So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

What makes someone a SERIAL entrepreneur? How about starting six businesses over the span of 20 years that have gone on to generate many, many millions of dollars? That's our guest Sarah Shaw. From working as a costume supervisor on Hollywood sets to launching several fashion-driven companies endorsed by top magazines and celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon and Cameron Di...

People sometimes ask how we plan to teach my kids about money and while I think it's important to teach things like delaying gratification, saving, needs versus wants, it's also helpful to raise kids with an entrepreneurial mindset. And emphasize the benefits of generating ideas, executing on those ideas, creating a plan, learning how to sell, learning how to negotiate. And that brings us to today...

In light of Equifax and other data breaches, how do I balance convenience and security? How to budget for holiday gifts and limit spending? Answering these questions of yours and more on a special  Ask Farnoosh  with special co-host Brittney Castro of Financially Wise Women and our brand partner Chase Slate . To learn more or share a question for an upcoming episode visit www.somoneypodcast.com ....

Want to learn how to get two hours of sleep in 20 minutes? So Money guest Latham Thomas is a superwoman. She's been named one of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul 100 alongside super-humans like Ava DuVernay, Doctor Brené Brown, Deepak Chopra, and others. Latham Thomas is a wellness guru and founder of Mama Glow , a lifestyle brand that offers inspiration, education, and holistic services for moms and mom...

Erica Duran is an expert in minimalist luxury. Can you even put those two words in the same sentence? Minimalist and luxury? Don’t they negate each other? Kind of? She begs to differ. Our guest today is first and foremost a business coach who has adopted this unique lifestyle that she calls “Minimalist Luxury." So, of course, we're going to dive into this. What does this look like? How can we emul...

How should a person start the conversation concerning a promotion at work? What's the best education fund for my daughter's college savings? If I switch to another credit card with my current credit card company how will it impact my credit score? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host Megan Betterman. For more information visit www.somoneypodc...

We’re going to dig into what actually has people create crime. Not just any crime but financial crime. What is actually behind it... the motivation, the mindset? Our guest, Kelly Richmond Pope, will help bring this to life. She is the genius behind the movie All the Queen’s Horses . It is a true story of Rita Crundwell, one of the national’s leading quarter horse breeders, who was also arrested in...

What is Bitcoin? I’ve been getting more pitches about Bitcoin in the last 30 days than I have in last three years. It's one of those things that made me go, “Hmm, maybe we should do an entry-level, 101 discussion around this on the show?” I thought that it would be great to bring on co-founder of Fund3 Jack Finio for this discussion. Fund3 it’s a quantitative hedge fund that uses machine learning...

The podcast makes me rethink my relationship with money, yet I still can't seem to pay off $14,000 worth of credit card debt. What's a good first step? My employer gives 53 cents back for every mile when I commute to and from work using a rideshare service. Should I just fight for a full refund? Answering these questions of yours and more on today's Ask Farnoosh. Have a question of your own you'd...

Tony Robbins likes to say that, "The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably deal with." So, let me ask you: how often do you leave your comfort zone? As tough as that can be, our guest today says it is this very practice that often leads to success. I can vouch for that. Getting laid off in 2009 was a very uncomfortable, uncertain time in my l...

Ever wonder how Wall Street works? I mean, really ? We see how Wall Street is portrayed in dramatic movies, like Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short, and of course the iconic movie Wall Street with Michael Douglas. Personally, I’m obsessed with the show time show Billions. So, how accurate are these portrayals really? Today we go behind the scenes thanks to our guest and her groundbreaking repor...

Should I stop saving to pay off my student loans or keep saving? Are you supposed to pay off debt after you get your paycheck or pay your necessities first and then see what's left over to pay off the debt? How feasible is it to negotiate or lower any fees associated with a retirement account? Answering these questions of yours and more on today's Ask Farnoosh with Dan Andrews of Well Rounded Succ...

