Sadi Khan wears a lot of hats. A former Product Manager at Facebook and Microsoft, a founder of a new fintech company, and most surprisingly, a residential real estate aficionado. In this bonus episode, we learn why Sadi thinks US rental properties are some of the best returning assets in history -- and how he built his massive portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 03, 2021•12 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of TMW, I cover three topics. 1) Netflix Earnings and the streaming wars, 2) Jeff Bezos's Space PR disaster and 3) the Delta Variant's effect on the markets. Make sure you're signed up for the newsletter: thetalkmoney.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 29, 2021•14 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast If you own residential real estate, the last year has been a gold mine. The pandemic caused a much-talked-about surge in home buying: people in studios moved to one-bedrooms. People in cities moved to the suburbs. People in the suburbs moved to larger homes. And prices have skyrocketed -- changing the shape of this industry for everyone from realtors to first-time homebuyers, to empire builders. Featuring: Kirsten Jordan of Million Dollar Listing, Sadi Khan, Bilal Baloch & Tarek Pertew. Learn mo...
Jul 28, 2021•40 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast TMW #16: Can You Retire on $80,000? We have three subjects to discuss this week. 1) Earnings 2) UFC and Crypto.com and 3) Can you retire on $80,000? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2021•22 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to the Talk Money Weekly- where we discuss current business events paired with our newsletter. In this episode, I learn why furniture is taking so long to be delivered. There are delays all over the country and it's not just COVID-related. I talk with my good friend Ali Khan, whose family has been in the business for a couple of decades. We talk about supply chain disruption, but why companies like Restoration Hardware are thriving. Make sure you're signed up for the newsletter at t...
Jul 14, 2021•22 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Chinese ride-hailing app Didi, plummeted 30% this week after the Chinese government banned the stock from the app store due to security concerns. This is the ongoing tension between the US and China over data and privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2021•14 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast In today's Talk Money Weekly, I share my experience of being back home in Pakistan for the last ten days. I learned a ton about the exploding property market and the biggest secondhand car market in the World. You get a ton of new insights on how things work across the Atlantic. Sign up for the newsletter- thetalkmoney.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2021•16 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode of Talk Money Weekly, we discuss Bitcoin's recent sell-off, what that has to do with a Chinese ban on mining, and how it relates to inflation concerns. Be sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter, where we curate the best business topics from across the web. Sign up at thetalkmoney.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2021•11 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode - Oil Prices Are Back on the Rise. In this episode, we talk about how oil prices are rising, yet production is staying stagnant. It's been a crazy year for oil- with additional changes in consumer sentiment- climate, economy, foreign oil etc. What doe this have to do with EV (electronic vehi...
Jun 16, 2021•8 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode - Meme Stock AMC is a Box Office Hit! In this episode, we talk about the madness around AMC's soaring stock. What the future holds for these s called "meme stocks" and why the retail investor will be extremely important to the success of public companies. Sign up for our newsletter with the ...
Jun 09, 2021•10 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode -Inflation Sucks! In this episode, we do a quick summary of what the current worries are around inflation and how they affect our lives on a daily basis. Sign up for our newsletter with the best money topics of the week at thetalkmoney.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Jun 02, 2021•7 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode - Bitcoin & Crypto Crashes. The crypto markets have been getting smashed over the last few weeks, going down around 50% from the highs. Why is this happening? What should expect? Is this normal? I discuss all this and more. Sign up for our newsletter with the best money topics of the week at...
May 26, 2021•9 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode - Dogecoin Doesn't Make It to the Moon. This past Saturday Elon Musk hosted SNL, and Dogecoin sold off 50% after a large run. Is this the end? Or is this a breather? How you should be thinking about this insane cryptocurrency. Sign up for our newsletter with the best money topics of the week...
May 12, 2021•8 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode -The Global Car Shortage. Why is so hard to buy a car these days? It's a supply chain issue, but not for the reasons you think. Car prices are going up just like real estate prices. My good friend Kartik Misra explains the situation. Sign up for our newsletter with the best money topics of t...
May 05, 2021•11 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode -India's COVID Disaster. India is facing the biggest surge in COVID cases and deaths since the US's first wave. Here I discuss the right move for the US to get involved and supply India with medical supplies. We also discuss how Big Pharma won't allow India to produce their vaccine. Everythi...
Apr 28, 2021•7 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode -Coinbase Goes Public. Coinbase, the company that lets you buy/sell/store crypto went public last week in a direct listing. In this episode, we discuss Coinbase's journey, direct listings vs traditional IPO, and my personal thoughts on how I view Coinbase moving forward. Sign up for our news...
Apr 21, 2021•7 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode -Morgan Stanley Saves Their Own Ass. This is a continuation of last week's episode on Bill Hwang and Archegos Capital, and how he lost $8 Billion in 10 days. As more news came out, it turned out the situation was even crazier than expected. Bill had no liquidity, even with billions of dollar...
