So Money With Farnoosh Torabi

So many financial questions stemming from the week's Fed rate hike. The Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by a whopping 75 basis points, the steepest increase since 1994, in an effort to stem inflation. Is this the right move? What will rising rates mean for our finances? Is a recession now more likely and, if so, how will that affect investments, savings and more?Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.

Entrepreneur and investor Kathryn Finney joins to share lessons and take-aways from her new book Build the D*mn Thing: How to Start a Successful Business if You're Not a Rich White Guy. Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.

We Are Rosie founder Stephanie Nadi Olson joins to talk about how her firm connects Flex Talent with Fortune 500 marketing teams. The future of freelance, the need for providing full-time benefits to freelance workers and Stephanie’s thoughts on a possible recession and how it may impact the labor force.

This week's Ask Farnoosh offers advice on retirement investing, Backdoor Roth IRAs, avoiding capital gains tax when selling investment properties, and whether it's wise to pursue a home purchase, as the economy heads into a possible recession.

Ramit Sethi, entrepreneur and author of the NYT Bestselling book, I Will Teach You to Be Rich, joins Farnoosh to discuss the state of jobs and why now may be a wise time to start a business. Also, what are some of the best ways couples can manage money together? Ramit also shares advice on how to find hidden money in your budget.Check out Ramit's course Earnable and subscribe to his podcast I Will Teach You to Be Rich

Amanda Holden is the founder of Invested Development, where she's taught over 20,000 women how to invest. She began her career working in investment management at the start of the last recession. With stocks now off their recent highs, Amanda offers her best strategies for investing and making smart money moves ahead of the next possible recession.

Farnoosh shares thoughts on a recent article about households earning $250,000 but living paycheck to paycheck. Audience members want to know: Can I retire early? What to do with an inheritance? How can doctors and healthcare workers improve their finances without leaving the industry? How to be fiscally responsible with a new raise?Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube. 

Adam Seessel, investing expert and author of the new book Where the Money Is, joins with his best advice for navigating the stock market right now.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube. 

This episode is a replay. It originally aired on March 16, 2022.What's your money story? We're discussing "narrative intelligence," a powerful technique that can help us rewrite and reclaim our money stories and, in turn, our financial livelihoods. My guest is Christina Blacken, a public speaker, performer, and founder of The New Quo. The New Quo is a leadership development and equity consultancy, helping leaders create inclusive practices, habits, and goals through their narrative intelligence.More about Christina: She helps leaders identify the psychological impact of historical, cultural, and personal narratives on beliefs, bias, and behaviors to improve their bias recognition, as well as providing them with leadership tools to create more equitable communication, goal setting, decision making, and relationship building skills. She's applied this methodology to a variety of equity problems, from social media content moderation, to creating equity goals and practices for every area of a business, to helping

This episode originally aired on Friday, April 29.This week's Ask Farnoosh answers audience questions related to splitting expenses when living with a significant, what to do with extra money after you have all your financial bases covered and whether it's recommended to take out a personal loan to pay for a wedding.Plus: Farnoosh's take on the new Netflix docu-series Bad Vegan and details on CNET's new series Power Money Moves that offers insights on how to build wealth in today's world.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube. 

Audience Week continues with listener Lauren Hatchett, a 20-something year-old school teacher who wants to know how to financially prepare for her big move to New York City later this summer. It's a longtime dream for her and her husband to live in NYC, but what do they need to know about affording housing and all the other added expenses? Farnoosh weighs in with personal experience and insights.

Longtime So Money audience member Andrea de Roode joins to share her journey to leaving her full-time job to pursuing her side business full time. She has questions about how to manage her money and retirement as an entrepreneur. How to plan for monthly spending when income is inconsistent? Should she rollover her 401(k) to an IRA?More about Andrea: She and her husband started their Maui Tea Farm tea business in 2014. They are Maui Island’s first and only tea farm, offering guided tea tours of our organic farm, tea tastings and on-site retail at our tea shop. You can check them out at mauiteafarm.com.

