So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

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1215: Ask Farnoosh: Setting Financial Boundaries with Family, Asking for a Raise, Whether to Buy an Investing Course and More Jun 18, 2021

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On this Friday's Ask Farnoosh listeners ask: Are investing courses worth it? How to anticipate and budget for home maintenance costs? How to ask for a raise after learning a colleague makes more? How to set financial boundaries with family members you are supporting? Plus, Farnoosh selects her reviewer of the week for a free 15-minute money session!

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1214: LGBTQ+ Financial Rights & Suze Orman on Being Gay in the World of Finance Jun 16, 2021

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In celebration of Pride Month, NextAdvisor Editor-in-Chief Adam Auriemma stops by the show to share some of the site's latest coverage related to LGBTQ+ financial rights. He also provides the behind-the-scenes of his new interview with Suze Orman on how being gay has been the foundation to her success. We also highlight some LGBTQ+ personal finance experts to follow.

To sign up for Adam's June 24th Livestream with Suze Orman click here.

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Bonus: Understanding Financial Abuse with Survivor Mercii Thomas Jun 15, 2021

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This episode is brought to us in partnership with the Allstate Foundation.

[Trigger Warning] Today’s show focuses on a very serious issue, domestic violence and specifically, financial abuse, described as the invisible weapon of domestic violence. It is something that happens in nearly all cases of domestic violence - 96 percent of domestic violence victims experience financial abuse.

We will hear from one very brave survivor, Mercii Thomas, who recently left her abusive partner, a man that made her financially and geographically reliant on him. We’ll discuss the importance of understanding financial abuse and how that can prevent a victim from breaking free. We’ll explore the prevalence of domestic violence and financial abuse and the importance of financial empowerment....and share important resources for victims, survivors and their allies.

If you or someone you know wants to learn more about these issues, you can visit allstatefoundation.org. If someone needs immediate help, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.

You can also learn more about financial abuse and the signs here in my latest blog post.

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1213: The Ambition Penalty When Women Ask for More with Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez Jun 14, 2021

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Financial expert Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez discusses her latest work exploring what she calls the “ambition penalty” — the social, professional and financial costs women face when asking for more. Understanding it is critical for tackling gender inequality when it comes to money, she says. Because nothing will change if we keep telling women to step up, only for them to be pushed down when they do. You can read her full article at Bloomberg.

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1212: Crypto Week: Ask Farnoosh: Should I Buy Bitcoin? Jun 11, 2021

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We are capping Crypto Week with guest Hilary Hendershott, CFP and Founder of Hendershott Wealth Management, in a discussion about whether or not it is wise to invest in the crypto space. Will we regret ignoring the craze in, say, 30. years? How to buy a cryptocurrency? How to invest in blockchain technology? What do you do if you want to sell your stake?

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1211: Crypto Week: How Crypto Can Help Close the Wealth Gap Jun 10, 2021

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Our conversation picks up where we left off in the previous episode about the impact that the blockchain and cryptocurrency may have on the world, with a deeper look at what it can mean for the racial and gender wealth gaps. Our guest is Cleve Mesidor, founder of the National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain. A Washington insider, she served as an Obama Presidential Appointee, a senior staffer in Congress, and in the leadership of national political campaigns. She is also the author of the book THE CLEVOLUTION, A gritty and honest memoir where she chronicles her nomadic journey that begins during the tumultuous 70s in Haiti and later migrating to NYC and then into Washington politics.

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1210: Crypto Week: How Will Crypto Impact the World? What Are NFTs? Jun 09, 2021

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Today we will examine what adoption of crypto and the blockchain will mean for the world - the environment, business, innovation. What world will we be living in where crypto will dominate? My guest is Ollie Leech, Experienced Editor and Technical Analyst at CoinDesk, a leading media platform for cryptocurrency news and research. We also explore the world of NFTs, Non-Fungible Tokens, and what makes them valuable and useful.

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1209: Crypto Week: What is Bitcoin and Why Should I Care? Jun 07, 2021

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I’m excited to announce that this is CRYPTO WEEK! We begin with a conversation with two highly knowledgeable guests who will provide us with the BASICS. What is the history of crypto? What is bitcoin? What is the blockchain? Why should we care?

My guests are Kiana Danial, author of Cryptocurrency Investing for Dummies and CEO of InvestDiva, an award-winning, internationally recognized personal investing and wealth management expert. And my colleague John Puterbaugh who is the editorial director for NextAdvisor, a personal finance publication in partnership with TIME. John has more than 10 years of experience leading editorial teams in personal finance, consumer advocacy, and local news. He’s written extensively about cryptocurrency for NextAdvisor.

(The ETF referenced in the episode, that Farnoosh has purchased, is BLOK (This is not an endorsement or recommendation.)

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1208: Ask Farnoosh: Best Time to Ask for a Raise, Breaking Up with a Financial Advisor, 529s and More Jun 04, 2021

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It's a jam-packed Ask Farnoosh with numerous questions answered. Learn how to find an estate planning attorney, break up with a financial advisor, start a 529 plan, talk about money with your partner for the first time and when is the best time to ask for a raise . Farnoosh also selects her reviewer of the week to receive a free 15-minute money session.

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Bonus: Is Cash Going Away? The Future of Payments Jun 03, 2021

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This episode is produced in partnership with FIS, advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests.

Today's episode centers around the future of payments. What is going to happen to cash and credit cards? What are the various options with which we are going to pay for goods and services going forward? Change is afoot. The pandemic accelerated a lot of the innovation within the tech space as it pertains to payments and e-commerce. Our guest is Nicole Jass, Senior Vice President of Products in the Merchant Solutions group at FIS (NYSE: FIS). FIS is a Fortune 500 company that holds leadership positions in payment processing, financial software and banking solutions.

Nicole and I discuss the future of cash and electronic payments and changes in the world of e-commerce. Plus, are malls really going away? And yes, we discuss bitcoin!

To read more about FIS and my article about the future of fintech, click here.

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