Thematic exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, allow investors to bet on ideas and trends. How do the returns measure up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, we’re reairing an episode on how to make the most of our increasingly longer lifespans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, we’re revisiting an episode on Swedish death cleaning, an organizing method that can help far beyond just downsizing your possessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unemployment is low, but inflation is high, and the U.S. economy has recorded two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction. Can the Fed raise interest rates to bring down inflation but avoid pushing the economy into recession? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sabbaticals began as a crop-rotation strategy before crossing into academia. Now they’re emerging as an employee recruitment and retention tool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don’t worry — AI won’t take your job. Here’s why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New technology is trying to kill the password. Will it succeed? And might we miss it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Author and financial activist Brett Scott defends traditional currency in the ongoing clash with what he calls cloud money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As the latest generation to join the workforce, Gen Z is trying to learn the ropes as the office undergoes its biggest evolution yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In part 2 of our series on electric vehicles, we explore how the ease of on-the-go charging will be pivotal in migrating American motorists to EVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the first part of our electric vehicle special, we look at what the history of EVs can teach us about the road ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The time-honored asset allocation — 60% in stocks and 40% in bonds — has come in for a rethink. Here are some substitute saving strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Business districts are back — but they might look a little different. Mixed-use buildings, new residential space, and even vertical farms are moving in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How the growing Buy Nothing movement found new homes for a bread machine, half a toilet and a school of guppies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hyperloops and flying taxis garner the hype. But what’s really in store for the future of transit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Instead of weeding candidates out via academic qualification, some companies are widening the prospect pool — and we could all benefit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, as many employees return to offices, we’re revisiting an episode on the economics of switching to a 4-day work week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rents are high, home inventory is low, and mortgage rates are climbing. Is it time to rethink the traditional model for buying a home? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Credit scores go all the way back to the early 19th century, but for many of us they remain impossibly opaque. Why do we have them — and will we ever get rid of them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Proposals for publicly funded museums and sports stadiums make heady promises, but they don’t always deliver. How should communities evaluate these prospective investments? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We dive into a new book from Planet Money’s Mary Childs on how one man became king of the bond market — and then lost his crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If a new bill becomes law, daylight-saving time will be year-round. Here’s what that might mean for your health and your wallet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cheapism is on the rise thanks to apps and social media, and a new generation of penny pinchers is chasing more than deals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NFTs are getting a lot of buzz, but do they have any practical applications? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tax policy ideas from around the world that could help streamline the arduous process of filing our returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adherence to rules and social norms shapes our world. Understanding your type can help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The love-it-or-hate-it board game can teach us about more than buying Boardwalk and passing Go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In our latest question special, we dive deep on what Mr. Mom can teach us about price increases, universal basic income, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reckoning with your possessions is not just good for the soul. It's good for the bank balance as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Forecasting has long helped us model financial events. Could cues from the natural world make those predictions even more accurate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