A wide range of questions from the audience today including how to transition as a federal employee to the corporate job world, whether it's worth it to invest in a company 403b plan, the best online brokerages and important financial steps for newcomers to the U.S.

We're departing from the "norms" of the podcast and dedicating this episode to a discussion surrounding WeCrashed, the Apple TV+ miniseries that depicts the rise and fall of WeWork and its embattled CEO and co-founder Adam Neumann (played by Jared Leto). The series also stars Anne Hathaway as his wife Rebekah Paltrow Neumann. The show has all the themes worthy of a discussion on a money podcast: the abuse of power, privilege and wealth, our relationship to money and the differences between female and male entrepreneurs. (Warning: there are spoilers.)Joining the show to discuss WeCrashed with Farnoosh: Kate Dailey, Deputy Managing Editor for Features at the Philadelphia Inquirer (Fun Fact: Farnoosh and Kate are best friends and roommates at Penn State) and Kate Sullivan, Host and Creator of To Dine For, a podcast and PBS series where she interviews top CEOs, visionaries and entrepreneurs like Howard Schulz, Gloria Estefan and Jon Bon Jovi.

Stemming from Friday's episode which focused on the possibility of a recession, Farnoosh invites money coach Nicole Stanley to share her advice on how to manage the stress and anxiety around the volatility and uncertainty hanging over the stock market and economy. How to build confidence right now? How to re-examine your budget to feel more in control?Nicole is the founder of Arise Financial Coaching, a company dedicated to helping professionals who have tried everything finally ditch debt, save more, and enjoy financial confidence. In five years, she went from battling financial anxiety to building her family's net worth to over $250K on an annual salary of $56K. In 2020, after her husband became furloughed, Nicole officially started her coaching practice and became the sole breadwinner in her household. She speaks candidly about that pivot and the initial challenges.Fun fact: The average Arise client saves $20K in six months without giving up the things they love. Nicole lives in Denver, CO with her husband

Farnoosh dedicates the entire show to answering audience questions about the possible looming recession. What is a recession? Why are worried it's approaching? Are there any bright spots in the economy? What can stocks tell us about the direction of the recession? How to make the best money moves across savings, investing and borrowing?Referenced sources in the podcastHow to Make an Extra $500 a MonthWhy I-Bonds Can Help With Inflation Worries

Jenny Blake is the author of the new book Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business. On the show, Farnoosh and Jenny talk about the power of outsourcing, how to easily free up time in your day while still moving closer to your goals and some of the best tech resources for supporting our busy lives. Whether you're an entrepreneur, parent or a determined human living through the stress of 2022 (or all of the above), this episode is for you!More about Jenny: She launched her business in 2011 after five years at Google and two years at polling start-up, YouGov America. She is the author of many books, including: Life After College and Pivot.

You should buy a house. Should buy crypto. Should work more. Work less. Invest in your 40(k). Retire early. We are bombarded with many financial shoulds. Guest Susie Moore, host of Let it Be Easy podcast and book, provides a better way to approaching life’s decisions.

This week's Ask Farnoosh: Should I rent or buy a home when I move to a new state for a job? How might closing an old credit card hurt my credit score? How to invest for my son's future? Farnoosh also shares thoughts on the Supreme Court's leaked abortion ruling.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube. 

Our relationship with money – healthy or not – often stems from our childhood. Relationship coach and clinical psychologist Dr. Morgan Anderson talks about attachment theory and how it can explain certain money challenges, including having fear and anxiety around money.Dr. Morgan Anderson is a clinical psychologist, attachment theory expert and host of the “Let’s Get Vulnerable” podcast. She is the creator of the Empowered.Secure.Loved relationship method which has helped hundreds of women heal their hearts, and find love. Her mission is to help women break the toxic dating cycle, raise their self-worth and attract the healthy relationship they’ve always wanted. She’s on Instagram @drmorgancoaching.Want more articles and videos by Farnoosh? Check out www.cnet.com/somoney.Subscribe to her weekly So Money newsletter for the latest updates and advice.Catch her weekly money videos on YouTube.