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Mind Games: How Confidence Shapes our Financial Markets, with Economist Peter Atwater
#452: Peter Atwater, an economics professor at The College of William and Mary and author of “The Confidence Map,” joins us to discuss how confidence…
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07/20/2023
Ask Paula: The Hidden Costs of Leverage
#451: Rachel’s car is nearing its end of life and she’s short on cash. Should she sell before she’s hit with a major repair? Cam wants to arbitrage a…
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07/12/2023
The Surreal Business of War: A Reporter's Account of the Russian Economy in Chaos
#450: On the First Friday of each month, we roll out a bonus episode that’s totally different from what we usually produce. These bonus episodes are …
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07/07/2023
Ask Paula: Should You Buy Real Estate in Today’s Economy?
#449: Jackie is a 42-year-old paralegal with two rental properties. She wants to buy three more. She asks for Paula’s thoughts about today’s economy.…
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07/06/2023
Ask Paula: We Make $300k. Why Are We NOT Financially Independent?
#448: An anonymous caller is dealing with guilt over spending a large cash gift. What’s the best use if she doesn’t have an obvious financial goal to…
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06/28/2023
The Human Side of Remote Work, with Nick Bloom
#447: We talk to Stanford economist Nick Bloom about his groundbreaking research on working from home. Nick has been studying remote work for more th…
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06/21/2023
Ask Paula: How to Build a New Career After Adversity
#446: Paul suffered a stroke at 48. He’s on disability and feeling lost. How does he figure out what’s next? Should Ashley’s aging parents spend a th…
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06/14/2023
Boldly Unemployed: Embracing Entrepreneurship, with Steve Chou
#445: We sit down with Steve Chou, an accomplished entrepreneur who, alongside his wife, built two businesses that each bring in seven figures – and …
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06/07/2023
The End of the Student Loan Pause: What You Need to Know
#444: The student loan pause is coming to an end. A moratorium on student loan repayments has been in place since the start of the pandemic, but star…
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06/02/2023
Building Your Dream Business, with Amy Porterfield
#443: As a former corporate powerhouse turned successful entrepreneur, Amy knows firsthand the challenges and triumphs of building a business from sc…
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05/31/2023
Ask Paula: I Tripled My Income. Now What?
#442: An anonymous caller is struggling with a tempting offer from her family to buy her first house. Chris recently tripled his income. How should h…
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05/24/2023
How to Invest in a Volatile Market, with JD Stein
#441: It’s GRADUATION WEEK! For those of you who’ve been following along this past year, you know that I’ve been completing the Knight - Bagehot Fell…
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05/18/2023
Ask Paula: Am I Saving Enough For Retirement?
#440: An anonymous caller wants to retire and travel in 20 to 30 years. How does she know if she’s saving enough? Trace plans to take a mini-retireme…
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05/10/2023
Banks Collapsing?! What’s Next? – Plus ENCORE episode with Financial Advisor Michael Kitces
#439: There are massive rapid changes unfurling in the financial world. This week’s biggest news: First Republic Bank collapsed; JP Morgan Chase acqu…
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05/04/2023
Life in Five Senses, with Gretchen Rubin
#438: “Do you want to save money? Or do you want to enjoy your life?” That’s a common question, but it’s strange. It assumes these ideas are opposite…
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04/27/2023
The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler
#437: Do you have a project you want to start … but you’re stuck in analysis paralysis? Do you feel like if you want to do something right, you have …
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04/19/2023
Ask Paula: How Do I Pay for Grad School?
#436: Jeremy wants to attend graduate school. Should he take student loans or cash out his investment portfolio? Andy is wondering if the 4 percent r…
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04/12/2023
Ask Paula: How To Prepare for A Layoff
#435: Lee is 30 and facing a tech layoff. She can live for a year on her savings. She’s thinking about taking the rest of the year off. How should sh…
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04/05/2023
Tips for Tipped Workers, with Barbara Sloan
#434: The majority of financial advice is geared to people with 9-5 jobs: “Negotiate for a raise.” “Max out your 401k match.” “Budget based on you…
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03/30/2023
Ask Paula: Should I Quit My Cushy Job?
#433: Should “Walker,” an anonymous caller, give up a cushy job to take a year-long sabbatical in Europe? Blue wants to rent out his East Coast home,…
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03/22/2023