EP. 191 - Wealth Advisor Reveals The No. 1 Way To Build Wealth In The Stock Market (On Any Budget) ft. Jacques Opoku

Listen to this episode from The Savvy Wallet Podcast on Spotify. In this episode, Ato speaks with Jacques Opoku an investment professional with 11 years of experience in asset management, where he worked on institutional portfolios and gained a deep understanding of how money is managed at scale. We discuss: - Why not everyone needs to invest in index funds - The best investment you can make for yourself - Lessons we can learn from institutional investors - How to be in the 30% of people building wealth from the stock market - Investing themes to consider for the future and much more! 🔗 Connect with Jacques : Jacque's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaxfinancial_uk/ 📩 Sign up to my mailing list to be the first to know about upcoming events: https://eepurl.com/hJEcLL 🤝 Sponsors XTB Get your free share of Rolls Royce by signing up to XTB and using code "SAVVY" or go to https://link-pso.xtb.com/pso/vPgQK Please note the free stock promotion applies to the United Kingdom only. Your capital is at risk. The value of the stock may fluctuate. Limited availability. T&Cs apply. 🤝 Partners 📚Coursera - Learn AI, Cybersecurity, Project Management, Data Science & more with the education platform that I use: https://imp.i384100.net/savvywallet Some of the links are affiliate links which means that we will receive a small commission if you make a purchase, however there will be no additional charge to you. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Preview 1:07 - Intro 1:18 - Meet Investment Professional Jacques Opoku 2:52 - Why I left Investment Management 5:59 - What I think my purpose is 8:38 - One belief about money I wish more people understood 12:20 - XTB Ad - Free Rolls Royce Share 13:14 - How people approach building wealth 18:53 - What is institutional investing?  20:28 - Institutional investors vs retail investors  21:34 - Main advantages Institutional investors have 24:11 - Advantages retail investors have over Institutional investors 27:47 - How University of Oxford built it’s wealth  28:34 - What is a GILT? 30:41 - Do institutional investors always get it right? 36:47 - The different styles of  institutional investors 40:32 - Should retail investors copy institutional investors 50:13 - More than 70% retail investors don’t make money 53:33 - How to be more patient with the stock market 1:01:51 - How to find out what investing strategy works for you? 1:04:38 - Why does active investing still exist? 1:11:49 - Not everyone needs to be Warren Buffett  1:14:39 - What themes would I include in my portfolio today 1:19:31 - Final words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices