Do You Listen to Investing Podcasts?

Denise Grier — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:52:20 +0000

If you don't listen to podcasts, this article from Forbes predicts that you most likely will in the future. In fact, as the article states, podcasting is the fastest growing form of online content delivery. There are many good reasons for listening to podcasts; podcasts are free to listen to, at your convenience, from anywhere you please, using any device you choose.

For our Rules of Thumb blog readers who are investors or interested in beginning your journey into investing, today we would like to share the best 8 investing podcasts of 2019. The 8 podcasts suggestions come from The Balance, and each is rated by what they offer listeners. The Rules of Thumb blog from MoneyThumb has listed the first four investing podcasts suggestions for your reading convenience:

Best Overall: The Investor's Podcast

The Investor's Podcast offers a top-level look at the latest investing news and trends and according to the website, it's the #1 downloaded stock podcast worldwide. Podcast founders Preston Pysh and Stig Broderson use their extensive finance backgrounds to analyze everything from the current state of real estate crowdfunding to the future of commodities and bonds. They're routinely joined by members of their Mastermind Group, which includes a LinkedIn executive and Calin Yablonski, founder of Inbound Interactive, an SEO marketing company, to discuss investing and wealth-building. Episodes are regularly dedicated to studying the attributes, attitudes, and mindset of some of the world's most famous billionaires and how they built their fortunes. Recent profile subjects have included Oprah Winfrey, Mark Zuckerberg and of course, the Oracle of Omaha himself, Warren Buffett.

2. Best for Beginner Investors: Stacking Benjamins

Are you clueless about where to start investing for retirement? Not sure whether you should pay off debt before making your first investment? Wondering what ups and downs a new year may bring to the markets? You can find answers to all of those questions and more on the Stacking Benjamins podcast. Co-hosts Joe Saul-Sehy and OG (aka The Other Guy) are experienced financial professionals who are on a quest to take investing knowledge and financial literacy to the masses. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday they upload a new episode covering the latest investing and finance headlines, including Fintech news so you're always up to date on the newest investing apps. Saul-Sehy and OG are regularly joined by recognized finance experts who are eager to share what they know about investing and money. It's a fun, friendly, and candidly conversational podcast that's great for the investor who's just beginning to build their portfolio.

3. Best Expert Interviews: Invest Like the Best

The Invest Like the Best Podcast isn't so much a conversational show as it is a tutorial in investing, led by instructors who have achieved real-world success in the market. Host Sean O'Shaughnessy focuses each episode on a deep-dive interview with industry experts and leaders like Abby Johnson, chairman, and CEO of Fidelity Investments; Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg; and Albert Wenger, a managing partner at venture capital firm Union Square Ventures. The topics go beyond the usual discussions about investing and cover more complex ground, such as cryptocurrency investments, private equity, and high yield credit investing. If you've ever wanted to pick the brain of a career investor to learn how they maximize returns and identify the best investment opportunities, this investing podcast is a can't-miss addition to your listening schedule.

4. Best for the DIY Investor: Money for the Rest of Us

Some investors rely on a professional financial advisor to guide them through their decision-making. Others, however, may prefer to chart their own course as they shape their portfolio. Money for the Rest of Us is designed with the latter in mind. The podcast, hosted by financial expert David Stein, has a central theme: to help listeners save and invest enough money to enjoy the type of retirement they desire. Stein's experience as a professional money manager led him to create the show to help everyday investors get ahead. Topics are far-ranging, covering key investing issues such as asset allocation, how trade policy may impact the markets, and how to invest to keep pace with inflation. You'll also find shows dedicated to how to invest when you only have a small amount of money and how to teach kids about investing at a young age. It's a one-stop resource for the investor who's ready to take control of their money.

Those are the first 4 best investing podcasts as suggested and rated by The Balance. Read about the other 4 of 8 by following this link. Along with listening to investing podcasts to learn and grow as an investor, keep in mind that MoneyThumb offers PDF financial file converters specifically designed for investors.

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Investing for Beginners: We Found the Holy Grail!

Denise Grier — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:14:32 +0000

At the Rules of Thumb blog from MoneyThumb we have learned that online research is amazing. We are always searching for new tidbits of financial information, helpful articles and blogs for our accountants, CPAs, bookkeepers and small business owners.

In today's blog post, we would like to share what could be considered the holy grail of investment advice for beginners. This wealth of financial investing advice for beginner's comes from the About.com blog, The Balance, and author Joshua Kennon.

Before we lead you to the directory of articles Joshua has amassed, here is a description of him and his articles on About.com from the author's website:

"Since 2001, Joshua Kennon has been the Investing for Beginners Expert at About.com. In the going-on two decades since he first published for the network, he has built up a body of work of more than 1,000 articles, essays, and lessons that are available to read for free, covering everything from how to analyze a balance sheet to strategies for portfolio risk reduction. More formally structured than the content on this personal blog, they are a fantastic introduction to the basics of wealth building and asset management for new and experienced investors alike."

In what must have taken many, many hours of work, Mr. Kennon has created a directory of all the financial articles on investing he has written for About.com. Here is the link to that directory.

There doesn't seem to be a subject concerning investing that Joshua hasn't covered in this directory, and there is plenty for seasoned investors as well as beginner's. But if you are considering your first foray into investing your money, this directory offers everything you need to know to get started and much more. A few of the sections covered in the directory, with plenty of different articles and essays concerning each topic, are as follows:

Investing in Stocks
Investing in Mutual Funds
Investing in Retirement
Investing Lessons
The Basics
Portfolio Management
Investing in Bonds
Investing in Small Businesses
Personal Finance
Taxes

And those are just a few sections! We really do advise you to check out the directory of finance and investing articles in the link above, whether you are just starting out or you are looking for additional information to help increase your current financial portfolio.

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