Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBONUS First Monday: How Did the BLS Get the Jobs Report So Wrong?
Special bonus episode. The Bureau of Labor Statistics issues massive job revisions on Friday morning. The revisions wipe out nearly 90% of previously…
5 months, 1 week ago
First Friday: We Were Wrong About 258,000 Jobs (This Changes Everything)
Episode 630
#630: Interesting observations about the current housing market, meme stocks (again), GDP, Fed Meeting, Stock Market, and the latest Jobs Report upda…
5 months, 1 week ago
Nick Maggiulli: The Wealth Ladder Has Six Rungs (and Most People Never Climb Past Four)
Episode 629
#629: Here's the thing about personal finance advice: what works when you have $10,000 won't work when you have $1 million.
Yet most financial guida…
5 months, 1 week ago
Why Nice People Struggle with Money, with Dr. Sandra Matz, Professor at Columbia Business School
Episode 628
#628: You follow all the right personal finance advice. You know you should save more, invest regularly, and build an emergency fund.
So why does it…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Q&A: When Being Good With Money … Isn't Good Enough
Episode 627
#627: Jlyn and her husband are 20 years from retirement, but they’ve got their eye on a second home they’ll live in when the time comes. Should they …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Hidden Psychology Behind Failed Dreams, with Yale’s Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
Episode 626
#626: A software programmer and an accountant walk into retirement planning. Are they being creative? Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, a senior research s…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
JL Collins Part 2: What Happens When You Don't Need to Work Anymore?
Episode 625
#625: What do you do when you've reached financial independence? JL Collins says it depends entirely on your spending rate, not just your net worth.
…5 months, 3 weeks ago
JL Collins Part 1: The Simple Path vs. The "Optimal" Path
Episode 624
#624: JL Collins, author of "The Simple Path to Wealth" — the guy synonymous with VTSAX and chill — joins us for Part 1 of a two-part series where we…
6 months ago
Q&A: “Help! My Mom’s Financial Crisis Is Becoming Mine!”
Episode 623
#623: An anonymous caller feels trapped in a no-win situation with her financially reckless mother. She has the means to bail her out, but it doesn’t…
6 months ago
First Friday: Why Americans Are More Pessimistic Than Ever
Episode 622
#622: #622: The headlines said America added 147,000 jobs in June. The reality? Private companies actually cut 33,000 positions.
Grad students just …
6 months, 1 week ago