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The Financial Samurai Podcast — 260 episodes

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Public Venture Capital Is Here: Why VCX Has Soared and What Fundrise Investors Should Do Now

2

Forget Learn To Code, Learn To Invest Instead To Survive

3

The Wonderful Flexibility Of Coast FIRE with Andy Hill, Author of Own Your Time

4

Being Happy In Spite Of Everything

5

Housing Security: The Underappreciated Benefit of Owning In A Rising Rent World

6

Permission To Live It Up In Retirement With Bill Bengen, Father Of The 4% Rule Going To 5%

7

The End Of The Commercial Real Estate Recession With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise

8

How the Tax-Free Home Sale Exclusion Works

9

The Acceleration Of AI Growth And Adoption With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise

10

How You'll Know When You Finally Have Enough Money

11

The Hidden Dangers of Earning Risk-Free Passive Income

12

Buying the Dip: A Mindset Guide for the Next Market Selloff

13

Creating a Life on Your Terms with Joe Saul-Sehy of The Stacking Benjamins Podcast

14

The Making Of Millionaire Milestones: Simple Steps To Seven Figures

15

What It's Like Building A $4+ Million New Home From Scratch

16

Helping Millions And Making Millions On YouTube And TikTok With Humphrey Yang

17

Uncertainty, Fear, And Chaos: A Real Estate Investor's Best Friends

18

The Million-Dollar Mindset By Personal Finance Enthusiasts

19

Building Purpose, Minimizing Regret, And Getting Off The Achievement Treadmill

20

How An Open-Ended Venture Capital Fund Operates

21

The Bull Case For Commercial Real Estate In 2025 And Beyond

22

Why You Could Make More In Retirement Than While Working

23

What To Expect In 2025 For Stocks, Real Estate, And Financial Samurai

24

How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Into A Top College

25

Concerns From Retirement Planners With Steve Chen, Founder of Boldin (formerly NewRetirement)

26

The 4% Rule: Clearing Up Misconceptions With Its Creator Bill Bengen

27

What A Trump Presidency Means For Your Investments, Net Worth, And Career

28

Investing In Fine Wine And Whiskey With Anthony Zhang From Vinovest

29

College Admission Consulting For High Schoolers With Alice Chen

30

What A Fed Rate Cut Means For Real Estate, Stocks, and Your Retirement

31

Maximizing Real Estate Returns In A Multi-Year Rate Cut Environment

32

From Making $2 Million A Year To Quitting His Finance Job With Khe Hy

33

How Much You Really Need to Invest to Break Free from Work And Change Your Life

34

A Man Is Not A Financial Plan: TradWives And Its Financial And Social Implications

35

Most Important Personal Finance Ratio: The Home-To-Car Ratio

36

FAANG FIRE: One Year After Leaving Facebook To Live A Semi-Retired Life

37

Your Saver's Mindset Will Naturally Kick In If You Need Money

38

Property Bidding Wars And The Best Time Of The Year To Buy A House

39

The Career Path From VC, To Big Startup, To Creating Your Own Startup

40

Your Provider's Clock Helps Explain Your Desire To Work And Provide

41

Investing In Artificial Intelligence With The Fundrise Innovation Fund And Ben Miller

42

Becoming A Children's Book Illustrator And Author With Colleen Kong-Savage

43

Real Estate Commissions Are Already Coming Down Fast

44

The Most Expensive Cities In America To Own A Home Could Actually Be The Cheapest

45

Satisfaction Is Greater Than Happiness: Thoughts After Buying A Nice Home

46

Inside Reality TV With Chef Dynasty Star And Fang Restaurant Owner Kathy Fang

47

How To Overcome Your Fear Of Investing And Make More Money Long Term

48

The Evolution Of Modern Couples with Emily Luk, Co-Founder and CEO Of Plenty

49

Creating A Million Dollar Weekend As An Entrepreneur With Noah Kagan

50

Past The Real Estate Market Bottom With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise

51

2024 Financial Samurai Goals And Predictions

52

Having Intrinsic Motivation Is The Only Way To Last Long Term

53

Duke, Baruch, Or Bust: Why Community College Is A Great Option

54

The Solution To Staying Retired Once You Retire Early

55

Inside An NBA Champion's Journey With Shaun Livingston From The Golden State Warriors

56

Break Free From Sad Statistics: You Can Spend More Time With Your Adult Children If You Want To

57

Busting Real Estate Collusion And Price Fixing With Attorney Mike Ketchmark

58

Top 1% Income And Net Worth By Age Keeps Getting Higher!

