Money + Investing Podcast
Nov. 21, 2023
2023 Holiday Gift Guide
#143: In this episode, I'll share 50+ of my favorite products, gifts, past purchases and more. Hopefully some of them might make good ideas for gifts this holiday season. Hope you enjoy! For all the products, links, deals and...
Nov. 8, 2023
The Spectrum of Financial Independence and Tools to Track Your Progress with Brad Barrett
#141: Financial independence expert Brad Barrett and Chris deep dives into the FI/RE movement. They cover various forms of FI/RE, share effective strategies for investments and retirement planning, and discuss tools to track ...
Nov. 1, 2023
Navigating Open Enrollment: Choosing the Best Health Insurance and Other Benefits in 2024
#140: A deep dive into health insurance and other benefits you’ll need to make decisions about during your upcoming open enrollment. We’ll cover health plans in depth, but also dental, vision, HSAs, FSAs, employer life insura...
Sept. 27, 2023
Save Money and Time with a Smarter and More Energy Efficient Home with Matt Ferrell
#135: Tech enthusiast, Matt Ferrell discusses making your home smarter and more energy-efficient, ultimately saving you money and time in the process. They explore home improvements modifications, energy monitoring systems, e...
Sept. 13, 2023
Mastering Cash Flow: Tracking Spending to Boost Savings and 10+ Ways to Spend Less
#133: Chris does a deep dive on tracking your spending, covering why to do it in the first place, as well as top apps/services, setting up budgets, managing recurring expenses, picking categories and more. He also shares prac...
Aug. 30, 2023
Maximize Earnings on Cash, CD Ladders, Bank Bonuses, Bulk Buying, and Automating Returns
#131: Chris discusses the best places to earn interest on cash, including high yield savings, US Treasuries, CDs and bank bonuses. He also covers other listener questions like when to sell I-Bonds, saving money on meat, prote...
Aug. 9, 2023
The Psychology of Money with Morgan Housel
#128: Renowned financial columnist, Morgan Housel joins for a deep dive into the psychology of money. We discuss the mindset of winning investors, new ways to deal with risk and strategies to achieve financial independence, i...
June 21, 2023
The Ultimate Home Buying Guide: Finding Deals, Picking an Agent, Tax Strategies, Negotiating Offers and More with David Greene and Rob Abasolo
#121: Real-estate pros David Greene and Rob Abasolo join Chris to help you master the entire home buying process from start to finish. They discuss essential considerations before buying a home, tax advantages, strategies for...
June 7, 2023
Building Wealth Through Boring Businesses and Other Contrarian Ways To Live and Invest with Codie Sanchez
#119: Entrepreneur and investor, Codie Sanchez joins to discuss unconventional ways to create wealth through often-overlooked “boring” businesses like laundromats, car washes and vending machines. She also shares her expertis...
May 24, 2023
Navigating a High Rate Market: Buying a Home, Preparing for a Recession and Where to Put Cash with Ben Carlson
#117: Author and financial advisor Ben Carlson joins Chris to share insights on the current state of the market. They discuss the impact of aggressive Fed rate hikes and the unintended consequences, including the debt ceiling...
May 3, 2023
Money Talks: Navigating Uncomfortable Conversations with Loved Ones with Erin Lowry
#114: Personal finance expert and and author, Erin Lowry joins Chris to discuss the importance of having financial conversations with your parents, including sharing some specific scripts for initiating the discussion. They a...
April 19, 2023
Money + Relationships: Building and Living Your Rich Life Together with Ramit Sethi
#112: Bestselling author Ramit Sethi joins Chris to discuss money and relationships. They talk about building a shared vision for a rich life, the importance of normalizing conversations about money, practical tips for managi...
March 15, 2023
Mailbag #7: Listener Tips, SVB Collapse, Treasury Bills, Bank Bonuses, Top Deals and More
#106: Host Chris Hutchins shares top tips from listeners, thoughts on the SVB collapse, some great deals to take advantage of now ways to invest in treasury bills, ways to get deals on concert/theatre tickets, how he's invest...
March 1, 2023
Optimizing Your Insurance Policies (Auto, Home/Renters, Umbrella, Life, Disability, Pet, and Travel)
#104: In this episode, Chris covers all things insurance. He explains the process he went through to reduce the cost of his insurance policies as much as possible while still maintaining adequate coverage from a reputable car...
Dec. 14, 2022
Year End Checklist for Your Money, Taxes, Points and Miles
#92: Chris shares his list of the top year end optimizations to consider for your taxes, money, points and miles. That includes tax-loss harvesting, charitable deductions, retirement contributions and FSA/HSAs. It'll also cov...
Dec. 7, 2022
Die With Zero: Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth with Bill Perkins
#91: Hedge fund manager and author, Bill Perkins, joins Chris to talk about what it actually means to die with zero. They discuss why you should focus on net fulfillment in each stage of life, what types of experiences to pri...
Nov. 16, 2022
How High Net Worth Individuals Invest and a Deep Dive on Alternative Assets with Tad Fallows
#87: Tad Fallows, co-Founder of Long Angle, joins Chris to discuss the misconceptions of how high net worth investors spend and manage their money, whether they hire wealth managers and tax accountants, and how they might in...
Sept. 28, 2022
Real Estate: Investing, Rentals, Taxes, House Tactics and More with Brandon Turner
#80: Real estate investor and author, Brandon Turner, joins Chris to discuss investing in real estate. They discuss who should invest, how people can get started, real estate tax strategies, house tips and tricks, the four we...
Sept. 16, 2022
Action List: Everything You Can Do To Protect Your Identity, Accounts, Credit and Family.
#78: In this episode, Chris breaks down the specific actions you can take to protect yourself and your family online. That includes protecting your devices, credit, financial accounts, logins and more. Additionally he covers ...
Aug. 31, 2022
Building Wealth, Engineering a Layoff and Living Life on Your Own Terms with Sam Dogen
#75: Financial Samurai and bestselling author, Sam Dogen, joins Chris to discuss ways to maximize wealth-building and live life on your own terms. They cover Sam’s 70/30 rule for decision making, how Sam engineered his own la...
Aug. 24, 2022
A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Making the Most of Your Finances, Relationships and Time with Jordan Grumet
#74: Hospice doctor and author Jordan Grumet, joins Chris to discuss making the most of your finances, relationships, and time. They talk about some of the biggest regrets people have at the end of their life, the money mind ...
July 13, 2022
Where to Put Cash, Saving Money on Gas, Latest Deals and More Listener Q&A
#65: Host Chris Hutchins tackles questions about the current market, where to put cash, investing strategies, backdoor Roth IRAs, net worth tracking, financial planning and saving money on gas. Chris also shares some listener...
July 6, 2022
Inflation and All Things Money with Jacob Goldstein
#64: Podcasting legend Jacob Goldstein joins Chris to discuss what's going on with inflation and what you can do about it. They also delve into everything money – how it originated, what its future might look like, how crypto...
June 22, 2022
Protect Your Family, Mitigate Taxes and Preserve Your Wealth with Patrick and Mani
#62: Estate Planning experts Patrick Hicks from Trust & Will and Mani Mahadevan from Valur join me to discuss all the fundamentals of estate planning and what you need to do to protect yourself and your family. We also dig de...