymetal & Mothercare plc Discussion

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing on from last weeks episode, we continue to talk about the importance of analysis for identifying bad stocks and the damage these stocks can...

44 - How Debenhams & Cineworld plc went to zero

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2021, the last Debenhams store closed it's doors forever. Investors lost everything as the shares had gone to zero. But how did this happen and wha...

43 - How My Stock Portfolio Gained £1995 in July 2023

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's show we are discussing the performance of my personal portfolio for the month of July 2023 as well as talking about the attraction of w...

42 - Dele Alli & Next plc

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What links the emotional interview between Dele Alli and Gary Neville, with the future of long-term investment target Next plc? Diary of a UK Stock I...

41 - Knowing When To Sell Your Stocks

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's all good knowing when to buy certain stocks. But many people often ask me when is the right time to sell them? In this week's show we discuss the...

40 - How My Stock Portfolio Lost £1014 in June 2023

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's show we are discussing the performance of my personal portfolio for the month of June 2023.  Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is ...

39 - Is The 2022 Bear Market Over?

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every Thursday we discuss certain aspects of long-term investing in UK stocks. This week we are discussing the 2022 bear market and the overall fall o...

38 - If You Do This You'll Make Money

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I delve into my emails and answer one of the most common questions I tend to receive. Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a show for ev...

37 - Why I Won't Be Buying Amazon Shares

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month I began a new project analysing US stocks as well as the work I do on UK stocks. In today's episode we take a closer look at Amazon, with s...

36 - How My Stock Portfolio Lost £660 in May 2023

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last month my stock portfolio fell in value by £660, approximately 2% of it's value, whilst the FTSE 100 lost 5.5% and the FTSE 250 lost 2.5%. I also...

35 - 3 Reasons Why I Dont Invest in Crypto

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptocurrency is a widely popular vehicle for trading and investing, but there are 3 main reasons I choose to avoid this particular instrument for my...

34 - Share Price Growth Over the Last 5 Years

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss what share prices have collectively done over the last 5 years, and what it means for the everyday retail investor in 2023.   Di...

33 - When Things Go Wrong

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I'm often talking about all the great returns and wonderful results we have achieved on the markets. But now and again, things go wrong. I think it wo...

32 - Why I Love This Stock

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we dig into a stock I like and have been recommending to my members for a number of years now. We discuss what they do, how they do it and w...

31 - How Managing My Money Taught Me How to Find Great Stocks

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What I learned about making money I applied to analysing stocks. This week we return to discussing the commonalities between managing your personal fi...

30 - How My Stock Portfolio Gained £1742.17 in April 2023

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time again to report on how the portfolio has done in April. We also briefly discuss diversification of portfolios and why I now have a posi...

29 - I Sold My MGP Shares for £1488

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week some big news came through regarding one of my holdings in my portfolio. It caused me to sell the stocks and bank a 58.6% profit. Diary of a...

28 - When To Sell A Stock

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We invest in stocks over the long term because we want the assets we're buying to appreciate in value over time and perhaps pay us dividends along the...

27 - How My Stock Portfolio Lost £709.51 in March 2023

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join me this week as I take you through how my own personal stock portfolio performed in March 2023. Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a show fo...

26 - How to Take Advantage of Human Behaviour in Investing

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding your investment is so crucial to success. However, most investors do not put the time and effort in. This leaves them open to being "kno...

25 - All Growth Stocks Share This Trait

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's a fundamental rule to making money that I apply not only to my own personal finances, but also to my stock selection criteria. This rule is pa...

24 - My 2 Rules on Share Prices

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week the markets fell further and overall in March 2023 we are down -5%. In today's episode we discuss a message I sent out to all my members abo...

23 - How My Stock Portfolio Fell £153 in February 2023

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we take a look at how February 2023 went for Chris' portfolio.   Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a show for everyday retail investo...

22 - Creating a Financial Legacy

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's it all for? Why are we investing? What's the point of it all? For me, it's not to amass material riches and things. I have a deeper more meanin...

21 - Are You Beating Inflation?

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know the current rate of inflation in the UK right now? And do you understand what it's doing to your savings? This week we discuss both, as we...

20 - My 5 Year Stock Investing Experiment

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I discuss the 5 year project studying UK stocks that led to the eventual creation of my investment club and why it exists.   Diary of a UK ...

19 - The Book That Made Me Six Figures

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Real down to earth talk this week on a significant shifting point in my life when it came to money and growing my wealth. In this weeks episode I disc...

18 - Why I Stopped Short Term Trading After 6 Years

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I discuss 'at length' why I stopped short term trading the financial markets after 6 years. This was despite having 2500 paying clients and ...

17 - How My Stock Portfolio Gained £2572 in January 2023

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join me this week as I take you through how my own personal stock portfolio performed in January 2023. Diary of a UK Stock Investor Podcast is a show ...

16 - Why I Don't Invest for Dividends

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2014, you could pickup Halma plc shares for £6 per share. Today those shares are worth just shy of £21. That's a 250% growth over 9 years. A stra...

15 - 7 Lessons I Learned Studying the 1929 Stockmarket Crash

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929 which ruined...

14 - Todays Stocks Will Be Gone in 20 Years, Here's Why That's A Great Thing for You!

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's true, the vast majority of stocks that made up the FTSE 100 just 20 years ago are gone. The press will normally have you believe that this is a b...

13 - Stockpicking Newsletters: A Poor Record of Accuracy and Limited Incentive for Success

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stock picking services and newsletters are often marketed as a way to get ahead in the stock market by identifying the next big winner. As investors w...

12 - How My Stock Portfolio Lost £716.70 in December 2022

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My Stock Investing Results for December 2022. What will 2023 bring? Want to join Chris's Invest Better Stock Pick service? https://chrischillingworth....

08 - How to Stop Stressing About Falling Prices

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode i'm going to share with you precisely how to eradicate stress from your stock investing and make the whole process more fun. I'll s...

07 - How My Stock Portfolio Gained £2142.62 in November 2022

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a 40 year old self-taught retail investor from Sussex, UK, turn £4,000 into £1,024,867 over 23 years purely from investing in UK FTSE stocks? Jo...

06 - How My Stock Portfolio Rose £170.14 in October 2022

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

05 - Why 79% of Short Term Traders Lose Everything!

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a 40 year old self-taught retail investor from Sussex, UK, turn £4,000 into £1,024,867 over 23 years purely from investing in UK FTSE stocks? Jo...

04 - How Many Stocks Should I Have In My Portfolio?

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a 40 year old self-taught retail investor from Sussex, UK, turn £4,000 into £1,024,867 over 23 years purely from investing in UK FTSE stocks? J...

03 - How Much Capital Do I Need to Get Started?

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a 40 year old self-taught retail investor from Sussex, UK, turn £4,000 into £1,024,867 over 23 years purely from investing in UK FTSE stocks? J...

02 - Getting Started Investing in UK Stocks

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a 40 year old self-taught retail investor from Sussex, UK, turn £4,000 into £1,024,867 over 23 years purely from investing in UK FTSE stocks? J...

01 - Introduction

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can a 40 year old self-taught retail investor from Sussex, UK, turn £4,000 into £1,024,867 over 23 years purely from investing in UK FTSE stocks? Jo...