Personal Finance for Long-Term Investors

Sean Cranston is a two-time father and two-time author of books about investing. In this episode, we discuss his growth from "wandering" through life to owning a half-million dollar portfolio by age 30.  This episode is sponsored by Personal Capital.  Start your Personal Capital account today - personalcapital.sjv.io/9WAGRE

This week on our Twitter Spaces, we take on Bitcoin. Is it the future? Or a fad? Show notes: Dave - @UncommonYield Roger - @UpshotWealth Brandon - @RinkydooFinance Adam - @AdamShoup Andy - @OhHaiAndy Shadow - @ShadowRents Jesse - @BestInterest_JC Article on "buying the dip" with Bitcoin: https://bestinterest.blog/buy-the-dip-for-bitcoin/

On Episode 20 of The Best Interest Podcast, we welcome Brennan Schlagbaum, the "Budgetdog" We discuss: - How "Budgetdog" started and how the 2008 financial crisis influenced Brennan's financial stance - The infamous "mortgage vs. investing" debate - Investing in yourself  Find Brennan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/budgetdog_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/budgetdog/?hl=en Find Jesse: The Bes...

This week on our Twitter Spaces, we take on the classic "Roth vs. Traditional" question. Should you pay taxes NOW? Or wait to pay them LATER? And this episode even includes some very entertaining trolls :)    Show notes: Dave - @UncommonYield Roger - @UpshotWealth Brandon - @RinkydooFinance Adam - @AdamShoup Andy - @OhHaiAndy Shadow - @ShadowRents Jesse - @BestInterest_JC Tax bracket article: http...

New content here, guys.  Every Sunday night, a group of 7 of us financial educators are hopping onto Twitter Spaces, which is a new Twitter feature that allows audio chatrooms.  Each week, we're tackling a different topic, drawing on our various experiences on knowledge sets. We're calling this show - Up and to the Right . The direction of growth, be it personal or financial. We're recording these...

In Episode 17, we talk all things inflation.  - What is it? - How does it happen? - Should you be worried? - And what you can do to fight it?   Here's the original article from The Best Interest: https://bestinterest.blog/what-is-inflation/

Steve Adcock retired at age 35, and has been helping others purse similar goals ever since.  On this episode, we discuss: Steve's FIRE journey Planning for happiness in retirement Steve's precise finances and investment choices And much more If you want to hear more from Steve... His Twitter, @SteveOnSpeed His current site, SteveAdcock.us His former site, ThinkSaveRetire And his recent video on CN...

I'm joined by "Your Friend Andy," who runs a terrific YouTube channel about personal finance and investing. Andy and I discuss: - finding his financial footing  - transitioning from 9-5 to entrepreneurship - shared experiences in content creation - and Bitcoin! You can reach Andy on Twitter: @ohhaiandy and YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4fMxirqCcPGOe6E3YdSFXQ Best Interest article abo...

And we're back! After a three-week delay, this episode of the Best Interest Podcast takes a deep dive into all the GameStop drama that's occurred over the past few months.  The blog post: https://bestinterest.blog/gamestop-short-squeeze/

Fiona ("The Millennial Money Woman") is a professional financial planner-turned-blogger whose mission is to provide financial literacy to the masses. We have a terrific conversation where we discuss...   *Fiona's sad-but-inspiring genesis story *The financial literacy gap in America *Why 'amateur' financial educators can still be so effective  *Using Twitter to help people learn about money   Fion...

Kat Rucker is a personal finance blogger, geographic arbitrager, and owner of Rucker Sales Consulting, a B2B and B2C consulting firm out of Phnom Pehn, Cambodia.  Kat's business: katrucker.com Kat's blog: cash4kat.com Kat's Twitter: @Cash4Kat

On Episode 11 of the Best Interest Podcast, I interview Justin Nacpil. Justin is the voice behind the Road To Wealth podcast.  We talk about how Justin's thoughts on money have changes since having two young kids. We talk about the way we met---through Money Twitter---and the interesting things we learn from that community. And we take deep dives down a few interesting sidebars that I think you'll...

This episode is a *terrific* interview with personal finance writer, investor, and Twitter powerhouse Brandon-Richard Austin a.k.a Rinkydoo Finance Brandon writes at RinkydooFinance.com and Tweets from the account @RinkydooFinance ( https://twitter.com/rinkydoofinance ) Books we discussed today: I Will Teach You To Be Rich: https://amzn.to/2Q1xaDn Never Split the Difference: https://amzn.to/3daDgK...

In Episode 9, we talk about the biggest lessons from COVID 19. It applies to personal finance, running a business, and even taking a walk in the woods.  And we answer a listener question about "the biggest one thing" we'd suggest a personal finance rookie to focus on.  https://bestinterest.blog/budget-basics/ https://bestinterest.blog/biggest-lesson/  

In Episode 8, I read from my recent article "31 Lessons in 31 Years." And I answer a listener question about Roth accounts vs. Traditional accounts and a question about pesky investing fees.  (P.S. - sorry about Sadie's jingle noises!)  31 Lessons in 31 Years--- https://bestinterest.blog/lessons/ A Lot Can Change in Ten Years--- https://bestinterest.blog/change-in-ten-years/ On 6-year old luck of...

Today's episode is an entertaining and informative conversation with "5 AM" Joel of 5amJoel.com and BudgetsAreSexy.com Link to 5AM Joel's site: https://5amjoel.com/ Link to Budgets Are Sexy: https://www.budgetsaresexy.com/a-dogs-guide-to-personal-finance-%F0%9F%90%95/ Link about GameStop Short Squeeze Q&A: https://bestinterest.blog/gamestop-short-squeeze/  

We start Episode 6 by talking about the future. Is the outlook optimistic or pessimistic? Will the world be better or worse? Will our investments go up or down?  And then we answer a listener question (from Spain!) about NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.  Links mentioned: The Compound Show about "redlining" Investing at All-Time Highs Mr Market

We break down Warren Buffett's annual letter to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. How does the "Oracle of Omaha" address his co-owners? And then we get a great question from Chris & Jenni at TicTocLife. If you're saving up for a near-term goal, should you try to invest that money?  The Best Interest Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bestinterest Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter: https://www...

The market drops 2% and people clamor, "Buy the dip!" Let's talk about how dumb that is. And then let's discuss Michael Burry's opinion that the U.S. is about the face an inflation crisis comparative to 1920's Weimar Germany. Yikes.  Mentioned in this episode: "Priced in" - https://bestinterest.blog/priced-in/ "The CoronaViral Stock Market" - https://bestinterest.blog/stock-market-coronavirus/ Vir...

On Episode 3 of the Best Interest Podcast, we discuss personal finance unknowns. Sudden expenses, 'black swans,' and what we can do to save ourselves from trouble.  https://bestinterest.blog/personal-finance-unknowns/ I also answer an interesting question about CAPM--the Capital Asset Pricing Model. Cool stuff! 

How can a windy lake teach us about long-term investing?  And I answer listener questions about my first investment, about bonds, and about the "flat earth" conspiracy. How fun!

In this inaugural episode of the Best Interest Podcast, Jesse revises the show's starting point by addressing the audience in May 2024, recommending new listeners to begin with the most recent content or from episode 44 onwards. Jesse admits the early episodes from its initial launch in February 2021 had lower quality, suggesting the later episodes have significantly better production, content, an...