By Paula Pant
Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower when a hijacked plane hit ninety feet above him.
He didn’t see any of it. Michael has been blind since birth.
A few hours earlier, his guide dog Roselle had panicked at an ordinary thunderstorm — pacing, […]
By Paula Pant
Nine days after catastrophic floods, two men trapped 557 feet underground in a hydropower tunnel were found alive — one of the rescuers wasn’t even wearing shoes.
That’s the story we open with today, but it’s not the only headline. The August jobs report tripled expectations, and […]
By Paula Pant
Joseph Moore is a crypto billionaire.
That’s technically true, and it means almost nothing. He printed over a billion tokens of his own currency, bought a sliver of the supply for a few hundred dollars, watched the exchange multiply that price by every token in existence, and became a “billionaire” on paper.
He hollered […]
By Paula Pant
Why did I just buy my first bond ever, after years of being 100% invested in stocks?
It comes down to a single number: 5.2%. That’s the highest 30-year Treasury yield we’ve seen since 2007, and it’s reshaping the calculus for every other investment out […]
By Paula Pant
Cody Berman was 19 when he learned about financial independence, and 25 when he reached it.
There’s no trust fund here, no lucky exit. Just a brutal train commute, over 30 side hustles, and a gap between what he earned and what he spent that […]
By Paula Pant
Is there really a housing shortage — or do we just have a lot of wealthy people buying up all the good stuff?
That’s the question kicking off this episode.
Joe and I also help a woman simplify a $1.5 million portfolio she’s managing on her own for the first time.
And we help a […]
By Paula Pant
What does it actually mean to have “enough” — and how do you know when it’s time to stop optimizing and start living?
This week’s questions all circle the same tension: how do you keep building financial security without losing the years you’re supposedly securing it for?
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By Paula Pant
Why did New York City just freeze rent for a million apartments — and who’s actually going to pay for it?
This month’s economic landscape is anything but simple: a job market that’s cooling faster than expected, a brand-new Fed chair rewriting the rulebook, and a policy […]
By Paula Pant
What happens when a sudden $850,000 inheritance turns into eight different account balances, three rental properties, and one very big decision about your future?
When grief, real estate, and a six-figure windfall collide all at once, the fastest way to make an expensive mistake is to rush […]
By Paula Pant
What happens when you look at a $862,000 portfolio and realize early retirement might actually be out of reach?
When a mountain of ticker symbols, account balances, and unexpected life updates come hitting you all at once, your money plan can quickly start to look like a complete mess.
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