Motley Fool Money
Motley Fool Money is a daily podcast for stock investors. Weekday episodes offer a long-term perspective on business news with The Motley Fool's investment analysts. Weekend shows are a mix of investing classes and longer-form interviews.
Episodes
September 14, 2025 • 20 mins
Dan Ariely, a Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, is the bestselling author of Misbelief, Dollars and Sense, and Predictably Irrational. Motley Fool contributor Rich Lumelleau talks with Ariely about the rational and irrational:
Inspiration for studying human behavior
Swiss Army Knife problem
Emotions and investing
Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation
Host: Rich LumulleauProducer: Mac GreerEngineer: A...
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September 13, 2025 • 26 mins
No account has more tax benefits than the health savings account. You can make the most of those benefits by managing your HSA wisely. Roger Young, CFP®, discusses some suggestions from a T. Rowe Price report.
Also in this episode:
-401(k) millionaires are at an all-time high -- how did they do it?
-The bond market is having its best year since 2020
-Gold is crushing the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, and Silver is doing even better...
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September 12, 2025 • 42 mins
We discuss the potential for another major media merger as Paramount Skydance eyes Warner Bros Discovery, and there’s a new richest person in the world as Oracle tries to take on big tech hyperscalers.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rick Munarriz discuss:
- Paramount’s interest in Warner Bros Discovery
- Oracle’s huge deal with OpenAI
- Adobe’s AI story
- Rank media, autonomous vehicle, and restaurant stocks
Companies di...
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September 11, 2025 • 21 mins
Ever since interest rates started to rise in 2022, the American mortgage market has been stuck. With recent economic data, though, mortgage rates have been coming down and it’s bringing buyers and refinancers out of the woodwork. Plus, Oracle’s record breaking market day and the continued rise of the exchange traded fund.
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Mortgage applications jumped the most in over thr...
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September 10, 2025 • 21 mins
We discuss the new iPhone’s impact on Apple’s business, whether the economy is slowing, and what Oracle’s huge move today means for investors.Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
Apple’s newest products
Jobs data and the latest on inflation
Oracle’s blowout numbers
Companies discussed: AAPL (AAPL), Oracle (ORCL).
Host: Travis HoiumGuests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel WarrenEngineer: Natasha Hall
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September 9, 2025 • 23 mins
Warby Parker’s has serious AI glasses plans with Google.
Tom Gardner, Tim Beyers, and Dave Gilboa discuss:
Explaining Warby Parker’s business to a 10-year-old
Plans for those AI glasses
Capital allocation at Warby Parker
Hosts: Tom Gardner and Tim Beyers
Guest: Dave Gilboa
Engineer: Natasha Hall
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September 8, 2025 • 19 mins
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Today on Motley Fool Money, Rick Munarriz, with analysts Lou Whiteman and Jason Hall discuss selling decisions they wish they could have back. They also look at some stocks that could thrive in the new normal after last week’s problematic jobs report. There’s also a sporty look at some of this year’s biggest winners and losers.
They unpack:
- Painful decisions to sell that continue to haunt them.
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September 7, 2025 • 23 mins
Tom Slater is a partner and investment manager at Edinburgh-based investment firm Baillie Gifford. Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talks with Slater about the keys to successful long-term investing. Topics discussed include:
Finding long-term winners
Managing your mindset
Culture and leadership
Allocation
E-commerce winners
Host: Andy CrossProducer: Mac GreerEngineer: Adam LandfairDisclosure: Adver...
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September 6, 2025 • 22 mins
Even if you’re a do-it-yourself investor, there are times when getting professional financial help can be one of the best investments you’ll make. Robert Brokamp talks with Bankrate’s Dayana Yochim about how a financial planner can help you navigate a money-related life event, relieve financial stress, prioritize your goals, and make sure you get money stuff done.
Also in this episode:
-Through most of the 2000s, wage growth fo...
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September 5, 2025 • 42 mins
The crew discusses another disappointing jobs report, the week in artificial intelligence, and a vibe check on some of the most talked about names on the market.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Matt Frankel discuss:
- This week’s jobs data
- Anthropic’s funding
- Google antitrust win
- Elon Musk’s potential trillion dollar payday
Companies discussed: Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), Lululemon (LULU), Nike (NKE), On Holding ...
