1925: Best of So Money 2025: Building Wealth and Securing Retirement
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this Best of So Money 2025 episode, we revisit standout conversations on new ways to build wealth and protect retirement. From crypto and private equity creeping into 401(k)s, to smarter “rules of thumb” for spending and career decisions, to how to speculate without blowing up your plan, these clips help you stay curious, diversified, and clear-eyed as money trends evolve.
Featured Guest Excerpts
- Tess Waresmith (Episode 1876) – Crypto and alternative assets entering 401(k)s, what the legislation actually means, the risks and fees to watch for, and how much exposure is too much
- Nick Maggiulli (Episode 1856) – The Wealth Ladder, the 0.01% rule for smarter spending decisions, and how to evaluate career and income opportunities as your net worth grows
- Barry Ritholtz (Episode 1840) – Investing humility, avoiding unforced errors, how to speculate without blowing up your portfolio, and adjusting risk as you approach retirement
- Dr. Annie Cole (Episode 1829) – The rise of “micro-retirement,” how to take intentional breaks without sabotaging your finances, and planning time off in a tough job market
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| 0:00.0 | So Money episode 1925, our year in review, the best of building wealth and securing retirement. |
| 0:08.5 | You're listening to So Money with award-winning money guru Farnoosh Karabi. Each day, get a 30-minute |
| 0:14.8 | dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from |
| 0:20.7 | Farnoose yourself. |
| 0:22.7 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:26.4 | Sorry. |
| 0:27.3 | You're in the wrong place. |
| 0:28.7 | Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:32.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:34.9 | Welcome back to So Money, everyone. |
| 0:37.1 | Continuing our lookback series on most talked about, most downloaded |
| 0:40.8 | conversations of the year. And today we're picking a theme that is important to all of us, |
| 0:46.5 | how to build wealth, new ways to build wealth, in fact, and secure retirement. Plus, what to watch |
| 0:52.2 | out for as the money world keeps evolving, keeping us on our toes. |
| 0:56.8 | This year we saw major headlines around crypto, the stock market, and investing trends that |
| 1:02.7 | are moving faster than the average saver can practically keep up with. And that's exactly |
| 1:08.4 | why this episode is important because building wealth isn't just |
| 1:11.6 | about what to do next. It's also about knowing what's being sold to you, what's being normalized, |
| 1:16.7 | and what questions to ask before you opt in. We're going to start with one of the biggest and most |
| 1:21.8 | polarizing topics of 2025, and that is cryptocurrency and how it's starting to sneak into spaces a lot of us associate |
| 1:29.3 | with quote unquote safe and boring like the 401k. In episode 1876, I sat down with |
| 1:36.3 | Tess Ware Smith, an investing educator to talk about crypto, private equity, and other |
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