So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
*** Named a Best Podcast By The New York Times, Time Magazine, Real Simple and MSNBC *** Host Farnoosh Torabi is an award-winning financial strategist, TV host and bestselling author. With over 40 million downloads and multiple Webby wins, So Money is dedicated to sharing inspiring money strategies and stories straight from today's financial leaders, bestselling authors and entrepreneurs. One day, hear an intimate money conversation with industry greats like Queen Latifah, Barbara Corcoran or Margaret Cho. Another day learn the basics of cryptocurrency and its impact on our wallets. On Fridays, tune in as Farnoosh answers our most pressing financial questions about...
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1925: Best of So Money 2025: Building Wealth and Securing Retirement
<p>In this Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit standout conversations on new ways to build wealth and protect retirement. From crypto and private equity creeping into 401(k)s, to smarter “rules of thumb” for spending and career decisions, to how to speculate without blowing up your plan, these clips help you stay curious, diversified, and clear-eyed as money trends evolve.</p><br><p>Featured Guest Excerpts</p><p><br></p>Tess Waresmith (Episode 1876) – Crypto and alternative assets entering 401(k)s, what the legislation actually means, the risks and fees to watch for, and how much exposure is too muchNi...
1924: Best of So Money 2025: Money, Health, and Big Transitions in Midlife
<p>In this Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit some of the most powerful conversations about managing money through midlife — a stage where financial decisions collide with health changes, caregiving responsibilities, relationship transitions, and neurodiversity. From menopause and medical advocacy, to rebuilding after divorce, to rethinking money with ADHD, to caring for aging parents, these excerpts offer practical guidance and reassurance for navigating one of the most complex (and consequential) phases of our financial lives.</p><p><br></p><h3>Featured Guest Excerpts</h3><p><br></p>Tamsen Fadal (Episode 1799) – Menopause, medical blind spots, ageism in healthcare, and how wome...
1923: Ask Farnoosh: How to Get Financially Unstuck (Debt, Work, Retirement)
<p>Ask Farnoosh tackles three timeless money crossroads: getting out from under high-interest credit card debt, taking a career break without losing financial footing, and deciding whether an early retirement package is a smart (and safe) next move. </p><br><p>Questions Include: </p><br><p>How to manage credit card debt at 30% interest? Consolidation options, reputable nonprofit credit counseling, negotiating APR, and a realistic payoff plan </p><p>Burnt out breadwinner considering a 6-month break? Exploring a “middle path” (sabbatical/reduced hours), runway math, and navigating the fear of financial dependence </p><p>Take an early retirement package? Evaluating the...
1922: The Best of So Money 2025: AI, Money, Work, and What’s Next for Your Career
<p>In this Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit the conversations that best captured how AI is reshaping our careers, how we learn, and how we protect our money. Workplace expert Dan Schawbel breaks down what employers really think about degrees in the age of automation, Pat Flynn shares a smarter way to build skills without overwhelm, cybersecurity founder Martha Underwood explains how AI is supercharging scams—and how to defend yourself right now. And last, Amanda Holden offers investing guidance amidst fears of an AI bubble bursting in 2026.</p><p><br></p><h3>Featured Guest Excerpts</h3>Dan Sc...
1921: The Best of So Money: Money, Feminism, and the Power to Choose
<p>In this special Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit four of the year’s most powerful conversations at the intersection of money, feminism, and choice. From caregiving and career pauses to beauty standards, ambition, and the myth of “having it all,” these excerpts explore how women navigate systems that shape our financial lives—and how we reclaim power, agency, and options along the way.</p><p><br></p><h2>Featured Guest Excerpts</h2>Neha Ruch (Episode 1774) – Reframing career pauses as The Power Pause and why caregiving chapters can be strategic, dignified, and financially intentionalKatie Gatti Tassin (Episode 1832) – The “Hot Girl Hamst...
1920: Ask Farnoosh: Tax on Bitcoin? How to Negotiate Workplace Benefits?
<p>Join the So Money Members Club today and get your first two months FREE. Offer expires December 31.</p><br><p>In this Ask Farnoosh episode, Farnoosh answers listener questions on the tax implications of receiving Bitcoin as a gift, including how cost basis and capital gains work when you sell, plus smart ways to negotiate benefits beyond salary at a small business, from retirement matches to bonuses and potential equity alternatives. She also offers guidance for PhDs entering a competitive job market, shares practical ways to invest in your health for long-term financial wellbeing, and explains when withdrawals from...
1919: What the Data Proves About Marriage, Motherhood, and Having It All - A Conversation with Wharton Professor Dr. Corinne Low
<p>For decades, women were told that if they wanted equality, they needed to lean in harder. Work more. Organize better. Choose better partners. Be more efficient.</p><p>And yet, here we are. More educated than ever. More present in the workforce than ever. And somehow… more exhausted.</p><br><p>My guest today says this isn’t a contradiction. It’s a data point. Dr. Corinne Low is a Wharton professor and an economist. She is the author of the new book, Having it All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours...
1918: From $100K in Debt to a Seven-Figure Net Worth
<p>What if doing everything “right” still left you broke, burned out, and quietly panicking about money?</p><br><p>Today’s guest followed the script perfectly. Elite degree. Wall Street job. Big bonus. The kind of career that looks wildly successful from the outside. But behind the scenes, she was carrying nearly $100,000 in student loan debt, living paycheck to paycheck, and realizing that the life she worked so hard for wasn’t giving her freedom at all.</p><p>That moment of reckoning became her financial awakening.</p><br><p>My guest today is Rose Han, YouTuber, money educator, and auth...
1917: Ask Farnoosh: Invest in Gold? 401(k) Changes? Buying a Home Without Raiding Retirement?
<p>Markets feel jittery, interest rates are in flux, and many listeners are wondering how to plan for 2026 with confidence. In this Ask Farnoosh episode, Farnoosh Torabi breaks down the biggest financial headlines of the week and tackles real listener questions about investing, saving, and navigating major life decisions during uncertain economic times.</p><br><p>Farnoosh starts with a clear, no-nonsense explanation of the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut and what the split decision inside the Fed signals about inflation, the labor market, and the likelihood of future cuts. She explains why mortgage rates may not move much in...
1916: Population Shift: How Fewer Kids Could Reshape Money, Work and Housing
<p>What happens to a society when people decide to have fewer children—or none at all? And what does that mean for our economy, our housing market, the workforce, and even our financial futures?</p><br><p>Today we’re looking at one of the most consequential demographic shifts of our time: the global decline in birth rates. And we’re doing it with someone who has spent the last year leading an extraordinary international reporting project on exactly this.</p><br><p>My guest is Sarah McCammon, National Political Correspondent at NPR and co-lead reporter of the series Popula...
