Crazy Money with Paul Ollinger
Money makes the world go round – but how does it shape you as a person? Join comedian and former Facebook Sales VP Paul Ollinger as he extracts a wealth of wisdom from CEOs and celebrities, authors and artists, Olympic gold medalists, and Nobel Prize winners – each with a unique perspective on the role that money plays in our lives. At a time when talking about personal finance can still feel taboo, Paul offers refreshingly honest discussions about the motivations and misconceptions surrounding money, and ultimately asks: what are the ways it can (and can’t) bring us happiness?
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Life after the PGA Championship (with Rich Beem) rebroadcast
05/17/2022
Life after the PGA Championship (with Rich Beem) rebroadcast
This is an encore episode with Rich Beem, winner of the 2002 PGA Championship, one of professional golf’s four major tournaments. Despite having won twice on tour prior to the PGA, Rich's win at Hazeltine was as unlikely as the groovy dance moves he busted out after sinking his final putt of the tournament. Describing himself as “the luckiest guy in the world,” Rich played the game loose and wide open, but the rising expectations of being a major champion became a distraction, and he never won again on tour. In this chat, Rich speaks candidly about: Selling car stereos and grinding his way up the golf ladder, Finding purpose and meaning in life as his PGA prospects began to dim. The reason he tells his son that “what you shoot is not you” Why he loves working as an analyst at Sky Sports Rich was born in Phoenix, AZ, grew up in El Paso, TX and played college golf at New Mexico State University. Today Rich plays on the PGA Champions Tour and works as a TV golf analyst on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.(Originally posted November, 2020. Follow Rich on . 💰If you enjoy Crazy Money, please leave us a rating . 💰 💪Follow Paul on Instagram . 💪 🔥Get Paul’s newsletter .🔥
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The Problem with Choice (with Barry Schwartz)
05/10/2022
The Problem with Choice (with Barry Schwartz)
This is an encore epsiode with Professor Barry Schwartz, author of several books, including Why We Work and The Paradox of Choice. I spoke to Barry in August, 2020 about his findings in these two important books. Prevailing social wisdom is that more is better, and that more choices should yield much greater satisfaction. So why is it that the harder we work and the more affluent we become, the more depressed we get? More choice, Barry argues, not only overwhelms us, but raises our expectations and makes us doubt our decision-making. Too much choice increases our anxiety and makes us less happy. Could it be, even in our freedom loving country, that we have gotten too much of a good thing and that we would benefit from some guardrails in our lives? I’m sure there are those who would argue against it, but Barry’s research and conclusions here are quite persuasive. Barry Schwartz taught psychology at Swarthmore College for 45 years and is now Visiting Professor of Management at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. from New York University. His TED Talks on the topics of work, choice, and wisdom have been viewed over 20 million times. 💰If you enjoy Crazy Money, please leave us a rating . 💰 💪Follow Paul on Instagram . 💪 🔥Get Paul’s newsletter .🔥 Produced and edited by Mike Carano Topics addressed on Crazy Money include: Philosophy, Happiness, Contentment, Meaning, Success, Buddhism, Stoicism, The hedonic treadmill, Mid-Life Crisis, Authors, Books, Consumerism, Anxiety, mental health, wealth, money, careers, values, and The Container Store.
