The Stacking Benjamins Show

CFPs Brian Preston and Bo Hanson, AKA "The Money Guys", join us to tackle open enrollment. What are the most important things to know? What are the pitfalls many people fall into? We'll share tips on everything from health insurance to your retirement plan and employee stock purchase plans on today's show.

But of course, that's not all. Suzanne Lucas, The Evil HR Lady, joins us in the basement to answer a listener letter. Should his girlfriend quit her horrible job or wait to get fired? Which is better when it comes to future employment?

Of course, Joe & OG share headlines, Doug has trivia, and much, much more. Enjoy!

Thanks to SoFi And MagnifyMoney.com for sponsoring our podcast.

LOTS of family-based questions today: 1) should the student pay for college, should parents foot the bill, or is the answer somewhere in the middle?; 2) What about allowances? How should those work....or should they work at all?; and finally 3) How do you teach kids about money when you're struggling?

Tai McNeely from HisAndHerMoney.com and Bill Dwight from FamZoo.com join Len Penzo from LenPenzo.com is a great discussion between three parents.

Help Shelby make it to Alaska! Head to StackingBenjamins.com/Texas4000 in our epic battle against Farnoosh and SoMoney!

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney.com for sponsoring our show.

Economics and humor together? We have the one-and-only stand up economist on today's podcast, talking about how he got started, translating the rules of economics, and funny stories from his career speaking in front of crowds. We also discuss his work, books and more.

Joe & OG share headlines, Doug brings the trivia (well, kinda....), and more!

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney.com for sponsoring our podcast!

Money, it turns out, does bad things to your brain AND to your skin. Author Kabir Sehgal from the NY Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Coined, The Rich Life of Money and How Its History Has Shaped Us joins us in the basement.

We also take your letters, talk about Stacking Bordens with a Canadian friend, and more.

Thanks to MagnifyMoney.com and SoFi for sponsoring our podcast.

Mandi Woodruff from Yahoo! Finance and the Brown Ambition podcast joins Paula (AffordAnything.com) and Greg (ControlYourCash.com) to tell scary money stories. What are the worst financial stories they've heard? It's horrifying.

PK comes looking for OG and stays to weigh in on the worst article we've read recently on the internet....AND we have lots more fun.

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney.com for sponsoring our podcast.

Blood curdling tales of horror from CFA Rick Ferri on today's show, as he shares his top 5 investing horror stories.

Nick Clements from MagnifyMoney.com also joins in the fun to talk about our recent discussions around technology and pricing structures. Will we see banking get cheaper?

Also, headlines, trivia and more! Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney.com for sponsoring today's podcast.

Ghosts that attack your credit....where will they strike next? We begin Halloween week by welcoming cyber security expert Michael Bruemmer from Experian to the basement to talk about protecting your identity. What are best practices for now and what should we worry about in the future? 

We also tackle headlines about compounding interest and gold...two topics that should NOT be hot (but seem to be anyway....). We also field letters from Matt and Russell. If you don't have a 401k plan, where should you invest for retirement? 

That's not all....we also have trivia and more!

Thanks to MagnifyMoney.com and SoFi for sponsoring our podcast.

An extra helping of rewind today! This is one of our earliest episodes from February of 2013. We talk about mutual funds, new babies and paying down debt. Dominique Brown from Your Finances Simplified is still a regular on the show and Barbara Friedberg joins in the fun. 

We'll return Monday with a new episode!

LIVE from the expo hall floor at FinCon15...we bring you lots of new and exciting technology, apps and ideas. Every year Joe takes his recorder around the hall so you can get a sampling of all of the fun.

Links to ALL of the companies in today's episode are at StackingBenjamins.com

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney.com for sponsoring our podcast.

It's our annual podcast live from the FinCon stage. This year, two bloggers compete for a HUGE prize by taking part in our version of the 1970's game show, The Match Game. Just like in the game show, we have a celebrity panel AND a special guest announcer. 

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney.com for sponsoring our podcast.