Money For the Rest of Us

By J. David Stein

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

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July 23, 2025 Should Private Assets, Gold, and Crypto Be Investment Options in 401k and other Defined Contribution Plans?
A new executive order could radically reshape retirement investing by allowing private equity, crypto, and gold in 401(k) plans. This episode examines the factors driving the demand for alternative assets in defined-contribution plans, the potential risks to everyday investors, and why fiduciary rules and financial literacy gaps still matter.
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Trump Executive Order to Help Open Up 401(k)s to Private Markets by Miriam Gottfried, Dylan Tokar, and Matt Wirz—The Wall Street Journal
Donald Trump set to open US retirement market to crypto investments by Antoine Gara, Jamie John, and Stephanie Stacey—The Financial Times
U.S. Labor Department Allows Private Equity in 401(k) Plans by Chris Cumming—The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Department of Labor Supplement Statement on Private Equity in Defined Contribution Plan Designated Investment Alternatives—U.S. Department of Labor
State Street New TDF Includes Private Assets by PSCA Net Staff—PSCA
The Power of Private Markets by Robert Crothers et al.—BlackRock
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT OPINION No. 22-16268
The Relentless Ask: Private Markets Are Eating the World by Michael Batnick—The Irrelevant Investor
Don’t Buy Into This Easy Fix for Stock-Market Craziness by Jason Zweig—The Wall Street Journal
The Private Equity Boom Is Leaving Midsize Players Behind by Preeti Singh and Laura Benitez—Bloomberg
401(k) Retirement Plans: Many Participants Do Not Understand Fee Information, but DOL Could Take Additional Steps to Help Them—U.S. Government Accountability Office
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS AND THE CHALLENGE OF FINANCIAL ILLITERACY by Jill E. Fisch, Annamaria Lusardi, and Andrea Hasler—Cornell
On Endowments and Unintended Consequences by Paul Kedrosky—Paul Kedrosky
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509: How to Invest in Private Credit / Direct Lending?
497: How to Fix the Retirement Savings Crisis
490: Should You Invest in Private Equity?
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July 16, 2025 Will AI Wipe Out Half of White Collar Jobs or Is There an AI Bubble?
We explore the compelling questions surrounding artificial intelligence. Will AI create more new jobs than it destroys? Is AI already destroying jobs? Are we seeing overinvestment in companies and infrastructure in the AI space? Is there evidence that AI has increased productivity?
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Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen—Axios
Yuval Noah Harari Statement - Post by Nunki08—Reddit
Challenger Report June 2025—Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Entry level jobs fall by nearly a third since ChatGPT launch by Karl Matchett—The Independent
Strategic Insights for M&A in the Evolving AI Market—S&P Global
Nvidia Becomes First Public Company Worth $4 Trillion by Tripp Mickle—The New York Times
Silicon Valley is racing to build the first $1trn unicorn—The Economist
How to use generative AI to augment your workforce by Betsy Vereckey—MIT Management
Humans must remain at the heart of the AI story by Marc Benioff—The Financial Times
The AI Industry Is Radicalizing by Matteo Wong—The Atlantic
TASKS, AUTOMATION, AND THE RISE IN U.S. WAGE INEQUALITY by DARON ACEMOGLU AND PASCUAL RESTREPO—Econometrica
MyPillow CEO’s lawyers fined for AI-generated court filing in Denver defamation case by Olivia Prentzel—The Colorado Sun
Which Workers Will A.I. Hurt Most: The Young or the Experienced? by Noam Scheiber—The New York Times
Generative AI at Work by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, Lindsey Raymond—Oxford Academic
The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity by Parshin Shojaee et al.—Apple
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507: Where You Live Matters – How Geography Contributes to Wealth
457: AI’s Fork in the Road: Societal Bliss or Existential Threat
439: How and Why to Invest in AI
417: Will Generative AI Replace Your Job?

