I keep having the same conversation. Someone smart tells me they own a piece of their company, and then I ask two questions, and it turns out they don’t own anything yet. They own the right to buy something, for a limited time, if they can afford it.

Today I’m coming back to startup equity, with help from my friend Tracy DiNunzio, who built and sold a venture-backed company for nine figures. I break down what you actually get when a company offers you “equity,” the three things people almost always have backwards, and why a company can sell for a fortune while its employees walk away with nothing.

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Ray Dalio is one of the most legendary investors of our time. He built Bridgewater into the largest hedge fund in the world and now he is telling us to wake up to what could be the greatest crash of his lifetime.

Ray says the U.S. is sitting on a ticking time bomb of debt.

And today he joins Money Rehab to tell us how to protect ourselves if it goes off.

• What he calls his all weather portfolio

• The one number every investor should know before taking a single risk

• And the time even HE needed Money Rehab

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Heather Rae El Moussa is showing houses on Selling Sunset and flipping them on the flip-off. Her and her husband, Tarek, are the ultimate real estate power couple.

Today, Heather joins Money Rehab to tell us:

• Some of the wildest stories from flipping
• About her house getting burglarized while she was gone
• The hidden tax of sharing your life on social media
• And Where she would invest money in a house before flipping it

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If your group chat is anything like mine, somebody has already asked: “Are you getting in on the Anthropic IPO?” And then the thread goes quiet, because nobody actually knows.

So today I’m slowing it down. I break down how this five-year-old company got here, decode the biggest headlines (including a few that are true and still misleading), and share what history says about buying the biggest IPO of the year. I also get into what you would actually own if you bought a share, and it’s not what most people assume.

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You know him as the King of Flipping from HGTV

Tarek El Moussa has sold over a billion dollars in property and owns 200 rental properties. Today he joins Money Rehab to tell us the way to actually make money flipping houses…

Today, in part 2, he joins Money Rehab to tell us how to

• How he would rebuild his fortune if he lost everything today

• How anyone can be great at sales

• Why he bought his daughter a $150k BMW

• And what to watch out for when buying a flipped house

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You know him as the King of Flipping from HGTV

Tarek El Moussa has sold over a billion dollars in property and owns 200 rental properties. Today he joins Money Rehab to tell us the way to actually make money flipping houses…

Today, in part 1, he joins Money Rehab to tell us how to

• The four steps to flipping

• The real estate trap that's costing homeowners thousands of dollars

• Why Compass and Zillow could be hindering your home buying

• Where the hot deals are

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Fifteen colleges now cost more than $100,000 a year. A year ago, only two did. Before you panic, here’s the secret the schools don’t want you to know: very few students actually pay that number.

Today I break down the difference between a college’s sticker price and what families really pay, the free-tuition programs most people don’t know exist, and the group of families getting squeezed the hardest by the financial aid formula.

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The Money School: The Complete Financial Education You Were Never Given

Nicole's most comprehensive book yet, the financial curriculum that should have been taught in school but never was. From your first paycheck to investing, buying a home, building wealth, and planning your legacy, The Money School is the full course in plain English.

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63% percent of Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck. Among households that make $100-250k, 41% of them are saying the same thing. So we’re here to ask, do they have a money problem?

My guest today is a best selling author who has helped over 250,000 people set a path towards a debt-free life. In 2021, Anthony O'Neal left the Dave Ramsey financial advice powerhouse to build his own platform. And his new book, Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck — there it is again.

