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The episode discusses the concept of home bias in investing and whether UK investors should consider buying more UK shares.

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People in this episode

Host: Stocks and Savings

Topics covered

• home bias
• UK investing
• investment confidence
• stocks
• financial education

Keywords

• home bias
• UK shares
• investing confidence
• investment mistakes
• financial roadmap

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Trading 212

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Places: UK

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