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Author: Paula Pant

October 10, 2025By Paula Pant

#650: How Money Moves Through Markets

Sarah Williamson is the kind of person who shapes the decisions that move trillions of dollars. She earned her MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and holds both the CFA and CAIA designations, two of the most demanding credentials in finance.

In this episode, she helps us understand how investing really works, who the […]

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October 8, 2025Written By Paula Pant

Buy the rumor, sell the news (and what that means for you)

Hey everyone. Sooo … the Fed cut interest rates on Sept. 17.

You’re probably thinking:

“Wow, Paula. That news is three weeks old. You’re finally writing about it now?”

Yep. Yep.

“What are you going to tell us next? Hey everyone — We landed on the moon! Pearl Harbor attacked! Dewey defeats Truman!”

Fair point.

 […]

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October 7, 2025By Paula Pant

#649: Q&A: Should You Buy a House Now or Invest Your Down Payment Instead?

“Should I buy a home?” Home prices have soared, interest rates remain sticky, and many first-time buyers feel like they’re watching the train pull out of the station. If you’ve saved for years but can’t afford a home nearby, should you stretch to buy (maybe hours away) or invest that cash instead?

In this episode, […]

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October 7, 2025Written By Paula Pant

I paid rent today. I also collected rent.

I paid rent today. I also collected rent today.

Ever since I moved to New York City, I’ve had this uncommon experience on the first of every month. It flies in the face of how society teaches us to adult.
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The conventional thinking is that a person graduates from college, gets a […]

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October 3, 2025By Paula Pant

#648: FIRST FRIDAY: Bitcoin Booms, Government Shuts Down — What Smart Investors Do Now

The U.S. government is shutting down. Bitcoin just hit a record high. Inflation whispers are back. And Wall Street is buzzing with speculation. What does this all mean for your money, your portfolio, and your long-term financial freedom?

On this First Friday episode, we unpack the economic headlines you can’t ignore — and help […]

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September 30, 2025By Paula Pant

#647: Q&A: Can You Afford a Mini-Retirement?

What if you and your partner wants to take a few months – or even a year – off work? 

How do you handle health insurance once you leave your jobs? 

And how do you make sure the time off isn’t wasted, but becomes a launchpad for what’s next?

In this week’s Q&A, we […]

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September 26, 2025By Paula Pant

#646: The Third Option Between Working and Retiring

What if you didn’t have to choose between grinding full-time until retirement or quitting work altogether?

By 40, Andy Hill and his wife had built a $500,000 portfolio and paid off their home. Instead of racing toward early retirement, they chose a third way: scaling back to part time work, becoming equal partners in parenting, […]

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September 24, 2025By Paula Pant

#645: Q&A: My Friend Won’t Invest – How Can I Help?

Mike: After 15 years of intentional living, Mike is 80 percent of the way to financial independence. Now he’s trying to help friends take control of their own financial future. But what happens when one spouse is eager to learn and invest, while the other isn’t interested?

Michael: For two years, Michael has tracked his […]

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September 24, 2025Written By Paula Pant

Quick heads-up (and a dad joke, sort of)

So … this is awkward. Someone is pretending to be me via email. 

I’ve dealt with Instagram impersonators for years (until I got that blue checkmark — finally!), but this is my first time being impersonated through email.

Someone created a fake address and somehow scraped email addresses of my Instagram followers to send out […]

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September 20, 2025By Paula Pant

#644: The Hidden Psychology Behind Every Financial Decision You Make with Dr. Daniel Crosby

Why do we both crave money and resent it? Why do some people sabotage their financial futures in the name of short-term comfort? And why is your brain — not the stock market — the biggest threat to your wealth?

In this conversation, we explore the surprising ways that psychology and money intertwine. Our guest, […]

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