Chris Hill shares some holiday wishes before handing the show over to the late, great Louis Armstrong for his reading of Clement Moore’s classic poem, A Visit From St. Nicholas. Opening clip – “Scrooged” Email us info@moneyunpluggedpod.com

We’re back with more holiday-themed conversations on topics only loosely connected to money! Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Barker and Bill Mann, Chief Investment Strategist at Motley Fool Asset Management, share: - Regrettable holiday purchases - Songs we enjoy despite popular opinion - Our individual Mt. Rushmores of holiday movies - The legend of the Sourtoe Cocktail (Yes, really) Opening clip – “Elf” Looking for a last-minute gift for the book lover in your life? Order a copy of Oh, Chr...

Santa has run his company for centuries. It’s arguably the most admirable business in the world. But is it profitable? Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Barker and Bill Mann, Chief Investment Strategist at Motley Fool Asset Management, break down the company’s revenue streams and discuss: - Why KGE’s logistics are “state of the art” - The relative negotiating power of Santa's elves - How cryptocurrency may be boosting the bottom line - Mismatched holiday-themed buddy cop pairings (Yes, really...

You don’t start your own newspaper business when you’re in grade school unless you have entrepreneurship running through your veins. Fortunately for David Simnick, he had parents who indulged his ventures from an early age. Now the co-founder and CEO of Soapbox Soaps (one of the fastest-growing companies in America), David shares: - The military career he came close to pursuing - Early business ventures that failed - How “money is a fuel to go after what really matters” - Why he unabashedly ...

Happy Thanksgiving! Need a little break from your family & friends? Take a walk or go for a drive as Chris Hill reveals how a listener email led him to spend an entire day in Atlanta with the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia. Plus, he shares: - 3 big Thanksgiving traditions in the U.S. - How two approaches to charitable giving (that have come up on the podcast) tie in to one of his favorite organizations, the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen - Tina Fey’s opinion of the only true reward...

Long before he was a regular panelist on NPR’s popular show and his writing was nominated for primetime Emmy Awards, Adam Felber was a Long Island kid with a voracious appetite for reading. Attending Tufts University he found his interest in writing, while outside the classroom he discovered a new love of comedy performance as one of the youngest members of ImprovBoston. Over a career that includes acting, creating television series, writing comic books (as well as regular books), Adam shares...

Growing up in New Jersey, Matt Koppenheffer got his first real education in money when he started shoveling driveways in his neighborhood after snowstorms. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics, he headed to Wall Street in search of a job in the investment banking industry. When that didn’t pan out, he headed west to San Francisco and started a career in business and investing that has led him to the forefront of the AI revolution. Matt shares: - How ...

Growing up in New Orleans, John Rotonti thought his family was wealthy. After all, he and his sisters went to an expensive private school and their family frequently vacationed in Europe and Hawaii. Soon after he started attending the University of Richmond, the façade of his family’s wealth started to crumble. Currently a portfolio manager at Bastian Fiduciary and author of the investing newsletter “JRo’s Notes”, John shares: - How he started to figure out his family had money problems - Th...

When she was 8 years old Heather Boneparth got into an argument about money with her grandfather. It’s just one of the memories from her childhood that left a financial imprint on her, lasting into adulthood. Now an attorney and the director of business & legal affairs at Bone Fide Wealth (a wealth management firm she runs with her husband Douglas), Heather opens up about: - Why “money doesn’t hold a flame to time” - The backstory on Money Together, the new book she and her husband wrote ...

Decades before he started KNA Capital, a boutique investment firm, Todd Wenning got an up-close look at the homes of the rich and famous as he cleaned their swimming pools. He takes a break from teaching finance at the University of Dayton to discuss: - Why his love of history resulted in a college degree from St. Joseph’s University but not a career - Getting a job at The Vanguard Group - Making his students study corporate fraud by reading “The Smartest Guys In The Room” ...

