Podcast Episodes

Building Your Personal Finance Curriculum (At Any Age) SB1824

Most of us were never taught this stuff. So, where do you actually start?

Thirty-nine states now require a personal finance course to graduate from h…

12 hours ago

You Don't Need a Big Break to Become a Millionaire -- You Need a Better System (SB1823)

Bola Sokunbi didn't start with advantages. She started with a $54,000 salary she never negotiated, a rollover IRA mistake that cost her 40% of her sa…

2 days, 12 hours ago

What to Do With Your Money When the Market Is Scaring Everyone Else (SB1822)

Markets are down. Social media is loud. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a voice is asking if you should do something. That voice has cost inv…

4 days, 12 hours ago

Stop Relying on Willpower (Build This Instead) SB1821

Willpower has a terrible track record with money. It works until it doesn't, and then your good intentions are the first thing to go when life gets b…

1 week ago

Even the Pros Are Wrong Half the Time. Here's What They Do Differently SB1820

The best investors in the world are wrong -- a lot. Researchers Claire Flynn Levy and Lee Freeman-Shor spent over a decade studying elite money manag…

1 week, 2 days ago

The Real Return on Your Emergency Fund Has Nothing to Do With Interest Rates SB1819

If your emergency fund feels like it's just sitting there doing nothing, you might be measuring the wrong thing. The real return on cash isn't the yi…

1 week, 4 days ago

How to Build a Financial Plan That Holds Up When Life Doesn't SB1818

Your financial plan is only as good as what happens to it under pressure.

A market drop. A job loss. An inflation spike that turns "fine" into "wait,…

2 weeks ago

What to Build After You Hit "The Retirement Number" (SB1817)

What if reaching financial independence was the easy part?

Amy Minkley spent years optimizing toward her number — then hit it and discovered somethin…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

The One About 401k Loans (and How To Stay Away From Them) SB1816

A 401(k) loan often looks harmless. You're borrowing from yourself, the interest comes back to you, and you'll pay it back before it matters -- right…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Why Doing Less With Your Money Is the New Investing Edge (SB1815)

Millennials didn't just change how people invest -- they changed what investing even looks like. Cheaper, faster, more automated, and occasionally mo…

3 weeks ago