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Hedge Fund Novelist (with Jay Newman)
05/03/2022
Hedge Fund Novelist (with Jay Newman)
Jay Newman makes BIG bets. In his 40 year hedge fund career, Jay was the guy who fought to recover deca-billion dollar debt defaults by countries like the Congo, Panama, and Argentina. Recouping from these deadbeat governments required long term thinking, stealthy patience, and giant cojones, the same attributes required to publish a debut novel, which Jay did earlier this year. The New Yorker called his new book, Undermoney a combination of “espionage, financial intrigue, and geopolitics with a cynicism developed through years of observing politicians and Wall Street titans up close.” And because the plot lines include Russian oligarchs, private militias, and Vladimir Putin, Undermoney is also “unexpectedly timely.” I’ve read it: it’s juicy and enticing. Learn more about Jay . 💰If you enjoy Crazy Money, please leave us a rating . 💰 💪Follow Paul on Instagram . 💪 🔥Get Paul’s newsletter .🔥
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The Puzzle of Life (with A.J. Jacobs)
04/26/2022
The Puzzle of Life (with A.J. Jacobs)
A.J. Jacobs believes that puzzles can save the world. The famously obscure 4-time New York Times best-selling author of books like The Know-It-All, Thanks a Thousand, and The Year of Living Biblically tells us what we can learn from them in his new book The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. We talked about some great life lessons A.J. gleaned from puzzles, including: Start with the end in mind Embrace the eraser (i.e. your first impression might not be accurate!), and most importantly, PAY ATTENTION, KNUCKLEHEAD! Join other readers in the quest to win A.J.’s $10,000 by clicking . 🔥Join Team Ollinger .🔥 💰Rate and Review Crazy Money . 💰 💪Follow Paul on Instagram . 💪
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Money and Comedy (with Christian Finnegan)
04/19/2022
Money and Comedy (with Christian Finnegan)
Description: Christian Finnegan is a comedian and actor, well known for his work on Chappelle’s Show and the popular sitcom, Are We There Yet? He has performed on Comedy Central Presents, Conan, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and his five comedy specials are in regular rotation on all major streaming services. An avid music fan, Christian wants to connect formerly-cool middle aged people to the best in new music. Check out his Substack, New Music for Olds . 🔥Join Team Ollinger .🔥 💪🏼 Rate and Review Crazy Money . 💪🏼 🦸♂️ Follow Paul on Instagram . 🦸♂️
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The Joys and Anxieties of Wealth (with Paul Schervish)
04/12/2022
The Joys and Anxieties of Wealth (with Paul Schervish)
Description: Paul Schervish studies very wealthy people: what worries them, what delights them, and what motivates them to give to charity. The Director of Boston College’s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, Paul is the co-author of The Joys and Dilemmas of Wealth, a 2010 report that is one of the most insightful studies of the ultra-affluent ever. We discuss how the fears and joys that come with being rich are often two sides of the same coin. And how Paul, a former Jesuit priest strongly influenced by Karl Marx, has come to appreciate more fully the humanity of the upper class. Learn more about Paul Schervish . 💪🏼 Rate and Review Crazy Money . 💪🏼 🦸♂️ Follow Paul on Instagram . 🦸♂️
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Mid-Life Career Re-invention (with Chip Conley)
04/05/2022
Mid-Life Career Re-invention (with Chip Conley)
Something happens to many of us in our 40’s or 50’s: having achieved a certain level of success, we yearn to find work that is an expression of who we are. Chip Conley can help with that. He founded and runs Modern Elder Academy, a school and retreat center dedicated to helping people navigate midlife and beyond. To do so, he draws on insights and wisdom earned over his own incredible career journey. For over two decades, Chip ran Joie de Vivre, the boutique hotel owner/operator that he founded in his 20s. In the depths of the Great Recession, the combination of medical crisis and market turmoil compelled Chip to sell out at the bottom of the market. While many might have given up, Chip forged ahead, reinvented and redefined who he was, all the while staying open to where that journey would take him. It eventually took him to Air BnB where become the in-house consigliere (among other things) for Air BnB CEO/co-founder Brian Chesky. Today, Chip writes, speaks, surfs, and provides the space and resources to help other “successful” people examine their lives and commit to positive paths forward. Learn more about Modern Elder Academy and Chip’s newsletter . • 💪🏼 Rate and Review Crazy Money by clicking .💪🏼 • 🦸♀️ Follow Paul on Instagram 🦸♂️ Topics covered in this episode: #purpose #wellness #community #travel #hotels #Airbnb
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Fixing Financial Chaos (with Joe Saul-Sehy)
03/29/2022
Fixing Financial Chaos (with Joe Saul-Sehy)
41% of people who make over $200k per year still cry about money. That’s the finding of a recent study that Paul discusses this week with Joe Saul-Sehy, Creator and co-host of the Stacking Benjamins podcast AND author of Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management. These two handsome bald fellas also chat about: The double life Joe was living as a young financial planner How he hit bottom when his car ran out of gas What you want in—and how much you should pay for—wealth management Whether or not you should manage your own money If you want to give Paul a birthday present, ! And/or . Order Joe’s book . You’re the best. Really. I swear. (I mean, Paul swears.)
