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The Financial Samurai Podcast — 263 episodes
Mezzi: The AI Investment Advisor That Saved Me Over $20,000
Nobody Is Ever Truly Independent: Caring for Parents, Raising Kids, and the 37-Year-Olds Still Cashing Dad's Checks
From Startup To Acquisition by Symantec: The Entrepreneur's Journey With Domingo Guerra
Public Venture Capital Is Here: Why VCX Has Soared and What Fundrise Investors Should Do Now
Forget Learn To Code, Learn To Invest Instead To Survive
The Wonderful Flexibility Of Coast FIRE with Andy Hill, Author of Own Your Time
Being Happy In Spite Of Everything
Housing Security: The Underappreciated Benefit of Owning In A Rising Rent World
Permission To Live It Up In Retirement With Bill Bengen, Father Of The 4% Rule Going To 5%
The End Of The Commercial Real Estate Recession With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
How the Tax-Free Home Sale Exclusion Works
The Acceleration Of AI Growth And Adoption With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
How You'll Know When You Finally Have Enough Money
The Hidden Dangers of Earning Risk-Free Passive Income
Buying the Dip: A Mindset Guide for the Next Market Selloff
Creating a Life on Your Terms with Joe Saul-Sehy of The Stacking Benjamins Podcast
The Making Of Millionaire Milestones: Simple Steps To Seven Figures
What It's Like Building A $4+ Million New Home From Scratch
Helping Millions And Making Millions On YouTube And TikTok With Humphrey Yang
Uncertainty, Fear, And Chaos: A Real Estate Investor's Best Friends
The Million-Dollar Mindset By Personal Finance Enthusiasts
Building Purpose, Minimizing Regret, And Getting Off The Achievement Treadmill
How An Open-Ended Venture Capital Fund Operates
The Bull Case For Commercial Real Estate In 2025 And Beyond
Why You Could Make More In Retirement Than While Working
What To Expect In 2025 For Stocks, Real Estate, And Financial Samurai
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Into A Top College
Concerns From Retirement Planners With Steve Chen, Founder of Boldin (formerly NewRetirement)
The 4% Rule: Clearing Up Misconceptions With Its Creator Bill Bengen
What A Trump Presidency Means For Your Investments, Net Worth, And Career
Investing In Fine Wine And Whiskey With Anthony Zhang From Vinovest
College Admission Consulting For High Schoolers With Alice Chen
What A Fed Rate Cut Means For Real Estate, Stocks, and Your Retirement
Maximizing Real Estate Returns In A Multi-Year Rate Cut Environment
From Making $2 Million A Year To Quitting His Finance Job With Khe Hy
How Much You Really Need to Invest to Break Free from Work And Change Your Life
A Man Is Not A Financial Plan: TradWives And Its Financial And Social Implications
Most Important Personal Finance Ratio: The Home-To-Car Ratio
FAANG FIRE: One Year After Leaving Facebook To Live A Semi-Retired Life
Your Saver's Mindset Will Naturally Kick In If You Need Money
Property Bidding Wars And The Best Time Of The Year To Buy A House
The Career Path From VC, To Big Startup, To Creating Your Own Startup
Your Provider's Clock Helps Explain Your Desire To Work And Provide
Investing In Artificial Intelligence With The Fundrise Innovation Fund And Ben Miller
Becoming A Children's Book Illustrator And Author With Colleen Kong-Savage
Real Estate Commissions Are Already Coming Down Fast
The Most Expensive Cities In America To Own A Home Could Actually Be The Cheapest
Satisfaction Is Greater Than Happiness: Thoughts After Buying A Nice Home
Inside Reality TV With Chef Dynasty Star And Fang Restaurant Owner Kathy Fang
How To Overcome Your Fear Of Investing And Make More Money Long Term
The Evolution Of Modern Couples with Emily Luk, Co-Founder and CEO Of Plenty
Creating A Million Dollar Weekend As An Entrepreneur With Noah Kagan
Past The Real Estate Market Bottom With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
2024 Financial Samurai Goals And Predictions
Having Intrinsic Motivation Is The Only Way To Last Long Term
Duke, Baruch, Or Bust: Why Community College Is A Great Option
The Solution To Staying Retired Once You Retire Early
Inside An NBA Champion's Journey With Shaun Livingston From The Golden State Warriors
Break Free From Sad Statistics: You Can Spend More Time With Your Adult Children If You Want To
Busting Real Estate Collusion And Price Fixing With Attorney Mike Ketchmark
Top 1% Income And Net Worth By Age Keeps Getting Higher!
