
Money For the Rest of Us
by J. David Stein
Is this your podcast?J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager known for his expertise in personal finance and investing. With nearly two decades of experience, he has dedicated himself to educating both individuals and institutio…
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Money for the Rest of Us Update and Survey
Sep 30, 2026
8m 37s
Small Gains, Big Losses: The Hidden Risk in Steady Income
Sep 23, 2026
26m 55s
The Financial System Will Be Hacked and How to Prepare For It
Sep 9, 2026
25m 38s
Bond Market Chaos: Why Interest Rates Keep Rising and What to Do About It
Aug 26, 2026
27m 38s
5 Steps to Simplify Your Investment Portfolio
Aug 12, 2026
26m 59s
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Audience Interest
- personal finance education
- investing strategies
Podcast Focus
- money workings explained
- investment techniques discussed
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes released
- active for 12 years
Platform Reach
- available on major platforms
- website for additional resources
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Estimated from 20 chart positions in 20 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · Investing#1415K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Investing#1495K to 30K
- 🇮🇹IT · Investing#7810K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · Investing#9510K to 30K
- 🇲🇽MX · Investing#1581K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
32K to 122K🎙 ~2x weekly·582 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
63K to 244K🇬🇧12%🇺🇸12%🇮🇹12%+17 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
25K to 98K48K real followers tracked across platforms
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | Money for the Rest of Us Update and Survey | I provide a short update on Money for the Rest of Us and introduce our listener survey. All survey participants will get access to an exclusive podcast episode on my worst investing mistakes and what I learned.Take the Money for the Rest of Us Listener SurveySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 8m 37s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Small Gains, Big Losses: The Hidden Risk in Steady Income | In this episode, we explore why the income we earn isn't the same as the return. We show how option income strategies work, what their historical returns have been, what drives the return, and what reasonable return expectations are.We show why option income strategies have a positive expected return while sports betting has a negative expected return.Finally, we look at other areas where we confuse income with the total return.SponsorsMoney for the Rest of Us Retirement Investing CohortDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesEpisode slide deckVariance Risk Premia by Peter Carr and Liuren Wu—NYUCross section of option returns and idiosyncratic stock volatility by Jie Cao and Bing Han—The Journal of Financial EconomicsThe Price of Correlation Risk: Evidence from Equity Options by Joost Driessen, Pascal J. Maenhout, Grigory Vilkov—SSRNCross-section of option returns and volatility by Amit Goyal and Alessio Saretto—The Journal of Financial EconomicsThe Art of Put Selling: A 10 Year Study by John Marshall, Krag Gregory, Katherine Fogertey—Goldman SachsLow Stress BetsRelated Episodes557: Don’t Fall in the Dividend Trap549: Why Catastrophe Bonds Are Yielding 12%, and Should You Invest?544: Sports Betting Is Not InvestingArticle: Tail Events and Tail RiskSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 26m 55s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | cybersecurityfinancial system+4 | — | OpenAIHugging Face+1 | — | financial systemAI+5 | NetSuiteDavid20 | 25m 38s | ||
| 8/26/26 | bond marketinterest rates+4 | — | U.S. Treasury DepartmentU.S. Treasury+3 | U.S.America | bond priceshigher yields+3 | NetSuiteCODE | 27m 38s | ||
| 8/12/26 | investment portfolioretirement+3 | — | — | — | investmentportfolio simplification+3 | NetSuiteFree | 26m 59s | ||
| 7/29/26 | AI debtinvestment risks+4 | — | NetSuiteRBC+7 | — | AI debt bubbleinvestment+5 | Delete MeDavid20 | 26m 38s | ||
| 7/15/26 | inflation manipulationpersonal finance+4 | — | U.S. Federal ReserveMoney for the Rest of Us+1 | — | inflationPCE calculations+5 | Delete MeDavid20 | 25m 53s | ||
