Money For the Rest of Us

Money For the Rest of Us

A personal finance and investing podcast on money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager. For close to two decades, he has been teaching individuals and institutions how to invest and handle their finances in ways that are simple to understand. More info at moneyfortherestofus.com

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In this off-week bonus episode of Money for the Rest of Us, we look at the possibility that current U.S. stock valuations are justified and the market is not overvalued.Topics covered include:Two ways to measure P/E ratios and which is more accurateHow record profit margins are affecting P/E ratiosHow concentration risk is at an all-time high for U.S. stocksHow the stock market's direction will depend on whether profit margins expand, contract, or stay the same.Where to invest to reduce an overconcentration in U.S. stocks. Episode SlidesEpisode TranscriptSlides, transcript, and show notes also at: https://moneyfortherestofus.com/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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U.S. Stocks Might Not Be as Expensive as You Think

In this off-week bonus episode of Money for the Rest of Us, we look at the possibility that current U.S. stock valuations are justified and the market is not overvalued.Topics covered include:Two ways to measure P/E ratios and which is more accurateHow record profit margins are affecting P/E ratiosHow concentration risk is at an all-time high for U.S. stocksHow the stock market's direction will depend on whether profit margins expand, contract, or stay the same.Where to invest to reduce an overconcentration in U.S. stocks. Episode SlidesEpisode TranscriptSlides, transcript, and show notes also at: https://moneyfortherestofus.com/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 окт. 2026
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What If You Only Invested at Stock Market Peaks?

We analyze long-term stock returns when investing at market peaks and bottoms, and when stocks are cheap or expensive.We also share what we think stocks will return over the next decade and why.Finally, we simulate the investment outcomes for someone who invests $50 per week.Episode SlidesEpisode TranscriptSponsorsGet the free guide from NetSuite: Aligning for the Agentic Era: How AI Is Changing Everyday WorkDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us Plus See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 окт. 2026
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Money for the Rest of Us Update and Survey

I provide a short update on Money for the Rest of Us and introduce our listener survey. All survey participants will get access to an exclusive podcast episode on my worst investing mistakes and what I learned.Take the Money for the Rest of Us Listener Survey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

30 сеп. 2026
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Small Gains, Big Losses: The Hidden Risk in Steady Income

In this episode, we explore why the income we earn isn't the same as the return. We show how option income strategies work, what their historical returns have been, what drives the return, and what reasonable return expectations are.We show why option income strategies have a positive expected return while sports betting has a negative expected return.Finally, we look at other areas where we confuse income with the total return.SponsorsMoney for the Rest of Us Retirement Investing CohortDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesEpisode slide deckVariance Risk Premia by Peter Carr and Liuren Wu—NYUCross section of option returns and idiosyncratic stock volatility by Jie Cao and Bing Han—The Journal of Financial EconomicsThe Price of Correlation Risk: Evidence from Equity Options by Joost Driessen, Pascal J. Maenhout, Grigory Vilkov—SSRNCross-section of option returns and volatility by Amit Goyal and Alessio Saretto—The Journal of Financial…

23 сеп. 2026
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The Financial System Will Be Hacked and How to Prepare For It

Bad actors will use AI to disrupt the financial system, transportation networks, and utilities. We should prepare now for this inevitability. We share how in this episode. We also explain why the bull market in gold will likely continue.Topics covered include:Why the OpenAI agentic AI breach is so disturbingHow do we prepare for cyberattacksWhy gold should be one of the assets we hold apart from the financial systemHow the historical relationship between gold and real interest rates has broken downTo what extent are central banks selling dollars to buy goldHow gold ETF flows influence the gold priceSponsorsGet the free guide from NetSuite: Aligning for the Agentic Era: How AI Is Changing Everyday WorkDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesEpisode 564 Slide Deck with ChartsGold's Run Isn't Yet Done - Bhanu Baweja - Financial TimesBrief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face…

09 сеп. 2026