With Emilie Bellet, founder of Vestpod and author of You’Re Not Broke, You’Re Pre-Rich

Introduction to Investing

Your step-by-step bootcamp with Emilie will help you to:

Understand how investing works
Learn about risk
Get started with investing
Feel comfortable with financial jargon
Choose what investment platforms to use
Remember: investing is crucial to help you achieve your long term goals!

Online 6-Week Bootcamp: starting on 16th October 2023

£275

Payment plans are available, allowing you to split your payment into two instalments. We offer a handful of bursaries and free places. For more information, please get in touch here to find out more.

*LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS*

How do you feel about investing?

“I don’t have enough money to invest”

“I am worried I will lose all my money”

“I simply don’t know where to start and feel overwhelmed”

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To start investing, you need to have the right tools, worksheets and practical tips — which is what this bootcamp offers.

Knowledge helps you build your investing confidence. Learning by doing is the way forward!

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Asset classes, stocks, bonds, funds, pensions, ISAs…investing is full of jargon, but once you understand the basics, you’ll feel more comfortable getting started.

Cash is key for the short to medium term, but due to inflation, it also loses value over time. Investing will help you build long-term wealth and security.

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It’s important to be able to ask questions — which is something we encourage throughout the bootcamp.

It is also important to feel like you’re not alone. The bootcamp will assign you a friendly accountability group to help you stay motivated.

Learning so much from our conversations during our events and workshops!

I published a bestselling book, which was a great way for me to organise my thoughts and process about money management!

What you can expect:

Live or pre-recorded Zoom sessions over 6 weeks, lasting 1h30 each: 8:00-9:30pm on Monday nights (see dates below)
Recordings, practical worksheets, demos and a community chat
All your questions answered in a safe, non-patronising space
Open and fun discussions with other students in your cohort
A small, intimate classroom vibe with a group of amazing participants - led by myself
This is not financial or investment advice — think of it as educational guidance! Also the value of investments can go up and down, so investing is for the long term. We will never promote short term trading or make money quickly.

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Weekly Zoom calls, recordings, worksheets and accountability group!

My lists of books, podcasts and resources.

Get started investing in 6 easy steps

01. Why do people invest, anyway?

Monday 16th October @8-9:30pm (London time) LIVE

Step1: Debunking the myths
Step 2: Why invest? The ABC of investing
Step 3: Going for growth

02. Understanding and managing investment risk

W/c 23rd October PRE-RECORDED

Step 1: Understand the main asset classes: stocks, bonds, cash
Step 2: Reframe risk
Step 3: Your risk profile: attitude, appetite and managing risk

03. Stocks, shares and equity: votes, value and impact

W/c 30th October PRE-RECORDED

Step 1: Understanding stock, shares and markets
Step 2: Shareholder democracy - the power is in your hands
Step 3: Investing for ‘good’: ESG and aligning investments with your values

04. How best to invest?

Monday 6th November @8-9:30pm (London time) LIVE

Step 1: Focus on funds: diversification, active vs passive
Step 2: Efficient investing: understand taxes and costs
Step 3: Find the right financial products for you

05. Where to invest?

W/c 13th November PRE-RECORDED

Step 1: Guide to picking an investment platform
Step 2: Live platform demo with Emilie
Step 3: Take my advice! Working with advisers

06. You’re good to go!

Monday 20th November @8-9:30pm (London time) LIVE

Step 1: How to: complete step-by-step guide
Step 2: Get time on your side
Step 3: Top tips to help you continue on your investing journey

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Each session comes with a market updates, worksheet, useful resources as well as podcast and books recommendations!

Our very first workshop called "Make Money Moves" in 2018?!

About Emilie

Emilie Bellet, founder of Vestpod

Emilie worked in **private equity** for Lehman Brothers before and set up Vestpod in 2015 to help women manage their finances. You may also have read her **bestselling book** You’Re Not Broke, You’Re Pre-Rich and listened to our **podcast** The Wallet.
She writes monthly for i news, and had been featured in many publications including the FT and Forbes.
She taught **money management and investing to tens of thousands of people** via Vestpod and at private workshops. She is also a mum of 3 young kids, played hockey for the French national team and live in London.

We are very lucky to have been featured in the press many times over the years!

FAQ

What exactly is the Vestpod investing bootcamp?

The bootcamp is a highly curated online gathering for women who want to get started investing managing their finances and build financial security over the long term.

