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Rich Habits Podcast

Austin Hankwitz and Robert Croak richhabitspodcast.com
Introducing the Rich Habits Podcast — a financial literacy podcast for anyone ready to take back control of their money by implementing new habits. Join Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz every Monday, Thursday, and Friday as they demystify the financial habits of the rich, share their own mistakes and shortcomings, and lay out the blueprint for you to succeed with money. Robert is a decamillionaire with 30+ years of business experience and $200M+ of company exits under his belt, while Austin is an entrepreneur in his 20s eager to learn. 📬 Inquiries? Please email christian@witz.vc
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Episodes

130: How To Overcome Your Emotions During Volatility

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz share their three personal strategies for overcoming their own emotions during times of market volatility. --- 🔥 Ready for a free 1% match on your IRA contribution or rollover? Sign up for Public and take advantage of that, ⁠⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, ⁠⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠⁠ --- 💰 Download the 2025 Wealth-Building Workbook, ⁠⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠⁠ --- 🚀 Join 680+ other podcast list...

Aug 11, 202533 minSeason 13Ep. 1

Apple's $600B Investment, Crypto in Your 401(k), & Disney's Deal with the NFL

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Radar, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz walk through Apple's $600B investment in the United States, Trump's EO that allows 401(k) issuers to include crypto and private equity in your retirement accounts, and ESPN's deal with the NFL. --- 💳 Earn 10% cash back on your first $500 spent with Zena ! Don't wait, if you're earning money outside of your W-2 need a Zena card. Click here to learn more! --- ‼️ Have feedback to share? Please let us a comment on Spo...

Aug 08, 202532 min

Q&A: $4M in SpaceX Stock, Buying an Airbnb with Family, & Losing $70K from Annuities

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- 🔥 Ready for a free 1% match on your IRA contribution or rollover? Sign up for Public and take advantage of that, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 💰 Download the 2025 Wealth-Building Workbook, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🚀 Join 680+ other podcast listeners inside of the Rich Habits Network and invest alongside Robert and Austin, ⁠⁠click he...

Aug 07, 202547 min

129: How Reid Hoffman Built and Sold PayPal & LinkedIn for $27B

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz sit down with Reid Hoffman. Reid was part of the "PayPal Mafia" from back in the late-90s. He sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002. A few months later, Reid co-founded LinkedIn. Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26B in 2016. This interview was special. Reid is an incredible bright, kind, and thoughtful human being. We're so grateful to have been able to host him on the show! --- 📚 Reid's book, The Startup...

Aug 04, 20251 hr 5 min

Meta & Microsoft's $150B Shopping Spree, The Fed's Dot Plot, and Tunnels Under Nashville

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Radar, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz walk you through Meta and Microsoft's $150B CapEx guidance, what drove a +3% Q2 GDP result, and the Fed's expectations for interest rates through the rest of the year. --- 💳 Start spending smarter with Zena , the AI business card that helps you bucket your spending. Get 10% cash back on your first $500 spent by visiting Zena.com/RichHabits --- ‼️ Have feedback to share? Please let us a comment on Spotify! We're ex...

Aug 01, 202528 min

Q&A: YieldMax ETFs, When To Invest For Your Children, & A Special Guest!

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions, joined by our special guest Zaid Admani! Zaid is the host of the Rundown podcast by Public -- we highly recommend tuning into that show on a weekly basis as well. --- 🔥 Ready for a free 1% match on your IRA contribution or rollover? Sign up for Public and take advantage of that, ⁠click here!⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, ⁠click here!⁠ --- 💰 Download the 2025 Wealth-B...

Jul 31, 202547 min

128: How to Build a 9-Figure Brand

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz share Robert's framework for building successful online brands. This is the exact same framework he used to build SillyBandz into a $200M+ online brand in the early-2010s. --- 🎨 Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for ⁠⁠⁠ Masterworks ⁠⁠⁠ : ⁠⁠⁠https://www.masterworks.art/richhabits⁠⁠⁠ Invest in shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Wa...

Jul 28, 202541 minSeason 12Ep. 9

Q&A: Hedging Against the “September Slump,” LTC Insurance, & Taxes on Worldwide Income

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- 🔥 Ready for a free 1% match on your IRA contribution or rollover? Sign up for Public and take advantage of that, click here! --- 🤝 Check out our friends over at Suriance for all of your long-term health care needs, click here! --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, click here! --- 💰 Download the 2025 Wealth-Building Workbook, click here! --- 🚀 Join 675+ other podcast lis...

Jul 24, 202539 min

127: How to Pay Less in Taxes w/ Karlton Dennis

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz sit down with Karlton Dennis to learn more about tax-saving strategies. The strategies shared by Karlton Dennis is this episode can be applied no matter how much you make, as everyone's personal finance situation is different. They also discuss a handful of the most consequential tax code updates from the One Big Beautiful Bill passed on July 4, 2025. --- 💰 Earn 1% on all IRA contributions and 401(k) rollovers o...

