Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Timing the Market Fails: The Discipline of Owning Stocks
Episode 146
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy closes the series on equity by turning to the hardest part of owning stocks: holding on.
He explains why vola…
7 hours ago
Why Own Stocks? The Long-Run Case for Building Wealth
Episode 145
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy makes the long-run case for owning stocks — why, over a lifetime, equities have rewarded the patient owner.
H…
1 week ago
Why International Stocks Belong in Your Portfolio
Episode 144
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy widens the map beyond American markets to make the case for owning international stocks.
He explains home-cou…
2 weeks ago
Payment for Order Flow: Who Pays for Your Free Stock Trade?
Episode 143
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy answers a question he has been holding since last year: if your stock trades are free, how does a broker make …
3 weeks ago
The ETF: Trade It Like a Stock, Hold It Like an Index Fund
Episode 142
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy explains the exchange-traded fund — the ETF — the vehicle most people now use to own a whole index in a single…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
What Is "The Market"? The Dow, the S&P 500, and the Index Bet You Didn't Choose
Episode 141
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy tackles a phrase we lean on without ever defining it: "the market."
He explains what a stock market index is…
1 month ago
GameStop and the Stock Market
Episode 140
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy uses the 2021 GameStop saga to reveal the hidden machinery that runs underneath every stock trade.
He explain…
1 month, 1 week ago
Insider Trading, Reg FD, and Why Markets Have Rules
Episode 139
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy explores information asymmetry—the gap between what some market participants know and what others know—and the…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Short Selling: Borrowing Shares Instead of Money
Episode 138
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy explores one of the most misunderstood practices in financial markets — short selling. He traces the origins o…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Quarterly Rhythm That Shapes American Business
Episode 137
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy picks up where last week's IPO episode left off and walks through what changes once a company is publicly trad…
2 months ago