MoneyThirty

Not The End Jul 09, 2018

The Money Thirty podcasts may be ending but the content continues as part of Talking Real Money.

Magic Million Jun 29, 2018

Do you suddenly become a more sophisticated investor once you have a million bucks?

Dave's Delusion? Jun 21, 2018

Why does Dave Ramsey get debt right and investing wrong? Is he deluded or self-serving?

Not an Index Jun 20, 2018

The Dow 30. If it's components are actively selected how can it be a real index?

401k Makeover Jun 14, 2018

It's time to take a closer look at one of your biggest retirement tools, your 401k (or 403b).

Double Time Jun 13, 2018

How long will it take to double your money and how much risk will you need to take to do it?

Bad Biases O-On Jun 08, 2018

SPECIAL SERIES - Part 4: The last of the behavioral biases that lead us to make terrible investment decisions.

Bad Biases G-M Jun 07, 2018

SPECIAL SERIES - Part 3: More of the behavioral biases that lead us to make terrible investment decisions.

Bad Biases A-F Jun 06, 2018

SPECIAL SERIES - Part 2: Beware of the behavioral biases can lead to terrible investment decisions.

Killed By Emotions Jun 05, 2018

SPECIAL SERIES: Why are we such bad investors? The problem lies within our brains behavioral biases.

Here are links to the books mentioned in this podcast:

“Predictably Irrational,” Dan Ariely
“Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes,” Gary Belsky, Thomas Gilovich
“Stumbling on Happiness,” Daniel Gilbert
“Thinking, Fast and Slow,” Daniel Kahneman
“The Undoing Project,” Michael Lewis
“Nudge,” Richard Thaler, Cass Sunstein
“Your Money & Your Brain,” Jason Zweig

Real Investing Risk Jun 04, 2018

What we perceive as risky is often not as risky as we imagine. Speculation is very risky, but investing...

More Life & Money Jun 03, 2018

You can add up to a month a year to your life if you hire someone else to worry about your money.

Buy Low, Sell High Jun 01, 2018

SPECIAL EPISODE: How proper rebalancing can help you buy securities low and sell them high.

Emotion v. Evidence May 23, 2018

Are you smarter than most? Think you can beat the market? Don't confuse hindsight with foresight.

Financial Wisdom May 22, 2018

Just as age improves fine wine or whiskey, the years can bring valuable wisdom to financial advisers.

What is Rich? May 17, 2018

How much money do you need to retire comfortably or rich and how to do it.

Political Markets? May 16, 2018

What impact does politics have on a real investors portfolio? Probably less than you think.

What's it Worth May 11, 2018

How can you determine the value of an asset. It's not what you want it's what you can get.

**Emotional Losses** May 10, 2018
Most people invest badly. Our feelings cost us money when we buy high and sell low.

Nothing Special May 08, 2018

"Special" people are not entitled to special investments. Yet they continue to act as if they are.

Five Facts Apr 11, 2018

As Don heads out on a 3+ week vacation, he leaves you with five financial facts to tide you over.

Not Real Investing Apr 06, 2018

The vast majority of what you read, watch, and hear is not investing. It's gambling or worse.

Top Podcast Reviews Apr 05, 2018

You'd think that most of the top 20 investing podcasts would be about investing, but you'd be wrong.

Double Time Apr 04, 2018

Here's a simple way to approximate how long it will take your money to double at a certain rate.

Actively Failing Apr 03, 2018

Does it make sense to pay more and get less? That's exactly what active money managers offer.

Plan for Wealth Apr 02, 2018

A relatively simple plan is the key to breaking bad investing habits and creating wealth.

CryptoCartel Mar 30, 2018

If an 11 year-old and former cartel accountant can make a cryptocurrency anyone can.

Learn Perspective Mar 29, 2018

There's a reason we need to study history, to gain perspective of what is a true crisis and what isn't.

Stop the Deception Mar 28, 2018

Some of the least trusted professionals work with your money. Maybe they should try truth.

A Bad Week Mar 27, 2018

Bonus. After a bad week for stocks what should you be doing with your portfolio?

Plan Ahead Mar 26, 2018

Key Ten. Stop worrying about what you can't control and focus on planning for possibilities.

Ignore News Mar 24, 2018

Key Nine. Real investors need to stay focused and ignore most of the financial news.

Control Emotions Mar 23, 2018

Key Eight. Emotions are an investors worst enemy. So, keep calm and carry on investing.

No Know Future Mar 22, 2018

Key Seven. The financial future is something everyone wants to know. Yet no one possibly can.

Crypto Crime Mar 21, 2018

Bonus: Where there's blind greed there is bound to be lots of crime. Be crypto careful!

Go Global Mar 20, 2018

Key Six. There is a simple way to dramtically reduce the risk of permanent loss in your portfolio.

Professor William Sharpe's comments from sensibleinvesting.tv.

You can watch it here.

Crypto Complex Mar 19, 2018

Bonus. Buying stuff with BitCoin will be far more complicated than most imagine.

Crypto Crazy Mar 18, 2018

Bonus. It you haven't been watching BitCoin you've missed watching money's wildest ride.

Return Dimensions Mar 16, 2018

Key Five. Decades of scientific research have only revealed a few ways to potentially increase returns.

Wealth Requires Risk Mar 15, 2018

Key Four. If you want to make money your must take smart risk (that means accepting volatility).

Past Not Prologue Mar 14, 2018

There's a reason for the disclaimer: "Past performance does not guarantee future results."

Can't Beat 'em Mar 13, 2018

No matter how hard you try it is unlikely that you or any other active money manager can beat the markets.

Markets Know Best Mar 12, 2018

Ten Keys to Real Investing Part One

You can choose to be a stock speculator or a real investor. The first step is understanding that markets are generally efficient.

Fee Fibbers Mar 09, 2018

Another reason to mistrust your financial professional: Are they telling the truth about fees?

In or Out? Mar 09, 2018

On this 9th anniversary of the great bull market what have we learned? It is better to be in or out?

Five Years Wrong Mar 08, 2018

After being consistently wrong for so long, we would stop looking for "expert" market predictions, but you'd also be wrong.

Mind Games Mar 07, 2018

Our brains want to appear smarter than they are, playing tricks that make us bad investors.

Necessary Evil Mar 06, 2018

Insurance is expensive, so how much protection do you you really need?

Zero Sum Game? Mar 05, 2018

Long-term investing success doesn't require that someone lose money for you to make it.

Falling Short Mar 03, 2018

Not only do vastly underestimate our retirement needs, we have dramatically under saved.

More Life Mar 02, 2018

How much would you pay to reduce worry and add more happy days to your life?

Fear Beats Greed Mar 02, 2018

Our fear of loss is stronger than our desire for gain even when the odds are identical.

CryptoCurmudgeon Mar 01, 2018

What good are cryptocurrencies and who stands to profit from them? If you think the answer might be you, think again.

Investing Science Feb 28, 2018

Since 1947 technology has advanced form the investion of the transistor to the 4.3 billion transistor iPhone, yet most people are still investing like it's 1947.

Own Your Own? Feb 27, 2018

Discover why owning stock in your own company is not a very smart real investment.

2+2=Wealth? Feb 26, 2018

Two words and two letters that can make it easier to get started investing for retirement.

We are not compensated in any way by Acorns or Vanguard. Hypothetical returns are for illustration only and do not represent actual future return potential.