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Jacob Goldstein
03/23/2022
Jacob Goldstein
Jacob Goldstein is the author of Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing and former co-host of Planet Moneywhere he worked for over a decade. His new podcast, What’s Your Problem? from Pushkin Industries explores how company founders solve consumers’ problems and what problems they themselves run into along the way. On today’s show, we tackle the following: The question that Ira Glass described as “the most stoner question ever” How cash transactions worked in these United States before we had dollar dollar billz, y'all Why you making more money doesn’t mean someone else will make less How working at Pushkin is different than working at NPR and the Wall Street Journal The name of the very first compact disc he ever bought. Jacob is a former staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and Bozeman Daily Chronicle. His work has appeared on This American Life, Morning Edition, and in the New York Times Magazine. He is a husband and father of two. He spoke with me from his soundproof closet in Brooklyn, USA. Check out What’s Your Problem? . ⭐ Get 15% off your SideCar carrier with promo code CRAZYMONEY by clicking .⭐ 💪🏼 Rate and Review Crazy Money by clicking .💪🏼 🦸♀️ Follow Paul on Instagram 🦸♂️
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Comparison and the Ultimate Money Delusion
03/15/2022
Comparison and the Ultimate Money Delusion
If you think Paul Ollinger can’t draw poignant and funny lessons about money from the 1996 box office smash, Jerry Maguire, you are sadly mistaken. On this week’s very special spring break episode of Crazy Money, Paul reads a couple of his recent reflections on comparison and the delusions we all cling to about the power of wealth. Spoiler alert: money—past a certain point—will not complete you. And comparing yourself to your friends (or enemies) will make you miserable. Full stop. Here’s what we’ll be talking bout today: Stop Keeping Score: How to Quit Measuring Success by Net Worth, Fancy Titles, or TikTok Views Money Isn’t What You’re Missing: What I’ve learned after years of studying money and happiness You should share this episode with all your friends. And then do 2 out of the following 3 things...
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Why Things Are Better than You Think (with Grant J. Ryan)
03/08/2022
Why Things Are Better than You Think (with Grant J. Ryan)
Many people want you to believe that the world is in worse shape than ever. They assert that wages are stagnant, inequality is growing and the earth is heating up. But for the vast majority of humanity, things have never been better. Racism, sexism, and homophobia are at their lowest rates in history. We have more and better food than kings and queens could have dreamt of in the 18th century. We have access to clean water, indoor plumbing, effective healthcare, and technology that even billionaires couldn’t have gotten just 20 years ago (the technology, not the plumbing). So why the hell is everyone so freaked out all the time about the decline of civilization? In his new book Comparonomics, Grant Ryan shares a very simple tool to evaluate how the most important aspects of our lives have changed over the past 50 and 250 years, respectively. He also explores our innate biases that lead us to both respond to bad news and spread it around like the virus it is. Grant spoke to me from his home in New Zealand. Learn more about Comparonomics . YOU really should rate and review Crazy Money . YOU should also . He’s funny.
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Founder of Russian Hedge Fund on Defying Putin (with Bill Browder) - ENCORE
03/01/2022
Founder of Russian Hedge Fund on Defying Putin (with Bill Browder) - ENCORE
Bill Browder is the author of Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and one Man’s Fight for Justice, which is the best book I’ve read in a decade (and I read a lot of books). Red Notice is the story of how Browder turned a $25 million investment into a $4 billion hedge fund (Hermitage Capital) by exposing corruption in the newly opened Russian economy of the late 90’s and early 00’s. Eventually, Browder’s efforts to shine light on the newly privatized industries, cut too close to strongman, Vladimir Putin who kicked Browder out of the country and declared him a “threat to national security.” And that was just the beginning! Russian police officials took over his companies, used them to steal $230 million from the Russian treasury, framed Bill, and eventually arrested and killed his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky. Today Bill lives under threat of retaliation and spends his time fighting to honor Sergei’s memory. This episode originally ran in May, 2019. Read more about Sergei Magnitsky . Please RATE and REVIEW Crazy Money . Follow Paul on Instagram .
