Fixing a Broken Money System with Tarun Ramadorai

About this episode

Tarun Ramadorai discusses the complexities and pitfalls of personal finance and how the system can be rigged against ordinary people.

Why does personal finance feel so stressful—even when we’re wealthier than ever? Tarun Ramadorai joins Guy Kawasaki to explain why the system isn’t just confusing, but often rigged against ordinary people. Tarun is a finance professor and co-author of the new book Fixed: Why Personal Finance Is Broken and How to Make It Work for Everyone. He breaks down why smart people make terrible money decisions, how markets exploit human bias, and why financial literacy alone isn’t enough. In this conversation, Tarun unpacks the biggest mistakes people make with investing, mortgages, retirement savings, and debt—and what actually works instead. From index funds and emergency savings to crypto hype and “nudges” that backfire, this episode offers clear thinking in a world full of financial noise. -- Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable People podcast features interviews with remarkable people such as Jane Goodall, Marc Benioff, Woz, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bob Cialdini. Every episode will make you more remarkable. With his decades of experience in Silicon Valley as a Venture Capitalist and advisor to the top entrepreneurs in the world, Guy’s questions come from a…

People in this episode

Host: Guy Kawasaki

Guest: Tarun Ramadorai

Topics covered

• personal finance
• financial literacy
• investing
• debt management
• human bias
• money decisions

Keywords

• personal finance
• financial literacy
• investing mistakes
• mortgages
• retirement savings
• debt
• human bias

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fixed: Why Personal Finance Is Broken and How to Make It Work for Everyone

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