So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

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1466: Behind the Scenes with Top Financial Journalist Diane King Hall Jan 25, 2023

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Today's guest is a friend and top financial journalist, Diane King Hall, who's been covering business news for more than 20 years. King Hall was most recently a correspondent and fill-in anchor for CBS News. She cut her teeth in the leading newsrooms in the country, and embedded on Wall Street. King Hall has worked at Bloomberg, BBC, NY1, and CNN. She is passionate about sharing the principles she has learned to help uplift people and improve their financial lives. She shares wisdom and practical steps from her own journey navigating the world of money.

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1465: "Funny Brown Mom" Zarna Garg on Comedy, Money and Mother-in-Laws Jan 23, 2023

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Zarna Garg is one in a billion, an Indian immigrant mom stand-up comedian who believes brown women everywhere have a right to laugh at anything and anyone they want–including the sacred cows: brown men and their mothers. She is a regular at the iconic Comedy Cellar and Carolines on Broadway in NYC, has performed in Vegas and the famed Kennedy Center, and is touring nationwide in 2022. A TikTok comedy sensation with over 100 million views and 510.7k followers (and growing FAST), Zarna won Kevin Hart’s Lyft Comics comedy competition on Peacock and the 2021 Ladies of Laughter Newcomer Award. She also won the Top Comedy Feature Screenplay Award at the 2019 Austin Film Festival and was a Nicholl Fellowships Semi-Finalist. Zarna talks about her pivot to comedy in her 40s, motherhood, money and laughing about the "sacred cows": brown men and their mothers.

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1464: Ask Farnoosh: Use a HELOC to Buy a 2nd Home? Pay Off Loans or Invest More? Jan 20, 2023

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This week's Ask Farnoosh covers leveraging the equity in a primary home to buy a second property, how to choose a CPA, whether to invest in a Roth IRA or pay off high interest student loans, and the risks that come with parents helping their adult children pay down debt. Plus, a new reviewer of the week earns a free money consult.

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1463: Career Lessons From the Media Mogul You Never Heard Of Jan 18, 2023

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Integrity. Kindness. Substance and value. These may not be the words used to describe today's media moguls or Fortune 500 CEOs, but it is how many remember the late Frank Biondi, the former CEO of HBO, Universal Studios, and Viacom. Today's guest is Jane Biondi Munna, Frank's youngest daughter and co-author of his memoir, Let's Be Frank, where she shares how he made good relationships alongside great deals, earned respect while earning multi-million dollar returns, and maintained character even when surrounded by an industry full of characters.

More about Jane: She is an executive at JPMorgan Chase. She has served for over a decade in roles across marketing, finance, strategy, and communications, including as the executive communications partner to the co-president and COO of the firm. Her twenty years of experience began with investment banking and included a few years in marketing and special events for the Los Angeles Dodgers where she booked celebrities to throw out the ceremonial first pitch or sing the national anthem.

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1462: Managing Financial Anxiety in 2023 with Money Coach Nicole Stanley Jan 16, 2023

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We are midway through January and the overwhelm of financial resolution setting may already be setting in. How to navigate your finances and achieve your savings and investing goals more gracefully in 2023? Guest Nicole Stanley is the founder of Arise Financial Coaching, a company dedicated to helping professionals who have tried everything finally ditch debt, save more, and enjoy financial confidence. In five years, she went from battling financial anxiety to building her family’s net worth to over $250K on an annual salary of $56K. In 2020, after her husband became furloughed, Nicole officially started her coaching practice and became the sole breadwinner in her household. She speaks candidly about that pivot.

Fun fact: The average Arise client saves $20K in six months without giving up the things they love. Nicole lives in Denver, CO with her husband and two children.

Learn more about Nicole on her website and Instagram. Check out her So Money interview from May 2022.

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1461: Ask Farnoosh: Weighing the Financial Risks of Divorce Jan 13, 2023

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This week on So Money: A listener has a question about losing her house in a divorce and the financial considerations to make before breaking up. How to invest for yourself and your kids under one roof? My best advice for college students seeking a return on their experience? How did I structure my business? And more. Plus, a new reviewer of the week.

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1460: Financial Advice for First-Generation Americans with Anna N'Jie Konte Jan 11, 2023

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How to reconcile the fact that while your immigrant parents want you to be financially safe and secure, their advice doesn't speak to your ambitions or search for happiness? Financial planner Anna N'Jie Konte is our guest. She is the founder of Dare to Dream Financial Planning: a fee-only, virtual financial planning firm that serves the needs of 30/40 something women of color who want to live boldly and make a lasting impact on their family tree.

Konte is also the host of the “First-Gen Realness” podcast. There, she engages in conversations with her fellow first-generation Americans in order to reinforce their value and immense contributions to the fabric of America.

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1459: Here's How to Make Life's Most Important Decisions Jan 09, 2023

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With the new year comes new decisions: Should I quit? Take the new job? Get married? Have kids? Start a business? Buy a home? Guests today are Stanford Professor Myra H. Strober and social innovation leader Abby Davisson, co-authors of the new book Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Big Decisions. In our conversation, they share a road-tested strategy for making high-stakes decisions with confidence and personal alignment.

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1458: Ask Farnoosh: Buying a Home in 2023. Should I Take the Plunge? Jan 06, 2023

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Kicking off 2023 with a fresh episode of Ask Farnoosh. Farnoosh talks about the #1 financial lesson she wants her kids to learn, thoughts on new year goals and opportunities for home buyers in 2023. Plus, a new reviewer of the week wins a free 15 minute money call.

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1457: Tori Dunlap, Author of Financial Feminist and Founder of Her First $100k Jan 04, 2023

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Globally-recognized personal finance educator, podcast host, and social media star Tori Dunlap joins the show to talk her book, Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love. It is an inclusive guide to all things money—from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollars.

More about Tori: She quit her corporate job in marketing and founded Her First $100K to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their money. She has helped over three million women negotiate salary, pay off debt, build savings, and invest.

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