Money is hard to make, keep, and control— and almost everyone gets it wrong sometimes. Now, ex-Wall Street trader Jared Dillian and his co-host Cameron, are here to help you navigate your money and take control of your financial future.
Companies have been buying back their stock since 1983. It boosts prices, which makes shareholders happy. Of course, it can kill the company when it...
Don’t Fall for a Financial Fast Talker
If someone is trying to sell you a financial product or service that you don’t understand—don’t buy it. Have a low level of trust when it comes...
What a Pro Wants You to Know about Life Insurance
Chuck Hinners talks with Jared about building a 45-year career in life insurance and why picking a highly rated provider is just as important as...
Day trading has turned into a national obsession. People are quitting their jobs and buying the stock of a strip club that closed due to COVID. But...
Personal Finance Laws to Live By
Ben Carlson wrote a smart piece in Fortune about personal finance laws to live by. In this episode, Jared reviews his favorites and shares a few more...
How to Really Beat Wall Street
Wall Street wants you in the markets just like Las Vegas wants you in the casinos. That’s because the more bets you make, the more chances THEY...
Jared talks with David Mannen, realtor at Carolina Pines Realty, about why it’s important to have cash in the bank, 529 plans for college-bound...
How the GameStop Action Hurts More than the Goliaths
The Reddit crowd crushed hedge funds that had bet big against GameStop (GME). But it’s a hollow victory because the “Goliaths” manage...
Volatility (how much an asset moves around) is the enemy of a smart portfolio. Correlation (how assets move in relationship to each other) can reduce...
Solid financial advice
Jared has a way of weaving together advice and life stories to help you make good financial decisions and make you laugh at the same time!
Get Smart
Great insights into current events and the financial implications involved. Be Smart makes you a smarter person and investor.
Be Smart Podcast
Great use of 30 min each week. Gives great financial advice much more realistic than Dave Ramsey.
Good, not enough of it.
Great podcast, good information and humor. He’s a straight shooter and gives solid advice.
To the point without economic BS
Raw and on point with entertaining sarcasm.
Worth your time
One of the few professionals worth listening to.
Fantastic!
Jared is a rarity—incredibly insightful and informed in all facets of the financial markets and personal finance, yet extremely entertaining!
This guy is smart! Learning a ton
Big fan of these short 10‒20-minute lessons on money and life. Relatable if you make $50K or $500K a year. Wish I would have found this one sooner.
This podcast is phenomenal
Sometimes the truth is harsh. What makes this show so unique is that Jared embraces this mantra and tells you exactly how it is.
What a goldmine
I just discovered this show and it’s my new favorite. I love Jared Dillan’s writing and investment guidance, and these podcasts are now adding even more pearls of wisdom.
Love this guy
Jared has got a rare authenticity that cuts through the minutiae.
Awesome Pod! Great Therapy!
As a career investment advisor, I listen to Dillian to relax and keep my head from exploding.
On point
Outstanding, informative, and entertaining.
Entertaining and informative
Love the info which is spot on and delivery is great!
Great content
Great listen, great insight… A++
Great Podcast
Excellent content and entertaining. Thank you
Episode 389: J-Hole, the VIX, Price Gouging, and Teaching Personal Finance in Schools
In this episode of the BE SMART podcast, Jared and Cameron discuss various topics, including key market headlines, such as the upcoming Jackson Hole...
Episode 388: The Big Short 2.0: How to Prepare for the $8 Trillion Private Equity Meltdown
The collapse of the real estate market in 2008 nearly brought the global economy to its knees, but a few saw it as an opportunity to change their...
On Monday, the Dow dropped 2.6%, the Nasdaq lost 3.43%, and the S&P 500 slid 3%. The Dow and S&P 500 registered their biggest daily losses since...
In episode 386, Jared breaks down various topics including market volatility, McDonald’s earnings and consumer spending, Bitcoin, mortgage rates,...
In episode 385, Jared discusses recent political developments, their impact on markets, and whether the Trump trade is still in play. He also follows...
Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Jared discusses the idea of the “Trump trade” gaining momentum as the US nears its 2024...