S1E3: How to start investing in the UK
The best time to plant an investment tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today.
Making Money · Damien Jordan & Timeyin Akerele from Most
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Kalpana Fitzpatrick is the Senior Digital Editor of MoneyWeek and the author of a few finance books including Invest Now. She’s here to explain how to get started with investing because it’s a key wealth building tool. In fact, as we learnt in Episode 2 with Andrew Craig, it’s how most rich people became rich. So, how do you do it? Let’s find out.
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