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Want to clean up your act, financially speaking?
Podcasts are a great resource for learning about anything, but there's one problem. There are so many podcasts, and they cover everything from true crime to pop culture to the best-kept beauty secrets.
Not all podcasts are created equally, just like all advice isn't. If you want to make your first budget, manage your debt, save for retirement, build an emergency fund, or foster a healthier relationship with money, we have the financial podcast for you.
If you love podcasts and you want more recommendations, we have compiled lists of our favorite podcasts for women (by women), the podcasts to make you smarter, some of the best podcasts to listen to at work, and our very own podcast, The Career Contessa Podcast.
A quick caveat: Due to his complicated history with financial advice and reported treatment of employees, we do not recommend Dave Ramsey. While we understand that many have benefitted from his advice, we like to keep our recommendations separate from problematic individuals whenever possible.
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Best Personal Finance Podcasts
Financial Feminist
Looking for financial advice that skews away from the patriarchy? Then, you'll love Tori Dunlap's Financial Feminist. Learn how to earn more, spend less, and feel financially confident in a world run by rich, white men.
Networth & Chill
Wouldn't you love a Rich BFF who shared all her best financial secrets? Vivian Tu can be that friend. In Networth and Chill, Tu gets up close and personal about the good, bad, and ugly of all things money. Each episode breaks down a complicated economic or business concept into easy-to-understand terms.
Nerdwallet's Smart Money
Sometimes, you just need advice from a nerd. With their podcast, Smart Money, the nerds over at NerdWallet tackle real-life financial questions. Learn how to manage your money and create smart financial habits.
The Money With Katie Show
The Money With Kate Show is the perfect podcast for beginners looking to improve their financial knowledge. Katie and her guests talk about spending habits, smart investing, and tax strategies—and they make it engaging, approachable, and interesting!
If you like The Money With Katie Show, check out her other podcast, BOSSY, with Tara Reed.
Brown Ambition
Ready to unapologetically build your wealth? If the answer is yes, join personal finance expert and journalist Mandi Woodruff and Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche on Brown Ambition. On this twice-weekly podcast, Woodruff and Aliche answer questions and advise on making smart career choices, saving, and investing your hard-earned money.
LISTEN TO: BA Q&A: Pay Your Debt Aggressively
Afford Anything
You can afford anything, but not everything. That is the central theme of Paula Pant's financial podcast, Afford Anything. Learn how to make smart daily decisions with your money, but that's not all. Pant's podcast shares advice on budgeting your money, time, energy, and focus. They are all so important.
LISTEN TO: Buy the Damn Guac, with Jamila Souffrant
Money Rehab
We would discuss almost anything before the most uncomfortable topic: money. Nicole Lapin, The New York Times best-selling author of Rich Bitch, and host of Money Rehab, is here to help you rehabilitate your finances. Tune into Money Rehab for quick and easy episodes packed with financial advice that you don't need a dictionary to understand.
LISTEN TO: Homeownership is a Conspiracy. Here's Why
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Host Farnoosh Torabi is an award-winning financial strategist, TV host and bestselling author. With over 30 million downloads, So Money is dedicated to sharing inspiring money strategies and stories straight from today's financial leaders, bestselling authors and entrepreneurs.
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Frugal Friends
Imagine having a best friend who helped you guide your financial moves. Frugal Friends is a podcast to help you gain a little more control of your money—all while having fun and a few laughs. If you're trying to save money, spend less, adopt minimalism, pay off debt, or reach financial independence, tune in.
LISTEN TO: How to Stick With Your Big Financial Goals
Clever Girls Know Podcast
Hosted by founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance, Bola Sokunbi, The Clever Girls Know Podcast shares open and honest conversations with real women at different stages of their financial and life journeys to inspire and motivate other women on their own journeys, too!
Best Podcasts About Investing + Stock Market
CNBC's Fast Money
For up-to-the-minute news on finance, investing, and today's business world, tune into CNBC's podcast, Fast Money, which airs weekdays at 5 pm ET. Host Melissa Lee and a roundtable of top traders, this podcast reports on stocks, job reports, and the economy at large.
Sound Investing
If you're looking for strategic planning for your finances, tune into Paul Merriman's weekly podcast, Sound Investing. Paul's advice is data-driven, authentic, and relatable for pretty much any listener.
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Money for the Rest of Us
If it feels like so much financial advice is for people with lots of money, you're not alone. This personal finance and investing podcast is hosted by former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager J. David Stein teaches individuals and institutions how to invest and handle their finances in simple ways.
Millennial Investing
When it comes to finances, Millennials have had unique issues (ahem, housing crisis, recessions, pandemics, et al.) when it comes to building a financial future from scratch. Patrick Donley and Kyle Grieve host Millennial Investing by The Investor’s Podcast Network. This podcast provides specific advice for millennials by inviting the world’s best investors, entrepreneurs, authors, and thinkers to explore their ideas, methods, and stories.
Best Economics Podcasts
Planet Money
If the state of the economy flummoxes you, you're in good company. Planet Money from NPR explores the forces that shape our lives and how everything relates to the economy. Tune into Planet Money to have fun exploring classically bummer topics like recessions, housing markets, and potatoes.
What Goes Up
...must come down? This monthly podcast from Bloomberg is hosted by Mike Regan and Vildana Hajric. Expert guests join What Goes Up to explore stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities—and how each asset class affects trading in the others. Whether you’re a financial professional or just a curious retirement saver, What Goes Up addresses all the buzz on Wall Street and how it affects you.
Unhedged
What the heck is going on in finance right now? Unhedged from the Financial Times aims to answer this question every Tuesday and Thursday. Hosts Ethan Wu and Katie Martin tackle the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now—in 20 minutes or less!
Capitalisn't
Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? What a question! Capitalisn't is hosted by Vanity Fair contributing editor Bethany McLean and world-renowned economics professor Luigi Zingales. This show explores how capitalism can go wrong and what we can do to fix it.
Trillions
Money goes where it's treated best. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you invest in everything from the stock market to gold like never before. That's why trillions of dollars are being turned into ETFs. If you want to know more about BitCoin and other ETFs, tune into Trillions, the biweekly podcast that will demystify cryptocurrency—and delight you in the process.
LISTEN TO: A Financial Adviser’s Take on Bitcoin ETFs
