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A Wealth of Common Sense. Investor, author, and host of Animal Spirits podcast, focuses on simplifying finance for everyone; has backed over 200 companies.
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A Personal Finance Identity Crisis

2025-08-15 01:49:55

Further Reading: Different Kinds of Rich The post A Personal Finance Identity Crisis appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...

Animal Spirits: Measuring the Wealth Effect

2025-08-13 19:15:05

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Pacer ETFs and Fabric: This episode is sponsored by Pacer ETFs. Learn more about COWG at paceretfs.com Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at: https://meetfabric.com/SPIRITS Register HERE for Future Proof 2025 On today’s show, we discuss: Household Net Worth Has Never Been This Tied to the Stock Ma...

4 Questions About the Housing Market

2025-08-13 00:14:59

Some things I’m thinking about regarding the housing market: How affordable is housing for the majority of Americans?  The 50/30/20 rule says that you should spend roughly 50% of your income on necessities (housing, transportation, healthcare, etc.), 30% of your income on wants (dining out, travel, entertainment, etc.) and 20% of your income on savings or paying off debt. Within the 50% necessity bucket, a good rul...

Talk Your Book: The People’s Index

2025-08-11 19:15:50

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by State Street Investment Management: See here for more information On today’s show, we discuss: Differences between indices Thoughts around stock splits Index methodology End users of these products The resilience of investors in 2025 Listen here: Follow us on Instagram, and YouTube. Check out our t-shirts, stickers, coffee mugs, and other swag here. Subscribe he...

Same as it Ever Was

2025-08-11 10:00:48

I’m reading two books about different eras right now that have some themes we’re dealing with in today’s world. The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam is widely regarded as one of the best sports books ever written.1 Halberstam chronicled the Portland Trailblazers in the 1979-80 NBA season. People talk about how money and greed have infested professional sports now but it was interesting to hear tha...

Airport Lounges, Private Jets and Rich Millennials

2025-08-09 04:30:47

Some people say this country has never been more polarized. We can’t agree on anything anymore. Everything is a partisan issue. Maybe that’s true but the one thing that can bring us all together is our new national pastime — complaining. We love to complain about pretty much everything. Travel is something everyone loves to complain about. I love Italy but it’s just soooo overcrowded now in the sum...