We’re celebrating July 4th with three of our favorite stories from guests about financial freedom and independence, including:
- Clark Howard on how smart financial habits can “create freedom in your life”
- Linda Rottenberg on setting up bank accounts with your significant other
- David Brancaccio on what he wished he’d known earlier in life about money
Opening clip - “Heist”

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“I  submitted a fraudulent birth certificate to McDonald's so I could work there.”
Just because Robert Brokamp was studying to become a priest doesn’t mean he didn’t bend the occasional rule when he was younger. Now recognized as one of the top personal finance experts in America, he’s written or co-authored thousands of articles and several books on the topic of money. In this conversation Robert discusses:
- Having a reputation as “a spendthrift” when he was young
- The coworker who changed his mind about becoming a priest
- A radio show and a website that got him interested in investing
- Kermit the Frog, CEO

Opening clip – “Smokey & The Bandit”

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“Talking about money was analogous to talking about religion. You just didn't do it.”

Growing up in Ireland, Emmet Savage learned about investing from his father. While he would go on to become the co-founder and Chief Investor at MyWallSt, and co-creator of the investment conference Investicon, his early career was in a completely different industry. In this candid conversation Emmet shares:
- His first trip to the bank when he was a child coinciding with a robbery
- Establishing “the rules of engagement” regarding money in a relationship
- The 3 types of charities (and which one he prioritizes)
- Which item he purchased from the estate of Freddy Mercury
Opening clip - “The Wolf of Wall Street”

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”It's great to save, it's great to be putting things aside. But make sure that so long as you're hitting those savings goals that you're treating yourself at some point.”

For as far back as he can remember, Joe Magyer was interested in investing. Encouraged and taught by his grandfather, he studied business and finance before stepping into a career in the investing world. Taking a quick break from his role as managing director of Seaplane Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, and host of the podcast “Investing In Startups”, Joe shares:
- A behind-the-scenes look at his 1st business
- Why investment banking wasn’t for him
- What he thinks Berkshire-Hathaway will look like when Warren Buffett is gone
- The “3-2-1” approach he swears by
Opening clip – “The Gambler”

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“The original plan was always for me to go to school and live that typical life. But it didn't work out, so I had to make my own plan.”

Before the age of 20, Greg Haygood spent a number of years in what he calls “survival mode”. How did he go from living on his own as a teenager in a homeless shelter to a successful career as a finance executive? Perseverance. From his office in Washington, DC, Greg discusses:
- His creative approach to joining the United States Marine Corps
- Why he “almost exclusively” reads books about finance (and three that he thinks don’t get the attention they deserve)
- Teaching his son about money by offering a high interest rate
- A Peabody Award-winning TV series about money
Opening clip - "The Wire"

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“Don’t just fall in love with the balance sheet. You have to love the business as well.”

With more than 30 years of experience as a professional investor, Ron Gross has seen it all. Through bull markets and notable downturns (like the Dot-com Bubble of the early 2000s), he has learned a few of his lessons the hard way too. In a wide-ranging conversation Ron shares:
- The best & worst parts of running a hedge fund
- A creative way his father celebrated his annual bonus
- His experience with buying golf clubs at Costco
- Why “beer money” is important
Opening clip - "Volunteers"

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“I wanted to either be a U.S. Marshal and catch fugitives or start a garden center.”

Dreaming of two very different career paths led James Early to pursue a college degree in finance. From there he has made his career as an investment analyst and entrepreneur. And despite amassing a remarkable track record in picking stocks, he confesses he’s actually not as good with money as he probably should be. Currently the founder of Curia Financial, James sits down to share:
- The creative marketing scheme for his car-washing business as a teenager
- Life lessons he learned from philosopher Lao Tzu
- How investing teaches us about the imperfections in life
- A very memorable taxi ride in China
Opening clip - "Ocean's Eleven"

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“All of unhappiness in life is unmet expectations, and you can apply that to money pretty easily.”

Nearly a decade into his life as an attorney, Bill Barker made a somewhat sudden career change to the world of investing. Now a longtime senior analyst and advisor at The Motley Fool, Bill discusses:
- Collecting 19th-century coins with his grandmother
- Investing during the earliest days of the Internet
- An underappreciated movie that teaches stock manipulation
- Talking to your dog about budgeting
Opening clip - "Moneyball"

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