So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

It can be hard to find quality career advice these days. The work landscape is always changing. Millennials want more freedom and flexibility. For women, in particular, there's conflicting advice about how to strategize, communicate, think, act, perform. That’s why I invited Lauren McGoodwin, an expert in career development for women and founder of the popular website Career Contessa...

This week's #AskFarnoosh addresses a listener's concerns about identity theft, as well as investing in index funds, renting versus owning and a mother who refuses to learn about the household finances because "it isn't her job." Oof! Special co-host Addy Adewusi, a listener, joins Farnoosh with some great perspective and advice. For more, check out www.somoneypodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if we all just stopped trying to be the best… stopped trying to climb the ladder… stopped trying to get the corner office? What if we believed that true success existed outside of “the best”?  Today’s guest is Srinivas Rao. He is an author, speaker, and podcast host of the hugely popular podcast called The Unmistakable Creative...

How many of you are perfectionists out there? Teacher’s pet? Relentless overachiever? Yep, you’re among friends here. Petra Kolber believes that perfectionism actually holds us back. In fact she says that trying to be perfect = loss of joy. Based on decades of experience in the health and wellness industry, Petra now teaches people all over the world how to overcome unhealthy perfectionist tendencies...

We have a special theme for Ask Farnoosh this Friday: Prioritizing your financial goals. Special co-host Eric Roberge is a certified financial planner and has found that people tend to get stuck on how to use their money... and many times, end up procrastinating to their own detriment because of it! They are trying to make the right decision when all they really need to do is avoid making a bad one...

In a special bonus episode of So Money, we're answering some of your biggest questions about investing and the stock market with Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist with Charles Schwab. Over the next two months, So Money and Charles Schwab are teaming up to bring you rich conversations and advice around important topics that are important to all of us...

Today we’re welcoming stay-at-home mom turned Entrepreneur & Founder, Alli Webb. About 10 years ago, Alli started a mobile blowout service where she’d drive around in her car in Los Angeles and give clients blowouts in their homes. She realized there was a ton of demand for this service and that women were willing to pay $40+ per blowout. From there she decided to create a salon just for blowouts and DryBar was born...

Cristina Alger is a celebrated fiction writer who just came out with her third book, The Banker’s Wife, a financial thriller that unveils the personal lives of the financial world's movers and shakers. Cristina is a former Goldman Sachs analyst and a former Manhattan corporate attorney who grew up in the city, attended some of the best schools in the nation, and sadly, lost her father - a well known finance executive - during the 9/11 terrorist attack...

A career conundrum, student loan concerns and doubt about an extravagant Lego purchase. So Money listeners get their questions answered by Farnoosh and special co-host Chantl Martin, an avid listener and founder of Thrive Lounge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever tried to enroll your child in like an art class, or soccer camp, only to find out that it's completely full, or maybe you just found out about a great swim program right by your house, but wish you'd known about it years before? Today's guest is an entrepreneur who noticed this particular parent pain point, and she's on a mission to fix it and help make parents lives a little bit easier and help make kids’ lives more fun.  Today, we're welcoming Marissa Evans Alden to the show...