Podcast · 307 episodes
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
by Money News Network · English
Ever notice that we will talk about everything before we talk about money? Sex? No problem. Politics? Bring it on. Money? Totally taboo. But not for long! Nicole Lapin— the only financial expert you don’t need a dictionary to understand, New York Times best-selling author, and host of Money Rehab— is here to rehab your wallet, so you can get your financial life together once and for all.
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Hacked, Scammed, and Impersonated Online. Here's How to Protect YourselfHow online scams work and how to protect yourself from hacked accounts, impersonation, pig-butchering/long-con romance and investment scams, voice-clone calls, and “AI summary”/fake-number toll or…1 Oct 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Bill Ackman's Biggest Warnings: Leverage, Margin Calls, and Zero-Day OptionsInterview with Bill Ackman (Pershing Square) on investing through earnings yield and “durable compounders,” plus warnings about leverage/margin calls and skepticism toward zero-day options.28 Sep 2026 · 10 min
How Your Money Trauma Becomes Your Kid'sConscious parenting and “money trauma” — how parents’ scarcity, ego, and belief systems about money shape children’s mental and financial resilience; includes need vs want, abundance vs anxiety, and…23 Sep 2026 · 51 min
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Hacked, Scammed, and Impersonated Online. Here's How to Protect YourselfHow online scams work and how to protect yourself from hacked accounts, impersonation, pig-butchering/long-con romance and investment scams, voice-clone calls, and “AI summary”/fake-number toll or…1 Oct 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 30 chapters
Bill Ackman's Biggest Warnings: Leverage, Margin Calls, and Zero-Day OptionsInterview with Bill Ackman (Pershing Square) on investing through earnings yield and “durable compounders,” plus warnings about leverage/margin calls and skepticism toward zero-day options.28 Sep 2026 · 10 min · 4 chapters
How Your Money Trauma Becomes Your Kid'sConscious parenting and “money trauma” — how parents’ scarcity, ego, and belief systems about money shape children’s mental and financial resilience; includes need vs want, abundance vs anxiety, and…23 Sep 2026 · 51 min · 27 chapters
WTF is Going on in the Bond Market?!The episode explains why U.S. Treasury bond yields have risen after investors sold Treasuries, and how that flows into mortgage rates, car loans, credit-card costs, 401(k) bond holdings, corporate…21 Sep 2026 · 27 min · 9 chapters
Where Crypto Goes From Here Without The Clarity Act, According to Coinbase's Brian ArmstrongCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong discusses what happens to U.S. crypto regulation after Congress failed to advance the Clarity Act, why regulatory clarity is still coming, and how crypto (especially…18 Sep 2026 · 51 min · 21 chapters
Maye Musk Couldn't Pay Rent at 50. Now She's a Full-Time Model at 77.Maye Musk discusses her memoir Timeless—starting at age 50 with financial crisis, escaping financial abuse, rebuilding as a dietician and later becoming a full-time model at 60+, and reframing aging…15 Sep 2026 · 41 min · 22 chapters
How to Invest Alongside the Most Successful Hedge FundsHow to invest “alongside” famous hedge fund managers via public vehicles, and what numbers to watch (especially discounts to net asset value).9 Sep 2026 · 9 min · 6 chapters
Digital Dementia, Biohacking, and Why Your Brain Is Your Biggest Wealth Asset | Jim KwikJim Kwik explains “digital dementia” and how over-relying on AI/tech can weaken memory and thinking, then outlines brain-health habits that support better decision-making and wealth-building.7 Sep 2026 · 48 min · 28 chapters
I Put My Toddler on Payroll. Here's Why.The host shares how she’s building wealth for her toddler, including opening multiple accounts (529, custodial Roth IRA, custodial brokerage), using “kid payroll” to fund the Roth, and buying term…2 Sep 2026 · 16 min · 9 chapters
