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Paula Pant, Personal Finance Expert

Topics: Investing

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45 million downloads. One question: what does it actually take to build wealth? Each week, Paula Pant brings in economists, investors, business leaders, authors, and researchers to dig into the five pillars of financial freedom — financial psychology, increasing income, investing, real estate, and entrepreneurship. Deep insights rooted in economics and behavioral finance. First-principles thinking. No surface-level tips. Follow or Subscribe to hear new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Get smarter with money. Build wealth.

Latest episodeAcorns CEO: The Scariest Part of Investing Is the First Step, with Noah KernerOctober 30, 2026 · 56 min

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Latest episodes

1. Acorns CEO: The Scariest Part of Investing Is the First Step, with Noah KernerOctober 30, 2026 · 56 min
2. Q&A: I’m the Executor of Dad’s $500K Portfolio. Should I Cash It Out?October 27, 2026 · 70 min
3. 3 Million Americans Got Rich From Boring Businesses. Here's How, with Owen Zidar & Eric ZwickOctober 23, 2026 · 94 min
4. Q&A: $1 Million Invested, $100K a Year to Live On. Do We Ever Need to Save Again?October 20, 2026 · 58 min
5. My Bank Account Hit Zero ... Then I Got Rich -- with Jaspreet Singh of Minority MindsetOctober 16, 2026 · 100 min
6. Q&A: "I’m 26 and No Longer Motivated by Money. Am I Unemployable?”October 13, 2026 · 71 min
7. Steve Jobs Hated the Name “Genius Bar.” How He Came Around, with Ron JohnsonOctober 9, 2026 · 105 min
8. How Losing $500K in ‘08 Led One Trader to a Different Kind of Portfolio, with Jared DillianOctober 6, 2026 · 50 min
9. First Friday: AI, Debt, and a Social Security Shortfall. Should Your Money Plans Change? With Rob BergerOctober 2, 2026 · 68 min
10. Q&A: We Have $80K in Cash and Want a 1–2 Year Sabbatical. Is It Enough?September 29, 2026 · 72 min

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