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Back to SearchJames Patterson Shows Why Comfort Can Be a Trap
Episode 659
#659: Imagine that you’re at the absolute peak of your career. You’re the CEO of a prominent advertising company at the age of 36, but you feel like …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
First Friday: When the Gov’t is Closed, Where Do We Find the Numbers?
Episode 658
#658: An unusual First Friday episode because we don't have a jobs report.
However, we do know that in October, U.S. companies announced more job cu…
2 months ago
Q&A: Can You Really Beat the Market by Copying Members of Congress?
Episode 657
#657: This week, Paula and Joe dig into a listener’s question about ETFs that track the stock trades of U.S. politicians — including the Democratic “…
2 months ago
Would You Shock a Stranger? What a 1960s Experiment Reveals About Your Money Decisions
Episode 656
#656: What would you do if someone in authority told you to do something that felt wrong? Most of us like to think we'd speak up, push back, stand ou…
2 months, 1 week ago
Q&A: How to Choose Between Financial Freedom and a First Home
Episode 655
#655: What would you do if, at the age of 23, you found yourself with $70,000 a year leftover after expenses? Would you pour everything into retireme…
2 months, 1 week ago
How to Stop Fighting About Money
Episode 654
#654: Fights about money are common, but they're rarely about math. They're about power, shame, vulnerability, and trust. And no amount of data or fa…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Radical Transparency in Real Estate Predictions
Episode 653
#653: What happens when we actually check our predictions? In this episode we play clips from our 2023 conversation with Scott Trench from BiggerPock…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why High Earners Stay Broke, with Rose Han
Episode 652
#652: What if you did everything “right”, earned the degree, landed the six-figure job, and still felt broke?
That’s exactly where Rose Han found her…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Everyone Says Don’t Hold Bonds in Taxable Accounts. They’re Wrong
Episode 651
#651: Many who reach CoastFI find themselves in a strange in-between: financially independent enough to stop saving, but not ready to fully retire. W…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How Money Moves Through Markets
Episode 650
#650: Sarah Williamson is the kind of person who shapes the decisions that move trillions of dollars. She earned her MBA with distinction from Harvar…
2 months, 4 weeks ago