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Your Last Thoughts Won't Be About Money, with Dr. Jordan Grumet
#572: At age 7, Dr. Jordan Grumet lost his father. This early loss shaped his career path — he became a physician, following in his dad's footsteps. …
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01/10/2025
Q&A: When Your Crypto Bet Pays Off TOO Well
#571: An anonymous caller’s crypto investments have recently skyrocketed to 17 percent of her investment portfolio. Given the volatility of this asse…
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01/07/2025
The Compound Effect of 52 Tiny Financial Changes
Grab your free copy of the 52-week guide to micro-improvements at link _______ In 2012, the British cycling te…
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01/03/2025
Financial Lessons We Learned - and What’s Ahead for 2025
#569: Let’s take a look back on the biggest financial and economic stories of 2024 - and a look ahead to 2025! The Fed GDP The Bull Market The De…
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12/30/2024
Dr. Cal Newport: A No-Pressure Plan for Next Year's Resolutions [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. She’s famous for her work in radioactivity. Lin-Manual M…
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12/27/2024
Your Rich BFF, Vivian Tu: Wall Street's Dirty Little Secrets [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
Do you ever wonder what happens behind closed doors on Wall Street? Vivian Tu, also known as Your Rich BFF, is here to spill the tea. Vivian grew up …
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12/26/2024
Noah Kagan: 48 Hours to Entrepreneurship — Your Million Dollar Weekend [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
If you’ve ever thought: “I’d love a business BUT …“I don’t have TIME.” “I don’t have MONEY.” “I don’t have IDEAS.” “I have TOO MANY ideas and I don’t…
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12/25/2024
Charles Duhigg: How to Have Smarter Conversations [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
Great communication will get you a raise. It’ll get you promoted. You’ll land the corner office. You’ll make friends and be the life of the party. Yo…
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12/24/2024
Morgan Housel: How to Trend-Proof Your Portfolio and Think Beyond Fads [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
Ever made a flippant, seemingly minor decision that radically changed the course of your life?Morgan Housel has experienced this. At age 17, he made …
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12/23/2024
Q&A: Why Smart Investors Are Questioning VTSAX and Chill
#568: Jason is confused by the recent discussions about the efficient frontier and Paul Merriman’s four-sector strategy. It seems a lot like another …
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12/20/2024
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 t…
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12/17/2024
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.. Wha…
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12/13/2024
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 he…
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12/10/2024
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. …
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12/07/2024
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 …
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12/03/2024
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…
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11/29/2024
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…
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11/26/2024
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 M…
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11/22/2024
Q&A: Should We Ditch Rental Properties Entirely?
#559: An anonymous caller, whom we name “Samantha,” and her husband are financially strained and feeling torn. Shortly after purchasing two rental pr…
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11/20/2024
Why Your Retirement Math Might Be All Wrong — If You Follow the 4% Rule
#558: What happens when you spend three decades talking to retirement experts? You learn that most of what people think they know about retirement pl…
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11/15/2024