What Determines How Much You Make

<p>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.</p><p><strong>Insiders Guide Email Ne ... Show More

<p>Can you really make money sports betting on low-risk, high-probability events?</p><p>Topics covered include:</p><ul><li>The growing size and influence of the U.S. sports betting market</li><li>Recent sports betting scandals</li><li>How sports betting odds work</li><li>An intri ... Show More

<p>What’s the difference between hoarding and investing? There’s a reason markets built on productive assets—like stocks and bonds—are far larger than hoarding markets such as gold and cryptocurrency. In this episode, David explores why that is, and shares why he recently bought ... Show More

Why do some people earn so much more than others? How does society value certain jobs over other jobs - and how can we make sure we get a higher wage? Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers help navigate the vagaries of the job market, and have some advice how to get the best wage d ... Show More

No matter what job you have, you’ve probably felt at various points in your career that you don’t make enough. And because money can be a taboo topic, we rarely reveal what our salaries are—even with the people we’re closest to. In a recent survey, only about half the participant ... Show More

This is the first episode that features a guest! Paul Tern, a Cambridge-grad junior doctor who works in London, joins the discussion about why we love our jobs. We start off with some meandering around the history of the 'I want to enjoy my job' mentality, and then share our pers ... Show More

How much are you supposed to save for retirement and how do you get there? What is the different advice for people with different plans or risk tolerances?In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsberg ... Show More

What can you do to make sure you're working in the right job, and getting paid the right salary? Or, if you're the boss, how can you make sure you're making the right hiring decisions? Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson show you how to make good decisions, as a worker or an empl ... Show More

<p>oo often in business, taking two positions is the same as taking none. You can only carve out one at a time — so choose wisely. To read more lessons from The Art of Business Wars and to order your copy, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://promo.wondery.com/the-art-of-business-wars/" r ... Show More

<p>For most of us, saying “no” doesn’t come naturally. You feel bad disappointing a colleague or guilty about turning down your boss, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how to say no at work, why it’s such a struggle to say no, and techniques that can help you still advanc ... Show More

<p>The first episode -- who knows where this will go?<br/><br/>There is a science to spending money – how to find a bargain, how to make a budget, things like that.</p><p>But there’s also an art to spending. A part that can’t be quantified and varies person to person.</p><p>In <a ... Show More

<p>#692 I always say the riches are in the niches, but that's not what this episode is about. You see, you can still make the mistake of growing too big too fast, even if you're operating in a super niched-down space. Why is that? It's because bigger truly isn't always better. Wh ... Show More

<p>Tous les matins, la rédaction de Capital décrypte l'actualité économique française et étrangère : impôts, high-tech, épargne, immobilier, entreprises, bourse, carrière... vous ne manquerez rien de l'info éco du jour grâce aux journalistes du premier magazine économique de Fran ... Show More