59

Dealing With The Emotional Stress And Fear Of Buying A New Home

60

The Average American Household Is Now A Millionaire, But Not The Median

61

Creating A $1 Billion Fintech Startup And Understanding How 401(k) Plans Make Money With Roger Lee From Human Interest

62

Making $10,000+ A Month As A Freelancer To Support A Family Of Five With Eric Rosenberg

63

The Cure To Entitlement Mentality And Calculating The Cost Of A College Degree

64

Making Money As A Doctor Today, Burning Out, And Pursuing Entrepreneurship With Daniel Shin, MD

65

Harnessing Fear To Build More Wealth With Farnoosh Torabi, Author Of A Healthy State Of Panic

66

Venture Capital Investing: Exploring The New Tech Innovation Fund With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise

67

How To Get Better At Mastering Change In This Chaotic World With Brad Stulberg

68

Why 401(k) Balances By Generation Are So Low And Why We Shouldn't Be Worried

69

What It Takes To Be A Successful Creator with Srini Rao of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast

70

How Buying A Home With Contingencies Can Make You Lots Of Money

71

Becoming A Small And Mighty Real Estate Investor With Chad Carson

72

Life As A Concert Pianist And Understanding Talent With Charlie Albright

73

The Confidence Map And Making Better Sense Of Our Decisions With Peter Atwater

74

In Case Of A Fire, What You Need To Know About Your Home Insurance Policy

75

Being A Journalist And Misconceptions About The Media with Anahad O'Connor From The Washington Post

76

When There Are No Other Options, Ironically, The Work Gets Easier

77

Creating The Karma Of Success With Executive Coach And Author Liz Tran

78

Real Estate Investment Opportunities And Risks With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise

79

When You Find Yourself In A Bind, Remember The Navy SEAL Term: Full Benefit

80

Living The Digital Nomad Lifestyle With Dan Andrews of The Tropical MBA

81

Reclaiming Life From The Oppressive Grind Of Work With Simone Stolzoff

82

College Admissions Insights With Dr. John Durante from The CAPP

83

Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action For College Admissions. Now What?

84

Why Paying Off Your Mortgage Early May Not Be The Right Move

85

Making MD At Goldman Sachs And Then Leaving It All Behind With Jamie Fiore Higgins, author of Bully Market

86

Convincing My Wife To Upgrade Homes Is Hard: The Pros And Cons Of Moving

87

Working At Big Tech, Early Retirement FIRE, And Life After Facebook With Andre Nader

88

Giving Up Your Day Job To Be A Rideshare Entrepreneur With Harry Campbell

89

Car Mileage Versus Ownership Time When It Comes To Maintenance Expenses

90

Accepting The Trauma Of Remodeling A Home

91

The Active Investing versus Passive Investing Debate

92

How To Invest In Top Venture Capital And Venture Debt Funds

93

Becoming An E-Commerce Entrepreneur with Steve Chou from My Wife Quit Her Job

94

Regrets And Wins Now That The Pandemic Is Over

95

The Median Income For Ivy League Gradates And Where They End Up Working

96

The Fed Hikes Rates To The Highest Level Since 2007, Now What?

97

Higher Mortgage Fees For Those With Higher Credit Scores And Vice Versa

98

Why Employees Need To Negotiate A Severance And Continuously Fight For Themselves

99

Buying A House In 2023 Is Looking More Attractive: Positive Reasons Why And Some Negatives

100

Generational Wealth And Two More Solutions For Anxious Parents

101

Beating FAFSA And The College Financial Aid System To Get Free Money

102

The Many Ways To Pay For College So You Don't Go Broke

103

Being A Venture Capitalist, Investing In Venture Capital, And Navigating Capital Calls

104

Why The Ideal Number Of Banking Relationships Is Three

105

Treasury Bond Yields And Regional Banks Are Collapsing And A Refocus On Real Assets

106

Why Would Silicon Valley Bank Buy 10-Year Treasury Bonds Near The Top Of The Market?

107

The Right Marginal Income Tax Bracket To Contributing Or Converting To A Roth IRA

108

How To Permanently Defeat Inflation And Save Your Budget

109

Stocks versus Treasury Bonds versus Cash In 2023

110

Why Early Retirement / FIRE Is Becoming Obsolete

111

The Ideal Amount Of Passive Income To Make And Invested Capital To Accumulate Based On Tax Rates

112

The Best Reason To Retire Early

113

Why FEAR Will Make You Rich, Fit, Happy, And Free

114

Why Working Hard Might No Longer Be Necessary To Get Ahead Due To A De-emphasis In Merit

115

The Danger Of Buying Stocks On Margin

116

Financial Samurai 2022 Year In Review And 2023 Goals

117

Find Outlets For Your Outlets, Pickleball, And Community

118

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

119

Surprising Solutions To The Loneliness Epidemic: You Don't Have To Stay Alone If You Don't Want To

120

2023 Housing Price Forecasts: Reversion To The Mean

121

The Fed Is Determined To Crush The Economy: What Now?

