#750: Your “Diversified” Portfolio Might Secretly Be One Big Bet on AI, with Alec Litowitz
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·15 Sept 2026
Alec Litowitz joined a hedge fund with $100 million in assets and six employees. He had never made a trade in his life.
#749: How a Blind Man and his Guide Dog Survived Sept. 11 — and What His Mindset Can Teach Us, with Michael Hingson
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·14 Sept 2026
Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower when a hijacked plane hit ninety feet above him. He didn’t see any of it. Michael has been blind since birth.
#748: Q&A: My Dream Job Won’t Wait If I Take a Family Gap Year. Do I Quit Anyway?
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·9 Sept 2026
“So to me, this is not a money management question.” That’s what I told a listener partway into this episode — right after she told me she’s 42, makes $140,000 a year, and has $686,000 saved.
#747: First Friday: Hope in Nepal; Trouble in the Bond Market
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·8 Sept 2026
Nine days after catastrophic floods, two men trapped 557 feet underground in a hydropower tunnel were found alive — one of the rescuers wasn’t even wearing shoes.
#746: Q&A: What Nepal Reveals About Wealth and Safety
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·1 Sept 2026
“Joe, I want to first talk about the elephant in the room.” Before we get into any retirement math today, I need to talk about something personal: the disaster that just hit Nepal, my home country.
#745: The Four Kinds of Rich Nobody Counts [GREATEST HITS]
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·29 Aug 2026
Today we’re revisiting an episode from February 2025, examining an understanding of wealth that goes beyond the financial. A friend once asked Sahil Bloom how often he saw his parents.
#743: Everyone Wants a Piece of You. Here’s How to Stay Whole — with Luke Burgis
Afford Anything®by Paula Pant·23 Aug 2026
Luke Burgis built his first company by stocking vending machines. He was 23. He and his business partner put pita chips and granola bars in machines that had only ever held Snickers, and called it...
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