UK’s First ISA Millionaire: How I Turned £657 a Month into £1M+ (My Exact Strategy Revealed)

In this week's episode we have Lord John Lee, a House of Lords member, former MP, a Stock Market Investor with over 60 years of experience and author of the book “How To Make A Million Slowly Guiding Principles From A Lifetime of Investing”. In this episode we discuss: Lessons John has learnt from 60 years of investing How he became the UK's First ISA Millionaire in 2003 The strategy he used to build his £1 million+ portfolio How he achieved an average annual return of 21% How you can build a £1 million portfolio too How to stay patient during stock market crashes and much more Connect with Lord John Lee: Youtube:    • Lee and the IC   Website: https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/... Grab John's books How To make A Million Slowly: https://amzn.to/41jJRdv Yummi Yoghurt: A First Taste of Stock Market Investment: https://amzn.to/4hYKwbv 📩 Sign up to my mailing list to be the first to know about upcoming events: http://eepurl.com/hJEcLL 🤝 Sponsor Tide - Earn up to 4.38% AER Variable on your business savings here: https://www.tide.co/offers/savvywallet/ You'll get a free £100 when you use the code ‘SAVVYWALLET’ and fund the Instant Savings Account with £5,000 within the first 30 days. Ts&C's apply. The more you save, the higher the rate—up to 4.38% AER (variable) on balances between £500K - £1M. New Tide members receive these rates free for 6 months, then your Tide plan’s savings rate applies. For the full offer T&Cs visit tide.co/savings. Rate correct as of 1st April 2025 🤝 Partners Xero - All-in-one accounting software for small businesses. Get 90% off for 6 months: https://xero.com/savvywallet Terms & Conditions apply. 📚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. 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. ➡️ Follow Savvy Wallet on: Instagram:   / savvywallet   TikTok:   / savvywallet   🎙 Listen to The Savvy Wallet Podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/140VU4f... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Preview 1:05 - Intro 1:40 - Meet UK’s First ISA Millionaire Lord John Lee 8:51 - What inspired me to start investing in 1958 12:23 - What I now realise about investing 20:07 - Tide Ad 21:31 - Turning point that helped me become a better investor 26:13 - How build a £1 million portfolio with £126,200 over 16 years 33:28 - Other key factors to fuel growth to £1 million 36:24 - Why I invest in UK smaller companies but not startup companies 42:10 - My best performing investments 48:01 - How I achieved an Annual Average Return of 20% 56:11 - Does Lord John Lee’s investing strategy still work today? 59:34 - Why I invested in stocks and not funds 1:01:35 - How I stayed patient during stock market crashes 1:04:41 - Was Lord John Lee tempted to sell once he hit £1 million ? 1:06:08 - Did my strategy change when I reached £1 million 1:08:43 - Two companies I’m currently invested in 1:12:51 - Sectors that could be good in the next 5-10 years 1:15:25 - How to start your journey to a £1 million investment portfolio 1:18:20 - Why there’s such few ISA Millionaires in the UK 1:19:45 - Why it’s important to invest 1:22:08 - Lessons from 60 years in investing 1:23:55 - John’s Investment books: 1:27:19 - Final words Other episodes to watch: EP. 160 - Ex-Recruiter: Why You’re Not Getting Hired! The Exact Formula for Landing Your Dream Job! ft. Amie Touray    • Ex-Recruiter REVEALS The Exact Formula to ...   EP. 159 - Financial Advisor: Your UK Pension Won’t Be Enough If You Do This! - Meaningful Money    • Financial Advisor: Your UK Pension Won’t B...   EP. 158 - Money Experts: The Truth About Financial Freedom in the UK! - The Humble Penny    • Married Couple REVEAL How They Became Fina...   EP. 157 - Finance Author: You Won't Build True Wealth If You’re Doing This! - Sahil Bloom    • Wealth Expert: They Lied To You About Gett...   Disclaimer: The information contained on this video is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, financial advice. I am not a financial advisor and the information in this video is not a substitute for financial advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.