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First Friday: What 2026 Means for Your Money
Jan 03, 2026 41 min

First Friday: What 2026 Means for Your Money

#677: Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2026 with a reality check on where your money stands right now. The Good News: Gas prices dropped below $3/gallon. Inflation cooled to 2.7%. The Fed cut rat...

Q&A: Should You Keep Part of Your Money Outside the U.S.?
Dec 30, 2025 1h 7m

Q&A: Should You Keep Part of Your Money Outside the U.S.?

#676: Ally:How can I optimize my asset allocation and Roth contributions now that I’m over $1 million in assets? I’m 45, single, never married, with about $1.2 million in assets. Roughly $100,000 ...

[E] The Myths We Believed About Startups [GREATEST HITS]
Dec 26, 2025 45 min

[E] The Myths We Believed About Startups [GREATEST HITS]

#675: Welcome to Greatest Hits Week – five days, five episodes from our vault, spelling out F-I-I-R-E. Today’s letter E stands for Entrepreneurship. This episode originally aired in September 2018...

[F] Why Your Brain Sabotages Your Money [GREATEST HITS]
Dec 22, 2025 45 min

[F] Why Your Brain Sabotages Your Money [GREATEST HITS]

#671: Welcome to Greatest Hits Week — five days, five episodes from our vault, spelling out F-I-I-R-E. Today's letter F stands for Financial Psychology. And we're diving deep with a conversation t...

Are Credit Card Rewards Really Worth It in 2026?
Dec 19, 2025 1h 0m

Are Credit Card Rewards Really Worth It in 2026?

#670: As we close out 2025, premium credit cards are more expensive and more complicated than ever. It’s fair to ask whether the points game is still worth the effort. We sit down with Chris Hut...

The Psychology of Sales, Discounts and Deals [GREATEST HITS]
Nov 28, 2025 1h 3m

The Psychology of Sales, Discounts and Deals [GREATEST HITS]

#664: Have any of these thoughts ever crossed your mind? If I had more willpower, I’d achieve my financial goals. I’m doomed to fail with money. Budgets suck. They only show me what I did wrong ...

Why AI Misleads Investors and How to Fix It
Nov 25, 2025 1h 7m

Why AI Misleads Investors and How to Fix It

#663: We’re living through the first era in which an investor can ask a machine to read a decade of SEC filings in seconds. That sounds powerful, but also a little terrifying. Can we trust it? And ...