So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Imagine having $650,000 in debt? What would be your game plan? Amber Masters joins to talk about how she and her husband plan to squash their massive student loan debt (mostly from his schooling) and how, along the way, she's building an app to help others become debt free. More about Amber: She is an attorney turned entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of the app, Paidback , which makes debt...

Sunny Israni, better-known as The Money Gay on TikTok, is committed to making personal finance accessible and interesting for groups traditionally left out of the personal finance conversation. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and spent six years on Wall Street as an Analyst at Merrill Lynch. Additionally, Sunny is a serial entrepreneur who founded two companies prior to his current venture, C...

'Ask Farnoosh' is back with a fresh episode highlighting some of the top questions posed by viewers. This week: How to apply for a mortgage when one spouse is out of work; Risks to closing old credit cards; the best investing books and whether or not to go in on a home purchase with an unmarried partner. Farnoosh selects TWO show reviewers to each receive a free 15-minute money session. Learn more...

For generations, we’ve been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice. But In his new book, Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success , award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman shares a powerful third path—one that has quietly launched icons in a wide range of fields, from artists, writers, and chefs, to athletes, inventors, and entrepre...

Might it be time to rethink some aspects of fatherhood? What does it mean to be a feminist father? Author Jordan Shapiro writes about it in his new book, Father Figure, a book that Adam Grant describes as a "thoughtful and long-overdue exploration of fatherhood and masculinity in the 21st century that redefines what it means to be a good father." Drawing on research in sociology, economics, philos...

This episode is a replay and originally aired on Friday, June 19, 2021. On this Friday's Ask Farnoosh listeners ask: Are investing courses worth it? How to anticipate and budget for home maintenance costs? How to ask for a raise after learning a colleague makes more? How to set financial boundaries with family members you are supporting? Plus, Farnoosh selects her reviewer of the week for a free 1...

This episode originally aired on January 27, 2021. It is “the most complex and emotionally fraught financial decision that many families will ever make,” says my guest Ron Lieber about college. This high-stakes money move is a source of anxiety, stress and confusion. Too often, it leads us down the wrong path of over-borrowing for a school that under-delivers. In his latest book, The Price You Pay...

This episode originally aired on May 19, 2021. While the ultra-rich don’t ever have to worry about affording their needs (or wants), they may suffer from some big problems related to being wealthy. As guest  Jennifer Risher  explains, it can be hard to maintain close relationships and come to terms with your financial reality when you’re rich. In her book,  We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth ,...

Today's Ask Farnoosh focuses entirely on investing, answering your hottest questions about 401(k)s, brokerage accounts, and how to save for your future if you're self-employed. Also, what to make of the meme stock craze? This is a special episode produced in partnership with our friends at SoFi , the all-in-one platform where you can save, you can spend, earn, borrow, invest. Now at SoFi you can b...

Nerissa Holder Hall is the founder of Mirror Mirror Books , a direct-to-consumer publishing company that creates picture books that help little kids handle life's big moments. Mirror Mirror's books come in 14 versions so the child in the book can look a bit like the child in your life. Their first book, The Day I Beat the Germs, tackles the COVID-19 pandemic. Nerissa is an award-winning producer o...

Rob Phelan is the author of the children's book M is for Money , which aims to introduce 3-8 year old children to age-appropriate money words and normalize conversations about money between family and friends. He is a high school personal finance teacher in Maryland, where he lives with his wife and son who is almost two years old. He is part of the ChooseFI Foundation team, a non-profit with the...

On this week's Ask Farnoosh, listeners ask about ways to reduce their student debt burden, how to afford housing in a high-cost of living area like New York or San Francisco, whether to invest in REITs and how often to check one's investment portfolio? Plus Farnoosh shares big news related to a personal project. And a new reviewer is selected to receive a free 15-minute money session. Learn more a...