This is a special BONUS episode on the heels of my new partnership with Citizens Bank. I normally don’t publish new episodes on Thursdays, but this one couldn’t wait! Earlier this fall, Citizens Investment Services introduced a new digital investment advisory platform called SpeciFi , and they’ve invited me to join them on their campaign to educate people about retirement and the importance of inv...

Question: how do you decide what stocks or funds to buy? For me, financial health is key. It’s an important marker, but do we care so much about a company’s social mission, really ? What’s under the hood? How do they care about their employees? Are they really making an impact in the world? Are they values-driven? Dave Fanger is dedicated to making what he calls "values-driven" investing more acce...

Is gender equality really possible? Claudia Chan, our So Money guest today, has made it her life's mission to close the gender equality gap and has inked a new book on the topic. It's called This Is How We Rise: Reach Your Highest Potential, Empower Women, Lead Change in the World . She's also the founder and CEO of S.H.E. Global Media and she's a recognized expert on leadership and social entrepr...

My parents never invested for retirement, how can I help them? Is buying a condo a good investment for me? How do you personally save, invest and budget your money? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host Alicia Schiller. For more information or to share your own question for an upcoming Ask Farnoosh visit www.somoneypodcast.com . Learn more abo...

Do you like watching television? Ever wonder who are the minds behind these shows? Friend and former colleague, Jerry Kolber is the co-founder and executive producer of Atomic Entertainment Group . He has been the mastermind behind a number of popular shows you may have watched. His company has produced hit shows like National Geographic’s Brain Games. He’s also worked on Bravo’s Queer Eye for the...

Our topic today is single motherhood and how to make it work financially, romantically, professionally. Emma Johnson is an expert on all of those fronts and she has been a guest on this show before as the founder of wealthysinglemommy.com . She's built an incredible community around single motherhood and how to make the most of it. Emma, thanks to the popularity of her blog, has a new book out now...

How do you fight the urge to keep up with the Joneses? Should I take a new job opportunity or negotiate the terms at my current job? How do I play catch-up with retirement? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh. For more information or to submit your own question for an upcoming Ask Farnoosh visit www.somoneypodcast.com . Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming liter...

Back by popular demand, Eric Roberge is in the house. If you listened to last Friday’s episode of Ask Farnoosh, you know Eric was my esteemed co-host. I wanted to bring him back for a 1:1 interview. As a certified financial planner and founder of his own virtual financial planning company, Eric has a great grasp on all the issues young professionals are facing when it comes to money and personal f...

Our guest today has been a close friend and a key member of my support system since my early days of living in New York City. Brian Maloney is here. Brian is more than just a friend. He is a mentor, an entrepreneur, a loving dad, brother and husband. He recently made a brilliant career pivot from high profile positions in brand marketing and public relations to becoming the owner of his own Brookl...

What steps should I take to protect myself after the Equifax credit hack? Is it worth it to take on student loan debt in my 40s? Will my fiancé's medical school debt prohibit us from buying a home down the line even if we have good credit? Answering your questions with Certified Financial Planner Eric Roberge on this week's Ask Farnoosh. To share your own question for an upcoming show, please visi...

It's blast from the past week on So Money . On Monday we invited back our friend Rebecca Jarvis, the chief business, technology and economics correspondent for ABC News and the host of the podcast No Limits. She's got some incredible new insights to share after interviewing people like Barbara Corcoran, Jewel and beauty queen Bobbi Brown. Please take a listen if you haven't. Yesterday, Rebecca fea...

Excited to announce that this week we're doing a podcast cross-over with No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis . Have you heard of this amazing new podcast? Rebecca Jarvis, a friend and senior business, economics and technology correspondent for ABC News interviews female visionaries and entrepreneurs from cosmetics queen Bobbi Brown to the Grammy Award-Winning musician Jewel about their hard-learned less...

Should we use most of our cash savings to pay off our credit card debt? My biggest challenge is budgeting... should I open a bank account with a major bank to help save and budget? How do you deal with both saving for retirement and paying off student loans? Answering these questions of yours and more on this week's Ask Farnoosh with special co-host and business money strategist Justin Krane . To...