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LL COOL J (encore)
02/22/2022
LL COOL J (encore)
Nobody works harder than LL COOL J. The musician, producer, actor, and entrepreneur has been playing at the highest levels of art, business, and culture since he burst on the scene at the age of 17, in 1985. For over 35 years, LL has pushed himself to achieve in all that he does while leading with spirit and character. And achieve he has. The two-time GRAMMY-winner and first ever Hip Hop Kennedy Center Honoree has recorded 14 studio albums, landing massive hits including Going Back to Cali, Mama Said Knock You Out, Rock The Bells, and many, many more. As an actor, he has played “Sam Hanna” on NCIS: Los Angeles for the last 12 years, appeared in hit films like In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, and Wildcats, and starred in the NBC sitcom, In the House. In this special encore edition of Crazy Money, LL shares: What he really wanted when he released his first record, How he approaches potential business deals, and Why he pours his soul into Rock The Bells, his company that elevates timeless and classic Hip-Hop culture by celebrating MC’s, DJ’s, Break Dancers and Graffiti artists on its website, found . **Please .** Follow Paul on Instagram . Topics covered in this episode include: hip hop, music, rap, culture, money, wealth, motivation, inspiration, persistence, work ethic, black money, racial wealth divide. About Crazy Money: Unlike traditional personal finance shows, Crazy Money is not about how to make a million bucks, how to beat the stock market, or how to save money by switching credit cards. It is about deciding what role we want money to play in our lives and how we can use it to be our best selves. Topics covered include: philosophy, happiness, contentment, meaning, dreams, purpose, success, society, mental health, Buddhism, Stoicism, the hedonic treadmill, morality, mid-life crisis, business, work, careers, authors, books, consumerism, values, capitalism, economics, investing, saving, spending, personal finance, charity, philanthropy, altruism, affluence, wealth management, culture, society, status.
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Judd Apatow on Fame, Money, and the Creative Process
02/16/2022
Judd Apatow on Fame, Money, and the Creative Process
Judd Apatow doesn’t care that much about money. This non-attachment to material goods leaves him more time to focus on what matters: writing, developing talent, and getting his family together for dinner. In this week’s episode, the writer / director / producer behind iconic comedy films such as Anchorman, This is 40, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin and I talk about: Why Adam Sandler paid $50 more in rent than Judd when they were roommates How failure prepared him to handle success Being creative during a pandemic Judd has accomplished so much in his career that, in retrospect, his success appears to have been pre-ordained. Despite his massive success in the past 20 years, he never forgets his early struggles and approaches every new project not knowing how it will be received. Having used Quarantine to crank out a George Carlin documentary, a new feature film (The Bubble), and a book, all his fans have lots new material to enjoy over the next few months. I am 364 pages into his new book (Sicker in the Head), and it’s fantastic. You should pre-order it . RATE AND REVIEW Crazy Money . Follow Paul on Instagram . Have a wonderful day wherever you are. That is all.
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Olympic Economics with Apolo Ohno (Encore episode)
02/09/2022
Olympic Economics with Apolo Ohno (Encore episode)
In this episode, Apolo Ohno and I go deep into the economic realities of becoming an Olympian. Due to the steep cost of coaching, training, equipment, and travel, many (perhaps most) athletes and their families go deep into debt in pursuit of a spot on the national team. And even for the few who make it, there is little preparation for post-Games remuneration and little preparation for a job “in the real world.” With eight Olympic medals (two of them gold), Apolo Ohno is America’s most decorated winter Olympian. He won his first major speed skating title at the tender age of 14, after only six months of training. He continued on to a career that played a major role in establishing short-track speed-skating in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Games. In his post-skating career, Apolo has worked as a sports analyst for NBC, a global ambassador for the Olympics, and a winner of ABC’s hit show, Dancing with the Stars. He finished the 2014 Ironman World Championship Triathlon in less than ten hours. Apolo now spends much of his time speaking to business and nonprofit leaders around the globe. His New York Times best-selling memoir, Zero Regrets, tells the story of success, setbacks and what it takes to become one of the top athletes in the world. His next book Hard Pivot, which tells the story of reinvention and tackling new challenges while maintaining his iconic positive attitude comes out later this month. Check out Apolo’s website . Please take a second to rate (and review!) Crazy Money . Follow Paul on Instagram . This episode originally posted Sept, 2020. Produced and edited by Mike Carano Topics addressed in this episode include: performance, motivation, achievement, retirement, reinvention, regrets, Olympics, Olympians, athletes, reinvention, second careers.Topics addressed on Crazy Money include: Philosophy, Happiness, Contentment, Meaning, dreams, purpose, Success, Rat Race, Society, mental health, Buddhism, Stoicism, the hedonic treadmill, morality, Mid-Life Crisis, Business, Work, Careers, Retirement, Reinvention, Authors, Books, Consumerism, Values, capitalism, economics, investing, saving, spending, personal finance, charity, philanthropy, altruism, affluence, wealth, wealth management.