| 6/24/26 | personal financeinvesting+4 | — | Money for the Rest of UsInvestors' Checklist+1 | — | millionairefinancial lessons+4 | Delete MeDavid20 | 29m 48s | ||
| 6/10/26 | SpaceX IPOAI stocks+3 | — | iShares Core S&P 500 ETFTema S&P 500 Historical Weight ETF Strategy+9 | — | SpaceXAI stocks+3 | — | 25m 30s | ||
| 5/27/26 | dividend investingcovered call ETFs+4 | — | Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF (PBP)JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI)+11 | — | dividend fallacycovered call ETFs+4 | Delete MeDavid20 | 25m 39s | ||
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| 5/13/26 | investingbusiness+3 | — | Almost Reckless | — | investingbusiness+5 | Square | 23m 20s | ||
| 4/29/26 | business practicesasset bubbles+5 | — | Money for the Rest of UsU.S. Department of Justice+3 | — | business practicesAI+5 | Square | 27m 55s | ||
| 4/22/26 | portfolio constructionrebalancing+3 | — | Money For the Rest of Us | EasternPacific | portfoliorebalancing+3 | — | 3m 57s | ||
| 4/15/26 | portfolio constructioninvestment strategies+1 | — | Money for the Rest of UsState Street+7 | — | portfolioinvestment+3 | Square | 27m 28s | ||
| 4/1/26 | productivityinvestment portfolio+3 | — | Claude CoworkNew York Times | — | productivityinvestment+3 | — | 7m 06s | ||
| 3/25/26 | financial crisisIran conflict+3 | — | Money for the Rest of UsInternational Energy Agency+2 | — | financial crisisIran+6 | Delete MeDavid20 | 27m 14s | ||
| 3/11/26 | AIportfolio management+3 | — | Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund InvestorClaude Opus 3+4 | — | AIinvestment+5 | MasterworksDavid20 | 25m 36s | ||
| 2/25/26 | managed futuresinvestment strategies+3 | — | AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund I (AQMIX)iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF)+8 | — | managed futuresendowment returns+3 | — | 27m 52s | ||
| 2/11/26 | asset locationtaxable accounts+4 | — | Kogod School of BusinessMorningstar+13 | — | asset locationtaxable accounts+3 | Gelt | 23m 33s | ||
| 1/28/26 | catastrophe bondsinvestment opportunities+4 | — | Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETFStone Ridge High Yield Reinsurance Risk Premium Fund+7 | — | catastrophe bondsETF+5 | Gelt | 23m 59s | ||
| 1/14/26 | financial marketsbehavioral biases+4 | — | Federal Intelligence ServiceFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis+5 | — | financial markets2026+5 | Gelt | 32m 42s | ||
| 12/17/25 | debt managementwealth management+3 | — | Basic CapitalThis 30-Year-Old’s Startup Is Bringing Leverage to 401(k) Savers+2 | — | debtwealth management+5 | Gelt | 26m 29s | ||
| 12/10/25 | Do Retiring Baby Boomers Actually Move Markets? And How Much Do Demographics Really Matter | As Baby Boomers continue to retire, some analysts expect financial markets to feel the strain. We examine whether demographic shifts truly shape stock and bond returns, or what other factors matter more.Topics covered include:Will retiring baby boomers lead to lower stock prices or higher interest ratesSome earlier demographic predictions and how they worked outHow do natural interest rates reflect the demand and supply of capitalWhy demographics are only one factor that determines economic growth and financial market returnsSponsorsGelt - Taxes Done RightDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesZeihanHarry DentMeasuring the Natural Rate of Interest—Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkDistribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989—The Federal ReserveRelated EpisodesRelated Episodes487: Are We Heading for a 2030s Depression? Global Economic and Population Shifts445: From Boom to Bust—Why China’s Stocks Lagged Behind Its Economy & Where to Invest Next395: How Population Trends Will Impact Growth, Inflation, Investing and Well BeingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 23m 11s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | Burnout, Breaks, and the Courage to Spend with David Bach | David converses with best-selling author David Bach about preventing burnout through sabbaticals, moving to another country, why retirees should take Social Security as early as possible, and Bach's idea of a flat tax on IRA distributions.Insiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesDavid Bach's IRA Flat Tax IdeaRelated Episode506: Should You Retire Early and Live Outside Your Home Country? With Joshua SheetsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 