Own your money. Own your life.
The Jared Dillian Show is a financial talk program to help you master your personal finances to live a more rich, stress-free life. This straight-talking show offers listeners advice on how to fix their financial issues in the most economically sensible way.
Ex-Wall Street trader Dillian is here to talk to you about money: from sorting out your personal finances to killing it on the stock market, and everything in between. If you want to own your life — instead of borrowing or renting it — you need to start listening today. Master your personal finances to live a more rich, stress-free life with advice on how to fix your financial issues in the most economically sensible way.
Own Your Money. Own Your Life.
“The Jared Dillian Show” airs live on the Smart Talk Radio Network and WCGO Radio (1590 AM and 95.9 FM in Chicago) Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central. Find episodes below.
ABOUT THE HOST
Hey, I’m Jared Dillian, and I’m on a mission to help you master your personal finances to live a more rich, stress-free life. I’ve been in the financial industry for more than 20 years.
And while I am (or was) the “Wall Street guy,” I have always wanted to help people on an individual level. I already do so with The Daily Dirtnap and my other financial newsletters— I definitely help my subscribers make money!
Here’s the thing: Personal finance is actually more complicated than institutional finance, because there are so many decisions to be made. And the decisions you make will drastically affect your life — for good or for bad. Yet, a lot of the time, it seems like anyone can call themselves a “personal finance guru.” There’s a lot of good personal finance advice out there. There’s also a hell of a lot of dangerous advice.
Why should you listen to a “Wall Street guy”?
Sure, I made it on Wall Street, but I’m a child of two public servants and I served my time earning $20,000 a year in the Coast Guard. I am not some “do as I say but not as I do” person who has never experienced economic discomfort. Even when I was a trader, my story is one of economic sacrifices. I lived far below my means during a time when it was expected I would live far above my means. When I was on Wall Street, I bought a tiny, cheap house in a neighborhood that was not up-and-coming. I brought cans of Chef Boyardee to work for lunch. I’ve been there, done that, got the Men’s Wearhouse suits.
If you want rules to nail to your forehead, I’m not the guy. If you want to be advised on how to fix your financial issues in the most economically sensible way, I am the guy.
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EPISODEs
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020
On this episode:
— Dream Houses
— Economics of Music
— Whole Life Insurance
— Gold
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020
On this episode:
— Weddings
— Passive Income
— Dump This Person
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
On this episode:
— The Inflation Trade
— Cutting Losses
— 17 Ways to Save Money
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020
On this episode:
— The Biden Fed
— Do Your Own Taxes
— Women Breadwinners
— Personal Feelings
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020
On this episode:
— Election Volatility
— Self-Reliance
— Refinancing Your Car Loan
— Disputing Charges
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020
On this episode:
— Crash Dummies
— Playing it Tight
— Contrarianism
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020
On this episode:
— No Fun Allowed
— Dollar Cost Averaging
— Giving Up
— Exotic Products
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020
On this episode:
— Progressive Taxes
— Having "Stomach"
— Robin Hood
— Metals and Inflation
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020
On this episode:
— Buying a house is riskier than buying stocks
— Interest rates
— Stock Splits
— Nothing to do . . .
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020
On this episode:
— The Biden Tax Plan
— What Percentage are You?
— Style Box
— Silver
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020
On this episode:
— The Basic Rules
— Female Breadwinners
— 2020 Predictions
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
On this episode:
— Hedge Funds
— Negative Interest Rates
— Giving Money Away
— Living a Stress-Free Financial Life
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
On this episode:
— More Fish
— Covered Calls
— Luxury is just another weakness
— Coffee
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
On this episode:
— Vanguard
— Doomsday
— Cutting the Cord
— Punk
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
On this episode:
— Leveraged ETFs
— You got money...now what?
— Fish
— Self-improvement
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
On this episode:
— FANG MAN (7 stocks)
— Nothing to Do
— Working for Yourself
— Collectibles
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
On this episode:
— Quantitative Easing
—Nothing Negative to Say
— Debt IS the Enemy
— Stocks vs. Real Estate
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
On this episode:
— Layoffs
— Toxic Thoughts
— How to Buy a Car
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
On this episode:
— Nasdaq implosion
— Steps to a stress-free financial future
— Taking care of your parents
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
On this episode:
— Jackson Hole
— 17 ways to save money
— Collectibles
— Mental Accounting
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020
On this episode:
— Biden Taxes
— Gold and Bitcoin
— What Percent are You?
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020
On this episode:
— $10
—Jeff Bezos
— Money IS NOT the root of all evil
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
On this episode:
— Fractional shares are BAD
— Earning income
— House buying, including mortgages
— Buying exotic
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
On this episode:
— Fractional Shares
— Most Likely to Succeed
— Kamala Harris
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020
On this episode:
— Student Loans
— Cashless Businesses
— Inflation
and . . . wait for it . . .
— Money is the root of all evil!
WEDNESDAY, august 5, 2020
On this episode:
— Speculators
— The Snowball Method
— Real Estate
— Inflation
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020
On today’s show:
— living a stress free financial life
— hedge funds
— taking care of your parents
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
On today’s show:
— gifted and talented camps
— GDP
— The 3 Biggest Decisions You Will Make
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020
On today’s show:
— the Middle Class
— bank branch closures
— nothing is safe
— auto IRAs
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020
On this episode:
— Pat Sajak
— Market Crash
— Savings
— Procrastination
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020
On this episode:
— Gold
— Credit Cards
— What is this show about?
