Episodes
235
Dec. 9, 2024
Stocks Are at All-Time Highs. What Does That Mean for Your Investing Strategy?
On whether now's a good time to start investing.
234
Dec. 4, 2024
The Real Story of the US Economy: How the Last 40 Years Gave Us the Next Four
From Reaganomics to Bidenomics—and where we go from here.
233
Dec. 2, 2024
The Books That Shifted Our Perspective Most in 2024
And some honorable mentions we recommend, too.
232
Nov. 20, 2024
How to Create Your Comprehensive Financial Independence Timeline
And how we built our own.
231
Nov. 18, 2024
Rent vs. Buy: Can Down Payment Help from Family Tip the Scales?
Plus, what to keep in mind about the recent NAR ruling.
230
Nov. 13, 2024
The Critical Insurance Many High Earners Don’t Realize They’re Missing
Is your ability to produce income your most valuable asset?
229
Nov. 11, 2024
How Unmarried Couples Can Protect Their Finances
How to build the legal agreement you want without getting married.
228
Nov. 6, 2024
When Earning More Makes Your Financial Anxiety…Worse?
The paradoxical effect of stressing more—and what to do about it.
227
Nov. 4, 2024
Loyalty or Leverage? How to Use Another Job Offer to Negotiate Your Salary
Love your job but want a pay increase?
226
Oct. 23, 2024
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Capitalism (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)
Do we truly live in a free market economy?
225
Oct. 21, 2024
Optimizing Early Retirement for Couples on Different Timelines
"Should I get a divorce for tax purposes?"
Oct. 18, 2024
Trailer: The Money with Katie Show
The show bridging the personal, economical, and political.
224
Oct. 16, 2024
Money Management 101: Building Automated Systems in Your Financial Life
The 30-minute guide to set you up for financial success.
223
Oct. 14, 2024
"I Want to Ask My Parents for My Inheritance Early"
A reader asks how to thoughtfully broach the conversation.
222
Oct. 9, 2024
Index Funds for the Long Haul? Why Some Pros Are Nervous
Diving into the "index fund bubble"—and if it'll burst in our lifetimes.
221
Oct. 7, 2024
Are Bonds Actually...Hurting Our Portfolios?
And discussing some of the critical feedback we've received.
220
Sept. 25, 2024
How We Make Working in America Better: Unions, Labor Law & At-Will Employment
Featuring labor journalist Hamilton Nolan.
219
Sept. 23, 2024
The Personal Financial Outcomes of "Women's Work"
And how to quantify unpaid labor.
218
Sept. 18, 2024
The Only 3 Money Metrics You Need to Know for Financial Freedom
And how it all ladders up to living a good life.
217
Sept. 16, 2024
Emergency Fund, 401(k), Down Payment: Saving Too Much...or Not Enough?
How much is too much?
216
Sept. 11, 2024
A Hard Look at the Economic World Gen Z Inherited
Are they actually financially worse off?
214
Aug. 28, 2024
The Messy Economic Truth that the "Birth Rate Panic" Reveals
And the policy recommendations I'd offer focusing on instead.
213
Aug. 26, 2024
Single People's Most Impactful Financial Choice (and Understanding the Dual Income Household's Edge)
And responding to feedback from a recent ep.