Hitha Palepu is a multi-hypenate - an entrepreneur, investor, author and creator of #5SmartReads . She's the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals and an investor in over 15 women-led and women-focused companies. Her second book  We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris  will be published this fall. On the show, we discuss the topic of privilege. Why, even if you have a lot of it, it is OK to be...

On today's show, a conversation about the financial and career-related costs of being a working parent - and how to design a more fulfilling, dignified (and affordable) life for you and your family, especially as we emerge from the pandemic. Guest Daisy Dowling is a 20-year Wall St. veteran who now coaches working parents, helping them get to the top of their game (she’s also a mom to two young ki...

On this Friday's Ask Farnoosh listeners ask: Are investing courses worth it? How to anticipate and budget for home maintenance costs? How to ask for a raise after learning a colleague makes more? How to set financial boundaries with family members you are supporting? Plus, Farnoosh selects her reviewer of the week for a free 15-minute money session! Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary wo...

In celebration of Pride Month, NextAdvisor Editor-in-Chief Adam Auriemma stops by the show to share some of the site's latest coverage related to LGBTQ+ financial rights. He also provides the behind-the-scenes of his new interview with Suze Orman on how being gay has been the foundation to her success . We also highlight some LGBTQ+ personal finance experts to follow. To sign up for Adam's June 24...

This episode is brought to us in partnership with the Allstate Foundation. [Trigger Warning] Today’s show focuses on a very serious issue, domestic violence and specifically, financial abuse, described as the invisible weapon of domestic violence. It is something that happens in nearly all cases of domestic violence - 96 percent of domestic violence victims experience financial abuse. We will hear...

Financial expert Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez discusses her latest work exploring what she calls the “ambition penalty” — the social, professional and financial costs women face when asking for more. Understanding it is critical for tackling gender inequality when it comes to money, she says. Because nothing will change if we keep telling women to step up, only for them to be pushed down when they...

We are capping Crypto Week with guest Hilary Hendershott, CFP and Founder of Hendershott Wealth Management , in a discussion about whether or not it is wise to invest in the crypto space. Will we regret ignoring the craze in, say, 30. years? How to buy a cryptocurrency? How to invest in blockchain technology? What do you do if you want to sell your stake? Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming liter...

Our conversation picks up where we left off in the previous episode about the impact that the blockchain and cryptocurrency may have on the world, with a deeper look at what it can mean for the racial and gender wealth gaps. Our guest is Cleve Mesidor, founder of the National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain . A Washington insider, she served as an Obama Presidential Appointee, a sen...

Today we will examine what adoption of crypto and the blockchain will mean for the world - the environment, business, innovation. What world will we be living in where crypto will dominate? My guest is Ollie Leech, Experienced Editor and Technical Analyst at CoinDesk , a leading media platform for cryptocurrency news and research. We also explore the world of NFTs, Non-Fungible Tokens, and what ma...

I’m excited to announce that this is CRYPTO WEEK! We begin with a conversation with two highly knowledgeable guests who will provide us with the BASICS. What is the history of crypto? What is bitcoin? What is the blockchain? Why should we care? My guests are Kiana Danial , author of Cryptocurrency Investing for Dummies and CEO of InvestDiva, an award-winning, internationally recognized personal in...

It's a jam-packed Ask Farnoosh with numerous questions answered. Learn how to find an estate planning attorney, break up with a financial advisor, start a 529 plan, talk about money with your partner for the first time and when is the best time to ask for a raise . Farnoosh also selects her reviewer of the week to receive a free 15-minute money session. Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literar...

This episode is produced in partnership with FIS, advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests. Today's episode centers around the future of payments. What is going to happen to cash and credit cards? What are the various options with which we are going to pay for goods and services going forward? Change is afoot. The pandemic accelerated a lot of the innovation within the tech space as it...

There is no rule book when it comes to parenting. I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, a friend who’d just had her baby said to me at my shower, “Your one job is just make sure the baby stays alive.” And I thought to myself…that’s it? That’s an interesting standard. And you know what, I now totally understand where she was coming from. On today’s show we’re talking to guest Ashley B...