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July 09, 2025Mining and the Global Race for Critical Minerals with Kinterra Capital
How the investing landscape is being reshaped by the global race for critical minerals.
Topics covered in this conversation between FEG's Greg Dowling and private equity firm Kinterra Capital's co-founders, Cheryl Brandon and Kamal Toor include:
How mining and mineral processing work
What are critical minerals, what is driving the demand for them, and will it continue
How the rise of passive management has led to underinvestment in mining
How to reconcile care for the environment and the need to mine critical minerals
What are the attributes that contribute to successful private capital investments
Why querying ChatGPT is insufficient to get up to speed on an investing topic, and what to do instead.

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FEG Insight Bridge episode page with transcript
Kinterra Capital
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526: The Future of Power: Energy at a Crossroads with Scott Harland
384: Has a Commodities Bull Market Supercycle Started? If So, How Do You Invest in It?

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June 25, 2025Are Robo Advisors Worth It Even With Tax Loss Harvesting and Direct Indexing?
We examine how robo-advisors have evolved over the past decade to determine if their services justify the fees they charge.
Topics covered include:
How large are the top 5 robo-advisors
Robo-advisor fees
Robo-advisor holdings
Why robo-advisors are turning toward direct indexing for tax loss harvesting
How much excess return does tax loss harvesting generate
Who can benefit from using robo-advisors

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The Tax Benefits of Direct Indexing, and How They Are Affected by the Biden Tax Plan by Nathan Sosner et al.—SSRN
An Empirical Evaluation of Tax-Loss Harvesting Alpha by Shomesh Chaudhuri et al.—SSRN
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398: When Should You Hire An Investment Advisor? Two Case Studies
92: What Robo-Advisors Recommend

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June 18, 2025 Climbing the Wealth Ladder with Nick Maggiulli
How our spending, investing, and life strategy change as our net worth grows. We consider how skill, luck, discipline, relationships, and AI can allow us to ascend and, in some cases, descend the wealth ladder.
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Of Dollars and Data - Nick Maggiulli
The Wealth Ladder by Nick Maggiulli
Ritzholz Wealth Management
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461: How Much Should Your Net Worth Grow Each Year?
252: How to Become Wealthy
119: Investing Won't Make You Rich

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June 11, 2025 Stablecoins and CBDCs: Their Rise, Risks and Possibilities
Circle Invest, one of the leading stablecoin providers, just went public, and its stock price has tripled. We delve into the growth of stablecoins, their applications, and the associated risks. We also discuss the surprising political pushback against central bank digital currencies.
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Top Stablecoin Tokens by Market Capitalization—CoinMarketCap
Runs and Flights to Safety: Are Stablecoins the New Money Market Funds? by Kenechukwu Anadu et al—New York Fed
Amendment No. 3 to FORM S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933—SEC
Why Crypto Stablecoins Still Worry the Fed by Olga Kharif and Yueqi Yang—Bloomberg
Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker—Atlantic Council
STRENGTHENING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN DIGITAL FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY—The White House
Stablecoins and monetary sovereignty: the ball is in Europe’s court by Ignazio Angeloni—The Financial Times
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488: Should You Invest in an Ethereum ETF?
424: Are More Bank Runs Coming? The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
387: Why Most Money Fails
373: Are Stablecoins Safe? Should You Own Them?
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June 04, 2025The Future of Power: Energy at a Crossroads with Scott Harland
From wildfires to AI-driven demand surges, the power grid is under pressure—and so is the investment landscape around it. Scott Harland of Rockland Capital visits with Greg Dowling of FEG to explore the risks, opportunities, and critical shifts shaping the future of energy.
Topics covered include:
The necessity of a balanced energy mix, including traditional and renewable energy sources
How the private sector is playing a larger role in building out energy infrastructure
Rising energy demand from data centers and AI, and how that demand can be met

