Financial Tip Friday
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Financial Tip Friday, your weekly personal finance and investments devotional. Hosted by venture capital investor, former investment banker and lifelong Christian, Rodney Appiah. This podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice.
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Episode 22 - How to Set Up a Limited Company (UK)
October 15, 2016 20:13 - 9 minutes - 8.13 MBIn this week's episode, We are going to look more closely at business legal structures and show you how to set up a limited company in the UK Anchor Verse - Acts 18:1-4 "After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them...
Episode 21 - Buying a Property: Help to Buy (UK)
October 07, 2016 20:09 - 9 minutes - 8.63 MBIn this week's episode, We are going to understand in more detail how the UK's Help to Buy Scheme works and how it can help you buy your first home. Anchor Verse - Genesis 13:14-15 "And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are— northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever.” (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast i...
Episode 20 - Do's and Don'ts of Credit Cards
September 03, 2016 20:54 - 9 minutes - 8.13 MBIn this week's episode, We are going to talk about how credit cards work, how to use them properly and what to avoid. Anchor Verse - Ecclesiastes 10:10 "If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.
Episode 19 - UK Inheritance Tax. Plan for It!
August 27, 2016 17:07 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MBIn this week's episode, We are going to talk briefly about UK Inheritance Tax and what you can do to legally reduce the tax bill for your loved ones. Anchor Verse - Isaiah 65:21-23 "They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in va...
Episode 18 - How Do I Value a Startup?
August 20, 2016 17:57 - 9 minutes - 8.16 MBIn this week's episode, We are going to understand how startups are valued and what you can do to maximise the valuation of your business Anchor Verse - Proverbs 14:23 "In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.
Episode 17 - How Gift Aid Boosts Your Giving AND Improves Your Finances
August 13, 2016 18:27 - 9 minutes - 8.22 MBIn this week's episode, We are going to understand how gift aid works and how you can give and improve your finances Anchor Verse - Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and ...
Episode 16 - The Price of Money: Why Do Interest Rates Matter?
August 06, 2016 18:57 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about the recent cut to interest rates by the Bank of England and what it means for you and your money Anchor Verse - Jeremiah 32:9-10 "So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information o...
Episode 15 - How do I Protect my Ideas? An Introductory Guide to IP
July 30, 2016 14:51 - 10 minutes - 8.59 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about the four ways you can protect your ideas - Patents, Trademarks, Registered Designs and Copyright Anchor Verse - Habakkuk 2:2-3 "Then the Lord answered me and said: 'Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, It will not tarry.'" (New King James Version) Disclaimer...
Episode 14 - How to Start a Business with No Idea: a Guide to Buying a Franchise
July 23, 2016 00:02 - 9 minutes - 8.56 MBIn this week's episode, I'll give you a short introduction to franchising and how to find the right one for you Anchor Verse - 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 "For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us." (New King James ...
Episode 13 - Understanding your Payslip
July 09, 2016 07:50 - 9 minutes - 8.61 MBIn this week's episode, we explain how to read your payslip correctly and what to do if you spot any errors Anchor Verse - Luke 3:12-14 "Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, 'Teacher, what shall we do?' And he said to them, “Collect no more than what is appointed for you. Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, 'And what shall we do?' So he said to them, 'Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'" (New King James Version) Discl...
Episode 12 - Brexit. So What Happens Now?
July 02, 2016 19:05 - 9 minutes - 8.27 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about the next steps following the Brexit vote and how it could affect your finances Anchor Verse - Acts 27:30-32 "And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, 'Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.' Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off." (New King James...
Episode 11 - Should Gold Have a Place in my Portfolio?
June 24, 2016 14:40 - 8 minutes - 7.19 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about whether Gold is a good investment and the different ways you can get your hands on it Anchor Verse - Matthew 2:11 "And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constit...
Episode 10 - Dividend Investing (Shares that Pay)
June 17, 2016 16:34 - 9 minutes - 8.04 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about the benefits of investing in shares that provide you with an income Anchor Verse - Isaiah 55:10-11 "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which...
Episode 9 - Pros and Cons of Getting Financial Advice
June 10, 2016 17:34 - 9 minutes - 7.91 MBIn this week's episode, we talk about the pros and cons of having a financial adviser and where to find one Anchor Verse - Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 "Wisdom is good with an inheritance, and profitable to those who see the sun. For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Al...
Episode 8 - Let's Open our First Investment Account!
June 03, 2016 15:34 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBIn this week's episode, we explain the different types of investment accounts available and show you how to open one Anchor Verse - 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 "Now Jabez was more honourable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I bore him in pain.' And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, 'Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!' So God gr...
Episode 7 - Saving and Investing for your Children's Future
May 27, 2016 17:07 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBIn this week's episode, we consider a number of ways to save and invest for your children Anchor Verse - 1 Chronicles 22:5-6 "Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death. Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel." (...
Episode 6 - The Power of Compounding and the Rule of 70
May 20, 2016 16:39 - 7 minutes - 6.38 MBIn this week's episode, we explain how compounding works and why understanding its benefits are critical to building wealth Anchor Verse - Luke 10:1-2 "After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. Then He said to them, 'The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." (New King James Version) ...
Episode 5 - Principles of Building Wealth
May 13, 2016 16:26 - 8 minutes - 7.27 MBIn this week's episode, we explore the key drivers of personal wealth Anchor Verse - 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 "I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute ...
Episode 4 - Income Protection Insurance
May 06, 2016 20:44 - 7 minutes - 6.14 MBIn this week's episode, we explain how income protection insurance works Anchor Verse - Genesis 41:35-36 "And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.” (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this po...
Episode 3 - Peer to Peer Lending
April 30, 2016 08:45 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBIn this week's episode, we take a closer look at the emergence of peer to peer lending Anchor Verse - Deuteronomy 15:6 "For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advi...
Episode 2 - Lets Talk about Debt
April 22, 2016 11:17 - 7 minutes - 6.18 MBIn this week's episode, we discuss debt and what to do if you are struggling to manage it. Anchor Verse - 2 Kings 4:7 "Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, 'Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.'" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.
Episode 1 - Pensions
April 22, 2016 07:43 - 5 minutes - 4.74 MBIn this week's episode, we look more closely at how pensions work and why you should consider getting one. Anchor Verse - Proverbs 6:6-8 "Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent profession...