Dealing With The Emotional Stress And Fear Of Buying A New Home
The Average American Household Is Now A Millionaire, But Not The Median
Creating A $1 Billion Fintech Startup And Understanding How 401(k) Plans Make Money With Roger Lee From Human Interest
Making $10,000+ A Month As A Freelancer To Support A Family Of Five With Eric Rosenberg
The Cure To Entitlement Mentality And Calculating The Cost Of A College Degree
Making Money As A Doctor Today, Burning Out, And Pursuing Entrepreneurship With Daniel Shin, MD
Harnessing Fear To Build More Wealth With Farnoosh Torabi, Author Of A Healthy State Of Panic
Venture Capital Investing: Exploring The New Tech Innovation Fund With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
How To Get Better At Mastering Change In This Chaotic World With Brad Stulberg
Why 401(k) Balances By Generation Are So Low And Why We Shouldn't Be Worried
What It Takes To Be A Successful Creator with Srini Rao of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast
How Buying A Home With Contingencies Can Make You Lots Of Money
Becoming A Small And Mighty Real Estate Investor With Chad Carson
Life As A Concert Pianist And Understanding Talent With Charlie Albright
The Confidence Map And Making Better Sense Of Our Decisions With Peter Atwater
In Case Of A Fire, What You Need To Know About Your Home Insurance Policy
Being A Journalist And Misconceptions About The Media with Anahad O'Connor From The Washington Post
When There Are No Other Options, Ironically, The Work Gets Easier
Creating The Karma Of Success With Executive Coach And Author Liz Tran
Real Estate Investment Opportunities And Risks With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
When You Find Yourself In A Bind, Remember The Navy SEAL Term: Full Benefit
Living The Digital Nomad Lifestyle With Dan Andrews of The Tropical MBA
Reclaiming Life From The Oppressive Grind Of Work With Simone Stolzoff
College Admissions Insights With Dr. John Durante from The CAPP
Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action For College Admissions. Now What?
Why Paying Off Your Mortgage Early May Not Be The Right Move
Making MD At Goldman Sachs And Then Leaving It All Behind With Jamie Fiore Higgins, author of Bully Market
Convincing My Wife To Upgrade Homes Is Hard: The Pros And Cons Of Moving
Working At Big Tech, Early Retirement FIRE, And Life After Facebook With Andre Nader
Giving Up Your Day Job To Be A Rideshare Entrepreneur With Harry Campbell
Car Mileage Versus Ownership Time When It Comes To Maintenance Expenses
Accepting The Trauma Of Remodeling A Home
The Active Investing versus Passive Investing Debate
How To Invest In Top Venture Capital And Venture Debt Funds
Becoming An E-Commerce Entrepreneur with Steve Chou from My Wife Quit Her Job
Regrets And Wins Now That The Pandemic Is Over
The Median Income For Ivy League Gradates And Where They End Up Working
The Fed Hikes Rates To The Highest Level Since 2007, Now What?
Higher Mortgage Fees For Those With Higher Credit Scores And Vice Versa
Why Employees Need To Negotiate A Severance And Continuously Fight For Themselves
Buying A House In 2023 Is Looking More Attractive: Positive Reasons Why And Some Negatives
Generational Wealth And Two More Solutions For Anxious Parents
Beating FAFSA And The College Financial Aid System To Get Free Money
The Many Ways To Pay For College So You Don't Go Broke
Being A Venture Capitalist, Investing In Venture Capital, And Navigating Capital Calls
Why The Ideal Number Of Banking Relationships Is Three
Treasury Bond Yields And Regional Banks Are Collapsing And A Refocus On Real Assets
Why Would Silicon Valley Bank Buy 10-Year Treasury Bonds Near The Top Of The Market?
The Right Marginal Income Tax Bracket To Contributing Or Converting To A Roth IRA
How To Permanently Defeat Inflation And Save Your Budget
Stocks versus Treasury Bonds versus Cash In 2023
Why Early Retirement / FIRE Is Becoming Obsolete
The Ideal Amount Of Passive Income To Make And Invested Capital To Accumulate Based On Tax Rates
The Best Reason To Retire Early
Why FEAR Will Make You Rich, Fit, Happy, And Free
Why Working Hard Might No Longer Be Necessary To Get Ahead Due To A De-emphasis In Merit
The Danger Of Buying Stocks On Margin
Financial Samurai 2022 Year In Review And 2023 Goals
Find Outlets For Your Outlets, Pickleball, And Community
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Surprising Solutions To The Loneliness Epidemic: You Don't Have To Stay Alone If You Don't Want To
2023 Housing Price Forecasts: Reversion To The Mean
The Fed Is Determined To Crush The Economy: What Now?
