Ep 527: How To Not Know: Making Peace With Financial Uncertainty

About this episode

This episode discusses how to cope with financial uncertainty and features insights from author Simone Stolzoff.

If financial uncertainty is keeping you awake at night, this episode is for you. Author and journalist Simone Stolzoff joins Jean to talk about his new book, How To Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers, and why learning to sit with the unknown might be the most powerful financial skill you can develop right now. And in this week's Mailbag, Jean is joined by Lacy Garcia, founder and CEO of Willow, to help three listeners navigate inflection points in their lives: how to start dividing shared assets before a divorce is filed, what to do with your 401(k) after a layoff, and how to think about a lump-sum inheritance without letting fear or emotion drive the decision. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff Hanna Horvath, Your Brain on Money on Substack The Forever Paycheck by Jean Chatzky — available for pre-order now Subscribe to the HerMoney newsletter Ready to connect with a fiduciary advisor who's the right fit for you? Find one at hermoney.com/findanadvisor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jean Chatzky

Guests: Simone Stolzoff, Lacy Garcia

Topics covered

• financial uncertainty
• personal finance
• divorce
• 401(k)
• inheritance
• decision making

Keywords

• financial uncertainty
• personal finance
• divorce assets
• 401(k) after layoff
• lump-sum inheritance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How To Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers, The Good Enough Job, Hanna Horvath, Your Brain on Money, The Forever Paycheck

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