On Investing - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This podcast is very helpful to better understanding what is driving the economy, stock and bond markets. Often covered are recent drivers, relevant history might be touched on, and indicators for the future. The hosts are seasoned, extremely knowledgeable and clear. The guests are also very interesting, analytical, insightful and clear. The length is about right to for the content and depth covered. Recommended.

Sonders and Jones give a cool, levelheaded analysis of what's going on in the economy.

They never say "Buy this" or "Sell that." Instead, they help you understand what's going on with the stock and bond markets, and the economy as a whole.

They explain the data on inflation, unemployment, corporate and investor psychology, and more. They contextualize it with an understanding of how the global economy has behaved for generations.

Listening to them has helped me keep my cool as my wife and I save for retirement. We buy and hold a diversified mix of stocks and bonds. Nothing fancy. We don't try to time the markets. We don't panic in downturns.

But this is a scary time in American history, with incompetent and untrustworthy actors who have power over the economic lives of millions of people.

So I’m listening to Sonders and Jones carefully as a kind of early-warning system. It would take a lot to alarm them, but I know that if they get alarmed, they’ll discuss the relevant data in their characteristically cool, measured voices. And that'll help us think strategically about what to do.

Jone and Sonders combine timely updates with good data-based interviews. Recent interview with Louis-Vincent Gave gave really valuable insights into 2024 and market issues to watch.

As a retiree, I appreciate their point of view and insights in to how to look at my portfolio and what to consider in my investment thesis. It’s information to a broad audience with different investment objectives but with common concerns. It’s not about predicting the future because no one can do that reliably and consistently. It’s about avoiding the mental traps that most humans make when not armed with a good philosophy of investing.