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The Best Interest - Complex Personal Finance Made Easy
The Best Interest - Complex Personal Finance Made Easy
Jesse Cramer

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

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Episodes

Instructive and Surprising Questions to Ask Before You Retire | Joe Saul-Sehy - E93

What are the long-term gains of educated investment decisions? The COVID pandemic triggered fear and uncertainty, with many wanting to... more

06 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Why Teachers Need to Be Careful | Dan Otter - E92

Jesse opens the show by sharing a personal anecdote about a former teacher's challenging investment choices, which were burdened with... more

23 Oct 2024 · 46 minutes
What No One Tells You About Early Retirement | Steve Adcock - E91

Today, Jesse helps us step out of our financial frame and see the broader context of our lives. Quoting from... more

09 Oct 2024 · 53 minutes
No Diversification = Deep Trouble?! | AMA #3 with Jesse - E90

Back with another AMA, Jesse tackles your questions on employee stock incentives, diversification, how taxes affect investments, and more! Our... more

25 Sep 2024 · 54 minutes
Societal Challenges and the “Money World” Don't Always Mix | Katie Gatti Tassin - E89

Jesse explores the intricacies of student loan forgiveness, highlighting the fallacy that loans can simply vanish without consequence. He argues... more

11 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Practical Reasons Why "Retirement Success" Can Still Be Painful | Rob Berger - E88

Referring back to his article, Fundamentals Of Retirement: Is the Summit “Good Enough?”, Jesse uses an experience hiking in the Adirondack... more

28 Aug 2024 · 43 minutes
How To Secure an Edge Against “Sequence of Returns” Risk | Tyler of Portfolio Charts - E87

In today’s opening monologue, Jesse explores the concept of Sequence of Returns Risk, a crucial and often misunderstood threat to... more

14 Aug 2024 · 52 minutes
Should I Drain My 401k to Pay Off My Mortgage? | AMA #2 with Jesse - E86

In today’s AMA, Jesse delves into various financial dilemmas and strategies to maximize benefits and secure a stable retirement. The... more

31 Jul 2024 · 48 minutes
Red Flag Finance Scams on the Big, Scary Internet | Rachael Camp - E85

Jesse starts by sharing two of his blog posts in today’s monologue.  The first post, “The Answers are Here, But…”,... more

17 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
How New Parents Can Avoid Money Mistakes | Andy Hill - E84

Jesse begins today's episode with two reflections. First, he talks about the rarity and preciousness of gathering all your loved... more

03 Jul 2024 · 53 minutes
Fight, Flight, and Friction: Being Smart in Your Volatile Portfolio | Carl Richards - E83

Jesse starts this episode with a confession: money still stresses him out. The four ways that Jesse reduces this stress... more

19 Jun 2024 · 55 minutes
“Truth: We Are Very Bad At Anticipating What We Want” | Jonathan Clements - E82

Jesse begins today’s episode with a short monologue on the highs and lows of money. Can money buy happiness? Or... more

05 Jun 2024 · 47 minutes
"Is My 100% S&P 500 Portfolio Wrong?" | AMA #1 with Jesse - E81

On today’s episode, we bring you something a little different. Jesse’s collected a series of questions from newsletter subscribers and... more

22 May 2024 · 37 minutes
Beware! Don’t Fall Into “The College Money Pit Trap!” | Evan Giokas - E80

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

08 May 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Health = Money = Time | Phil Pearlman - E79

In episode 79 of The Best Interest Podcast, host Jesse Cramer discusses the intricate relationships between health, wealth, and time... more

24 Apr 2024 · 50 minutes
An Informative Debate: The Most Important Rules of Personal Finance | Justin Peters - E78

Jesse starts this episode with an engaging monologue: how exactly does The Best Interest generate revenue? Jesse answers this question... more

10 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
A Market Crash is Coming! (…Eventually) | Peter Lazaroff - E77

Peter Lazaroff is the host of The Long Term Investor podcast and serves as the Chief Investment Officer at PlanCorp,... more

27 Mar 2024 · 56 minutes
Don’t Make Your Own Pizza?! | Jared Dillian - E76

Jared Dillian is a former Wall Street trader at Lehman Brothers, an author of 4 books, and daily writer a... more

13 Mar 2024 · 53 minutes
Growth Mindsets to Afford Anything | Paula Pant - E75

Paula Pant writes, podcasts, and speaks on financial independence, money management, and financial literacy. As the host of the Afford... more

28 Feb 2024 · 52 minutes
Picking Stocks - Does It Ever Work?! | Brian Feroldi - E74

Brian Feroldi is a prolific creator in the financial education space, having written over 3000 articles for the Motley Fool,... more

