Episodes

  • Mike Welch OBE: "I wasn't ready to sell the business, but with hindsight it was the best time"
    Dec 8 2022

    Liverpool-born Mike Welch OBE left school at 16 with very little in the way of qualifications and went on to sell his business for £50m. He is now living in Miami and building another business ten times as big...

    Join Chartered Financial Analyst Jay Younger and broadcaster Kim McAllister as they ask Mike how he invested the proceeds of the sale of his company and the lessons he learned from some of the biggest names in British business.

    Class Assets is a Connect production, sponsored by Aubrey Capital Management and Aston Martin Edinburgh.

    https://www.connectcommunications.co.uk/
    https://www.aubreycm.co.uk/
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    45 mins
  • Jay's Beginner's Guide to Investments Part 2
    Nov 16 2022

    Episode 5 continues where episode 4 left off with more lessons in understanding investments - and there are more videos!

    Join Chartered Financial Analyst Jay Younger and broadcaster Kim McAllister as they break it down.

    *How to value a company
    *The price-to-earnings ratio
    *How much is £1 of the company's profit costing you?
    *PEG - how to calculate the growth in earnings
    *Dividends
    *How to decide if a company is being conservative or ambitious with its reporting

    This episode also has videos available on YouTube, search Class Assets.

    Class Assets is a Connect production, sponsored by Aubrey Capital Management and Aston Martin Edinburgh.

    https://www.connectcommunications.co.uk/
    https://www.aubreycm.co.uk/
    https://www.instagram.com/astonmartinedinburgh/

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    27 mins
  • Jay's Beginner's Guide to Investments
    Nov 8 2022

    Episode 4 is something a little bit different and comes with explainer videos.

    Lots of listeners have got in touch to ask for a step-by-step guide to understanding how to invest in a company - so Jay has obliged.

    Join the Chartered Financial Analyst and broadcaster Kim McAllister as they break it down.

    *Where to find information on a publicly-listed company
    *How to analyse the income statement
    *How to understand the balance sheet
    *What to look for in the cashflow statement
    *How to gauge the competition, the market and the opportunities for the company to grow.

    This episode also has videos available on YouTube, search Class Assets.

    Class Assets is a Connect production, sponsored by Aubrey Capital Management and Aston Martin Edinburgh.

    https://www.connectcommunications.co.uk/
    https://www.aubreycm.co.uk/
    https://www.instagram.com/astonmartinedinburgh/

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    33 mins
  • Vanessa Kanbi: "I sold one bitcoin and bought land in Ghana to build a house"
    Oct 28 2022

    Vanessa Kanbi is a content creator based between Edinburgh and Ghana.
    She has built her YouTube channel to 164,000 subscribers and it now supports both her and her husband as well as an employee.

    Join Jay Younger and broadcaster Kim McAllister as they chat to Vanessa about investing in bitcoin, land, and stocks and shares while managing a career that took her from modelling to selling cold pressed juice to filming million dollar house tours.

    Class Assets is a Connect production, sponsored by Aubrey Capital Management and Aston Martin Edinburgh.

    https://www.connectcommunications.co.uk/
    https://www.aubreycm.co.uk/
    https://www.instagram.com/astonmartinedinburgh/

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    35 mins
  • Jake Wightman: "Being World Champion means I never need to work outside my sport"
    Oct 18 2022

    1500m World Champion Jake Wightman has an emotional reunion with his childhood athletics buddy Jay Younger in the second episode of Class Assets.

    The Edinburgh Athletics graduates swap tales of training as teenagers in the rain and how their paths diverged as one fell out of love with the sport and in love with investments.

    Join Jay and broadcaster Kim McAllister as they discuss sports sponsorships and bad investments with the reigning World Champion.

    Class Assets is a Connect production, sponsored by Aubrey Capital Management and Aston Martin Edinburgh.

    https://www.connectcommunications.co.uk/
    https://www.aubreycm.co.uk/
    https://www.instagram.com/astonmartinedinburgh/

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    39 mins
  • Kieron Achara: "I was saving but I didn't know what to do with it"
    Oct 11 2022

    Kieron Achara, captain of Team GB Basketball at the London 2012 Olympics, talks about growing up on a Stirling council estate and winning a $160,000 scholarship to play basketball in the States.
    Jay describes what stocks and shares actually are - and explains what he does as an investment analyst.
    Listen to the end to find out if a 6 ft 10 in athlete can fit inside an Aston Martin DBX 707.

    Class Assets is a six part series sponsored by Aubrey Capital Management and Aston Martin Edinburgh. It is a Connect production.



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    40 mins
  • 2 Minute Trailer
    Oct 3 2022

    Class Assets is a six part weekly podcast launching 11 October 2022.
    Chartered Financial Analyst Jay Younger and broadcaster Kim McAllister demystify the world of investments, teaching you all the things you wish you'd learned at school.
    *How to grow your savings from as little as £100 per month
    *What even is the FTSE and where do I buy or sell shares?
    *Jargon busting and investment hints

    PLUS special guests from sport and business share their secrets of making good financial decisions.

    Class Assets is sponsored by Aubrey Capital Management and Aston Martin Edinburgh.
    https://www.aubreycm.co.uk/
    https://www.instagram.com/astonmartinedinburgh/

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    2 mins