Lessons from High-Stakes Decisions, with Polina Marinova Pompliano
#567: What happens when an astronaut goes blind during a spacewalk? For Chris Hadfield, this wasn't a hypothetical scenario. While working outside the International Space Station, cleaning solution f...
17 Dec 20241h 1min
Q&A: Breaking Up with Total Market Funds After 10 Years
#566: Jackie is sold on Paul Merriman’s “Four Funds” approach, but she’s overwhelmed by the logistics of diversifying her single fund portfolio.. What are the best practices to redistribute her invest...
13 Dec 20241h 19min
Codie Sanchez: From Wall Street to Washing Machines
#565: When Codie Sanchez worked in finance, she wasn't planning to buy a laundromat. But facing 60-70 hour workweeks and realizing she didn't want her boss's job, she started looking for an exit strat...
10 Dec 20241h 44min
The Real Story Behind These New Tariffs
#564: Our economy just gave us two big surprises that shape how we'll do business and invest in 2025. Our job market is going through major changes. Sure, we added 227,000 jobs - way more than anyone ...
7 Dec 202451min
What the Crypto Shift Means for Your Money, with Tatiana Koffman
#563: Bitcoin is hitting new all-time highs. Is this just another bull cycle, or are we witnessing a fundamental shift in how the world thinks about money? That's the question at the heart of our con...
3 Dec 20241h 10min
The Secret Psychology of Successful Negotiators, with Matt Schultz
#562: More than 90 percent of people who ask to get their credit card annual fee reduced are successful. Yet most people never ask. Why? They assume the answer will be no. Matt Schultz, the author of...
29 Nov 20241h 14min
Q&A: Why Your Retirement Math Isn’t Adding Up
#561: Joanne is confident that her short and long-term financial plans are set, but she’s not certain about the medium-term. What’s the proper way to allocate money for different time horizons? Jessie...
26 Nov 20241h 4min
The Father of the 4% Rule Finally Sets the Record Straight
#560: Bill Bengen, the former rocket scientist who discovered the "4 percent rule" of retirement planning, joins us at the Bogleheads conference in Minnesota. Bengen clarifies that calling it a "rul...
22 Nov 202455min
