Joining us in the booth this week is Andrew Craig, who is a best-selling finance author of titles such as “How to Own The World: A Plain English Guide to Thinking Globally and Investing Wisely”, he is a financial educator of 12 years and founder of personal finance website: Plain English Finance. In this episode we discuss - How financial literacy & investing can make society a better place - The difference between ‘investing’ and ‘trading’ - How ‘real’ wealth is created - How anyone can become a millionaire through investing - How to own the world from an investing point of view & how to start investing today - Lessons from the best investors like Warren Buffett - Why he thinks biotech will create the next trillion dollar company and much more Andrew's Books: Get your copy of Andrew's best-selling book "How to Own The World" here: https://amzn.to/3XSr0Gc Order his latest highly praised book "Our Future is Biotech" here: https://amzn.to/4eScW5K Connect with Andrew: Website: https://plainenglishfinance.co.uk Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/plainenglishfinance Follow me on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/savvywallet Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@savvywallet Check out: https://www.youtube.com/savvywallet for the video version 📩 Sign up to my mailing list to be the first to know about upcoming events: http://eepurl.com/hJEcLL Check out our partner who is offering an Instant Savings Account Earning 4.07% AER Variable for your Business: Tide - https://tide.onelink.me/IS48/SavvyWallet T&Cs Apply. Check out our partners who offer Stocks and Shares ISA and more: ⚡️Trading 212⚡️(This is Ato's investing platform of choice) Get a FREE fractional share worth up to £100 when you open an ISA or invest account and deposit at least £1, using my link: https://www.trading212.com/join/SAVVY If you don't get the free share automatically after depositing £1. Use the code "SAVVY" in the promo code box. You can use this code for up to 10 days after opening the account. When investing, your capital is at risk. Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and regulations which may change. Other fees may apply. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Preview 01:02 - Intro 01:37 - Meet Best-selling Finance Author Andrew Craig 03:36 - I lived in Kenya, Argentina, Australia for a bit…! 06:15 - I interned in Washington D.C 09:51 - If you get 1% better you’ll become a millionaire 18:17 - The biggest missing link for happiness and contempt is… 19:30 - The stock market isn’t only for the rich…! 20:52 - Number 1 investment theme in history is…! 25:28 - This is how to solve the cost of living crisis 26:26 - Start investing with £25 per month 29:24 - Financial literacy is life-changing..! 31:44 - Don’t rely on the state pension 33:27 - What is investing? 36:49 - The next trillion dollar company’s will be biotech companies 37:33 - Investing is having a financial involvement in human progress 40:15 - Why I wrote my book “How to own the world” 41:55 - Key lessons from my book! 45:17 - How to really own the world 47:30 - You can get 80/90% of the outcome you need by doing far fewer things…! 54:00 - Are there any drawbacks to investing? 57:51 - How to stay disciplined as an investor..! 01:03:31 - Should everyone invest? 01:06:52 - 70% of lottery winners go bankrupt 01:08:59 - How someone on an average UK salary can become a millionaire 01:17:13 - Lessons from the best investors did this…! 01:20:07 - How to start investing today 01:29:16 - Investing is financial exposure into real wealth 01:31:43 - Andrew’s new book: “Our future is biotech” 01:33:33 - Final words The information contained on this video is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, financial advice. I am not a financial advisor and the information in this video is not a substitute for financial advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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