Today, he tells me

• Why more money won't fix your finances if you don’t have an actual plan for it

• Why you should build a buffer before you touch a single dollar of debt

• The Debt Snowball Method, and why he says it's about momentum, not math

• Why he now calls a credit score a tool, not a trap, and how that went over with his audience

• Why people don’t have a money problem, they have a clarity problem

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Chapters 0:00 Money mindset and philosophy 1:30 Addressing past controversies 4:06 The debate on small indulgences 7:27 Avoiding the cycle of deprivation 10:39 Defining personal wealth 13:21 Lessons from past mistakes 15:44 Evolving financial strategies 20:32 Empathy in financial guidance 23:44 Accountability and personal growth 26:57 Setting and sticking to goals 30:17 Planning for future freedom 34:09 Credit scores as a financial tool 39:26 The role of debt and leverage 41:46 The psychology of debt repayment 47:33 The state of online financial advice 52:29 Bull or bear lightning round 58:02 Closing tips on wealth building

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The Money School: The Complete Financial Education You Were Never Given

Nicole's most comprehensive book yet, the financial curriculum that should have been taught in school but never was. From your first paycheck to investing, buying a home, building wealth, and planning your legacy, The Money School is the full course in plain English.

Go check it out: https://nicolelapin.com/money-school-book

Four times a year, the biggest companies in America have to show you their report card, and it gets dramatic. If you’ve ever watched a stock you own swing 15% in a single day and had no idea why, this one is for you.

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The Money School: The Complete Financial Education You Were Never Given

Nicole's most comprehensive book yet, the financial curriculum that should have been taught in school but never was. From your first paycheck to investing, buying a home, building wealth, and planning your legacy, The Money School is the full course in plain English.

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Mike Novogratz has made a fortune, lost a fortune, and made it back. Goldman Sachs partner, hedge fund billionaire, then the loudest bull in crypto.

Today, he tells me what he'd do with a thousand dollars right now…

What number actually makes you rich…

And whether a first-time investor should own any crypto at all…

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The Money School: The Complete Financial Education You Were Never Given

Nicole's most comprehensive book yet, the financial curriculum that should have been taught in school but never was. From your first paycheck to investing, buying a home, building wealth, and planning your legacy, The Money School is the full course in plain English.

Go check it out: https://nicolelapin.com/money-school-book

Vanessa Van Edwards is THE top behavioral researcher out there — we’re talking Harvard, MIT, Stanford… and is the go-to expert for the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to call on when they need to fix their people problems. She’s here to help us be more likeable — and use those skills to seal actual deals.

She's on Money Rehab to tell us:

• How to actually make the best first impression

• How how to have less awkward small talk

• The secret tells that someone is not feeling a conversation

• And the best way to navigate work events as an introverted-extrovert…asked for a friend

Chapters

00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab?

01:44 The Two Kinds of Awkward (Which One Are You?)

03:22 Every Conversation Has a Blueprint

04:30 Why Small Talk Gets Stuck on Dead-End Facts

06:39 Turning Small Talk Into a Treasure Hunt

10:38 The Missing Ingredient in Business Success: Rapport Before the Pitch

14:44 Why Skipping Ahead Too Quickly Costs You

18:40 The TV Pitch Vanessa Bombed Over Small Talk

22:17 How Likability Gets Priced Into Your Paycheck

24:00 How to Compete With the Feed in Conversation

26:19 The Five Magic Likable Phrases

33:51 Can We Kill the Weather Talk?

36:16 How to Be a Better Listener

37:23 Level Two: Dream Storming and Goals

40:06 Why You Should Stop Talking About How Busy You Are

42:06 Should You Complain at Work?

46:03 Go-To Openers for Zoom Calls

47:21 Level Three: Self-Narratives and Money Narratives

50:08 How to Make Adult Friends (Friendship Bootcamp)

53:10 Why "Level Two" Connections Are the Most Valuable at Work

57:17 Why Conversation Is Career Insurance Against AI

58:55 Warmth vs. Competence: You Need Both

01:02:15 How to Talk to a Friend Who Owes You Money

01:04:39 First Impressions and How to Exit a Conversation Gracefully

01:09:03 Bullish or Bearish: Hugs, Handshakes, and Email Sign-Offs

01:12:06 Tip You Can Take Straight to the Bank

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