Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGoing Public: How a Private Company Becomes a Stock You Can Buy
Episode 136
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy walks through what happens when a company goes public — how a private business with a small group of owners be…
2 months, 1 week ago
Three Lenses on Stock Value: Why Cash Is Still King
Episode 135
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy tackles one of the most foundational questions in investing: what is a stock actually worth? Returning to valu…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Three Risks of Owning Stock
Episode 134
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy walks through the three categories of risk that dominate the experience of owning stock: firm-specific risk, m…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Leverage and Margin Explained: The Power and Peril of Borrowed Money
Episode 133
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy explores leverage and margin — what happens when investors borrow money to buy stocks. He traces the story fro…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Preferred Stock Explained: The Hybrid Equity Security
Episode 132
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy explores preferred stock — the hybrid security that sits between bonds and common stock in a company's capital…
3 months, 1 week ago
Measuring Equity Returns: The Five Metrics Every Investor Should Know
Episode 131
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy traces the historical shift from dividend-focused investing to earnings-based valuation, showing how mandatory…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Dividends Explained: How Equity Income Works and Why It Matters
Episode 130
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy explores how dividends work and why they matter for investors building long-term wealth. He traces the history…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Stock Splits and Share Buybacks: What Every Investor Should Know
Episode 129
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy breaks down the three most common ways companies change their share structure. He explains how stock splits wo…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
What Shareholders Actually Own: Rights, Claims, and Protections
Episode 128
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy explains what you actually own when you buy a share of stock. He explores the concept of the residual claim — …
4 months ago
Stock Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, and Stop Orders
Episode 127
In this episode of Money Lessons, Andy breaks down the three fundamental stock order types every investor needs to understand — market orders, limit …
4 months, 1 week ago