Jul 21, 202552 minSeason 12Ep. 8

Q&A: When To Talk About Money While Dating, Driving Uber Full-Time, & Pensions

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! They talk about relying on pensions during retirement, investing throughout college, mortgages in Australia, accessing investments before 59.5 years of age, when it's appropriate to begin talking about money with your partner, saving for a down payment for a new duplex, and driving Uber full-time to fund an IUL. --- 👀 Sign up for the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join 52K+ like minde...

Jul 17, 202546 min

126: The 5 Types of Wealth w/ Sahil Bloom

Please enjoy a flashback to one of your favorite Rich Habits Podcast episodes! We're excited to get back to making new content for you this week! --- In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz sit down with Sahil Bloom to learn more about his framework for building wealth in our everyday lives. --- Download our FREE Financial Planning Workbook for 2025! 👉 ⁠⁠ ⁠CLICK HERE!⁠⁠⁠ --- ⭐️ Open a Bond Account on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Public ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to lock in your 6%...

Jul 14, 202553 minSeason 12Ep. 7

Q&A: Preparing for a Recession, Invest $37K or Pay Off the Car, & Active Portfolio Management

Thank you for your patience as I navigate this incredibly difficult time in my life. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to record weekly podcast episodes for you all, and I plan to jump back on the saddle as soon as I can. --- In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- Sign up for the ⁠ ⁠⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ and join 52K+ like minded investors in receiving weekly market updates, ⁠ ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Ric...

Jul 10, 202549 min

125: The Habits That Made Our First $1M

Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz share their top three habits for building and maintaining millions in net worth: meticulously tracking finances, actively planning one's life rather than drifting, and practicing intentional frugality. They emphasize that while income is important, strategic habits are crucial for long-term wealth accumulation and offer advice to listeners on getting ahead, including managing debt and making joint financial decisions as a couple. The hosts provide frameworks for listeners to apply these principles to their own financial journeys and answer specific listener questions about investing and major purchases.

Jul 07, 202538 minSeason 12Ep. 6

Q&A: Investing During Times of War, Vanguard's Drawbacks, & Buying a House at 62

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Jul 03, 202533 min

124: Our 2025 Mid-Year Update + Bonus Predictions

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz reflect upon their 2025 market predictions as well as share some bonus predictions as we turn the corner into the second-half of the year. Additionally, they announced the launch of a new weekly episode starting Friday, August 1st! Be sure to tune in every Friday, starting August 1st, to the Rich Habits Radar -- your go-to weekly summary of the most consequential, market moving headlines and happenings! --- ⚡️ Si...

Jun 30, 202545 minSeason 12Ep. 5

Q&A: Buying Our First Business, Cash Flowing a Triplex, & Teaching Crypto to Kids...?

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- ⚡️ Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial of the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Network⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ Don't miss out on our weekly livestreams. --- 🔥 Subscribe to our FREE weekly ⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠ . Every Thursday we send the most important market updates straight to your inbox. ⁠⁠Click here!⁠⁠ --- 💰 Ready to turbo charge your investing? Sign up for ⁠⁠Public⁠⁠ and receive a 1% match on all IRA contribution...

Jun 26, 202546 min

123: How Rich People Buy Back Their Time

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz share four strategies rich people use to buy back their time. --- 🎨 Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: https://www.masterworks.art/richhabits . Invest in shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Warhol, and more. --- 💰 Invest in almost anything on Public ! Stock, bonds, options, crypto, and more. Open an account with P...

Jun 23, 202534 minSeason 12Ep. 4

Q&A: Land Contracts, Cashing Out Retirement for Bitcoin, & $500K in QQQI

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- ⚡️ Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial of the ⁠Rich Habits Network⁠ , ⁠click here!⁠ Don't miss out on our weekly livestreams. --- 🔥 Subscribe to our FREE weekly ⁠newsletter⁠ . Every Thursday we send the most important market updates straight to your inbox. ⁠Click here!⁠ --- 💰 Ready to turbo charge your investing? Sign up for ⁠Public⁠ and receive a 1% match on all IRA contributions. ⁠Click ...

Jun 19, 202546 min

122: How to Build Wealth Without Obsessing Over Money

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz share five quick, but action tips, as how to build wealth without obsessing over money. Many people falsely believe millionaire status is only achieved by people who have an "edge," or are considered a "money genius." This couldn't be further from the truth. This episode lays out a quick five step blueprint as how to reach millionaire status without money becoming your identity. --- ⚡️ Sign up for a 7-day FREE tr...

Jun 16, 202533 minSeason 12Ep. 3

Q&A: Secular Growth Trends, Trading Options, & Rebalancing for Retirement

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- ⚡️ Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial of the Rich Habits Network , click here! Don't miss out on our weekly livestreams. --- 🔥 Subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter . Every Thursday we send the most important market updates straight to your inbox. Click here! --- 💰 Ready to turbo charge your investing? Sign up for Public and receive a 1% match on all IRA contributions. Click here! --- �...

