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Your Money Guide on the Side

Your Money Guide on the Side

By: Tyler Gardner
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 Your go-to podcast for mastering money and investing. Hosted by Tyler Gardner, a trusted influencer with over 3M followers, Your Money Guide on the Side simplifies the complex, adds nuance to what seems simple, and connects you with the brightest minds in finance, investing, and business. Whether you’re just starting or leveling up, this is your one-stop resource to navigate your own finances with clarity, confidence, and a bit of fun. Let’s get you one step closer to where you need to be.© 2025 Your Money Guide on the Side Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Finance
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  • Why Men Are Terrible Investors (And Lose 1% More Than Women Every Year)

    Why Men Are Terrible Investors (And Lose 1% More Than Women Every Year)
    Dec 22 2025
    This week's helpful resources: Fabric (term life) and Gelt (small business taxes). Term life insurance sits at step three in my financial order of operations—before your emergency fund—because if something happens to you, it becomes the emergency fund for everyone you leave behind. Get covered in ten minutes at meetfabric.com/tyler. If you're a small business owner or high net worth individual, finding the right tax partner isn't optional—it's the first domino that determines whether you keep your money or hand it to the IRS. Start with a free consultation at joingelt.com/tyler. And now back to the show(notes!) :) Most investing mistakes don’t feel like mistakes while you’re making them. They feel reasonable. Sometimes they even feel responsible. In Part 2 of this behavioral economics series, Tyler moves past the “greatest hits” and into the deeper, quieter biases that don’t get talked about as much — but are still quietly wrecking portfolios day after day. Think album tracks, not radio singles. If Part 1 was Madison Square Garden, this episode is the smaller venue where the real damage happens. In this episode, Tyler breaks down five lesser-known behavioral biases: The Disposition Effect — why we sell winners too early and cling to losers too long The Ostrich Effect — how avoiding uncomfortable information can sabotage your plan Mental Accounting — why treating dollars differently based on where they came from is costing you real returns The Gambler’s Fallacy — how seeing patterns in randomness leads to terrible timing The Action Bias — why doing something often feels better than doing the right thing (which is usually nothing) Along the way, Tyler explains why these behaviors feel correct in the moment, why willpower doesn’t fix them, and why most investors don’t need better predictions — they need better systems. Automation. Rules. Fewer decisions. Less fiddling. This episode isn’t about becoming more active or more sophisticated. It’s about accepting a hard truth: successful investing is supposed to be boring. If it’s exciting, you’re probably paying for that excitement with your returns. If this episode helped you recognize one habit you need to break — or one urge you need to stop indulging — leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify genuinely helps. It helps other people find the show and keeps this whole experiment going. Until next time, remember: the best investors aren’t the smartest. They’re the ones who do the least amount of dumb stuff.
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    32 mins
  • Your Brain Is Stealing $245,000 From Your Retirement (Here's How to Stop It)

    Your Brain Is Stealing $245,000 From Your Retirement (Here's How to Stop It)
    Dec 15 2025
    Here are a few helpful resources from the people who support this show and keep it free for you. Always. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re doing “fine” with your money or just hoping future-you figures it out, Facet sets you up with a team of expert CFP® professionals who look at your entire financial life — not just your investments, and not just the parts that are fun to talk about at dinner parties. No commissions. No product pushing. Just real advice for one flat annual membership fee. If you're interested in heading into 2026 with a real financial plan from real experts, check out Facet today, here. -- Most people don’t lose money because they pick terrible investments. They lose money because they’re human. In Part 1 of this two-part series on behavioral economics, Tyler walks through the five most common psychological biases that quietly, systematically sabotage investment returns — even when you’re invested in low-cost index funds and “doing everything right.” This episode is about the stuff that happens between your ears. The mental shortcuts. The overreactions. The stories we tell ourselves after the fact. In this episode, we cover: Why overconfidence makes investors trade more and earn less How recency bias convinces us that whatever just happened will keep happening Why we overvalue the investments we already own (even when we shouldn’t) How loss aversion turns normal market volatility into bad decisions Why hindsight bias makes the past feel obvious and the future feel predictable (it isn’t) This isn’t about being smarter than the market. It’s about building systems that protect you from your own instincts — automation, diversification, fewer decisions, and a little less checking. If the show has helped you think differently about money — maybe even made you laugh while doing it — please take 30 seconds to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. It helps more than you think and keeps this whole experiment in free, digestible financial literacy alive and well.
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    50 mins
  • 5 Things I Won't Do With My Money in 2026

    5 Things I Won't Do With My Money in 2026
    Dec 8 2025
    Here are a few helpful resources, from those who continue to make this show possible for and accessible to you. Visit them today to learn more! To experience what you've been missing by paying rent without getting some amazing rewards along the way, check out how Bilt can help you, here. And if you're like me and have started a small business and don't want to make managing your taxes your SECOND business, explore Gelt today, here. There’s something oddly therapeutic about deciding what not to do with your money next year. Like a financial New Year’s resolution — but with fewer spreadsheets and way less kale. In this episode, Tyler flips the usual “5 things millionaires do” format on its head and shares the five things he refuses to do with his money in 2026. From why he won’t pay off his mortgage early to why high-yield savings accounts aren’t the financial flex you think they are, this episode is all about resisting motion for motion’s sake and reclaiming simplicity in a culture obsessed with doing more. You’ll learn: Why not paying off your mortgage early can actually make you money (hint: opportunity cost). Why high-yield savings accounts aren’t as “safe” or “smart” as they seem — and what to use instead. The trap of saving or investing just to feel responsible, and how to reconnect your money with purpose. Why spending for the sake of deductions is just expensive procrastination (and how to stop doing it). How to keep your portfolio simple — and why complexity almost always costs more than it earns.Tyler reminds listeners that real wealth isn’t about doing more — it’s about doing less, better. This is your invitation to create your own “Not To Do” list for 2026: the habits, purchases, and pressures you’re done with. If the show has helped you think differently about money — maybe even made you laugh while doing it — please take 30 seconds to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. It helps more than you think and keeps this whole experiment in free, digestible financial literacy alive and well.
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    33 mins
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