Ep 548: Tori Dunlap's Money Playbook For Finishing Out The Year Strong
We're closing in on the end of 2026, and on paper, it's been an amazing year for the markets. But that doesn't change the math that so many...
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20 of 760 episodes"Should I Fire My $50K-a-Year Financial Advisor?"
In this AMA, Jean sits down with Anne — a 57-year-old retiree, self-taught investor, and self-described "super saver" — who's questioning wh...
Ep 547: Dr. Jill Biden on Why Every Woman Needs Her Own Money
It's no secret that Dr. Jill Biden has been through a lot. She opens her new memoir, View From The East Wing, by telling us about the heartb...
Why I Changed My Mind About Annuities After 20 Years
For almost twenty years, HerMoney CEO Jean Chatzky was an annuity denier. In 2006, when her mother's financial advisor suggested putting som...
InvestingFixx Sneak Peek: Should You Buy Gold Right Now?
Gold's had a strong run in recent months, climbing toward $4,700 an ounce at one point in late August — and if you've been wondering whether...
Ep 546: What If Women Are Already Better With Money Than We Think?
What does being “good with money” actually look like? It might look like steadily contributing to your 401(k). Or figuring out how to pay fo...
Sinking Funds 101: How to Save Smarter with Nerdwallet's Sean Pyles and Elizabeth Ayoola
Ever moved money out of your vacation fund to cover a car repair, or dipped into your emergency fund for something that wasn't quite an emer...
Ep 545: Getting the Most Out of Medicare: What You Need to Know
Medicare can feel like a maze of parts, plans and deadlines – and getting it wrong can cost you. On this episode of the HerMoney Podcast, sp...
“Should We Give Up a $350K Lump Sum for a Bigger Guaranteed Pension?”
Jenna joins Jean Chatzky on this week's episode for another AMA conversation, this time digging into a decision that sits right at the heart...
Ep 544: Is the 4% Rule Dead? Jean Chatzky on Building a Paycheck That Never Runs Out
We've gotten really good at teaching people how to save for retirement. But almost nobody teaches you what to do the day you stop earning an...
The Secret To Building Wealth As A Normal Person
Do you feel like you're middle class? You might not be. Pew Research shows the U.S. middle class has shrunk from 61% of households in 1971 t...
Remembering Gloria Steinem: Money, Power & Feminism (2017 Interview)
Gloria Steinem died today at 92, and we're revisiting a conversation that's stayed with Jean for almost a decade. Recorded live at the Paley...
Ep 543: Is This Stock Market Too Good to Be True? Karen Finerman's Honest Take
The S&P 500 is on pace for a fourth straight year of double-digit gains, something that's only happened once before since 1928, and that las...
The Simple Framework for Planning the Retirement You Actually Want
Most of us pictured our lives as a straight line: high school, college, a job, marriage, a house, kids…one milestone after another. Then lif...
Ep 542: We Fact-Checked Social Media’s Worst Financial Advice With Jill Schlesinger
FinTok is full of people giving confident financial advice… and a lot of it is dead wrong. This week, Jean sits down with CBS News Business...
"I'm 3 Months Into Early Retirement. How Do I Make the Money Last?"
You've heard of FIRE, Financial Independence, Retire Early. And maybe your first reaction is: those people are a little extreme. But what if...
Ep 541: Protected vs. Growing: The Split Your Portfolio Actually Needs
When's the last time you looked at your portfolio and felt genuinely confident it could weather a bad year? For most of us, the answer is so...
A Rejection Expert on How to Ask for What You Want (Even If The Answer Is No)
You know that feeling when you should ask for the raise, have the hard money conversation with your partner, or push back on a bad deal… and...
Ep 540: The One Question That Will Change Your Relationship With Money
What if the secret to never worrying about money again isn't earning more or spending less? Jesse Mecham, founder of the beloved budgeting a...
$100k Used to Mean You’d Made It. Now It Barely Covers Groceries.
$100,000 used to mean you'd made it. Today, in some cities, it barely covers groceries — and there's a real reason that gap feels so wide. T...