How a Music Teacher Went From $50 on Robinhood to Hosting an Investing Podcast (Jeff Santoro)

How a Music Teacher Went From $50 on Robinhood to Hosting an Investing Podcast (Jeff Santoro)

April 17, 2026 · 32 min

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Jeff Santoro shares his journey from a $50 investment in Robinhood to becoming a podcast co-host focused on investing.

In January 2020, Jeff Santoro deposited $50 into a Robinhood account and started buying penny stocks. He had no idea what he was doing. Two months later, the pandemic hit — and he suddenly had a lot of time to figure it out. Santoro spent 12 years teaching music and has spent the past 13 as a school administrator. He is also the co-host of Investing Unscripted, a podcast he built from scratch (with Jason Hall) after becoming obsessed with investing in his 40s. His path there runs through a fa...

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