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Q&A: My Company Is Going Public and I Have No Idea What to Do – Plus, Should I Fire My Advisor?
#619: Dave is no longer happy with his financial advisor, but he’s nervous about switching over to self-management after being completely hands-off f…
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06/24/2025
How to Retire at 50 While Supporting Aging Parents, with Frank Vasquez
DOWNLOAD the RISK PARITY PORTFOLIO CHEAT SHEET at affordanything.com/riskparity ______________ #618: Frank Vasquez watched his parents, ages 91 and…
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06/20/2025
Q&A: We Just Had a Baby and Lost Half Our Income
#617: Austin and his wife are worried about moving to a single-income household while supporting two kids. Should they free up cash flow by paying of…
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06/17/2025
How Hackers Are Stealing Your Retirement $50 at a Time, with former CIA hacker Dr. Eric Cole
#616: Two school teachers in Ohio saved their entire lives for one dream — buying a farm. When they inherited $1.3 million and found the perfect pr…
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06/13/2025
You're Being Robbed $50 at a Time — And You Don't Even Know It, with former CIA hacker Dr. Eric Cole
#616: Two school teachers in Ohio saved their entire lives for one dream — buying a farm. When they inherited $1.3 million and found the perfect pr…
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06/13/2025
Q&A: We Saved $1.2 Million But We’re Still Renting. Should We Buy?
#615: Emily is nervous that buying their first home will derail her family’s journey to financial independence. What’s the smartest way to deploy the…
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06/10/2025
First Friday: The Dollar Is Weak, Bonds Are Expensive, and We Owe WWII-Level Debt
#614: The US just added 139,000 new jobs in May. That beat expectations. But the real story isn't in the job numbers — it’s in the bond market. Som…
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06/06/2025
Rachel Rodgers: This Multimillionaire Started With $330,000 in Debt and a $41,000 Salary
#613: Rachel Rodgers graduated from law school with $330,000 in student loans. Her starting salary? Just $41,000. Most people would have accepted th…
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06/03/2025
How to Know If You're Cut Out for Entrepreneurship Before You Risk Everything, with Grant Sabatier
Grant Sabatier never worked in retail, never worked in a bookstore, and had no idea what he was doing when he opened Clintonville Books in Columbus, …
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05/30/2025
Is It REALLY Different This Time?
#611: With the state of the world changing so rapidly, Lesley is struggling to accept that “this time isn’t different.” Does the past still reliably …
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05/27/2025
Q&A: Is It REALLY Different This Time?
#611: With the state of the world changing so rapidly, Lesley is struggling to accept that “this time isn’t different.” Does the past still reliably …
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05/27/2025
Your Goals Might Be Killing You (Literally), with Sebastien Page
In 2005, Sebastien Page nearly died from a mysterious bacterial infection that doctors couldn't diagnose for a week. A single observant physician n…
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05/23/2025
Q&A: How Not To Screw Up Retirement Spending
Eva is approaching financial independence, but she’s worried about messing up the transition. How does she set her portfolio up for success during th…
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05/20/2025
The Stoic Path to Wealth, with Billionaire Investor and Philanthropist Robert Rosenkrantz
#608: At age seven, Robert Rosenkrantz made a decision that would shape his entire life: he would take full responsibility for his future.As a child,…
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05/16/2025
Q&A: Remember When Money Advice Came From Just One Book at the Library?
#607: George is a worried baby boomer, wondering if today’s generation is drowning in the noise of today’s financial landscape. How does one find a b…
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05/13/2025
Can You Really Afford to Die? - with Hospice and Oncology Nurse Suzanne O’Brien
#606: Hospice nurse and end-of-life educator Suzanne O’Brien joins us to discuss the financial realities of dying in America — and they might surpris…
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05/09/2025
Q&A: My Boss Said Return to Office. So I’m Quitting.
#605: In light of recent federal mandates to return to the office, Pedro is having a hard time giving up on his fully remote lifestyle. Is there a cr…
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05/06/2025
First Friday: How April’s Tariffs Changed the Economy
#604: The biggest trade shake-up in 135 years is happening right now. April brought tariff levels that economists say haven't been seen since the…
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05/02/2025
Q&A: Who Actually Makes Money From Gold and Silver These Days?
#603: Bethany’s partner wants to invest most of their money in gold and silver, but no one seems to talk about this kind of investing. Is this a red …
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04/29/2025
The Surprising Science of Six-Figure Thinking
#602: Ever looked back at an old Facebook post and cringed? According to Olga Khazan, staff writer at The Atlantic, that discomfort is evidence of so…
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04/25/2025