Manage Your Damn Money with Ben & Malcolm

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What's an "Initial Public Offering" and Why Do They Seem So En Vogue? Jul 01, 2019

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Uber goes public. Lyft just celebrated their IPO, and Pinterest too! But what exactly is an IPO? How does it work? Why do companies do it? And why is there so much fuss about them as of late?

In this episode, Ben & Malcolm take a look at the much talked about concept of the initial public offering, also known as an IPO.

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Ben & Malcolm Return to MYDM and Explain Their Mysterious Five Month Hiatus Jun 23, 2019

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It didn’t go unnoticed. After a couple of shows in early 2019, Manage Your Damn Money, Ben & Malcolm went dark. No new episodes. No tweets. No posts on Instagram or Facebook.

At the open of Season 4 of #MYDM, Ben & Malcolm finally share the tea behind why they were gone for so long... And we promise, the story is way more interesting than you could ever imagine.

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Part 1: Understanding Economic Inequality and the Policies Being Put Forth as Solutions Jun 11, 2019

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America and the world at large is coming to a broad, widely held conclusion -- economic inequality is becoming a problem. With the world’s richest people owning (literally) half of all monetary value in the world, questions are being raised about whether this is right, sustainable or even desirable.

In part one of our two-part show series, Ben & Malcolm will explore what economic inequality is, and in the follow-up show, take a look at some of the solutions and policies being put forth by politicians as solutions to this growing problem.

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Part 2: The Policies Being Put Forth as Solutions to Economic Inequality Jun 10, 2019

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In part two of our two-part show series, Ben & Malcolm take a look at the solutions and policies being put forth by politicians as solutions to economic inequality.

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Lost Files from 2018: Recommitting to Financial Success in 2019 Feb 02, 2019

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Whether its committing to a savings plans, researching your town’s first time home buyer program or FINALLY figuring out what an investment for the future would mean to you, a New Year is a great chance to start fresh, setting new and aggressive goals.

On this previously lost episode of MYDM, Ben & Malcolm cover what we’ve learned in 2018 and how it will help us to prepare for financial success in the New Year.

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Lost Files from 2018: Becoming an Entrepreneur, But Not Starting from Scratch Feb 02, 2019

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On Manage Your Damn Money we often talk to and about entrepreneurs who are working on an idea that they know is going to change the world. But what if your entrepreneurial dreams aren’t motivated by some amazing idea you just have to get out, but by a desire to make a majority of the money in the business?

On this previously lost episode of MYDM, we are exploring alternative paths to entrepreneurship that skip some of the natural growing pains of building something from scratch, and have paths drawn to potential entrepreneurial success.

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How Federal Interest Rate Hikes Will Impact You and the Fascinating World of Credit Card Churning Dec 20, 2018

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Most of us know the important basics of how to effectively select a credit card. But what about picking a credit card based on rewards and then doing that over and over again for points, travel credits and other perks? #MYDM explores the risky but fascinating world of credit card churning.

Ben & Malcolm also cover how recent federal interest rate increases will impact your pockets and shake their fists at the stupidity of Black Friday.

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Amazon Lands in DC and the City Offering $10,000 for You to Move There Dec 14, 2018

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Manage Your Damn Money returns from its Fall 2018 break to discuss the news of trillion dollar company Amazon coming to further gentrify the Washington, DC metro area, and Malcolm explains why he's big mad about it.

The co-hosts also share life updates including Ben's official entrance into fatherhood of triplet girls and Malcolm's continued expectation that Ben will soon be driving a minivan.

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Is It Time for a New Kind of Capitalism? Oct 07, 2018

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A booming economy and record low unemployment numbers are our current reality in 2018. But how can an economy be booming at the same time Americans are suffering from stagnant wages? How can we be seeing record highs in the stock market, while regular people are still feeling the squeeze of their day-to-day finances?

In this episode of #MYDM, Ben & Malcolm discuss an interesting proposal which aims to shift the kind of American capitalism we've come to know.

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Nike's Controversial Ad Campaign, Millennial-Preferred Employee Benefits and Other Hot Money Headlines Sep 30, 2018

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What are the implications behind Nike's controversial ad campaign? What are the most sought after employee benefits for Millennials? And are Millennials really spending more on food than we are saving for our future?

On this episode of #MYDM, Ben & Malcolm take a look at hot headlines as we exit this summer of 2018 and enter the fall, and rant about the NFL, also known as the "no fun league".

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