Money For the Rest of Us

J. David Stein
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A personal finance and investing podcast on money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager. For close to two decades, he has been teaching individuals and institutions how to invest and handle their finances in ways that are simple to understand. More info at moneyfortherestofus.com

  1. 6D AGO

    Debt Is For Managing Wealth Not Creating It

    Should you borrow money to magnify returns in your 401 (k), IRA, or other tax-deferred retirement account? We examine Basic Capital, which allows investors to leverage their retirement account investments. We also explore how the wealthy don't use debt to generate wealth but to manage it.  Sponsors Gelt - Taxes Done Right Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Basic Capital This 30-Year-Old’s Startup Is Bringing Leverage to 401(k) Savers by Suzanne Woolley—Bloomberg This startup is offering mortgages for 401(k)s by Liz Hoffman—Semafor Startup Failure by Elizabeth Pollman—SSRN Related Episodes 353: The Pros and Cons of Infinite Banking and Whole Life Insurance 238: The U.S. Is More Socialist Than Denmark Regarding Home Mortgages See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    26 min

  2. DEC 10

    Do Retiring Baby Boomers Actually Move Markets? And How Much Do Demographics Really Matter

    As Baby Boomers continue to retire, some analysts expect financial markets to feel the strain. We examine whether demographic shifts truly shape stock and bond returns, or what other factors matter more. Topics covered include: Will retiring baby boomers lead to lower stock prices or higher interest ratesSome earlier demographic predictions and how they worked outHow do natural interest rates reflect the demand and supply of capitalWhy demographics are only one factor that determines economic growth and financial market returns Sponsors Gelt - Taxes Done Right Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Zeihan Harry Dent Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest—Federal Reserve Bank of New York Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989—The Federal Reserve Related Episodes Related Episodes 487: Are We Heading for a 2030s Depression? Global Economic and Population Shifts 445: From Boom to Bust—Why China’s Stocks Lagged Behind Its Economy & Where to Invest Next 395: How Population Trends Will Impact Growth, Inflation, Investing and Well Being See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    23 min

  3. NOV 19

    Burnout, Breaks, and the Courage to Spend with David Bach

    David converses with best-selling author David Bach about preventing burnout through sabbaticals, moving to another country, why retirees should take Social Security as early as possible, and Bach's idea of a flat tax on IRA distributions. Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes David Bach's IRA Flat Tax Idea Related Episode 506: Should You Retire Early and Live Outside Your Home Country? With Joshua Sheets See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    42 min

  4. NOV 12

    Sports Betting Is Not Investing

    Can you really make money sports betting on low-risk, high-probability events? Topics covered include: The growing size and influence of the U.S. sports betting marketRecent sports betting scandalsHow sports betting odds workAn intriguing low-risk approach to sports bettingWhy the low-risk sports betting approach is still gambling with a negative expected returnBehavioral biases that encourage sports bettingRevisiting the difference between investing, speculating, and gambling Episode Sponsor Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes https://info.lowstressbets.com/ How Do Betting Odds Work? by OC Staff—oddschecker Senate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA Gambling Scandal—Senate Commerce Committee "US sports betting crisis grows as MLB’s Clase and Ortiz indicted over alleged rigged pitches" by Tom Lutz—The Guardian ESPN Will Not Let Failure Push It Out Of The Gambling Business by Chris Thompson—Defector 22% of All Americans, Half of Men 18-49, Have Active Online Sports Betting Account—Siena University Research Institute A Review of Sports Wagering & Gambling Addiction Studies Executive Summary—National Council on Problem Gambling How sports gambling took over prediction markets in the US by Sam Learner, Oliver Roeder and George Steer—The Financial Times  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    21 min

