Episode #51: Non-Qualified Stock Option Basics

Non-qualified stock options are a great way to incentivize and reward employees and the management of publicly traded companies. We dedicated today’s episode to exploring the basics of non-qualified stock options. Throughout the episode, Grant reviews how non-qualified stock options work, tax implications, and a few things to keep in mind if you have been granted some non-qualified stock options. Stay tuned until the end of the episode, where Grant talks about some tax planning opportunities that could help you minimize the amount of tax you have to pay in the long run.

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Episode #50: My Best & Worst Trades Ever

Over the last few months, we have received numerous questions from our listeners that have focused on what Grant is doing personally with his finances. In today’s episode, Grant shares two stories about his best trade and worst trade ever. He dives into why he made these investment decisions and what caused the very different outcomes of the two trades. Stay tuned until the end of the episode, where Grant shares his take on what he learned from these two trades.

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Episode #49: How to Make Millions While Paying $0 In Federal Income Tax

A few weeks ago, The New York Times published an article that created controversy around President Trump’s tax returns. One of the most controversial claims of this article was that President Trump paid only $750 in federal income tax in the year that he won the election. In today’s episode, Grant dives into specific sections of the tax code that enabled President Trump to reduce his tax bill and how you can incorporate similar strategies in your tax planning.

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Episode #48: The Three Golden Rules of Investing

Many of the investing principles we use in our portfolios today are related to a concept called modern portfolio theory. This concept was first introduced by Nobel Laureate Harry Markowitz in a paper written in 1952. In today’s episode, Grant dives into the history of modern portfolio theory, the benefits of implementing this concept, three golden rules we can derive from the modern portfolio theory, and how you can implement these three rules in your portfolio.

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Episode #47: Mailbag! What Grant is Doing With His Kids’ 529 Plans, Spousal vs. Survivor Social Security Benefits, and Whether Value is Dead

This week on the Grow Money Business podcast we have another mailbag episode. Grant covers four questions from our listeners about Social Security benefits, the future of value investing, distribution strategies for retirement, and saving for your kids’ higher education.

If you have more questions you’d like us to cover, visit growmoneybusiness.com, and drop your questions in the Mailbag section. Grant will answer your questions in a future episode.

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Episode #46: A Beginner’s Guide to Factor Investing

This week on Grow Money Business we dive into another fascinating investment strategy: factor investing. Factor investing is a strategy that focuses on selecting securities based on attributes that are linked to higher returns. Throughout this episode, Grant covers what factor investing is, how you may implement it in your investment efforts, and some of the things you should keep in mind when engaging in factor investing. Stay tuned until the end of the episode, where Grant shares some valuable tips for minimizing your risks.

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Grow Money Business Episode #45: Emotions & Money Messaging With Mariah Hudler

Hi everyone –

As you may know, I launched a podcast last December called Grow Money Business. Thus far we’ve been hosting the episodes on Libsyn, and posting them each week to growmoneybusiness.com.

This week we’re starting something new. Rather than posting new episodes to growmoneybusiness.com only, I’m going to start posting them here as well. If you’re hearing about the podcast for the first time, you can check out the first 44 episodes on growmoneybusiness.com if you’re interested.

Enjoy!

In today's episode we have another distinguished guest: Mariah Hudler. Mariah is a financial therapist who helps people build balanced, comfortable relationships with money. Throughout this episode, Mariah shares her wisdom about what contributes to our attitude toward financial matters, how our backgrounds impact our financial decision making, and what you can do to improve your relationship with money. Stay tuned until the end of the episode, where we talk about some valuable tips for reducing financial stress.

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