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Hungry, Hungry, Hyperscalers with Scott Harlan - FEG Insight Bridge
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502: Should You Invest in Nuclear Energy?
469: Which Will Perform Better: Berkshire Hathaway or Utility Stocks?
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May 21, 2025No More AAA - What the U.S. Debt Downgrade Means for Investors
With longer-term U.S. interest rates rising and no plan to reduce the budget deficit, is a U.S. national debt crisis imminent?
Topics covered include:
Why S&P, Fitch, and now Moody's stripped the U.S. of its pristine AAA debt rating
How the U.S. national debt dynamics compare to Greece, Italy, and Japan
What are four things investors should monitor for signs that the national debt crisis is worsening or spiraling out of control

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Moody's Ratings downgrades United States ratings to Aa1 from Aaa; changes outlook to stable—Moody's Ratings
Research Update: United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative—S&P Global
Interest Expense and Average Interest Rates on the National Debt FY 2010 – FYTD 2025—FiscalData.Treasury.gov
The Stark Math on the GOP Tax Plan: It Doesn’t Cut the Deficit by Richard Rubin—The Wall Street Journal
The Long-Term Budget Outlook: 2025 to 2055—Congressional Budget Office
Walmart says higher prices could hit this month due to tariffs by Natalie Sherman—BBC
Post on May 17th, 2025; 7:27 AM by Donald J. Trump—Truth Social
Walmart responds to Trump comment that retailer should ‘eat the tariffs’ by Kyler Swaim—The Hill
What’s behind Japan’s High Government Debt? by YiLi Chien and Ashley H. Stewart—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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487: Are We Heading for a 2030s Depression? Global Economic and Population Shifts
479: National Debt Master Class Finale – What To Do

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May 14, 2025Facing a Financial Squeeze: What Harvard’s Response Can Teach the Rest of Us
How can we apply the same emergency measures that Harvard and other universities are using to navigate a financial crisis? Also, how universities invest their endowments and what their performance has been.
Topics covered include:
What has led to the financial crisis at Harvard
What actions has the university taken
How do endowments invest and spend their funds
How endowments maintain intergenerational equity
How we can apply the principles universities use in our own investing

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Letter Sent to Harvard 2025-04-11—Harvard
Harvard Response 2025-04-14—Harvard
Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands by Vimal Patel—The New York Times
Should Harvard Be Tax Exempt? by The Editorial Board—The Wall Street Journal
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reforms Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education—The White House
At Grim Town Hall, Harvard Medical School Leaders Tell Staff to Expect Layoffs and Far-Reaching Cuts by Avani B. Rai and Saketh Sundar—The Harvard Crimson
Can Harvard Use Its Endowment To Make Up For Federal Cuts? It’s Possible, but Not That Simple. by Avani B. Rai and Saketh Sundar—The Harvard Crimson
Yale Weighs $850 Million Bond Sale Amid Trump’s Higher Education Attack by Elizabeth Rembert and Amanda Albright—Bloomberg
Yale seeks to sell billions in private equity investments as political pressures from Trump mount by Liese Klein—CT Insider
2024 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments—NACUBO
Endowments Face Liquidity Crunch Amid Market Pullback, Funding Cuts by Matt Toledo—Chief Investment Officer
Big investors borrow against private equity holdings amid cash crunch by Amelia Pollard and Antoine Gara—The Financial Times
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402: Why Student Debt Is So High and Forgiving It Doesn’t Fix the Problem
245: Is College Worth It?
180: Can You Outperform Harvard’s Endowment?
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May 07, 2025 Why Bond Investing Is Easier Than Ever
Discover how bond market ETFs have transformed investing — making bonds easier, cheaper, and more accessible than ever. We also explore how the bond market’s very composition has evolved.
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The total return strategy in bonds is far from dead by James Bianco—The Financial Times
What I Learned in My First Year Managing Fixed-Income by Jim Bianco—Bianco Research Advisors
ETFs are eating the bond market by Robin Wigglesworth and Will Schmitt—The Financial Times
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463: How to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall
455: Easier Investing, Richer Life: TIPS Ladders to Annuities
418: Bond Investing Masterclass

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