42m 29s | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | Sports Betting Is Not Investing | Can you really make money sports betting on low-risk, high-probability events?Topics covered include:The growing size and influence of the U.S. sports betting marketRecent sports betting scandalsHow sports betting odds workAn intriguing low-risk approach to sports bettingWhy the low-risk sports betting approach is still gambling with a negative expected returnBehavioral biases that encourage sports bettingRevisiting the difference between investing, speculating, and gamblingEpisode SponsorDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow Noteshttps://info.lowstressbets.com/How Do Betting Odds Work? by OC Staff—oddscheckerSenate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA Gambling Scandal—Senate Commerce Committee"US sports betting crisis grows as MLB’s Clase and Ortiz indicted over alleged rigged pitches" by Tom Lutz—The GuardianESPN Will Not Let Failure Push It Out Of The Gambling Business by Chris Thompson—Defector22% of All Americans, Half of Men 18-49, Have Active Online Sports Betting Account—Siena University Research InstituteA Review of Sports Wagering & Gambling Addiction Studies Executive Summary—National Council on Problem GamblingHow sports gambling took over prediction markets in the US by Sam Learner, Oliver Roeder and George Steer—The Financial Times See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | 20m 37s | ||||||
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J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager known for his expertise in personal finance and investing. With nearly two decades of experience, he has dedicated himself to educating both individuals and institutions on effective financial management that is accessible and comprehensible. "Money For the Rest of Us" stands out in the crowded landscape of finance podcasts by breaking down complex topics related to money, investing, and financial independence into digestible insights. The format typically includes discussions on how money works, practical investing strategies, and guidance on living a financially secure life without undue stress. The podcast attracts a diverse audience ranging from novice investors to seasoned finance enthusiasts who seek practical advice and actionable steps. Listeners benefit from Stein's clear and approachable teaching style, gaining valuable knowledge that empowers them to make informed financial decisions.
By the numbers
- Total followers: 48K
- Total plays: 951K
- Total reviews: 1.4K
Platforms
TuneIn
- Followers: 716
Castbox
- Followers: 35K
- Plays: 426K
- Reviews: 34
YouTube
- Subscribers: 8.4K
- Views: 526K
- Videos: 421
Podcast App
- Followers: 1.4K
- Reviews: 1.3K
Podcast Republic
- Followers: 2.1K
- Reviews: 4
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Audience
adults, professionals
Key insights
What the show covers
- money workings explained
- investment techniques discussed
- financial security insights
- simple finance concepts taught
Audience interests
- personal finance education
- investing strategies
- financial independence
- money management tips
Platform reach
- available on major platforms
- website for additional resources
- growing listener base
- no specific platforms detected
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes released
- active for 12 years
- over 570 episodes available
- consistent content delivery
Chart history for Money For the Rest of Us
Peaked at #38 in TR, currently #38 in TR.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| HK | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| IS | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| Italy | — | #78 | #78 | — |
| KE | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| RO | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| PH | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| India | — | #95 | #95 | — |
| TW | — | #98 | #98 | — |
| Finland | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #141 | #141 | — |
| SA | — | #143 | #143 | — |
| ID | — | #144 | #144 | — |
| TH | — | #146 | #146 | — |
| HK | — | #148 | #148 | — |
| United States | — | #149 | #149 | — |
| CL | — | #156 | #156 | — |
| Mexico | — | #158 | #158 | — |
| VN | — | #164 | #164 | — |
| AR | — | #189 | #189 | — |
Chart Positions
22 placements across 20 markets.
Chart Positions
22 placements across 20 markets.