The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom
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The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom
Learn how to master the stock market without the hype or the headache. This podcast breaks down complex investing into simple, "chill" strategies you can actually use. From comparing giant rivals like Coke vs. Pepsi to spotting red flags in "Superstar CEOs," we show you how to look at the numbers a...
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6 Warning Signs a Company Is Quietly Dying (Part 1)
Most investors think the biggest risk is buying the “wrong” company. But a sneakier risk is buying a company that used to be great—and not realizing t...
AAR57 - What Does Your Perfect Day Cost?
Money is pointless if it doesn’t help you live a better life. In this episode, Evan is joined by Andrew Sather to talk about what most people are real...
Margin of Safety Planning: How to Prepare for the Risks You Don’t See Coming
Charlie Munger said if you can’t stay calm through a 50% market decline, you’re not fit to be a shareholder—and that’s the point of this episode. Step...
Tech Stocks Are Down—Is It “Tech Rot” or Just Noise?
Tech stocks dip and suddenly the media declares the bubble popped—“AI is over,” rates are killing growth, and data centers cost too much. Stephen and...
AAR56 - Engineering POV on Building Margin Into Personal Finance
Most personal finance advice gets treated like a checklist: hit the emergency fund number, hit the savings rate, and you “pass.” In this episode, Evan...
What the Shiller P/E (CAPE) Can and Can’t Tell You
A listener named Chris emailed in with a question a lot of investors are quietly thinking: if the CAPE ratio is around 40 and forecasts say future sto...
How to Read a 10-K in 20 Minutes (The Beginner Speedrun Checklist)
Most investors download a 10-K, scroll for a few minutes, and quit—because it feels like 100 pages of legal pain. In this episode, Andrew and Stephen...
AAR55 - 5 Years in Engineering: 5 Things I Learned About Building Wealth
In this solo episode, Evan reflects on five years working in engineering (quality → design) and shares the biggest money lessons he’s learned along th...
Why A Negative P/E Happens and What to Use Instead
Ever pulled up a stock and noticed the P/E is negative—then immediately wondered if the company is “cheap” or just a disaster? In this episode, Stephe...
Personal Finance First: The Step-by-Step Plan Before You Start Investing
Most people advise to jump straight into investing—but that’s backwards. In this episode, Stephen is joined by Evan Raidt (host of At Any Rate) to lay...
AAR54 - AI and Your Finances: Tool or Risk
AI is everywhere—and now it’s creeping into personal finance in a big way. In this episode, Evan is joined by Stephen Morris to talk about what AI cou...
Present Value vs. Terminal Value: The Real Difference Between “Value” and “Growth”
“Value vs. growth” gets treated like two different religions—but the math doesn’t agree. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Daniel Mahncke and Sean...
Not All Dividends Are Equal: Dividend Kings, Aristocrats, and Red Flags
Not all dividends are created equal. In this episode, Andrew and Stephen break down two popular “quality filters” dividend investors use—Dividend Aris...
AAR53-Stop Ballparking It: A Real Plan for Saving Toward a Goal
In this episode, Evan walks through a real-time example of saving toward a short-to-medium term goal: buying a motorcycle (plus safety gear) ahead of...
The Truth About Market Timing, Crashes, and Long-Term Investing with Ben Carlson
What’s the secret to investing? According to Ben Carlson (CFA, Ritholtz Wealth Management), the “secret” is that there isn’t one—building wealth is mo...
What “Invest With a Margin of Safety” Really Means
You hear us say it every week: invest with a margin of safety—emphasis on the safety. In this episode, we finally slow down and explain what that phra...
AAR52 - Financial Realities of Home Improvement
Homeownership comes with a surprise a lot of first-time buyers don’t fully feel until it’s too late: everything costs more—and “small” projects can st...
Financial Modeling: FMVA, DCFs, and AI in Excel with Tim Vipond
Andrew sits down with Tim Vipond, co-founder and CEO of Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), to talk about what it really takes to learn financial model...
Live Research: On Holding (ONON) — Great Growth, Big Questions
In today’s episode, Andrew and Stephen try something new: researching a company live, on-air, in real time. The company is On Holding (ONON)—a premium...