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020
On today’s show:
— Retirement
— Mutual Funds
— Do I Need a Budget?
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020
On today’s show:
— Options and Currency
— Crying About Money
— Bad Ideas . . .
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020
On today’s show:
— Mortgages
— Name Brand Schools
— Risk In Retirement
— Baking Bread
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020
FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020
On today’s show:
— Higher Education
— Smoking and Drinking
— Being Underpaid
— Your House
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020
On today’s show:
— Cashless Businesses
— Position Sizing
— CFs and High Rollers
— Travel Insurance
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020
On today’s show:
— How not to be stressed about money
— Memories
— Joe Biden and Taxes
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2020
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2020
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020
On today’s show:
— Credit Scores
— How much cash do you need?
— Enhancing property values
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020
On today’s show:
— Investing today
— How much do you have to save to retire?
— When do you know that you are rich?
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020
On today’s show:
— 2020 Predictions
— Female Breadwinners
— CFAs
— Economic Indicators
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020
On today's show:
— Condos
— Return Assumptions
— $67 a day
— Muni Bonds
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020
On today’s show:
— Cash
— Volatility
— Education/Student Loans
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
On today’s show:
— Stocks for the long run
— How much should you spend on vacation?
— Negative interest rates
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020
On today’s show:
— Will Social Security be around?
— Car buying
— Credit Scores
— Debt is the enemy
wedneSDAY, MAY 6, 2020
On today’s show:
— Past Performance is not...
— Manage Risk
— Can you afford coffee?
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020
On today’s show:
— Jim Kraemer
— Car Loans
— Scarcity Mentality
— Finance in the time of the virus
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020
On today’s show:
— Living Below Your Means
— Planning for Retirement
— Invest and Investigate
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020
On today’s show:
— Should you want the market to go down?
— Self-improvement
— Creating the Awesome Portfolio
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2020
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020
On today’s show:
— What percentage will mutual funds pay in the future? WE DON'T KNOW!
— Credit Cards will help you, really ...
— Passive income from real estate, where you don't have to do anything and the money rolls in, is a myth!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020
On today’s show:
— Dollar Cost Averaging
— The Movie: The Gambler
— The Virus and Investing
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020
MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020
On today’s show:
— Should we close the stock market?
— Junk bonds
— Another way to think about interest
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020
On today’s show:
— Nothing works
— Electronic Trading
— Which Political Party is Best for the Economy?
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020
On today’s show:
— Panic
— Luxuries, gold and unemployment
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
On today’s show:
— Continuing Market woes
— Gold
— Living Below Your Means
— Keeping up with the Joneses
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
On today’s show:
— Health care
— Keeping things in perspective
— Slowing economy
— Scarcity Mentality
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020
On today’s show:
— Passive income
— Credit
— Relationships
— Vocations
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020
On today’s show:
— The stock market slide
— Recessions
— Guaranteed Basic Income, NOT!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020
On today’s show:
— The roller coaster stock market
— Unrealistic return expectations on investments
— Retirement planning
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020
On today’s show:
— How to lead a stress-free financial life
— Twitter
— Dollar cost averaging
— "Bad Ideas"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020
On today’s show:
— Smart and Rich
— Buying Clothes
— People Who Cry About Money
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020
On today’s show:
— Envy: Do you realize that YOU ARE RICH?!
— Income Investing
— Teaching your children how money works...
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020
On today’s show:
— Risk in Retirement
— Small Luxuries
— How do you know when you are rich?
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020
On today’s show:
— Mean Mr. Mustache . . . (actually Mr. Money Mustache)
— Gold Credit Scores
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020
On today’s show:
- living within your means
- futures and options
- When should you buy individual stock?
- dropping out of college
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020
On today’s show: how to refinance your car loan
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020
On today’s show:
- Should you get a pet?
- taxe
- liquidity
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020
On today’s show:
- Should you pay for your kid's car?
- cutting the cord
- doing your own taxes (yes, you can)
- gold
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020
On today’s show:
- bringing food with you when you go to events (e.g., the movies)
- international investing
- it only takes one stock
mondAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
On today’s show: The Cash (NOT crash) Diet!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020
On today’s show: unemployment benefits, shopping at Target, and is $1,000 a lot of money?
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020
On today’s show:
Check your date's credit score
Vacations
Gym memberships: good idea?
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020
On today’s show:
Savings
The Work Week
Negotiating for a car
Capital gains
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020
On today’s show:
Expenses
Allowances and Tesla (you would have to save your allowance for a long time to afford a Tesla)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020
MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020
On today’s show: How to buy a house
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020
On today’s show: Iran...Macro Economics, and stock buy-backs
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2020
On today’s show: No crystal ball, but predictions for 2020. Also, dealing with credit card debt, because nothing says Happy Holidays like that credit card statement in January.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019
On today’s show: Didja hear what Becky Quick said? Also IRAs and building home equity.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019
On today’s show: Time management and selling your house when you are under water on it.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019
On today’s show: commodities
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019
On today’s show: How do you know when you are rich? Also, property taxes, and Vanna White ... exactly how she fits into the show ... you'll have to listen!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019
On today’s show: Hobbies...they all cost something
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019
On today’s show: buying adult toys (no, not that kind), and buying things on 0 percent interest.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019
On today’s show: picking the right college (and much more).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019
On today’s show: tipping
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019
On today’s show: subscriptions, clubs, how much does lunch out really cost?
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019
On today’s show: dating and credit scores … don't date people with bad credit! How to raise your credit score.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019
On today’s show: pay cash, and asset allocation