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House of Gucci author, Sara Gay Forden
02/01/2022
House of Gucci author, Sara Gay Forden
Sara Gay Forden is the author ofHouse of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,on which director Ridley Scott based his star-studded film.The Economist named House of Guccione of its best books of the year, adding that it reads “like a novel,” which it totally does. The book is much more comprehensive story about the Gucci legacy than the movie, but both culminate in the murder of Maurizio Gucci, former Gucci CEO and grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of the iconic fashion house. On March 27, 1995, a hit man gunned Maurizio down in the foyer of his 4-story Renaissance-style office and apartment building. His ex-wife, Patrizia, had hired the gunman because Maurizio’s impending marriage meant Patrizia’s alimony would be cut in half.As the sub-title suggests, the Gucci saga is a morality play about the sad by-products of wealth, fame, and status. Not only does being rich and famous not make you happy, but sometimes, it can get you killed. A business journalist with a knack for digging out compelling stories, Sara covered Milan's fashion industry, landing stories about family-owned designer labels like Armani, Versace, and Prada in the Wall Street Journal, Women’s Wear Daily, W, and Bloomberg News. She spent years researching and writing HoG, which came out 20 years ago and finally made its way to celluloid (okay, digital) in November, 2021. Today, Sara leads Bloomberg's reporting efforts on corporate influence and the scrutiny of major tech brands like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. Learn more about Sara on . Please take a second to rate and review Crazy Money . Follow Paul on .
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Raising Successful Kids (with Julie Lythcott-Haims)
01/26/2022
Raising Successful Kids (with Julie Lythcott-Haims)
Julie Lythcott-Haims is passionate about raising self-sufficient kids and helping them find their unique path into adulthood. The former Dean of Freshman at Stanford University, Julie is the author of several books including How To Raise An Adult and Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, both of which we discuss today. In this amazing, smart, and no B.S. conversation, Julie and I discuss: What success means and how we can model it for our children Why affluent parents are more likely to over-parent. Why parents freak out about our kids’ college decisions What Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer can teach us about career plans Julie holds degrees from Stanford, Harvard Law School, and holds and California College for the Arts. She serves on several boards, including , Common Sense Media, and Parents magazine. She has appeared on NPR, Good Morning America, Today, and mega podcasts like the Rich Roll show. Her TED Talk has been viewed over 6 million times. In other words, she’s, like, super-smart and totally interesting. You should totally listen to our discussion. Learn more about Julie on her website: Buy tickets to Paul’s Los Angeles show . Rate and review Crazy Money . Follow Paul on Instagram .
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Zen Money (with Ken Honda)
01/19/2022
Zen Money (with Ken Honda)
Ken was 29 when he first “retired” to welcome his newborn daughter in the world. He had owned a consultant and accounting business, so successful it had allowed him to close up shop and spend his days with the apple of his eye. Little did he realize his “second” career, impacting millions by helping them heal their relationship with money, was about to begin. That essay was the start of what would become Happy Money, the book we discuss today.
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Over-thinking and What to do About It (with Jon Acuff)
01/11/2022
Over-thinking and What to do About It (with Jon Acuff)
Overthinking is so deeply ingrained in humanity that it shows up as a theme in Buddhism, Stoicism, Shakespeare, and the songs of Barenaked Ladies. Jon Acuff joins us today to discuss his book, Soundtracks, The Surprising Solution To Overthinking. Jon is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books whom Inc. included on their list of Top 100 Leadership Speakers.