Apr 14, 2021•7 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode -How did Archegos Capital's Bill Hwang lose $8 billion of his own money and cause Wall Street to lose almost $20 billion. In this episode, I discuss how being overly risky, borrowing money, and having the banks "margin call" you is a formula for financial disaster. Sign up for our newsletter...
Apr 07, 2021•11 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast This is the first episode of our new Wednesday short, the Talk Money Weekly. Unlike our narrative and interview episodes, you’ll hear from me each week on current business events -- like an audio pairing with our Sunday newsletter. Tune in each week to hear what’s going on in the financial world -- and more importantly, what it means for the bigger picture. Today's episode - SoFi and Robinhood allow us, common people, to buy into the IPO. IPOs are normally meant for a subset of Wall Street and w...
Mar 31, 2021•7 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Kantrowitz is a journalist, author, and the founder of Big Technology, a one-person publication focusing on the biggest names in tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. Before he struck out on his own, Alex was a reporter at Buzzfeed News. On today's episode, we dig into his decision to bet on himself as a creator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2021•13 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast How do you turn content into a career? On today's episode, we learn how the passion economy empowers creators to become entrepreneurs. From YouTube videos, to online courses, to subscription-based journalism, we dig deep on how a year stuck at home has widened this rich, digital world. Featuring investor Li Jin, Ned Fulmer of the Try Guys, Alex Kantrowitz of Big Technology, and Danielle Leslie of Course from Scratch. Make sure you sign up for our weekly newsletter- where we curate the best money...
Feb 10, 2021•42 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Cara Philips is the VP of Creative at Commonbond, a leading student refinancing platform. She sits at the cross-section of students, teachers, parents, and universities, giving her a concrete understanding of the student debt crisis and decision-making during a fraught time. Cara explains why the cost of tuition has gone up and how students can plan for their financial futures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 03, 2021•14 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast What's the future of higher education? As online learning takes over, both students and parents are reconsidering the cost -- and necessity -- of traditional college. Featuring Cara Phillips of Commonbond, Dale J. Stephens of Uncollege, Mike Wang of Arizona State University, and students Maria Zafar & Owen Moss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2021•46 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Talk Money’s premiere episode examines an experience we have frequently—dining out at a restaurant—through an exciting new lens. Mesh, joined by Eli Chait (restaurant investor and co-founder of Wholesail) and Gabriel Stulman (famed NYC restauranteur), unearths the story of what it truly takes to open and run a successful restaurant. Turns out, it has a lot to do with money. For information, visit thetalkmoney.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2020•39 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast What's the Deal with Bitcoin (Part 1) first aired in November of 2019. Have you been struggling to figure out how to explain Bitcoin to your friends? Or maybe, you’ve read every article and are still having trouble understanding it yourself? In this episode, we’ll learn what exactly Bitcoin is and the problem it solves. We’ll hear from economist Carlos Hernandez, who shares his story of how Bitcoin saved his family’s life, living in Venezuela - where they suffer from hyperinflation. We’re joined...
Dec 23, 2020•35 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Talk Money is a narrative podcast about the untold stories of business and entrepreneurship. In Season 3, we explore six industries that have gone through major changes post-pandemic: live music, retail, higher education, content creation, investing, and real estate. Host Mesh Lakhani brings us stories of how people have been impacted and what the future of these industries holds. Season 3 premieres on January 13, 2021. Search and subscribe to Talk Money: Untold Stories of Business on Spotify, A...
Dec 22, 2020•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode, we delve into systemic racism in the United States from an economic lens and bring you three stories from Black entrepreneurs during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in the midst of COVID-19. Featuring Kris Shelby of Atlanta's Attom Shop, Chris and Shanelle Montana of Minneapolis's Du Nord Craft Spirits, and Yelitsa Jean-Charles of Detroit's Healthy Roots Dolls. After George Floyd's killing, we felt the need to take action and have our voices heard. We spent months w...
Aug 12, 2020•52 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast We all miss our favorite coffee shops. It's part of our routine. It's habitual. Coffee, or any caffeinated drink, also happens to be addictive. So how are coffee shops surviving during this pandemic? This pandemic has highlighted our need for convenience and minimal touching. With one click, we have our favorite drink ready for pick up, without the need to touch anything! This is the future of digital payments that we've seen work really well in countries like China. In today's episode, we learn...
May 20, 2020•19 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast As I'm sure you're well aware, the price of oil saw some major fluctuations a few weeks back... going "negative." It became headline news. How does one of the most valuable commodities in the world go negative? In other words, at one point, people were paying to store oil. Due to COVID-19, demand for oil has dropped significantly because we simply aren't going anywhere. There are a lot of moving pieces here. We have demand, supply, storage, a pandemic, and then the relationship between the three...
May 13, 2020•18 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Last week, we heard about the incredible pressure on hospitals during this pandemic and how it’s affected nurses specifically. Today, we turn our attention to ER doctors at all stages in their careers... from the residents to attending physicians. And just like other healthcare professionals, they too are putting their lives at risk. The cost of education to be an MD is high, resident salaries are low, and starting one’s own independent practice is harder than ever. With that said, there are man...
May 06, 2020•25 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast