Jess Bebel

How defaults can keep you from leaving cash on the table and fight the most powerful force in behavioral economics.

Here’s why we think it’s time to buy this consumer defensive stock.

Here’s how investors can find their ‘ride-or-die’ investments that will help stabilize their portfolios, even when the market fluctuates.

How investors can mitigate risk as the market continues to concentrate around AI.

Listen to what our hosts had to say during this turbulent year, and what you’ll need to know going into 2026.

What’s fueling the debate around buying individual munis, and whether their trading costs have improved for small investors.

Why people are turning to their friends, family, and financial planners to find their way of aging successfully.

Why institutional investors’ retreat from private equity should signal caution, and what financial history can tell us about the dangers of unrealistic return expectations in increasing frothy private markets.

What hidden risks could be hiding in your fixed-income portfolio, the downside of trying to be tactical with bonds, and what we can learn from 2022’s bond market meltdown.

Why couples need to consider their own wants and needs when planning for retirement, and the questions couples should ask each other before setting a date.

Why investors should be cautious of their AI stock exposure, and where you can diversify outside of the tech-heavy US equity market.

Power of attorney can feel like fighting an uphill battle, but here is how families can plan to manage their loved ones’ finances when it’s time to take the keys.

Weigh the pros and cons before taking the financial leap, and learn how to manage debt together.

How to experiment with spending that actually brings you joy, and why the permission to spend is all about practice for retirees.

Why investors may need to reposition their portfolio in a shifting economy, and how the US equity market has remained resilient in the face of Trump’s tariff policy.

Why investors will tap out of good markets when they dip, and how to not let valuations lead you away from future returns.

Plus, why this prolific retirement author says that Trump’s latest tax bill isn’t actually a tax win for low-income retirees.

Why retirees struggle to give themselves permission to spend, and how to finally break up with your savings habit.

Don’t let your fears of planning the end of your career stop you from finding your new beginning.

Vanguard’s chief economist breaks down whether AI can outpace the drag of aging and deficits, and why investors should prepare for a future that’s anything but the status quo.

This economist explains how superpower rivalry and geostrategic interests became the center of the global economy, and what history has to say about where we’re headed today.

Why investors need to stay vigilant to a founder’s motivations, and how to spot leaders who are building for the long term.

How advisors can stop fear from driving clients away from the companies they trust most.

Morningstar experts on the growing opportunity in international stocks and whether bonds are attractive in today’s market.

The paradox of index investing and how Reg FD balances the investing playing field.

And why there’s more to the story when it comes to non-US equities as a value play.

And why a high income is not enough to keep you from falling into an overspending trap.

Plus, how fund managers are balancing different levels of liquidity of private market assets as the landscape evolves.

And why cash flow is king for Vanguard when it comes to cryptocurrency ETFs.

How to navigate waitlists and state-to-state differences in coverage, and where to find caregivers in a high-demand environment.