Money Unplugged with Chris Hill
Episodes
The Hardest Money Skill Nobody Talks About (Dan Caplinger)
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Caplinger has spent most of his career helping people understand money — first as a tax and estate planning attorney, then as a longtime writer ...
Skin in the Game: Why Your Investments Should Match Your Convictions (Brian Stoffel)
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the stocks you believe in the most are the ones you actually own? Brian Stoffel spent years as a teacher before stumbling into investing — a...
How a Music Teacher Went From $50 on Robinhood to Hosting an Investing Podcast (Jeff Santoro)
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In January 2020, Jeff Santoro deposited $50 into a Robinhood account and started buying penny stocks. He had no idea what he was doing. Two months lat...
He Gave Himself a PhD in Investing — One Audiobook at a Time (Brian Feroldi)
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Feroldi grew up in Rhode Island as a born saver — the kind of kid who hoarded his lunch money candy rather than eating it, just to watch his c...
He Cashed Out His 401(k) to Pay for a Round of Golf. He Understands Compounding Now. (Jason Hall)
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Hall grew up in rural Georgia watching his dad treat money the way most people treat a hot potato — get it and spend it as fast as you can. No...
What Do You Actually Want Money to Buy? (Tyler Gardner)
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler Gardner grew up eating Cheerios from a bag on a Vermont ski slope while other kids bought hot chocolate. That early lesson about money — absor...
From $28K Salary to $1M Net Worth: What I Got Wrong About Money (Andy Hill)
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Hill hit a million-dollar net worth — and the first thing he did was sell part of his brokerage account and buy a Ford Mustang. It's the k...
I Fell for a Ponzi Scheme in My 20s. Here’s What It Taught Me About Investing. (Laura Adams)
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Getting burned on a bad investment early in life can do one of two things: swear you off investing forever, or teach you exactly what kind of investor...
Why Hating Your Job Might Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You (Alison Fragale)
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The best job is one you love. The second best? One you hate. Organizational psychologist Alison Fragale learned this the hard way — trading a McKins...
Dividend Stocks: The Investing Strategy Too Many People Ignore (Matt Argersinger)
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dividend stocks don’t get the hype of high-growth tech names — but they’ve quietly delivered some of the market’s best long-term returns.Inves...
From Blockbuster to the Great Financial Crisis: Douglas Boneparth on Playing the Long Game
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s it like to launch a financial career at the worst possible moment?Douglas Boneparth, CFP and president of Bone Fide Wealth, moved to New York...
Tim Hanson: How to Think Like a Capital Allocator
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Hanson didn’t set out to become a capital allocator.Today he’s the President and CIO at Permanent Equity, helping steward long-term investment...
Beth Pinsker on the Emotional Side of Money Decisions
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Personal finance isn’t just math—it’s memory, emotion, and lived experience.Chris Hill talks with MarketWatch columnist Beth Pinsker about why m...
How Denise Coursey Learned Power, Independence, and ROI—Through Karate and Money
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Coursey didn’t grow up talking about investing—but she did grow up learning respect for money.Raised in a blue-collar, union household, Den...
Carl Richards on the Anxiety We Never Talk About When It Comes to Money
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Money anxiety often starts long before our first paycheck. For Carl Richards, it showed up as “static in the air” growing up around unspoken finan...
What the Financial Industry Still Gets Wrong About Money (Cullen Roche)
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does so much financial advice feel urgent—yet miss what actually matters?Chris Hill talks with Cullen Roche, investor, author, and founder of Di...
How to Increase Your Income and Overcome Financial Anxiety (Nick Wolny)
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do smart, capable people still avoid looking at their finances?Chris Hill talks with Nick Wolny, personal finance writer and author of Money Proud...
Need a Resolution for 2026? Start w/ Dan Pink’s Advice
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off the new year with one of our most popular episodes of 2025. When Dan Pink was growing up in Ohio, money issues in his home were li...
'Twas the Night Before Christmas...
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Hill shares some holiday wishes before handing the show over to the late, great Louis Armstrong for his reading of Clement Moore’s classic poe...
“It’s A Wonderful Life would have been improved if there was a bit of violence in the movie.” (Bill Barker & Bill Mann)
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with more holiday-themed conversations on topics only loosely connected to money! Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Barker and Bill Mann, C...
