Listen Score
LS 48
Global Rank
TOP 1%

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗

Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
24 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
114 episodes
since May 27, 2020
episodic

AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗

~89.35% of listeners are from United States.
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US
89.35%
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UA
5.69%
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RU
0.99%
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CA
0.95%
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GB
0.63%
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MX
0.59%
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SG
0.39%
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HU
0.35%
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KR
0.31%
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DE
0.19%
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NL
0.11%
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IN
0.11%
Others
0.34%
* Data source: directly measured on Listen Notes. real-time

LATEST EPISODE 🔗

As more Canadians buy homes later in life, homeownership is increasingly competing with another major financial goal: saving for retirement.  We meet two Canadians who bought their first homes in their 40s to learn why they waited, how they made it happen and whether they have any regrets. The…

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Tensions between Canada and the U.S. are at an all-time high, and some young Canadians are questioning whether they still want to invest so much of their money south of the border. We hear from a millennial investor who dramatically reduced his U.S. holdings. Then Rob Carrick and financial planner …
When are you ready to buy a home? To have a kid? To quit your day job and become your own boss? In 2026, financial milestones look different than they used to. This season of Stress Test gets into the big money decisions Canadians are facing. We’ll look at whether the trade war is changing how peop…
Retirement can feel overwhelming when headlines insist you need millions before you can stop working. But is that actually true? In this episode, we hear from young Canadians with very different visions of life after work. Then retirement reporter Meera Raman sits down with financial planner Moira …
More than half of young Canadians say they’d want a prenup if they got married or entered a common-law relationship. But only a small share have actually signed one. So what’s stopping them? In this episode, we look at the gap between interest and action and why prenups may still be harder, pricer …
For decades, there was a formula for homeownership. Buy something small, maybe a condo or a townhouse, watch its value rise, and then eventually move up to something bigger. But that formula is breaking down for many young Canadians.  Today, we’re looking at what happens when an idea passed down t…
Breaking into the job market has always been tough, but right now, it feels harder than usual. Hiring is slow. Competition is high. And at the same time, artificial intelligence is changing the kinds of tasks that once defined entry-level roles. So what’s really behind this shift? We hear from eco…
Investing on your own has never been simpler. Trading fees are disappearing, apps are better than ever and features like fractional shares mean you can start investing with just a few dollars. But is easier always better? On today’s episode, we look at what’s changed, what’s improved and what still…
Despite a cooling housing market, home ownership still feels out of reach for many young Canadians. Now, new research suggests that when young people decide to opt out of saving for a home, their behaviour can change in surprising ways. They spend more, save less, and take bigger risks with their i…
Renters in Canada are finally catching a break. In Canada’s biggest cities, rents have been falling for more than a year and vacancy rates are rising. Some landlords are even offering incentives like free months of rent and move-in bonuses to attract tenants. But the reality on the ground is more c…
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