The episode begins with a metaphor: “Finance is a grocery store.” The financial system brings things together for convenience, but just like a grocery store, there are good and rotten deals. UO professor of finance Al Sheen also brings his "modern Socrates teaching method" to the podcast and throws host Troy Campbell off by asking a few Socratic questions. Sheen also shares how his time on Wall Street eventually led him to the classroom. Editor Alec Cowan dips in with some practical advice about "building a financial trampoline versus financial net."