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September 4, 2025 • 20 mins
We’re racing to the end of 2025 and a year where AI and tariffs have dominated the headlines, gold has been the best investment so far. The team looks at why gold is rising, Figma’s sharp post-earnings decline, and crack open three IPO prospectuses to put on investors radar
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Gold outperforming the S&P 500 and crypto in 2025
- The gold mining stock at the top of the best pe...
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September 3, 2025 • 21 mins
Google shares jumped after the search giant won a big court battle that will allow it to keep Chrome, Android, and search distribution deals. Plus, we discuss the Kraft Heinz split and the IPO frenzy taking place today.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
- Google keeps Chrome
- Kraft Heinz split
- IPO frenzy
Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Kraft Heinz (KHZ), Coreweave (CRWV), Circle (CRCL)....
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September 2, 2025 • 22 mins
It’s never too late to make the right investing decision. Today on Motley Fool Money, Rick Munarriz, with analysts Tim Beyers and Jason Hall dig into a document database developer and a cybersecurity leader that they believe can keep beating the market. There’s also a short-form look at three long-term opportunities with an improv game that has a stock market bent.
They unpack:
- A stock that soared 44% last week, but can keep...
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August 31, 2025 • 20 mins
Charlie Wheelan has spent his career making complex ideas understandable and accessible. He’s the faculty director for the Dartmouth Tuck Center for Business, Government & Society, and the best-selling author of Naked Economics, Naked Money, and Naked Statistics. Motley Fool analyst Buck Hartzell and Motley Fool contributor Rich Lumelleau talk with Wheelan about tariffs, technology, and business.
Tariffs and trade
Manufactur...
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August 30, 2025 • 22 mins
William Bengen established 4% as the initial safe withdrawal rate in retirement more than 30 years ago. But in subsequent research, he has concluded that 4% is likely much too low. That research is thoroughly explained in his new book, “A Richer Retirement: Supercharging the 4% Rule to Spend More and Enjoy More.”Bengen joined Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp to discuss:- how factors such as market valuation and inflatio...
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August 29, 2025 • 41 mins
AI spending is approaching $1 trillion per year, but will there be a return from that spending. And the crew discusses the latest housing trends and how KPop Demon Hunters could change media. Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Tim Beyers discuss:
- AI capex trends- Housing prices decline- KPop Demon Hunters and Netflix content- We play “Cut Down Day”
Companies discussed: NVIDIA (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOG), Axon (AXON), Netflix (NFLX),...
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August 28, 2025 • 23 mins
Can NVIDIA’s recent earnings continue to bolster the market? Or maybe Nano Banana is the savior of AI?
Travis Hoium, Jon Quast, and Dan Caplinger discuss:
- NVIDIA’s earnings- Nano Banana from Google Gemini- Spotify gets social- Dollar General show momentum in retail.
Companies discussed: NVIDIA (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Dollar General (DG), Dollarama (DOL), Spotify (SPOT).
Host: Tr...
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August 27, 2025 • 21 mins
Elon Musk has sued Apple over its App Store practices, but the bigger news may be Apple considering acquiring some major AI startups. We also cover the government’s interest in taking equity stakes in defense companies and Fox’s weak hand as it looks for higher cable fees.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
Elon Musk suing Apple
Apple’s AI future with Siri and potential acquisitions
The government’s I...
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August 26, 2025 • 24 mins
Lower interest rates are more than a macro headline - for some businesses, what the Federal Reserve decides to do plays an integral role for both management and investors.
Today on Motley Fool Money, analysts Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, and David Meier debate the stocks most likely to be impacted after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole
Companies discussed: WD, RKT, GRBK, O, PYPL, ABNB, PAYC, TSLA
H...
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August 25, 2025 • 24 mins
There are new ways to tackle weight loss, but the stocks leading the way are lagging. Today on Motley Fool Money, Rick Munarriz, with analysts Karl Thiel and Jason Hall dig into the problems with weight loss stocks. There’s also a look at some investments that can survive next month’s potential volatility as well as a long-term view at disruptors of the future that you probably didn’t see coming.
They unpack:
Three companies...
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