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Emotional Balance Sheet with Paul Fenner

Aug 13, 2026

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What do you do when the smartest money decision you made is the one you can’t stop second-guessing?

In this episode, I dig into a line from Morgan Housel about how it’s possible to make good decisions that don’t work and bad decisions that work beautifully. I...


Aug 6, 2026

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What if your money problem was never a behavior problem?

I keep coming back to the idea that doing well with money is mostly about patience and long-term thinking. I believe that. But what if you're already cleared that bar, and not where you want to be?

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Jul 30, 2026

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When was the last time you actually read the beneficiary designation on your 401(k) at your previous employer?

In May, I sent every family I work with a current readout of their beneficiary designations across every account I track for them. It was the...


Jul 23, 2026

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What if you already know the financial principles you need? What if the problem isn't strategy, but execution across a life that's grown too complicated to coordinate yourself?

This week, I work through a Morgan Housel idea pulled from a John Reed book. Most fields...


Jul 16, 2026

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When was the last time you actually updated your financial life to match the person you've become, instead of the person you were when you first set everything up?

This week, I break down two questions about disagreement and experience and turn them inward. I share...