The Best (and Worst) Businesses to Buy in 2026Buying “boring” businesses in 2026 (especially laundromats) and, more broadly, how to own a business without it owning you—using “Owner Mode” frameworks from Cody Sanchez’s book Own or Be Owned.31 Aug 2026 · 56 min · 19 chapters
Building a Guilt Free Budget (Listener Intervention)Listener intervention with money rehab for a 22-year-old (Kate) focused on building a guilt-free, automated savings and investing plan, choosing between Roth vs brokerage, and improving budgeting…26 Aug 2026 · 48 min · 19 chapters
The Rapper Who Made $400K Reading the MarketYoung Gravy (Matt) discusses how he made major money trading options during COVID, his current investing strategy, and how his music career (touring, licensing, merch, brand deals, TikTok-driven…24 Aug 2026 · 55 min · 27 chapters
4 Money Lessons From the Stars of Selling SunsetFour money lessons drawn from Selling Sunset cast interviews—rent vs. buy, spotting financial abuse, raising capital discipline, and overcoming debt/shame—plus a credit-utilization timing tip.19 Aug 2026 · 23 min · 13 chapters
Attorney James Sexton on How to Get Divorced Without Going BrokeAdvice on divorce strategy to avoid financial ruin, including asset protection, mediation vs litigation, spotting money “willful blindness,” and how alimony/spousal support is calculated (with New…17 Aug 2026 · 51 min · 25 chapters
What to Do Before Your Student Loan Payment Jumps to $900Student loan payments are restarting after SAVE was ended; many borrowers face payment jumps up to about $900/month.12 Aug 2026 · 9 min · 6 chapters
Mauricio Umansky on “Rentvesting” a Bullish Real Estate Market and Where to BuyReal estate market outlook (transaction slump turning toward recovery), rentvesting strategy, where to buy (US and abroad), and how to think about long-term home value, plus LA policy/short-term…10 Aug 2026 · 48 min · 27 chapters
A Divorce Attorney's Guide to Staying Together... and Not Going BrokeHow to avoid “going broke” and “going off the rails” in marriage—using preventative relationship habits, practical communication, and legally informed prenups.3 Aug 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 24 chapters
How Small Business Owners Win in 2026U.S. Bank’s annual small business survey and how small business owners can win in 2026, with emphasis on resilience amid inflation/energy crisis, Gen Z entrepreneurship, financing, AI, digital…29 Jul 2026 · 35 min · 15 chapters
Kevin O'Leary's Crypto U-Turn, Data Center Lawsuits, and the $28 Sandwich RematchKevin O’Leary (Mr. Wonderful) discusses his “crypto u-turn,” the stakes of the stalled Clarity Act (crypto regulation), why U.S.27 Jul 2026 · 1 h 14 min · 37 chapters
Bill Ackman on His Investing Playbook, His Bullish and Bearish Bets, and What Could Trigger the Next 2008Bill Ackman (Pershing Square founder) explains his long-term investing playbook, why he avoids leverage, how AI is reshaping markets, and what could trigger a “next 2008.” He also discusses durable…20 Jul 2026 · 48 min · 20 chapters
Laura Clery on the Cost of Infidelity, Addiction, Divorce— and RebuildingLaura Clery discusses the real-life “cost” of infidelity and addiction in her marriage, the financial fallout during separation/divorce, and how she rebuilt her life afterward.13 Jul 2026 · 1 h 17 min · 34 chapters
Hightower's Chief Investment Strategist on the Case to Buy SpaceX, the AI "Food Chain," and Whether It's Too Late to Buy NVIDIAMarket “vibe check” and investing themes: AI “food chain” (picks-and-shovels), cybersecurity vs AI, whether it’s too late to buy NVIDIA, plus inflation, K-shaped consumption, and specific stock ideas…6 Jul 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 33 chapters
What To Do If You Get Laid Off: Employment Attorney Ryan Stygar on Keyboard Tracking, Return to Office and Negotiating SeveranceWhat to do after a layoff—how to protect rights, build a paper trail, and negotiate severance and benefits.29 Jun 2026 · 1 h 29 min · 41 chapters
The Home Insurance Crisis That Could Crash the Housing Market with Chloe DemrovskyThe U.S. home insurance affordability and availability crisis driven by more frequent extreme weather, leading to “uninsurable” homes and potential housing-market knock-on effects.24 Jun 2026 · 53 min · 25 chapters