Why is personal finance so complicated? Even worse, the Internet is full of personal finance “experts” providing short-sighted, error-prone, and outright bad... more
What are the long-term gains of educated investment decisions? The COVID pandemic triggered fear and uncertainty, with many wanting to... more
Jesse opens the show by sharing a personal anecdote about a former teacher's challenging investment choices, which were burdened with... more
Today, Jesse helps us step out of our financial frame and see the broader context of our lives. Quoting from... more
Back with another AMA, Jesse tackles your questions on employee stock incentives, diversification, how taxes affect investments, and more! Our... more
Jesse explores the intricacies of student loan forgiveness, highlighting the fallacy that loans can simply vanish without consequence. He argues... more
Referring back to his article, Fundamentals Of Retirement: Is the Summit “Good Enough?”, Jesse uses an experience hiking in the Adirondack... more
In today’s opening monologue, Jesse explores the concept of Sequence of Returns Risk, a crucial and often misunderstood threat to... more
In today’s AMA, Jesse delves into various financial dilemmas and strategies to maximize benefits and secure a stable retirement. The... more
Jesse starts by sharing two of his blog posts in today’s monologue. The first post, “The Answers are Here, But…”,... more
Jesse begins today's episode with two reflections. First, he talks about the rarity and preciousness of gathering all your loved... more
Jesse starts this episode with a confession: money still stresses him out. The four ways that Jesse reduces this stress... more
Jesse begins today’s episode with a short monologue on the highs and lows of money. Can money buy happiness? Or... more
On today’s episode, we bring you something a little different. Jesse’s collected a series of questions from newsletter subscribers and... more
Jesse starts this episode discussing his “50/50 rule” of college savings. Jesse also talks about 529-to-Roth conversions (why they’re overrated!),... more
In episode 79 of The Best Interest Podcast, host Jesse Cramer discusses the intricate relationships between health, wealth, and time... more
Jesse starts this episode with an engaging monologue: how exactly does The Best Interest generate revenue? Jesse answers this question... more
Peter Lazaroff is the host of The Long Term Investor podcast and serves as the Chief Investment Officer at PlanCorp,... more
Jared Dillian is a former Wall Street trader at Lehman Brothers, an author of 4 books, and daily writer a... more
Paula Pant writes, podcasts, and speaks on financial independence, money management, and financial literacy. As the host of the Afford... more
Brian Feroldi is a prolific creator in the financial education space, having written over 3000 articles for the Motley Fool,... more
Joe Saul-Sehy is one of the hosts of Stacking Benjamins, which is one of the most listened-to podcasts in the... more
Today’s show features Doug Cunnington, one of the hosts of the financial independence podcast Mile High FI. Doug highlights how... more
Diania Merriam is the founder of the EconoMe Conference, an exclusive gathering for the FIRE community (financial independence, retire early).... more
Jeremy is the voice behind Personal Finance Club, a community of champions of the individual investor dedicated to bringing accessible... more
Sean Mullaney is the FI Tax Guy (FI = Financial Independence). He’s a financial planner and the president of Mullaney... more
Rose Lounsbury is a keynote speaker, an Amazon bestselling author, simplicity coach and the still-sane mom of triplets. She helps... more
Today, Jesse shares some financial lessons from humble beginnings. There’s much to learn from his first entrepreneurial endeavor: a baseball... more
In the day-to-day hustle of parenting, thinking long-term, especially regarding finances, is often challenging. With studies showing an estimated cost... more
Do you see yourself dying on top of a pile of gold like Scrooge McDuck? Today’s guest, Chris Hutchins, shares... more
Nonillion… That’s a number so big, I hadn’t heard it before recording this episode. Should you budget and track every... more
How do you know when you are taking the right financial road? Should you prioritize saving money to be better... more
Today on the podcast, we have a fascinating guest. He's a gentleman by the name of Fritz Gilbert. He runs... more
What exactly does it mean to live a regret free life? Our guest today, Jordan Grumet aka Doc G, shares... more
Today, I’m going to share the five false proxies leading people astray in their financial goals. In fact, what if... more
What kind of mood would you find yourself in if a tree fell onto your house? Would it ruin your... more
Today’s episode starts in Minnesota, during an experiment where young men were intentionally starved. They knew starvation would affect their... more
You might’ve seen it on the nightly news or read it in the morning paper, but things got a little... more
Investing can be stressful. We worry when our accounts are going down and grow overconfident when our accounts are going... more
Time is coming for us all, and according to one survey, 73% of adult children haven’t had detailed conversations with... more
Today, we explore the concept of FIRE, a community of individuals dedicated to the principles of achieving financial independence and... more
You might’ve seen it on the nightly news or read it in the morning paper, but things got a little tense on... more