Growing up with five siblings, Paul Ollinger vividly recalls the lengths to which his "frugal" parents would go to avoid spending money. While getting his MBA at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, he discovered his love of stand-up comedy after he’d taken out $80,000 in student loans. Paul shares: - How he ended up as an executive at Yahoo and Facebook - Why the opposite of broke is not rich - An expensive item he bought that his friends just didn’t notice - The 1 thing about money tha...

Some people come to investing later in life. But when Bryan Hinmon was a teenager, he was determined to make it his career. In choosing a college, he picked one of the few in the country that had a student-managed fund so he could get experience as quickly as possible. Now the Chief Investment Officer at Maridea Wealth Management, Bryan discusses: - Why you don’t want to challenge him to a contest bagging groceries - The 1st thing he looks for in an annual report - Balancing money in his pers...

Bestselling author Morgan Housel’s latest book, “The Art Of Spending Money” will hit stores on October 7. So, it seems like a good time to revisit the conversation we had with him nearly a year ago. As an added bonus, we’ve got a sneak preview of the opening chapter of his new book! Morgan discusses: - His teenage dream of becoming an investment banker - The inspiration he found in an interest payment of $0.03 - A restaurant job that made him feel rich - His (very) bri...

When she was in high school Sara Rathner knew she wanted to be a journalist. But it wasn’t until after she graduated from Northwestern University and working at The Washington Post that the “money light” flipped on for her. (It helped that her mother was sending her books written by personal finance expert Suze Orman.) Now a senior writer, credit card expert, and spokesperson for Nerdwallet, Sara shares: - How growing up in Miami is not what most people think - The rationa...

Because he was a self-described “lazy bum” as a teenager, David Gardner’s mother got him a job near their home. In 1980, mowing lawns in the DC summer heat was no picnic and the job didn’t pay well. But it led to surprising mentorship that fed his interest in a relatively new technology: home computers. David shares some important themes from his new book, Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth, and discusses: - How he followed h...

When he entered Stanford University in the fall of 2008, Nick Maggiulli didn’t realize he would be studying economics while having a front-row seat at the start of the Great Financial Crisis. As the Chief Operating Officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management and author of the recent New York Times bestseller The Wealth Ladder, Nick opens up about: - How the Tooth Fairy made him skeptical about money - The financial word his father never says - A cost-effective charitable cause he supports - 2 i...

Somewhere along the way, Jill Schlesinger discovered that she didn’t like making money as much as she thought she would. An award-winning business analyst for CBS News, author, Certified Financial Planner, and host of the popular “Jill On Money” podcast and radio show, Jill has pretty much done and seen it all in her career. In this conversation she discusses: - Her experiences on the trading floor - Why she sees financial planning as a 50/50 proposition - Homer Simpson’s ...

We’re wrapping up the summer with a sneak preview of upcoming guests and Chris Hill sharing three behind-the-scenes stories from episodes earlier this year, including: - What David Brancaccio neglected to share about his 1st job in radio - An item Dan Pink wished he could have splurged on - The time Clark Howard cut into Uber’s business in Atlanta Opening clip - “Back To School” Got a favorite story or quote from the show? Drop an email to info@moneyunpluggedpod.com Are you a ...

Which musical artists are genuinely smart about money? We explore that question with Ross Anderson and Dan Messeca, co-founders of Craftwork Capital and co-hosts of the hit financial podcast “Check Your Balances”, and discuss: - Songs with bad financial advice - The funniest lyrics about money - Documentaries and feature films we love about the music industry - Highlights from musical artists including 2 Chainz, Katy Perry, Hall & Oates, Ludacris, Robert Palmer, Taylor Swift, Jimmy...

Of all the different entertainment industries, is the business of music the most…crooked? We explore that question with Ross Anderson and Dan Messeca, co-founders of Craftwork Capital and co-hosts of the hit financial podcast “Check Your Balances”, and discuss: - Our favorite songs about money - Behind-the-scenes stories about money in the music industry - Songs that feature smart financial advice - Highlights from musical artists including Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Taylor Swift,...