122

The Second Biggest Financial Mistake Of Your Life

123

Why Owning Rental Properties Is Both Bad And Good For Your Health

124

Minimalism Is The Way If You Want To Retire Early, Stay Retired, And Live A Happier Life

125

The Elites Don't Have It Better Than Us! What We Learn From The New York Times Strike

126

2023 Wall Street S&P 500 Forecasts: Nobody Knows What's Going On!

127

The Best Age To Get Life Insurance And Quantifying Your Anxiety Of Death

128

The Best Age Range To Retire And Live Your Best Life

129

How To Become A Better Investment Forecaster And Make More Money

130

Lessons From The FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Collapse

131

The Most Bullish Economic Indicator Of The Year

132

Silver Lining Of A Bear Market: Easier To Generate More Passive Income

133

How To Quantify Your Risk Tolerance, Invest More Appropriately, And Reduce Emotion When Investing

134

How I'm Investing My Cash In This Bear Market

135

How To Buy Treasury Bonds And Bond Buying Strategies To Consider

136

One-Year Treasury Bills Look Very Attractive At 4%

137

Inflation, Safe Havens, And Housing Price Predictions

138

The Ideal Income And Net Worth For Maximum Happiness According To The Government

139

The Quiet Quitting Movement Is A Net Positive For Society

140

5 Years Of Private Real Estate Investing Later Here Are 7 Important Lessons

141

Buy This, Not That Is Now Live! Behind The Scenes

142

Speak Up For Yourself And Fight For More Opportunities You Deserve

143

The Minimum Net Worth You Need To Feel Wealthy

144

10 Years Of Fake Retirement Later: 11 Important Lessons Learned

145

Thoughts On Investing In Stocks And Real Estate For The Second Half Of 2022

146

The Biggest Benefit Of A Bear Market

147

The Two Levels Rich And How To Be Truly Rich

148

Deciding On Whether To Sell Or Keep Renting Out Your Investment Property In A High Inflation Environment

149

Why I Wrote Buy This, Not That: How To Spend Your Way To Wealth And Freedom

150

A Great Strategy To Building More Wealth Easier

151

Follow A Dynamic Safe Withdrawal Rate In Retirement

152

How Millionaires Pay Zero Federal Income Taxes

153

The Benefits Of Investing In Private Funds Like Venture Capital, Venture Debt, Private Equity, Real Estate

154

How A New Fed Rate-Hike Cycle Impacts Stocks And Your Wallet

155

4 Signs A Recession Is Imminent And What To Do About It

156

5 Financial Observations Since The Start Of The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

157

Three Reasons Why I'm Not Worried About Inflation

158

Capital Preservation And The Right Contribution Order

159

2022 Stock Market Forecast From FS And Wall Street

160

2022 Housing Market Forecast: The Boom Continues

161

Entrepreneurship Versus Employee

162

As Good As It Gets? Let's Talk I Bonds And Negative Real Interest Rates

163

Is Slacking Off At Work Stealing?

164

The Downside Of Target Date Funds

165

Why You Don't Need To Worry Too Much About Inflation

166

Don't Confuse Brains With A Bull Market

167

The Best Time To Own The Nicest House You Can Afford

168

Using Data To Make Winning Investment Decisions

169

Social Security Robs From The Poor and Gives To The Rich

170

A Roth IRA Conversion Is Probably A Waste Of Time And Money

171

Public School Versus Private School: Why More Public Schools Will Rank Higher Over Time

172

The Best Time To Go To Work Is During A Pandemic

173

The Investment Crossover Point Where Work No Longer Matters

174

The Importance Of Always Thinking Ahead Even If People Think You're Crazy

175

Why The U.S. Housing Market Could Go Up Another 30%+: Canada Comparison

176

Why An Umbrella Policy Is A Must To Protect Your Assets

177

The Ideal Time To Contribute To A Roth IRA

178

What If You Buy A Home A The Top Of The Market?

