Top 29 Finance Podcasts
These are the money podcasts we'd point a friend to, whether they're just starting a budget or want to understand what the bond market is doing. Every host here has real expertise or a serious newsroom behind them, and none of them are selling a shortcut to getting rich.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 01Planet Money
NPR
NPR reporters take one economic question per episode and chase it down through real people and stories, so the big ideas actually stick.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 02The Rational Reminder Podcast
Benjamin Felix, Cameron Passmore, and Dan Bortolotti
Canadian advisors talk through investing research with the academics who did it, and they're careful about what the evidence does and doesn't show.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 03Odd Lots
Bloomberg
Joe and Tracy pick some odd corner of markets or the economy each episode and find the expert who understands it best.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 04The Long View
Morningstar, Christine Benz - Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning, Ben Johnson - Head of Client Solutions, Amy Arnott - Portfolio Strategist
Morningstar's Christine Benz and her co-hosts interview retirement and investing experts and ask the follow-up questions a careful saver would ask.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 05Afford Anything | Get Smarter With Money
Paula Pant, Personal Finance Expert | Cumulus Podcast Network
Paula Pant answers listener money questions and interviews economists and planners, and she keeps coming back to the idea of making tradeoffs on purpose.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 06Marketplace
Marketplace
Kai Ryssdal's daily public radio show explains the day's business and economic news in plain English for people with no finance background.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 07The Indicator from Planet Money
NPR
A short weekday spinoff of Planet Money that explains one number or trend from the economy in about ten minutes.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 08Unhedged
Financial Times
FT markets writers Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin talk through what's moving stocks and bonds twice a week, with dry humor and clear explanations.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 09The Psychology of Money with Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel
Short episodes from the author of The Psychology of Money about how people actually behave with money and why patience usually wins.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 10Bogleheads On Investing Podcast
bogleheads
Rick Ferri interviews index-fund researchers and planners for listeners who want a simple, low-cost portfolio and the reasoning behind it.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 11Money Guy Show
Brian Preston and Bo Hanson
Two fiduciary CFPs walk through what to do with your money and in what order, and it's especially helpful if you're just getting started.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 12Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist
The Economist's markets and finance writers explain one big money story each week, from bond sell-offs to bets against the AI boom.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 13Animal Spirits Podcast
The Compound
Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick talk about markets and money each week like two friends who happen to have every chart on hand.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 14The Clark Howard Podcast
Clark Howard
Clark has spent decades helping callers save money and avoid getting ripped off, and his advice fits ordinary budgets.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 15Money For the Rest of Us
J. David Stein
A former institutional money manager explains how markets and the economy work so regular investors can make calmer decisions.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 16ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast
ChooseFI
Brad Barrett and guests share how ordinary people save aggressively and invest simply to reach financial independence earlier than usual.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 17The Story of Money
Financial Times
Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth of the FT dig into the history of finance, from the first bond markets to Europe's richest banking family.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 18Stay Wealthy Retirement Podcast
Taylor Schulte, CFP®
A CFP takes on one retirement question per short episode, like when to claim Social Security or how withdrawals get taxed.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 19Retirement Answer Man
Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, RMA, CPWA®
Roger Whitney, a longtime retirement planner, coaches listeners through the money decisions and the life changes that come with leaving work.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 20Brown Ambition
iHeartPodcasts
Mandi Woodruff-Santos covers money news and career moves, with a focus on helping women of color negotiate pay and build savings.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 21Money For Couples with Ramit Sethi
Ramit Sethi
Ramit Sethi sits down with real couples who fight about money and helps them figure out what they actually want together.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 22White Coat Investor Podcast
Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor
Emergency physician Jim Dahle covers investing and student loans for doctors and other high earners who never got a money education.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 23Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab
Wharton professor Katy Milkman uses stories and research to show the mental shortcuts that trip up our decisions, money ones included.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 24Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Stephen Dubner uses economics to explain everyday puzzles, like why your burger got so pricey, by talking with the researchers who study them.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 25Masters in Business
Bloomberg
Barry Ritholtz has long conversations with investors and economists about how they think, plus short episodes on personal investing basics.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 26Your Money, Your Wealth
Your Money, Your Wealth
A CFP and a CPA dig into detailed listener questions about retirement and taxes, using real numbers from real situations.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 27Financial Feminist
Her First $100K
Tori Dunlap talks with women about money in a frank, funny way, and the investing and debt episodes are a good place to start.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 28Slate Money
Slate Podcasts
Felix Salmon and his co-hosts argue about the week's finance and business news, and the conversation is smart and loose.
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EDITORIAL PICK / 29Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
Jamila Souffrant talks with guests about paying off debt and building savings so they can have more choices about work.
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