Money Well Studio

Can you trust your spouse completely and still protect yourself financially? Inspired by Belle Burden’s memoir Strangers, Jennifer and Julie explore how women can gradually become disconnected from their own financial...

Why would the Federal Reserve intentionally want prices to rise? In this episode, Jennifer and Julie unpack why the Fed targets roughly 2% inflation, why zero inflation is not necessarily the goal, and what can happen...

In this episode of Money Well Studio, Jennifer and Julie celebrate America’s semiquincentennial the only way a personal finance podcast should: by talking about taxes. From the Stamp Act and the Tea Act to today’s...

In the final installment of our AI and work series, we are bringing the conversation home to the kitchen table, the college tour, and the carpool line. Parents have always worried about whether they are preparing their...

Getting your first real job has always been stressful. But for today’s new graduates, the pressure feels different. The job market is tighter. Entry-level roles often ask for experience that new workers do not yet have...

AI may not take your whole job. But it might take the parts of your job that used to make you look busy. In this episode of Money Well Studio , Julie and Jennifer continue their AI and work series with a conversation...

AI may feel brand new, but the fear, disruption, and uncertainty around it are anything but. In this first episode of our four-part AI series, we go back in time to look at the Industrial Revolutions and what they can...

Show Notes What if one of the most powerful investing strategies didn’t require timing the market, picking the next hot stock, or even selling anything? In this episode of Money Well Studio, we’re diving into...

Retirement wasn’t always part of the plan—and today, it’s definitely not automatic. In this episode, we unpack how retirement evolved from Roman pensions to corporate guarantees… and how it quietly became your...

What if your child’s financial future didn’t start with their first job, but at birth? In this episode, Jennifer and Julie break down 530A accounts which is a brand-new, government-backed investment account designed...

In Part 2 of our pay gap series, we move from history to the policy architecture shaping women’s earnings in America. Joined by Vasu Reddy of the National Women’s Law Center , we examine what the pay gap actually...

There are few numbers in American life more quoted and less understood than this one: Eighty-three cents. That is what women, on average, earn for every dollar paid to men. It is cited in headlines. Argued over on cable...

Buckle-up sweethearts - Valentine's Day is upon us. In this episode, Jennifer and Julie unpack the expensive economics behind Valentine’s Day. From the holiday’s unusual historical roots to the modern phenomenon of “Red...

February has a reputation problem—but it also brings one of America’s most fascinating seasonal markets: Girl Scout Cookie season . In this episode of Money Well Studio , Jennifer and Julie unwrap the surprisingly rich...

We came in with plans. January had intentions. And then… life punched us in the face. In this episode of Money Well Studio , Jennifer and Julie do a candid, funny, and refreshingly honest check-in on their New Year’s...