4 Best Investing Podcasts All Investors Should Listen To

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How popular has listening to podcasts become? When I tried to find the history of the industry by Googling “podcast history,” there were so many podcasts about history that I decided it wasn’t that critical to know how it started. Because what is more important to investors of all types is that this is a fantastic, “on demand” medium to stack up your investment knowledge.

Or, if you have been around the block as an investor like I have, podcast content allows you to curate the specific information, newsflow and opinions you value most. Here are four I’m very familiar with, and which I recommend people try out.

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4 Top Investing Podcasts All Investors Should Listen To

1. Money Life With Chuck Jaffe

Chuck Jaffe is a longtime investment columnist, former radio host and one of the true educators remaining in the industry. And, he’s as hard-working and consistent as anyone. His show airs every business day, and he interviews three or four different investors for every recording. Since he typically records the interviews the day before they air, the content is fresh. It is also quite varied–including inflation, multi-asset strategies, funds and targeting diversification–so there’s something for everyone, of all investment levels. From investment managers to fund company executives, non-profit organizations and authors, this show is a must-listen for me. And since each listener will likely pick and choose which segments interest them, the podcast format is ideal. As an added bonus, Chuck’s collection of audio clips, which he injects into different parts of the show, are often laugh out loud-worthy.

Where you can listen to this podcast: As with all the podcasts mentioned here, Money Life Show is available on all major podcast platforms, such as Spotify, Apple and several others.

2. Investing Experts Podcast From Seeking Alpha

Full disclosure: I’ve been a regular guest on this podcast, hosted by Seeking Alpha’s Rena Sherbill, and featuring analysts and investing group leaders (like me) who are regular contributors to that 20-year-old, crowdsourced investment research platform. Rena has a robust group of experienced professional investors at his disposal, and she takes full advantage of it for her growing audience.

Perhaps the best reason investors should try out this podcast: it is one of the few parts of Seeking Alpha that is available without a subscription. The site has thousands of analysts who write on the platform, and years ago made a distinguished move by turning away from the more common advertising-driven business model to go full-on subscription style.

As a result, while the subscription price is well within most budgets, people are limited to how many articles they can read before committing to a subscription. That subscription comes with a vast set of investing tools and a quantitative grading system for stocks and ETFs.

Where you can listen to this podcast: All episodes of this podcast are currently available at no cost on platforms such as Spotify and Apple.

3. Animal Spirits Podcast

Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are part of the crew at Ritholtz Wealth, one of the fastest growing Registered Investment Advisors in the country in recent years. At their separate posts in Michigan and New York, they connect each week to cover a wide range of financial planning and investment content, including the Magnificent 7, bonds, bitcoin and options. I’m a regular listener to this and some of the other Ritholz Wealth podcasts, including The Compound And Friends hosted by Batnick and ubiquitous media personality “Downtown” Josh Brown. The ex-New Yorker in me sees how a range of investors will feel like they are sitting around someone’s den, just listening to the conversation and absorbing the opinions. Animal Spirits describes their show accurately: We talk about all things financial markets, personal finance, our favorite books, movies, and TV shows, parenting, the asset management business and more. Our goal is to make finance more accessible, speak in plain English, and share our own personal experiences in the markets.

Where you can listen to this podcast: Episodes of this podcast can be found on platforms such as Spotify and Apple.

4. On The Tape Podcast

Guy Adami and a pair of Wall Street veterans named Dan host this more advanced podcast for an investment-savvy audience. Dan Nathan, along with Adami, is a longtime CNBC regular, and Danny Moses is one of the Wall Street investors portrayed in the classic movie The Big Short. In fact, he often has his two colleagues from those days on as guests.

A regular weekly guest is Liz Young Thomas, the outstanding and plan-spoken head of investment strategy for SoFi, who is a great complement to the main hosts. This is a fast-moving, savvy and straight-talking crew that doesn’t sugar coat anything. And collectively, as I say about myself after 38 years in the investing business, they haven’t seen it all, but they’ve seen a lot!

Where you can listen to this podcast: You can find this podcast on platforms such as Spotify and Apple.

Bottom Line

Some investment industry folks thought that podcasting was a fad. It looks more every day that it is the opposite. It is time and dollar efficient for the producers of the content, allows investors so much selection of compelling content, and appeals to all levels, depending on the show. I highly suggest that investors take the plunge, and find their ideal mix of podcasts to follow them in their car, when they exercise, or any other time they wish.

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