Jun 12, 202551 min

121: Why Americans Are Losing Trust in the Stock Market w/ Caleb Silver

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, we're joined by Investopedia's Editor in Chief Caleb Silver! After starting his career at Bloomberg during the Dot Com Bubble, he became the Executive Producer at CNN Money and then the company's Director of Business News. Today, he's the Editor in Chief at Investopedia -- the world's largest personal finance and investing education platform. Click here to check out Caleb Silver's Instagram , X , and Investopedia's Instagram , X , and Investoped...

Jun 09, 202537 minSeason 12Ep. 2

Q&A: How to Take Profits, Investing My Monthly Escrow, & Cashing Out Whole Life Insurance

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- Sign up for the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠⁠ and join 52K+ like minded investors in receiving weekly market updates, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, click here! --- 🔥 Trial the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Network⁠⁠ for 7 days completely for free and see why 650+ other podcast listeners love the community we've built, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 💰 Sign up for ⁠⁠Public⁠⁠ and ...

Jun 05, 202541 min

120: How To Hedge Against Market Volatility in 2025

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz share their three favorite strategies to hedge against volatility in 2025. For the first few minutes of the episode, we're joined by Stephen Sikes, the Chief Operating Office of Public, to get an inside scoop as to how their millions of users are also hedging against volatility! --- 👀 Ready to take your wealth-building journey to the next level? Join the Rich Habits Network and unlock private investment opportun...

Jun 02, 202541 minSeason 12Ep. 1

Q&A: Living at Home at 29, Tax-Deferred Annuities, & Amazon RSUs

In this episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- 🗞 Sign up for the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠⁠ and join 59K+ like minded investors in receiving weekly market updates, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, click here! --- ⚡️ Trial the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Network⁠⁠ for 7 days completely for free and see why 650+ other podcast listeners love the community we've built, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🚨 Sign up for ⁠⁠Public⁠⁠ and take...

May 29, 202535 min

119: What Your Financial Advisor Won’t Tell You

Check out Sammi's new podcast Social Currency on Spotify, click here! --- In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz uncover the secrets of Financial Advisors, specifically, what they don't tell you! --- 🎨 Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for ⁠⁠⁠ Masterworks ⁠⁠⁠ : ⁠⁠⁠https://www.masterworks.art/richhabits⁠⁠⁠ Invest in shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Warhol, and more....

May 26, 202538 minSeason 11Ep. 8

Q&A: Patenting an Invention, Agency Bonds, & Raising Children as a Millionaire

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- 👉 Sign up for the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠⁠ and join 52K+ like minded investors in receiving weekly market updates, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, click here! --- 🔥 Trial the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Network⁠⁠ for 7 days completely for free and see why 650+ other podcast listeners love the community we've built, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 💥 Sign up for ⁠⁠Public⁠⁠ a...

May 22, 202547 min

118: Turning a College Side Hustle into $75M w/ Alex Lieberman

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz interview Alex Lieberman. During this jam-packed conversation, we learn more about Alex's journey building Morning Brew from a college dorm room side hustle into a $75M exit. Alex also gives us a clue into what he's betting on now in 2025. We know this is audio-only, unfortunately we had some recording issues. Stay tuned for Thursday's video episode! Thank you for your flexibility. --- 👉 Sign up for the ⁠⁠Rich H...

May 19, 202557 minSeason 11Ep. 1

Q&A: Multi-Level Marketing Schemes, Turn-Key Real Estate Investing & High-Interest Student Loans

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- 💰 Sign up for the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠⁠ and join 52K+ like minded investors in receiving weekly market updates, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🏠 Download the Rich Habits Real Estate Hacks, click here! --- ⚡️ Trial the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Network⁠⁠ for 7 days completely for free and see why 600+ other podcast listeners love the community we've built, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 🤩 Sign up for ⁠⁠Public⁠⁠ a...

May 15, 202546 min

117: Financial Freedom by Fall — This Summer’s Rich Habits

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz share their "summer rich habits" to ensure you're on track to reach financial freedom by fall. --- 🔥 Sign up for the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠⁠ and join 52K+ like-minded investors in receiving weekly market updates, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 👉 Trial the ⁠⁠Rich Habits Network⁠⁠ for 7 days completely for free and see why 600+ other podcast listeners love the community we've built, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ --- 💰 Sign up for ⁠⁠P...

May 12, 202536 minSeason 11Ep. 8

Q&A: Vacation Rental Co-Ownership, Selling a Biz for $3.5M, & Retirement Contributions

In this week's episode of the Rich Habits Podcast, Robert Croak and Austin Hankwitz answer your questions! --- Sign up for the ⁠Rich Habits Newsletter⁠ and join 52K+ likeminded investors in receiving weekly market updates, ⁠click here!⁠ --- Trial the ⁠Rich Habits Network⁠ for 7 days completely for free and see why 600+ other podcast listeners love the community we've built, ⁠click here!⁠ --- Sign up for ⁠Public⁠ and take advantage of their up to $10,000 bonus when you transfer an existing portfo...

May 08, 202541 min
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