179

Two Retirement Philosophies To Determine Your Safe Withdrawal Rate

180

Housing FOMO Is The Most Intense Type Of FOMO

181

Why The Housing Market Won't Crash Any Time Soon

182

The Biggest Negative Of Paying Down You Mortgage Early

183

Is The Stock Market In A Bubble? Gamestop Mania & Hedge Fund Implosions

184

2021 Financial Samurai Forecast For Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate

185

French Laundry, Kids, Investing, And The Future

186

Mortgage Market Abnormalities To Take Advantage Of

187

Lottery Admissions Or An Entrance Exam For Schools

188

The Ideal Age To Retire And Live Your Best Life

189

Big City Living Is Alive And Kicking

190

The Right Amount Of Money To Give And Leave Our Children

191

The 4 Percent Rule Is Obsolete: Follow A 0.5 Percent Safe Withdrawal Rate Instead

192

Homeschool For Life! The End Of Traditional Education Starts Now

193

Hunting For Unicorns: Don't Get Too Carried Away With Active Investing

194

Should We Worried About Inflation? Don't Be Silly

195

The State Of The Housing And Mortgage Industry During A Pandemic

196

How Climate Change May Affect Real Estate Prices

197

Pay Down Mortgage Debt Or Invest? A Logical Framework

198

Standing Up Against Racism In America

199

College Is Becoming Too Risky Of A Gamble To Make

200

Where Does The Stock Market Go From Here? S&P 500 3,000 Edition

201

Recommended 529 Plan Amounts By Age

202

Why You've Got To Push Yourself Hard Before The Lockdown Ends

203

Buying Real Estate During COVID-19: Strategies For Getting A Great Deal

204

Why The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Could Disappoint And Cause Stocks To Sell Off

205

Unemployment Benefit Amounts By State

206

What The Doomer Bears Got Wrong

207

Progress During Corona Time Is Being Made

208

How To Predict A Stock Market Bottom

209

The Bull Market Finally Ends

210

Overcoming The Futility Of Work When You're Losing Massive Money In The Stock Market

211

Navigating The Investment Waters During A Global Pandemic

212

Not Wasting Another Day

213

Early Retirement Failure! And All The Reasons Why

214

The SECURE Act Is Better Than A Kick In The Face

215

The Surprising Unanticipated Benefits Of Early Retirement

216

A Productive Early Morning May Make You Richer, But Not Happier

217

Smart Year-End Tax Moves To Make

218

Your 401(k) Matters For Retirement - New Max Contribution Limit For 2020

219

Let's Always Be Grateful

220

Why You Shouldn't Bother Cooking Your Own Food To Save Money

221

Why Preschool Is Worth The Cost

222

A Golden Opportunity To Buy Real Estate Is Upon Us

223

The Largest Severance Package Ever

224

Beware Of Blindspots On Your Road To Financial Independence

225

Why Bad Things Stay So Bad For So Long

226

Reasons Why You Should Never Sell Your Profitable Business

227

How To Retire Early With Kids: A Nearly Impossible Task

228

Get The Best Mortgage Rate Possible By Avoiding This One Crucial Mistake

229

Arbitrage Your Way To A Richer And Better Life

230

Why You Deserve Everything

231

The Average Net Worth For The Above Average Married Couple

232

A New Adventure For Financial Samurai: Less Retirement, More Entrepreneurship

233

The State Of The Housing Market And Higher Lending Standards

234

Achieve Your Dreams By Doing One Hard Thing For 10 Years In A Row

235

The Best Life Hack For Americans, Taking Advantage Of Canada

236

The Median Net Worth For The Middle Class, Mass Affluent, And The Top 1%

237

How To Get The Lowest Interest Rate Possible

238

What To Do Now That The Yield Curve Has Officially Inverted

239

The Importance Of Feeling Consistently Uncomfortable For Personal And Financial Growth

240

The Rapid Decline Of A Harvard Degree

241

The Not So Obvious Reasons Why People Want To Retire Early

242

How To Survive The Pressure As The Sole Income Providing Parent

243

New Wedding Spending Rules To Follow If You Don't Want To Get A Divorce

244

A Fed Rate Cut Is An Ominous Sign For Us To Buckle Up

245

Quitting Your Job Is Selfish, Engineering Your Layoff Is The Right Thing To Do

246

The New Three-Legged Stool For Retirement

247

The Negatives Of Early Retirement Nobody Likes Talking About

248

Reflecting On Two Years Of Being A Stay At Home Dad

249

Your Chance Of Becoming A Millionaire By Age, Race, And Education

250

How Much Money You Need To Retire Early And Live In Abject Poverty

251

What Age Do Most People Retire In America

252

The Bull Market Checklist To Living Your Best Life Today

253

Financial SEER - A Way To Quantify Risk Tolerance And Determine Appropriate Equity Exposure

254

Solving The Happiness Conundrum In Five Moves Or Less

255

If I Could Retire All Over Again These Are The Things I'd Do Differently

256

FS20, A New Property Leading Indicator That Gives Buyers Confidence

257

Move Over FIRE, Welcome DIRE - Early Retirement Just Got More Difficult

258

Why $5 Million Is Barely Enough To Retire Early With A Family

259

The Importance Of The Yield Curve: A Prescient Economic Indicator

260

Welcome To The Financial Samurai Podcast: An Introduction