Podcast Episodes

Is the Housing Market Finally Improving—Or Is It a State of Emergency? With Jon Grauman

Everyone on Wall Street is wondering how the Fed meeting next week is going to affect interest rates— but on Main Street, the big question is: how wi…

1 year ago

How to Have $1 Million By The Time You Retire

Today, Nicole cracks the code to the million-dollar question. Literally. How much do you need to invest—and when—to retire with $1 million in the ban…

1 year ago

Wall Street News Roundup: IPO Winter is Over, RFK vs Tylenol and Interest Rates

Today, Nicole shares the biggest headlines on Wall Street and how they will affect you and your wallet. In this episode, she unpacks why the six upco…

1 year ago

"I Want to Buy a House and Have Four Kids— Is My $130K Enough?"

Today’s guest is a fellow financial nerd in the best way— she’s in her early 30s, she and her partner are crushing it with no debt, strong savings, a…

1 year ago

How to Buy Happiness with Dr. Arthur Brooks

We talk a lot on this show about building wealth. But if we’re not also building a life that makes us happy, what’s the point? Today's guest Dr. Arth…

1 year ago

Wall Street News Roundup: State of Emergency on Housing, Vegas' Tourism Problem and Illegal Tariffs

Today, Nicole shares the biggest headlines on Wall Street and how they will affect you and your wallet. In this episode, she unpacks why the tourism …

1 year, 1 month ago

Inside The Fed and the Future of Interest Rates and More with Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most powerful institutions in the global economy: the Federal Reserve. The Fed’s meeting later th…

1 year, 1 month ago

The Spousal IRA: the Retirement Account Every Full-Time Parent Needs

Some retirement options (like 401ks) can only be funded with contributions from income. So where does that leave full-time parents and homemakers? Lu…

1 year, 1 month ago

How to Make an All-Cash Offer on a House (Even If You Don't Have the Cash)

No cash? No problem! Today, Nicole explains the money moves that can help you make an all-cash offer on a home... even if you don't have the $!

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1 year, 1 month ago

Three Celebrity Financial Flops: Lessons From the Rich and the Famous

What to 50 Cent, Nicolas Cage and Kim Basinger have in common? They all had high-profile bankruptcies that left lessons all of us should incorporate …

1 year, 1 month ago