Mar 25, 2020

#159 – The Downers crew are at it again! This time, they're watching the seminal YouTube video "Pennsylvania man captures all walks of life crossing log bridge" over and over again, giving their commentary. While watching a time lapse of wildlife crossing a log on a river may not seem riveting to you, it's...

Mar 18, 2020

#158 – In these trying times, we turn to podcasting for audio comfort. For example, what do you do when you are stuck indoors? Well, cut this piece of audio out and stick it in your wallet, because Jack and Kate have some answers for you. Pocket candy to distract children! Cross-stitching! Coin sorting!...

Mar 11, 2020

#157 – Jack and Hao walk you, yes that's right you, through a wide variety of personal-finance topics: traditional 401(k)s, Roth 401(k)s, when to start an IRA, tax diversification, index funds with ESG (environmental, social, governance) criteria, and the power of consumer-side actions. Can any consumption be ethical?...

Mar 4, 2020

#156 – With quarantines going into effect, and panic buying of hand sanitizer and toilet paper, globally, we thought it'd be no better time than now to break our rule on talking about current events to talk about the CORONAVIRUS. Kate's on-the-ground situation in Hong Kong in the past three months portends what...