The Financial Therapy Podcast - It's Not Just About The Money

The media you consume is a significant factor, probably the most significant factor, in your investment returns.  If you are one of the millions of Americans that choose to only consume media with a far left or far right ideology, it would be in your financial best-interest to be “down the middle” with your consumption of economic and investment news. Separating one’s political ideology from their investments, however, can be difficult. It’s hard to be 100% in on any political ideology, with the exception for economic and investments.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

Why is it so hard for many couples to talk about money? Rick’s guest, Debra Kaplan, dives into romantic relationships, some of the reasons that it becomes hard to discuss money and the ways that our childhood experiences influence our beliefs and behaviors about money.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

How many times have you heard yourself or your partner repeat these statements; “I’m passionate about work, that’s why I work long hours!” or, “I won’t be home late?” In this episode, Rick and Deb take on the topic of workaholism other money behaviors, beginning with work and shifting to compulsive shopping/spending. They explain the difference between being passionate about work and unhealthy work behaviors (workaholism), and shopping versus buying.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

References to income and wealth inequality generally focus on how unevenly income and wealth are distributed throughout a population. The greater the gap between those at the top and the bottom, the more problematic it can be to the social health of a country. In a marriage or committed relationship, income and wealth inequality between partners also present some challenges that don’t exist where the partners are financial equals. One of the biggest stressors isn’t what you might think.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

Bringing alignment of your stated values with your money is something I’ve been promoting for over 20 years. They don’t always align. It’s not unusual for a person to embrace a value that is not fully embraced in their spending. A person who is concerned about climate change and a strong proponent of individuals, corporations, and governments to “go green”, will avoid purchasing items like coffee in paper cups, tea bags, water in plastic bottles, aerosols, chlorine bleaches, using disposable cutlery from fast food restaurants, plastic bags, and or using oil-based transportation, which are some of the biggest sources of environmental damage.   A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

In his state of the union address, President Biden announced he is “taking on junk fees” which are the hidden fees involved with many of the services we purchase. Hidden fees and terms have been around a long time.  The old adage of, “Read the fine print,” is timeless advice.  I love the quote by Pete Seeger, American folk singer, “Do you know the difference between education and experience?  Education is what you get when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t.”  Let’s talk about those experiences.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

What can you and your children do to assure your financial plan won’t be sabotaged by family money scripts?  There are a number of steps to take and all require dealing with you and your children's emotional vulnerabilities.  Find out five specific steps that can guard against your financial plan going of the rails and sacrificing your emotional and financial wellbeing in your last years. A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

What is the biggest risk to a senior parent that has just lost their spouse?  Even if they have a well-designed financial plan and the best financial planner possible in their corner, there is one factor that can deal them a knockout blow, their kids. Understand why your kids can pose one of the greatest threats to your final years.  A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

Is investing in the stock market akin to gambling?  Certainly, investing in stock markets carry a reasonable amount of risk.  Unlike what some contend, that investing in the market is gambling, done correctly it is not remotely gambling.  The operative word is “done correctly.”  To understand this we need to understand the emotional differences between investing (done correctly) and speculating (done incorrectly).Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.

Rick talks with his guest, Debra Kaplan, about their collaboration that resulted in them writing, “Coupleship Inc: From Financial Conflict to Financial Intimacy.” They dive into some of the elements of a financially intimate coupleship and their unique perspectives that help couples successfully resolve their financial conflicts. This episode highlights topics such as Internal Family Systems (IFS)/parts work, money scripts, and money behaviors.A podcast that blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them.Rick Kahler, CFP®, CFT-I™, has helped people make better money decisions by integrating financial planning. He blends the nuts and bolts of financial advice with the emotions that drive making them and shares them on his financial therapy podcast.