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Top 5 financial podcasts

Money and finances can be overwhelmingly complicated to some of us. And, while there is so much information out there to educate ourselves, the sheer amount of it can be intimidating. However, reading around financial topics and staying informed is vital. Doing so can help ensure you are making your money work as hard for you as possible.

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Top 5 financial podcasts
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Money and finances can be overwhelmingly complicated to some of us. And, while there is so much information out there to educate ourselves, the sheer amount of it can be intimidating. However, reading around financial topics and staying informed is vital. Doing so can help ensure you are making your money work as hard for you as possible.

The internet is rife with how-to guides, and there are eye-watering amounts of books explaining economic theories. One way that is on the rise for furthering your understanding of the financial world is podcasts.

Here, we look at the top-rated financial podcasts that we think will help any listener. All our selections provide helpful tips and thorough explanations of complex ideas. Depending on your circumstances, some will be more useful to you than others. Each of them, though, are of high quality.

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Top-rated financial podcasts

Money Box

The presenters of this personal finance podcast have an incredible amount of experience. It shines through in their presentation of essential personal finance topics and ideas. The main host is Paul Lewis. He is joined by Louise Cooper and Adam Shaw - all of whom are highly likeable but also understandable.

What's great about this show is that it covers current affairs in terms of its implications on personal finance. The result is listeners can interpret the information and how it will affect them. In effect, it provides listeners with the information they need to make their money work for them.

The Financial Wellbeing Podcast

Financial health can be one of the ways you can protect your mental health too. Plus, it can provide you with a future where you have the standard of living that you want. This podcast is a good listen to learn some top tips that can help you achieve financial wellbeing for your future - and your loved ones.

Hosted by Chris Budd, who is also the author of The Financial Wellbeing Book, there are 13 episodes. Each one helps listeners learn how to plan for the future. He has guests on his show, so it does not become monotonous. Each one provides a viewpoint or idea on how to improve personal finances.

The Economist Radio

The Economist is a highly reputable magazine that shines through in this podcast. Prepare yourself, though. It can be quite complicated at times! The production team assumes its audience has a certain amount of knowledge. Yet, the more you listen to it, the easier it becomes as your knowledge base grows. Plus, you'll get used to the language the presenters use too.

It is an excellent podcast to try as it can broaden your knowledge of the financial world. However, it doesn't specifically tackle how some broader macroeconomic factors will affect a person's finances. It does, though, discuss political ideas that do impact economies.

More or Less: Behind The Stats

This podcast is suitable for every type of investor - from the novice to the very experienced. It is presented by Tim Harford, who is a highly acclaimed economist from Oxford. He started life as a journalist, so he offers easily understandable explanations of some complex ideas.

It is fascinating as he explains to the listener how the world of economics has vast implications on everyday life. As a result, he tackles subjects such as pensions and debt. He keeps it interesting by referring to stats that we are all bombarded with via the media. He breaks them down so they are actually useful to us.

So Money

So Money is an American podcast so some of it, for UK listeners, may not be immediately useful. However, every topic that its presenter, Farnoosh Torabi, touches upon is interesting. Plus each issue she tackles will help broaden an understanding of money.

She does so in an entertaining way, even when working through some of the finance world's drier topics. We particularly like the celebrity interviews. Her interview with Queen Latifah, even if you do not know the actress/singer, is funny as well as enlightening. The pair work through gender and racial problems that affect the finances of women and people of colour. 

Other subjects are broad-ranging. Some offer convenient advice, such as how to pay off credit cards or how to tackle joint finances with a partner.

The best financial podcasts and why they can help you

Educating yourself about your finances is one of the best ways you can ensure you make sound financial decisions. Being well informed means you will always be making decisions based on a solid foundation and understanding. However, reading around financial topics and economic subjects can be complicated - not to mention dry.

Podcasts, as a result, are an excellent solution to that problem. Choosing the best ones means that complicated ideas are tackled in easy to understand ways. Finding one that you find interesting to listen to also means you are likely to tune in regularly. Keeping as up to date as to what is going on in the political and financial world is key to managing your own money effectively. Podcasts can be one of the quickest and easiest ways you can do so.

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