The Second Biggest Financial Mistake Of Your Life
Why Owning Rental Properties Is Both Bad And Good For Your Health
Minimalism Is The Way If You Want To Retire Early, Stay Retired, And Live A Happier Life
The Elites Don't Have It Better Than Us! What We Learn From The New York Times Strike
2023 Wall Street S&P 500 Forecasts: Nobody Knows What's Going On!
The Best Age To Get Life Insurance And Quantifying Your Anxiety Of Death
The Best Age Range To Retire And Live Your Best Life
How To Become A Better Investment Forecaster And Make More Money
Lessons From The FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Collapse
The Most Bullish Economic Indicator Of The Year
Silver Lining Of A Bear Market: Easier To Generate More Passive Income
How To Quantify Your Risk Tolerance, Invest More Appropriately, And Reduce Emotion When Investing
How I'm Investing My Cash In This Bear Market
How To Buy Treasury Bonds And Bond Buying Strategies To Consider
One-Year Treasury Bills Look Very Attractive At 4%
Inflation, Safe Havens, And Housing Price Predictions
The Ideal Income And Net Worth For Maximum Happiness According To The Government
The Quiet Quitting Movement Is A Net Positive For Society
5 Years Of Private Real Estate Investing Later Here Are 7 Important Lessons
Buy This, Not That Is Now Live! Behind The Scenes
Speak Up For Yourself And Fight For More Opportunities You Deserve
The Minimum Net Worth You Need To Feel Wealthy
10 Years Of Fake Retirement Later: 11 Important Lessons Learned
Thoughts On Investing In Stocks And Real Estate For The Second Half Of 2022
The Biggest Benefit Of A Bear Market
The Two Levels Rich And How To Be Truly Rich
Deciding On Whether To Sell Or Keep Renting Out Your Investment Property In A High Inflation Environment
Why I Wrote Buy This, Not That: How To Spend Your Way To Wealth And Freedom
A Great Strategy To Building More Wealth Easier
Follow A Dynamic Safe Withdrawal Rate In Retirement
How Millionaires Pay Zero Federal Income Taxes
The Benefits Of Investing In Private Funds Like Venture Capital, Venture Debt, Private Equity, Real Estate
How A New Fed Rate-Hike Cycle Impacts Stocks And Your Wallet
4 Signs A Recession Is Imminent And What To Do About It
5 Financial Observations Since The Start Of The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Three Reasons Why I'm Not Worried About Inflation
Capital Preservation And The Right Contribution Order
2022 Stock Market Forecast From FS And Wall Street
2022 Housing Market Forecast: The Boom Continues
Entrepreneurship Versus Employee
As Good As It Gets? Let's Talk I Bonds And Negative Real Interest Rates
Is Slacking Off At Work Stealing?
The Downside Of Target Date Funds
Why You Don't Need To Worry Too Much About Inflation
Don't Confuse Brains With A Bull Market
The Best Time To Own The Nicest House You Can Afford
Using Data To Make Winning Investment Decisions
Social Security Robs From The Poor and Gives To The Rich
A Roth IRA Conversion Is Probably A Waste Of Time And Money
Public School Versus Private School: Why More Public Schools Will Rank Higher Over Time
The Best Time To Go To Work Is During A Pandemic
The Investment Crossover Point Where Work No Longer Matters
The Importance Of Always Thinking Ahead Even If People Think You're Crazy
Why The U.S. Housing Market Could Go Up Another 30%+: Canada Comparison
Why An Umbrella Policy Is A Must To Protect Your Assets
The Ideal Time To Contribute To A Roth IRA
What If You Buy A Home A The Top Of The Market?