A Closer Look at Kringle Global Enterprises (KGE) with Bill Barker & Bill Mann
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Santa has run his company for centuries. It’s arguably the most admirable business in the world. But is it profitable? Motley Fool senior analyst Bi...
CEO David Simnick on the #1 Trait Successful Entrepreneurs Need
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t start your own newspaper business when you’re in grade school unless you have entrepreneurship running through your veins. Fortunately f...
“Enjoy every sandwich.” A Thanksgiving Story (or two)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! Need a little break from your family & friends? Take a walk or go for a drive as Chris Hill reveals how a listener email led h...
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! (Adam Felber on Math vs. Finance, Steve Jobs, and Finding Your Bliss)
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long before he was a regular panelist on NPR’s popular show and his writing was nominated for primetime Emmy Awards, Adam Felber was a Long Island k...
“They ripped me apart.” How Matt Koppenheffer Blew His Wall Street Interview and Ended Up in a Better Place
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in New Jersey, Matt Koppenheffer got his first real education in money when he started shoveling driveways in his neighborhood after snowst...
Portfolio Manager John Rotonti on Investing in AI, Heist Movies, and Money Struggles
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in New Orleans, John Rotonti thought his family was wealthy. After all, he and his sisters went to an expensive private school and their fa...
Heather Boneparth’s Path from Having $200,000 of Debt to Becoming Financially Unstoppable
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When she was 8 years old Heather Boneparth got into an argument about money with her grandfather. It’s just one of the memories from her childhood t...
"I cleaned Eddie Murphy's pool." Todd Wenning's 1st Job, Current Job, and Favorite Bit of Wisdom
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Decades before he started KNA Capital, a boutique investment firm, Todd Wenning got an up-close look at the homes of the rich and famous as he cleaned...
Comedian Paul Ollinger on Being a Facebook Executive & the Hilarious World of Estate Planning
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up with five siblings, Paul Ollinger vividly recalls the lengths to which his "frugal" parents would go to avoid spending money. Whi...
Bryan Hinmon Has a "Healthy Obsession" with Investing
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some people come to investing later in life. But when Bryan Hinmon was a teenager, he was determined to make it his career. In choosing a college, he ...
Revisiting Morgan Housel w/ a Sneak Preview of His New Book "The Art of Spending Money"
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling author Morgan Housel’s latest book, “The Art Of Spending Money” will hit stores on October 7. So, it seems like a good time to revis...
Nerdwallet’s Sara Rathner Debunks a Credit Card Myth You've Been Told
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When she was in high school Sara Rathner knew she wanted to be a journalist. But it wasn’t until after she graduated from Northwestern University an...
David Gardner's Surprising Tech Mentor
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Because he was a self-described “lazy bum” as a teenager, David Gardner’s mother got him a job near their home. In 1980, mowing lawns in the DC ...
"Most people aren't spending enough on this." (Nick Maggiulli)
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When he entered Stanford University in the fall of 2008, Nick Maggiulli didn’t realize he would be studying economics while having a front-row seat ...
Why Jill Schlesinger Is Happier In a Bear Market
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Somewhere along the way, Jill Schlesinger discovered that she didn’t like making money as much as she thought she would. An award-winning business a...
Behind the scenes w/ Dan Pink, Clark Howard, and David Brancaccio
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re wrapping up the summer with a sneak preview of upcoming guests and Chris Hill sharing three behind-the-scenes stories from episodes earlier th...
"The Beatles were in a 95% tax bracket.” (Ross Anderson & Dan Messeca)
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which musical artists are genuinely smart about money? We explore that question with Ross Anderson and Dan Messeca, co-founders of Craftwork Capital ...
"I do the shows for free. They pay me to travel." (Ross Anderson & Dan Messeca)
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the different entertainment industries, is the business of music the most…crooked? We explore that question with Ross Anderson and Dan Messe...
”Why are there so many horror movies? Money.” (Bill Barker & Chris Harris)
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do movie studios create (and dispose of) fake money?Find out in part two of our roundtable discussion about money in movies! Senior counsel Chris ...
"For a heist movie what's better than Die Hard?" (Bill Barker & Chris Harris)
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off August with a roundtable discussion about money in movies! Senior counsel Chris Harris and Motley Fool senior analyst and advisor ...
