Money's the Matter
Money's the Matter is a podcast about understanding money through the lenses of investing, financial planning, economics, psychology, and history.
Hosted by Bryan Yach, CFP®, each episode breaks down complex financial topics into clear, practical conversations that help you think more critically, make better decisions, and understand the forces shaping your financial life.
Money tells a story of the world around you. Not only does money build the world, it has the power to destroy it. If we're knowledgeable, we can get past the noise and focus on what matters most; you and your family.
Episodes
10 episodes
Silver Thursday | The Hunt Brothers’ Billion-Dollar Bet
In 1980, the Hunt brothers made one of the biggest commodity bets in history and nearly broke the silver market in the process. This is the story of Silver Thursday: a story about leverage, speculation, and what can happen when being right for ...
Tulipmania🌷 | The Story of One of History’s First Market Bubbles
What if you could fit your life savings into the palm of your hands. We're not talking about cash, we're talking about Tulip Bulbs. 🌷 🌷 🌷 In 1637, a tulip bulb could represent over a decade of wages. But markets don't l...
Why Your Coffee Costs More | A Brief History of Inflation
Why does the coffee you once bought for $2 now cost $6? In this episode of Money’s the Matter, host Bryan explores the history and human psychology behind inflation. Money only works because we collectively agree that it holds value. B...
The Banker Who Saved America | The Panic That Created the Federal Reserve
In October 1907, America's financial system was beginning to buckle. Banks were under pressure, depositors wanted their money, and fear was spreading through New York.There was just one problem: It's 1907... the United States didn...
The Mississippi Bubble | The Gambler Who Reinvented Money
How did a Scottish gambler and murderer reinvent the economy of France?In this episode of Money’s the Matter, we travel to Paris in 1720 and the extraordinary story of John Law, a gambler, mathematician, convicted murderer, and ...
The Story of Paper Money | A Promise on Paper
How did a paper become worth more than gold? In this episode of Money’s the Matter, we travel to China and the origins of paper currency, from merchants trying to move wealth across vast trading networks to governments disc...
The Story of Coins | Trust Moves with Us
Before there were banks, paper money, or credit cards, there was a problem in a growing society. How do you trust someone you've never met?In this episode of Money's the Matter, we travel to the ancient Kingdom of Lydia, w...
Money Is a Human Story | Humanity's Greatest Agreement
We use money every day without giving it much thought. We earn it, spend it, save it, invest it, and occasionally worry about it. But what is it, really?In the first episode of Money's the Matter, we travel back thousands of yea...
Welcome to Money's the Matter | The History of Money, Season 1
Welcome to Money's the Matter.Money touches nearly every part of our lives, yet most of us rarely stop to ask where it came from, why it works, or what it reveals about the people who created it.This podcast explores the hi...
Why Money Matters | Introducing the Money's the Matter Podcast
Welcome to Money's the Matter.Money influences nearly every part of our lives, yet very few of us are ever taught how it really works. Beyond investing and financial planning lies a much bigger story, one shaped by history, psycho...