Two Retirement Philosophies To Determine Your Safe Withdrawal Rate
Housing FOMO Is The Most Intense Type Of FOMO
Why The Housing Market Won't Crash Any Time Soon
The Biggest Negative Of Paying Down You Mortgage Early
Is The Stock Market In A Bubble? Gamestop Mania & Hedge Fund Implosions
2021 Financial Samurai Forecast For Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate
French Laundry, Kids, Investing, And The Future
Mortgage Market Abnormalities To Take Advantage Of
Lottery Admissions Or An Entrance Exam For Schools
The Ideal Age To Retire And Live Your Best Life
Big City Living Is Alive And Kicking
The Right Amount Of Money To Give And Leave Our Children
The 4 Percent Rule Is Obsolete: Follow A 0.5 Percent Safe Withdrawal Rate Instead
Homeschool For Life! The End Of Traditional Education Starts Now
Hunting For Unicorns: Don't Get Too Carried Away With Active Investing
Should We Worried About Inflation? Don't Be Silly
The State Of The Housing And Mortgage Industry During A Pandemic
How Climate Change May Affect Real Estate Prices
Pay Down Mortgage Debt Or Invest? A Logical Framework
Standing Up Against Racism In America
College Is Becoming Too Risky Of A Gamble To Make
Where Does The Stock Market Go From Here? S&P 500 3,000 Edition
Recommended 529 Plan Amounts By Age
Why You've Got To Push Yourself Hard Before The Lockdown Ends
Buying Real Estate During COVID-19: Strategies For Getting A Great Deal
Why The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Could Disappoint And Cause Stocks To Sell Off
Unemployment Benefit Amounts By State
What The Doomer Bears Got Wrong
Progress During Corona Time Is Being Made
How To Predict A Stock Market Bottom
The Bull Market Finally Ends
Overcoming The Futility Of Work When You're Losing Massive Money In The Stock Market
Navigating The Investment Waters During A Global Pandemic
Not Wasting Another Day
Early Retirement Failure! And All The Reasons Why
The SECURE Act Is Better Than A Kick In The Face
The Surprising Unanticipated Benefits Of Early Retirement
A Productive Early Morning May Make You Richer, But Not Happier
Smart Year-End Tax Moves To Make
Your 401(k) Matters For Retirement - New Max Contribution Limit For 2020
Let's Always Be Grateful
Why You Shouldn't Bother Cooking Your Own Food To Save Money
Why Preschool Is Worth The Cost
A Golden Opportunity To Buy Real Estate Is Upon Us
The Largest Severance Package Ever
Beware Of Blindspots On Your Road To Financial Independence
Why Bad Things Stay So Bad For So Long
Reasons Why You Should Never Sell Your Profitable Business
How To Retire Early With Kids: A Nearly Impossible Task
Get The Best Mortgage Rate Possible By Avoiding This One Crucial Mistake
Arbitrage Your Way To A Richer And Better Life
Why You Deserve Everything
The Average Net Worth For The Above Average Married Couple
A New Adventure For Financial Samurai: Less Retirement, More Entrepreneurship
The State Of The Housing Market And Higher Lending Standards
Achieve Your Dreams By Doing One Hard Thing For 10 Years In A Row
The Best Life Hack For Americans, Taking Advantage Of Canada
The Median Net Worth For The Middle Class, Mass Affluent, And The Top 1%
How To Get The Lowest Interest Rate Possible
What To Do Now That The Yield Curve Has Officially Inverted
The Importance Of Feeling Consistently Uncomfortable For Personal And Financial Growth
The Rapid Decline Of A Harvard Degree
The Not So Obvious Reasons Why People Want To Retire Early
How To Survive The Pressure As The Sole Income Providing Parent
New Wedding Spending Rules To Follow If You Don't Want To Get A Divorce
A Fed Rate Cut Is An Ominous Sign For Us To Buckle Up
Quitting Your Job Is Selfish, Engineering Your Layoff Is The Right Thing To Do
The New Three-Legged Stool For Retirement
The Negatives Of Early Retirement Nobody Likes Talking About
Reflecting On Two Years Of Being A Stay At Home Dad
Your Chance Of Becoming A Millionaire By Age, Race, And Education
How Much Money You Need To Retire Early And Live In Abject Poverty
What Age Do Most People Retire In America
The Bull Market Checklist To Living Your Best Life Today
Financial SEER - A Way To Quantify Risk Tolerance And Determine Appropriate Equity Exposure
Solving The Happiness Conundrum In Five Moves Or Less
If I Could Retire All Over Again These Are The Things I'd Do Differently
FS20, A New Property Leading Indicator That Gives Buyers Confidence
Move Over FIRE, Welcome DIRE - Early Retirement Just Got More Difficult
Why $5 Million Is Barely Enough To Retire Early With A Family
The Importance Of The Yield Curve: A Prescient Economic Indicator
Welcome To The Financial Samurai Podcast: An Introduction