14 Feb 2024 · 57 minutes
People Need Informative Straight-Talk About Money (And Jokes, Too) | Joe Saul-Sehy - E73

Joe Saul-Sehy is one of the hosts of Stacking Benjamins, which is one of the most listened-to podcasts in the... more

31 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
When Scary Career Risks Get Remarkable Results | Doug Cunnington - E72

Today’s show features Doug Cunnington, one of the hosts of the financial independence podcast Mile High FI. Doug highlights how... more

17 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The Unspoken Strain of F.I. | Diania Merriam - E71

Diania Merriam is the founder of the EconoMe Conference, an exclusive gathering for the FIRE community (financial independence, retire early).... more

03 Jan 2024 · 54 minutes
The 7 Sins of Investing | Jeremy Schneider aka Personal Finance Club - E70

Jeremy is the voice behind Personal Finance Club, a community of champions of the individual investor dedicated to bringing accessible... more

20 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
529 Plans Aren’t Worth It?! (And Other Important Tax Thoughts) | Sean Mullaney aka The FI Tax Guy - E69

Sean Mullaney is the FI Tax Guy (FI = Financial Independence). He’s a financial planner and the president of Mullaney... more

06 Dec 2023 · 55 minutes
Minimalism: How Much is Enough? | Rose Lounsbury - E68

Rose Lounsbury is a keynote speaker, an Amazon bestselling author, simplicity coach and the still-sane mom of triplets. She helps... more

22 Nov 2023 · 48 minutes
The Mindset of a Millionaire Next Door | Andrew Giancola - E67

Today, Jesse shares some financial lessons from humble beginnings. There’s much to learn from his first entrepreneurial endeavor: a baseball... more

08 Nov 2023 · 38 minutes
Marriage, Kids and Money | Andy Hill - E66

In the day-to-day hustle of parenting, thinking long-term, especially regarding finances, is often challenging. With studies showing an estimated cost... more

25 Oct 2023 · 51 minutes
Credit Card and Parenting Hacks | All the Hacks - E65

Do you see yourself dying on top of a pile of gold like Scrooge McDuck? Today’s guest, Chris Hutchins, shares... more

11 Oct 2023 · 59 minutes
A Guide for the DIY Investor | Measure Twice Money - E64

Nonillion… That’s a number so big, I hadn’t heard it before recording this episode. Should you budget and track every... more

27 Sep 2023 · 53 minutes
Saving Less to Live More. Should You Do the Same? | Carl Jensen aka Mr. 1500 - E63

How do you know when you are taking the right financial road? Should you prioritize saving money to be better... more

13 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
The Reality of Retirement Beyond the Numbers | The Retirement Manifesto - E62

Today on the podcast, we have a fascinating guest. He's a gentleman by the name of Fritz Gilbert. He runs... more

30 Aug 2023 · 53 minutes
Are You Living a Regret Free Life? | Jordan Grumet aka Doc G - E61

What exactly does it mean to live a regret free life? Our guest today, Jordan Grumet aka Doc G, shares... more

17 Aug 2023 · 54 minutes
Are You Saving Too Much? | with Nick Maggiulli - E60

Today, I’m going to share the five false proxies leading people astray in their financial goals. In fact, what if... more

02 Aug 2023 · 52 minutes
Think and Grow Rich…Really?! | How to Money and 5AM Joel - E59

What kind of mood would you find yourself in if a tree fell onto your house? Would it ruin your... more

19 Jul 2023 · 55 minutes
Why Inaction is an Investor's Best Friend - E58

Today’s episode starts in Minnesota, during an experiment where young men were intentionally starved. They knew starvation would affect their... more

05 Jul 2023 · 30 minutes
Does the Debt Ceiling Affect Your Finances? - E57

You might’ve seen it on the nightly news or read it in the morning paper, but things got a little... more

21 Jun 2023 · 29 minutes
7 Facts That'll Change How You Invest in the Stock Market - E56

Investing can be stressful. We worry when our accounts are going down and grow overconfident when our accounts are going... more

07 Jun 2023 · 44 minutes
Conversations with Aging Parents - E55

Time is coming for us all, and according to one survey, 73% of adult children haven’t had detailed conversations with... more

24 May 2023 · 45 minutes
Choosing FI, with Brad Barrett - E54

Today, we explore the concept of FIRE, a community of individuals dedicated to the principles of achieving financial independence and... more

10 May 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
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You might’ve seen it on the nightly news or read it in the morning paper, but things got a little tense on... more