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Be Smart by Jared Dillian — 100 episodes

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Ep. 431: Don't Build a Shrine to Your Hedge (Plus, the Rise of Safe-Haven Assets)

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Ep. 430: AI Is the Only Thing Holding the US Economy Together

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Ep. 429: It's Okay to Spend INFINITE Money on Your Hobbies (with One Caveat)

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Ep. 428: "Frozen to Cracking"—Is This a White- and Blue-Collar Jobs Recession?

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Ep. 427: Massive, Understated Bull Market—Gold Is Running Like an Antelope

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Ep. 426: Dovish or Nuanced? How Markets Reacted to Jackson Hole

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Ep. 425: Déjà Vu? Stock Valuations Echo the Dot-Com Bubble

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Ep. 424: $500 Billion: The Price Tag on AI Euphoria

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Ep. 423: Fast Times in Music City

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Ep. 422: Speculation Nation: Is Retail FOMO Flashing a Warning?

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Ep. 421: Fade Geopolitical Risk at Your Peril

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Ep. 420: "Super Bullish" on Commodities: Does a Supercycle Await?

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Ep. 419: Twitter Fingers: Trump and Elon Clash + Stocks Surge Back Near Record Levels

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Ep. 418: Bonds Face a Reckoning, Private Equity Fights Extinction, and Silver Rips

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Ep. 417: Fiscal Dominance: Nothing Stops This Train

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Ep. 416: Historic Valuations, Huge Potential—Time to Get Long Latin America?

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Ep. 415: 100 Days of Madness: Trump, Tariffs, and Global Trade Tensions

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Ep. 414: Can Trump Actually Fire Jerome Powell as Fed Chair?

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Ep. 413: Break Glass in Case of Emergency

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Ep. 412: Trump's "Liberation Day" Gamble + AI's Pummeling of the Gen Z Job Market

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Ep. 411: If You Understand Volatility, You Understand Options

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Ep. 410: Tariffs Are Deflationary + Recession Chances Jump

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Ep. 409: Tariff-Driven Economic Slowdown Has Investors on Edge

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Episode 408: US Economic Growth Increasingly Relies on the Rich

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Episode 407: Reddit Rabbit Hole Vol. III (Overcome Financial Anxiety)

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Episode 406: Tariff Man—Trump Blinks in Trade War

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Episode 405: DeepSeek Disrupts Global AI Race, Nvidia Falters

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Episode 404: Trump's Inauguration, Meme Coin, and TikTok Involvement

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Episode 403: Trudeau Resigns, Trump 2.0 Looms, and 2025's Crazy Start

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Episode 402: Proper Diversification and Your Retirement Reality Check (with Josh Jalinski)

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Episode 401: Why Investors Should Diversify Outside of US Assets

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Episode 400: Investors Are Betting on a Market Melt-Up 🤔

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Episode 399: Donald Trump vs. Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve

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Episode 398: 2024 Election (The Less-Inflationary Candidate)

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Episode 397: Is Elon Musk Cooked? Also... Stocks! Gold! Bitcoin!

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Episode 396: Private Equity Sinks Millions Into HVAC and Plumbing

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Episode 395: Surprise Jobs Data Hits Bonds—Plus, the Fed's Likely Adjustment

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Episode 394: Stocks Survive September, October Surprises Loom Ahead of Election

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Episode 393: Gold Will Continue to Rip (Plus, NIGHT MOVES!)

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Episode 392: All Eyes on the Fed: How Much Will It Cut Rates?

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Episode 391: Apple Intelligence, Trump & Musk, and Taxing Unrealized Capital Gains

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Episode 390: Vein-Popping Bullishness on Commodities, Bearishness on Stocks

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Episode 389 J-Hole, the VIX, Price Gouging, and Teaching Personal Finance in Schools

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Episode 388: The Big Short 2.0: How to Prepare for the $8 Trillion Private Equity Meltdown

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Episode 387: Manic Monday (Is a Recession Imminent?)

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Episode 386: Reddit Rabbit Hole Vol. II

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Episode 385: Park Your "Safe Money" in the Strategic Portfolio

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Episode 384: Volatility Has Never Been More Mispriced

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Episode 383: Greedflation and the $39 Chipotle Bowl

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Episode 382: The Private Equity Bubble Is Poised to Pop

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Episode 381: Reddit Rabbit Hole Vol. I: Personal Finance & Clogged Cats

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Episode 380: Crypto, Google, & the AI Valley of Despair

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Episode 379: The Coffee Debate (#DaveRamseyWouldntApprove)

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Episode 378: Do You Create Wealth?

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Episode 377: The Three Biggest Financial Decisions You Will Ever Make

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Episode 376: Stop Complaining About Fees!

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Episode 375: Does It Bother You That Some People Are Richer Than Others?

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Episode 374: ABC: Always Be Closing

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Episode 373: Elasticity vs. Inelasticity of Demand

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Overcome Catastrophic Thinking

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Blue Chips Are Usually the Best Stocks to Be In

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Finance Is Full of Conspiracy Theories

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FIRE Is Impractical and Objectively Wrong

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How to Deal from a Position of Strength

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We Have Money Coming out of Our Ears

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It's Hard to Be Rich and Live a Simple Life

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Should You Go to College?

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Falling A$$-Backwards into Money

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Should Billionaires Exist? How Much Is Enough?

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Hedge Funds Are Not Magic Money Machines

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Every Day Is a Competition

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Financial Trauma

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Don't Be a Garbage Human Being

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You Have to Want Money to Get Money

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The Snobs vs. the Slobs

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Don't Buy Cheap Crap

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Stop Worrying About the Little Stuff

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Spending Money Is Worth It

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Personal Finance in Las Vegas

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Shit You Have to Pay For

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How About Those Huskies?

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Risk of Ruin

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A Bunch of Complete Idiots

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Go In Through the Back Door

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Socastee

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The Importance of the Number 7

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Money is Important

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When to Not Pay Down Your Mortgage

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Avoid the Major Screwups

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Don't Go into Debt for Christmas

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Underground & Making Dreams Reality

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The IRS's Spotlight on Venmo and PayPal

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I Don't Want to Die

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Gold: The Most Beautiful Coin in the World

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Serious Threats to Global Markets

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Inflation's Dramatic Dive

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The Wealth Effect Is Real

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Don't Freak Out

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What Did I Miss?

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