“ I had one of the coolest jobs a teenager could ever have.” (Tess Vigeland)
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An award-winning journalist and longtime Marketplace Radio veteran, Tess Vigeland faced two very different career paths when she was thinking about co...
"I was the lowest-paid member of my graduating class.” (Charles Duhigg)
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before he was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, before he was the author of bestselling books like The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators: How to ...
“By the time I was a senior in high school, I already had 2 jobs.” (Malcolm Ethridge)
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When he was in grade school, Malcolm Ethridge created a business with great economics: Buy a box of Fruit Roll-Ups for $5 and sell them individually t...
“No matter what relationship you’re in, it’s important to have financial independence.”
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re celebrating July 4th with three of our favorite stories from guests about financial freedom and independence, including: - Clark Howard on ho...
The Almost-Priest Who Became a Finance Expert: Money Talk w/ Robert Brokamp
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I submitted a fraudulent birth certificate to McDonald's so I could work there.”Just because Robert Brokamp was studying to become a priest ...
"Three guys burst in and said, 'This is a robbery, everybody get on the floor!'" (Emmet Savage)
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Talking about money was analogous to talking about religion. You just didn't do it.”Growing up in Ireland, Emmet Savage learned about invest...
"My first hustle was selling worms." (Joe Magyer)
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
”It's great to save, it's great to be putting things aside. But make sure that so long as you're hitting those savings goals that you...
From Homeless Teenager to CFO: Money Talk w/ Greg Haygood
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The original plan was always for me to go to school and live that typical life. But it didn't work out, so I had to make my own plan.”Before...
"It was a sandpaper distribution business. We didn't make the sandpaper, we just cut it and distributed it." (Ron Gross)
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Don’t just fall in love with the balance sheet. You have to love the business as well.”With more than 30 years of experience as a professional ...
"My earliest experience with money? Feeding my little sister nickels." (James Early)
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I wanted to either be a U.S. Marshal and catch fugitives or start a garden center.” Dreaming of two very different career paths led James Early ...
"You're telling me it was legal for parents to discuss money with their children?" (Bill Barker)
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“All of unhappiness in life is unmet expectations, and you can apply that to money pretty easily.”Nearly a decade into his life as an attorney, Bi...
Dan Simons
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The best stuff is not just sitting out available. The best stuff is behind a door, down a hallway, up a hill.”How does someone succeed in an indu...
Dr. Tobin Anthony
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“We'd be having dinner and running low on ketchup. My mom would go over to the sink, fill up the bottle with water, give it a shake, and guess ...
Bill Mann
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“One of my first real experiences was recognizing the fact that there is a huge difference between good management and bad management.”As the Chie...
Jason Moser
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Having patience in life, especially in investing, is such a valuable quality.” Where does someone learn the value of patience?For Jason Moser ...
Clark Howard
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I used to think that money was everything. And it took maturity to learn that I was wrong, wrong, wrong."Few, if any, have done as much to edu...
Jeff Fischer
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I didn't feel fear. I just saw that prices were down much more than where they had been. So I just put a little money in without thinking abou...
Nell Minow
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm not going to divorce him. I'm going to kill him...unless we have separate checking accounts."How does a person become an expe...
Becky Quick
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Money buried in the backyard or under your pillow is losing value. And that was something I had to learn later in life.”As one of the hosts of CN...
David Brancaccio
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“What I like the most about personal finance is actually not the money moving around. It’s what you can learn about people.”As a longtime host a...
Linda Rottenberg
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Have a plan B, but if you don't try for the plan A? You will live to regret it.” What does it take to succeed as an entrepreneur? As the c...
Bob Pisani
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Don’t yell at the stock market.”As CNBC’s reporter on the floor of the NYSE for more than 25 years, Bob Pisani has learned a few things. The ...
Christine Benz
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Peace of mind is the ultimate luxury good.”The youngest of six children, Christine Benz grew up in Chicago earning money as a babysitter and work...
Dan Pink
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in Ohio, money issues in Dan Pink’s home were like a cloud that caused “an endless drizzle” over him and his family. Even today, desp...
Morgan Housel
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When he was 18 years old Morgan Housel wanted to be an investment banker. Then, as an economics major in college, he discovered he got more out of rea...
Welcome to Money Unplugged
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Money is loaded with excitement, anxiety, and opportunity all rolled into one, which is why it can be a fun thing to talk about. Chris Hill and his gu...