About Teaching You to Fisch: Financial Literacy for the Rest of Us
This podcast teaches you the basics of financial literacy in order to make better financial decisions and help you live your “good life.” Each episode is designed to be short (usually between 10 and 20 minutes), digestible, and actionable, and I’m hoping the series will “teach you how to fish”; by which I mean give you the knowledge and skills necessary to “feed yourself” financially for a lifetime. Find me at karlfisch on bluesky, twitter, facebook, youtube and at gmail dot com.
Episode 18: Creating Your Personal Financial Action Plan
Karl Fisch guides listeners in developing a personal financial action plan, offering resources to enhance their financial literacy and achieve their goals.
21 May 2025
Episode 17: Leaving (and Receiving) a Legacy
This episode explores the estate documents every adult needs to have, the importance of establishing designated beneficiaries, what you should do with assets you receive as an inheritance, and ways you can perhaps leave part of your legacy while you are still alive.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod17S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod17S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod17T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod17T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod17V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod17V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
18 May 2025
Episode 16: Health Insurance in Retirement
This episode explores your choices for health insurance in retirement and gives you some suggestions on how to think about and evaluate them.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod16S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod16S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod16T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod16T)
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14 May 2025
Episode 15: Cash Flow in Retirement: Social Security, Pensions, and Safe Withdrawal Rates
This episode explores how you will generate the income necessary to pay for your lifestyle when you are no longer working.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod15S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod15S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod15T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod15T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod15V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod15V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
11 May 2025
Episode 14: Investing Part 4: Saving and Investing for College with a 529 College Savings Plan
This episode looks at the advantages of using a 529 College Savings Plan to save and invest for postsecondary education.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod14S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod14S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod14T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod14T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod14V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod14V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
7 May 2025
Episode 13: Investing Part 3: Compound Interest and The Secret Life of Fees
This episode looks at the incredible power of compound interest, but also how high fees can dramatically decrease your overall returns.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod13S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod13S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod13T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod13T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod13V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod13V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
4 May 2025
Episode 12: Investing Part 2: Asset Location, Allocation, and Tax Status
This episode looks at three important investing decisions you need to make: Asset Location, Allocation and Tax Status.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod12S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod12S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod12T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod12T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod12V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod12V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
30 Apr 2025
Episode 11: Investing Part 1: Vocabulary
Investing really isn’t that complicated, but you need to understand the vocabulary in order to understand the rest.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod11S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod11S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod11T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod11T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod11V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod11V)
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27 Apr 2025
Episode 10: Taxes 101
This episode helps you understand how your taxes are calculated and gives you ideas of how to reduce your tax liability.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod10S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod10S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod10T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod10T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod10V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod10V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
23 Apr 2025
Episode 9: Credit Card Rewards
This episode examines how credit cards can be a force for good if you use them responsibly.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod9S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod9S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod9T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod9T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod9V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod9V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
20 Apr 2025
Episode 8: Debt
This episode examines credit and debt and discusses good (allegedly) and bad (definitely) debt.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod8S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod8S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod8T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod8T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod8V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod8V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
16 Apr 2025
Episode 7: More On Insurance
This episode continues our look at insurance, but looks at the insurance you typically get on your own (car, home, life, and long-term care insurance) instead of through your employer
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod7S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod7S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod7T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod7T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod7V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod7V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
13 Apr 2025
Episode 6: Employer Benefits
This episode takes a look at the importance of optimizing your employer benefits.
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Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod6T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod6T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod6V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod6V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
9 Apr 2025
Episode 5: Bank Accounts
This episode discusses one of the basic “infrastructure” decisions you need to make, where to have your checking and savings accounts, and how many people are not making the optimal choices.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod5S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod5S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod5T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod5T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod5V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod5V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
6 Apr 2025
Episode 4: Spending and Saving Part 2: The Three “Big Rocks” of Spending: Food, Housing and Transportation
This episode discusses the three “big rocks” of spending in most people’s budgets: food, housing, and transportation, and helps you calculate the true cost of your car(s) and commute(s).
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod4S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod4S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod4T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod4T)
Video: bit.ly/Fischpod4V (http://bit.ly/Fischpod4V)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
31 Mar 2025
Episode 3: Spending and Saving Part 1
This episode discusses aligning your spending with your values and your goals and steps you through an exercise that demonstrates what seemingly small changes to your savings rate can amount to over time due to the power of compound interest.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod3S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod3S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod3T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod3T)
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Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
31 Mar 2025
Episode 2: The Basic Equation of Personal Finance
This episode discusses the Basic Equation of Personal Finance and steps you through an exercise to estimate how many more years you will need to work before you achieve financial independence.
Slides: bit.ly/Fischpod2S (http://bit.ly/Fischpod2S)
Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod2T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod2T)
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Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
29 Mar 2025
Episode 1: Intro, Purpose and Philosophy
An introduction to this podcast series that discusses both the purpose and the philosophy behind the podcast.
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Transcript: bit.ly/Fischpod1T (http://bit.ly/Fischpod1T)
Social: karlfisch on Bluesky (https://karlfisch.bsky.social) Twitter (http://twitter.com/karlfisch), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karlfisch/), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/karlfisch) or email me directly at karlfisch at gmail dot com
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Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100
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