The Stacking Benjamins Show

What are the worst ways to wring more money out of your retirement? We'll go over two that are complex and could be dangerous for the wrong person. Greg McFarlane (ControlYourCash) along with special guests Barbara Friedberg (Young and Oldish Money podcast) and Roger Whitney (Retirement Answer Man) discuss these and other, exciting topics, including new legislation being fought over at the Department of Labor and estate planning.

It's a big retirement planning extravaganza on today's Short Stack!

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

Retirement planning is all about starting early and planning well, which is why we're excited author Emily Guy Birken (Choose Your Retirement) joins us in the basement to share her top 5 retirement myths.

That's not all we do on this show, though. OG & Joe share headlines about "smart beta" and the ROI of a college education. We take your letters about life insurance and improving your credit score....and much more.

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

Why do you take a LOT less risk in the years just before retirement and then notch the risk back up again once you've retired? CFP Michael Kitces asserted that this was the best approach, so we asked him to come down to the basement and explain. It's a great conversation about being careful with your hard-won retirement nest egg.

We also discuss the dumbest article we've read this week on the internet about investing, a book Mark Zuckerberg loves about the money habits of the poor, and more!

Thanks to MagnifyMoney.com and SoFi for sponsoring our show. Looking for better ways to decide which financial products are best? MagnifyMoney is your first stop, and while you're there, you'll notice that SoFi appears at the top of each list when it comes to lending products.

Are tech companies going to continue to win the banking and investing game or will big Wall Street catch up? Should we rely on government to set stricter rules? Greg McFarlane (ControlYourCash) and Paula Pant (AffordAnything) discuss these and other, exciting topics.

It's a sizzlin' episode of the Short Stack!

Thanks to two companies changing the game in banking and investing: MagnifyMoney.com and SoFi, for sponsoring our podcast.

Can you manage your own money? Is the process much simpler than Wall Street wants you to believe? If an advisor helps you plan, should they be required to take fiduciary responsibility when helping you plan for retirement? Bobby Monks and Justin Jaffe think so. They're the authors of the new book Uninvested, and they're detailing the problems where Wall Street and Main Street clash, and they also have brought plenty of solutions so that you don't get sucked into bad "advisors" traps.

Joe & OG share headlines about another politician making political news AND about consumer confidence. We answer your letters about investing fees, share trivia about mutual funds, and much more!

Thanks to MagnifyMoney and SoFi for sponsoring our podcast!

Why do so few people have bank accounts? Carol Realign, co-author of Financial Inclusion at the Bottom of the Pyramid, joins us in the basement to talk about banking innovation around the world AND what changes she sees for all of us in the future.

PK from DQYDJ.net joins us to discuss some banking stats from WalletHub. It turns out that most people "in the system" might struggle with high fees.

Joe & OG look at the rest of the year, and Kiplinger's predictions about the rest of the year. Will the market begin to recover?

We also answer your letters, and share great news from SoFi and MagnifyMoney, our show sponsors.

Our crack Short Stack team rounds out our habits week by talking about the skills they've used to become successful. OrderOfMan.com head honcho Ryan Michler joins us to talk about the traits he cultivates in his tribe to help them become successful also.

We're building habits today on the Short Stack! Wouldn't mom be proud?

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney for sponsoring our podcast.

Great habits start in the morning, and author of the Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod joins us in the basement to talk about building successful days from the beginning.

Also - new chip-based credit cards will be widely used starting tomorrow...what should you know? We also tackle getting to sleep more quickly, and robo advisors stealing clients from human advisors.

Of course we answer your questions about HSAs and stock picking newsletters. Can you use newsletters to learn about the market and individual stocks?

...and that and more! Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney for sponsoring our podcast.

On today's MONSTER episode we're helping you build better habits. To kick things off, Tony Stubblebine from Coach.me joins the show to talk about reaching your goals. Why do so many people struggle to complete their best work? He'll talk about the power of great coaching, why some coaches stink, and fool-proof methods to achieve your best work.

In our letters segment we answer a SLEW of letters from listeners about 401k loans. These absolutely STINK (to put it nicely) and we'll use real world numbers and examples to explain why you should NEVER take out a 401k loan unless it's your last resort (or you feel lucky).

The Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas joins us to tackle bad habits to break at work. We share headlines about "cockroach" brokers you should avoid AND (more importantly), a fast food company that's moving from 4th meal to BEER!

Of course, there's lots more, so come on in!

Thanks to SoFi and MagnifyMoney for sponsoring our podcast.

Jeff Steinmann (author of How to Quit Working) didn't love his job....so he started investing in real estate to escape to freedom. However, he did something a little different than most. He tells Steve Stewart (from SteveStewart.me) all about his journey and gives some practical tips to set newbie real estate investors on their way!

This is the perfect follow up to our awesome interview with Tess Vigeland on Wednesday. Jeff took the leap!

Thanks to MagnifyMoney and SoFi for sponsoring out podcast.