AAR51 - The Money and Mental Health Connection
Money stress isn’t just about dollars—it’s about what money does to your brain. In this episode, Evan and Andrew dig into the real link between mental...
How Non-Food Franchises Build Wealth with Jon Ostenson
Most people hear the word franchise and immediately think fast food but franchising is much bigger than burgers and drive-thrus. In this episode, Andr...
Birdseye View: Caterpillar (CAT) — Moat, Dealers, and the “Picks & Shovels” of the AI Boom
Caterpillar (CAT) is one of those companies almost everyone recognizes—but most investors still struggle with the same question: how do you know if a...
AAR50 - 5 Recession Preparations Without the Panic
In this milestone 50th episode, Evan and Andrew break down what a recession is, why it happens, and why the media often frames it in a way that create...
How AI Is Changing Investing— with David Trainer
Andrew sits down with David Trainer, CEO of New Constructs, to talk about what AI can actually do for investors—and where most tools fall short. David...
Back to the Basics: How to Manage Your Portfolio Without Overthinking It
We’re wrapping up the Back to the Basics series by tackling the part of investing that’s not flashy—but can make or break your long-term results: port...
AAR49 - Why High Interest Rates Are Good For You
High interest rates get painted as “bad news” almost by default—but for everyday people, that’s only half the story. In this episode, Evan and Andrew...
Back to the Basics: How to Find Great Stock Ideas (Rabbit Holes vs. Screeners)
Finding a great stock idea is hard—especially when you’re new and it feels like everyone has “the best” method. In this Back to the Basics episode, St...
Back to the Basics: Circle of Competence
Circle of competence” sounds fancy, but it’s really just this: know what you know, and know what you don’t. In this episode, Stephen and Andrew break...
AAR48— The Real Cost of Going Electric
Thinking about buying an EV? In this episode, Evan breaks down the actual financial impact of owning an electric vehicle—using his real numbers from o...
Back to the Basics: Compound Interest Explained (The Snowball That Makes You Rich)
Compound interest is one of the most powerful (and most misunderstood) forces in investing. In this Back to the Basics episode, we break down what com...
Stock Dilution and the Main Types of Investments Explained Simply
Share dilution sounds scary — and a lot of the time, it is. In this episode, we break down what dilution actually means, why companies do it, and how...
AAR47 - More Money, Worse Life?
Job-hopping for higher pay is common advice—but does “more money” actually improve your life? Evan is joined by Andrew Sather to challenge the reflex...
Why Companies Go Public + The 3 Financial Statements Beginners Must Know
In this episode, we go back to the basics: why companies go public in the first place, what an IPO actually is, and why the hype around “getting in ea...
A Shoe Company “Pivots to AI”… and the Stock Jumps 582% (Markets Are Cray-Cray)
In today’s episode, we kick things off with Amazon’s new 3.5% fee for third-party sellers and why the internet outrage might be missing the bigger poi...
AAR46 - Financial Half-Truths
In this episode, Evan dives deep into the realities of debt, including the emotional and financial impact of paying off a mortgage early. We challenge...
The Complexity Myth: Why Investing is Simpler Than You Think
In this episode, Andrew and Stephen step away from in-depth stock market analysis to tackle a more personal topic: how to talk to the people you love...
A Contrarian Take on AI: Is It Time to Buy Software Stocks?
In this episode, Andrew tackles a listener's question about the recent brutal sell-off in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sector and whether AI is co...
AAR45 - Is Dollar Cost Averaging Losing You Money?
In today’s episode, Evan (aka Aaron) Raidt and Andrew Sather tackle one of the most debated questions in the investing world: Should you drip your mon...
Part 2 Translating the Corporate "Suit": Your Guide to Q1 Earnings
In Part 2 of our deep dive into earnings calls, Stephen and Andrew translate the weird metaphors Wall Street loves to use. From "headwinds" to the con...
Translating the Corporate "Suit": Your Guide to Q1 Earnings
In this back-to-basics episode of the Investing for Beginners podcast, Stephen and Andrew tackle one of the most intimidating hurdles for new stock pi...