I will help guide you through everything from understanding investing, conceptually and then practically, the tools and things you need to know to get started. We will look at the jargon and help you navigate some of the platforms! We will also answer your questions during the sessions and over the 6 weeks.

🚨 What is the Vestpod investing bootcamp NOT?

We are not financial advisors: instead, we’re here to help you understand how money management works and to relay your options. This is not investing advice either, and we will remind you that investing is for the long term - and investments can go up and down in value.

A bootcamp is not an online course but rather an interactive gathering: we like to keep it intimate and personal so that you don’t feel like you’re a part of a huge community. We pride ourselves on being judgment-free, inclusive, and fun!

I am currently unable to afford a bootcamp. Do you provide scholarships?

We understand that financial constraints can often hinder personal and professional growth. That's why we now offer several scholarships for our bootcamp. We also acknowledge the financial difficulties that many individuals have encountered recently and firmly believe that everyone should have the opportunity to enhance their money skills and build wealth. Please feel free to email us for more information.

What is the time commitment?

We will have six 1 hour 30 minute live or pre-recorded Zoom sessions, and you’ll need to roughly spend an hour a week for self-study. Sessions are recorded so don’t worry if you can’t make them all.

I can't join this cohort, will there be more?

There's likely to be another cohort following this one in Q2 2024!

Who is teaching this investing bootcamp?

Emilie Bellet, founder of Vestpod, designed this bootcamp from her experience running workshops for tens of thousands of women.

How much does it cost?

We have early birds tickets at £275, then price goes up to £325. Please let us know if you’d like to pay in 2 instalments. We will have a limited number of participants.

What will I gain from joining?

Knowledge, community, and financial confidence! We will be getting together via live group video calls with me and my money expert friends, and you’ll get Vestpod worksheets to help you through the process. You will also have access to the private community.

Who is this aimed at?

Everyone is welcome! This specific bootcamp is geared slightly more towards those just starting out and curious about investing, and we are open to welcoming you whether you’re an employee, self-employed, business owner or not currently working. The bootcamp focuses on UK specific investment products, platforms, taxes and costs, but the investment principles covered are applicable to investing outside the UK.

What if I don’t like the investing bootcamp?

It happens! If you feel you didn’t get what you wanted after watching the live recordings and using the worksheets, we’ll give you a 100% refund a week after completing the bootcamp.

My book launch in London in 2019 - loved it!

An in-person live recording of The Wallet podcast in London.

Your feedback on our previous courses

***Enrica*** Dellapietà | Sales Associate at **Huckletree**

"Vestpod’s bootcamp definitely changed my relationship with money…again!
I’ve been following Emilie and Vestpod for a while now. Our relationship with money is a journey and, although I did amazing improvements throughout the years, this bootcamp helped me even more to open my eyes towards money and what I should be doing with it.
I feel even more empowered after the course, I have new goals for the future and I learned more about pensions, my net worth, and investing. But mainly, how to love money more.
I highly recommend Emilie’s bootcamps and events to everyone!"

**Catriona Clark**

*I attended the first Vestpod Bootcamp course run by Emilie Bellet and it was nothing short of spectacular. This is the deep dive into personal financing that I've needed my whole life!*
One of the greatest takeaways was meeting such a diverse and wonderful group of women who all have come to this course with the same desire to learn how to manage our money better. We were able to form accountability groups during the course and I'm delighted to say that this has kept going beyond the last class of the course - we still check in on each other and keep up the motivation.
The environment that Emilie nurtured was full of support, encouragement and how to keep it fun! When Emilie next runs this course, my advice is to run not walk for a ticket as you will only benefit from doing the bootcamp, the advice and knowledge you gain will last a lifetime!

Lara Sheldrake | Found & Flourish

“Attending anything run by Emilie is like gifting your future self. I always told myself “one day I’ll do that thing, save that money, invest in my pension” and thanks to Emilie I’m making positive steps towards my financial health today and can finally feel in control and confident about my financial future. This bootcamp is just the ticket for anyone looking to take control of their finances and to actually achieving their goals with the help of some of the best in the industry. Run, don’t walk!”

What is Vestpod?

Vestpod is a thriving community with a mission to help people, and in particular women, achieve financial independence.

We talk openly about money, building sustainable financial habits, earning more and investing for the long term.

Women in the UK are paid just 90p for every £1 earned by a man, are more likely to take on caring roles and invest less. This takes a huge toll on women’s pensions, and the average woman retires with half as much in her pension pot as a man.

Together, we can help close the gender wealth gap.