  5. OCT 29

    Hoarding, FOMO, and Zcash: A Private Bitcoin

    What’s the difference between hoarding and investing? There’s a reason markets built on productive assets—like stocks and bonds—are far larger than hoarding markets such as gold and cryptocurrency. In this episode, David explores why that is, and shares why he recently bought Zcash, and how it’s both similar to and different from Bitcoin. Email Newsletters Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Money for the Rest of Us Substack Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Zcash CoinGecko The Largest Companies by Market Cap in October 2025—The Motley Fool (Accessed October 2025) DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin as U.S. and U.K. Target Massive Southeast Asian Crypto Scam Network—Chainalysis Selling Gold in the Diamond District - Money for the Rest of Us Substack Related Episodes 532: Should Private Assets, Gold, and Crypto Be Investment Options in 401k and other Defined Contribution Plans? 513: Crypto—Innovation or Insanity? Meme Coins, Hacks, and Strategic Bitcoin Reserves 432: Are the Economy and Financial Markets Zero-Sum Games? 496: Are You Taking Enough Aspirational Risk? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    22 min

  6. OCT 22

    Don’t Take Financial Advice from AI

    How AI gets simple finance wrong, and how to make it work for you, not mislead you Topics covered include: How AI ignores the time value of moneyA detailed example of ChatGPT misleading by making a simple math mistakeSome examples of opportunity costs and sunk costs when making financial decisionsUnderstanding how AI works can help us use it more effectively Sponsors Claude.ai - Sign up for Claude today and get 50% off Claude Pro Money for the Rest of Us Plus Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Show Notes What Kind of a “PhD-level Expert” Is ChatGPT 5.0? I Tested It. by Gary Smith—Mind Matters Top US Army General Says He’s Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions by Joe Wilkins—Futurism Why Language Models Hallucinate by Adam Tauman Kalai, Ofir Nachum, et al—Arxiv Auto Loan Calculator—nerdwallet Related Episodes 538: Forests, Fakes, and the Fight for the Real 457: AI’s Fork in the Road: Societal Bliss or Existential Threat 450: How Higher Interest Rates Alter Our Financial Blueprint See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    27 min

  7. OCT 15

    Debasement Fears or Meme Fever? What’s Driving the Gold and Silver Rally

    Are gold and silver up more than 50% in 2025 because investors fear currency debasement, or is this rally just the latest meme trade? In this episode, we explore the supply and demand forces behind gold and silver, discuss investing strategies, and outline what to watch to see if investors truly are worried about debasement. Sponsors Money for the Rest of Us Plus Claude.ai - Sign up for Claude today and get 50% off Claude Pro Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Show Notes The Great Debasement Debate Is Rippling Across World Markets by Ruth Carson, Naomi Tajitsu, and Masaki Kondo—Bloomberg How long will gold mania last?—Financial Times Dalio Echoes Griffin in Seeing Gold as Safer Than the US Dollar by Alexandra Semenova, Natalia Kniazhevich, and Lisa Abramowicz—Bloomberg Gold Reserves by Country—World Gold Council Gold's rise in central bank reserves appears unstoppable by Jamie McGeever—Reuters Above-ground stock—World Gold Council Gold Demand Trends: Q2 2025—World Gold Council Treasury Term Premia—Federal Reserve Bank of New York Trey Reik—LinkedIn Investments Mentioned iShares Gold Trust (IAU) SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    19 min

  8. OCT 8

    Beyond Munis — New ETFs for Tax-Efficient Bond Investing

    How to decide when to invest in municipal bonds versus new tax-efficient bond ETFs that don't invest in munis. We analyze several newer ETFs that earn bond-like returns while avoiding paying taxable income distributions. Sponsors Claude.ai - Sign up for Claude today and get 50% off Claude Pro Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Investments Mentioned Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB) iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF (JMST) Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF (BOXX) F/m Compoundr U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (CPAG) F/m Compoundr High Yield ETF (CPHY) NEOS Enhanced Income Aggregate Bond ETF (BNDI) NEOS Enhanced Income 1–3 Month T-Bill ETF (CSHI) Show Notes US municipal bond defaults and recoveries, 1970-2022 by Moody's Investor Service—Fidelity Five Reasons Municipals Have Rarely Defaulted by Matthew Norton—Bernstein 470 Plus: Annuities Correction, Europe versus U.S. Value Stocks, Analyzing BOXX, and Accredited Investor Rules—Money for the Rest of Us Cboe:BOXX | Investment case—alpha architect See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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A personal finance and investing podcast on money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager. For close to two decades, he has been teaching individuals and institutions how to invest and handle their finances in ways that are simple to understand. More info at moneyfortherestofus.com

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  • Creator
    J. David Stein
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    564
  • Rating
    Clean
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