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From the Trailer Park to the Comedy Big Time (with Rocky Dale Davis)
12/21/2021
From the Trailer Park to the Comedy Big Time (with Rocky Dale Davis)
Comedian Rocky Dale Davis grew in a trailer park in Brookwood, Alabama. His single mom worked hard to keep him fed and on the straight-and-narrow. After eight years doing comedy, Rocky is headlining all over the country and experiencing his first taste of financial success. So it’s that much more fun to watch me cringe as Rocky tells me that he tries to get rid of money as soon as it comes in and that he doesn’t have health insurance.
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Life After Public Failure
12/14/2021
Life After Public Failure
Warwick Fairfax was the heir apparent to run John Fairfax, Ltd, an Australian newspaper and media conglomerate. In 1987, with corporate raiders lurking, Warwick took on massive leverage and launched a $2.25Billion bid to take control of the 150-year old company that had been founded by his great-great grandfather. Three years later, under Warwick’s leadership and due largely to the weight of the debt he sanctioned, the company went into receivership, bringing to an end his family’s media dynasty.
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$50 Million Mistakes (with Ali Partovi)
12/07/2021
$50 Million Mistakes (with Ali Partovi)
Ali Partovi is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known as a co-founder of Code .org, iLike, and LinkExchange. He was an early investor in Airbnb, Dropbox, Facebook, and Uber. Ali grew up in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war, attended Harvard, and sold his first startup, LinkExchange, in 1998.
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What HBO's Succession Tells us about Wealth (with James A. Miller, Meredith Blake and David Lenok)
11/30/2021
What HBO's Succession Tells us about Wealth (with James A. Miller, Meredith Blake and David Lenok)
Today we will be discussing the enthralling HBO series, Succession and all it tells us about wealth, dysfunctional family dynasties, ambition, and greed with three great panelists, including Meredith Blake from the Los Angeles Times, Dave Lenok from WealthManagement .com, and James Andrew Miller, author of the new book Tinderbox: HBO’s Relentless Pursuit of New Frontiers.
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Thanksgiving Essays
11/27/2021
Thanksgiving Essays
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Investing for Good (with Judith Rodin, Joan Salwen, and Pieter van der Gaag)
11/09/2021
Investing for Good (with Judith Rodin, Joan Salwen, and Pieter van der Gaag)
This week I speak to three distinguished guests about how money can be used to make the world a better place and how investors large and small can influence corporations to be more responsible global and local citizens.
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That Voice in Your Head (with Ethan Kross)
11/02/2021
That Voice in Your Head (with Ethan Kross)
Dr. Ethan Kross is the author of Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. A Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind, Ethan studies our internal chatter and methods we can implement to get the good stuff out of it and leave the negative stuff behind.
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Preppy Handbook Author, Lisa Birnbach (Encore)
10/26/2021
Preppy Handbook Author, Lisa Birnbach (Encore)
Lisa Birnbach is the author of over 20 books, includingThe Official Preppy Handbook, which became a cultural phenomenon in the early 1980’s. The book sold more than a million copies, has been cited as an inspiration to the founder of J. Crew and is thought to have boosted the growth of LL Bean.
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Buckhead v. Atlanta
10/19/2021
Buckhead v. Atlanta
What would happen if the richest neighborhood in your town declared itself its own municipality, taking with it the tax dollars of the richest 20% of citizens? That is what might happen here in Atlanta where a well-funded group is petitioning to carve the wealthy neighborhood of Buckhead (coincidentally, where I live) away from Atlanta, into its own city. This initiative has gained traction and has a very real chance of making it to the ballot in November of 2022.
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Your Brain on Money (with Daniel Crosby)
10/12/2021
Your Brain on Money (with Daniel Crosby)
Educated at Brigham Young and Emory Universities, Dr. Daniel Crosby is a psychologist and behavioral finance expert who studies and writes about the intersection of financial markets and the human brain. A New York Times best-selling author, Daniel has published several books, including The Laws of Wealth and The Behavioral Investor, which we discuss in this episode.
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From Iraq to Dancing with the Stars (with J.R. Martinez)
10/05/2021
From Iraq to Dancing with the Stars (with J.R. Martinez)
J.R. Martinez joined the Army to give back to the country that accepted his immigrant, single mother and earn money for college. As a 19-year-old, handsome Infantryman, he quickly deployed to Iraq. One bad day, his Humvee hit a roadside bomb, trapping J.R. inside where burning fuel literally melted the skin from his face.
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