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.
Money's the Matter
Welcome to Money's the Matter | The History of Money, Season 1
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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 history of money, investing, markets, psychology, and human behavior through stories rather than lectures. Together we'll travel from ancient marketplaces to modern stock exchanges, from financial panics to extraordinary innovations, always asking the same question:
What can money teach us about ourselves?
Some episodes will uncover forgotten moments in financial history. Others will explore timeless ideas that continue to shape our lives today.
If you're curious about how we got here and where we might be going, I'm glad you're here.
Welcome to Money's the Matter.
About the Host:
Bryan Yach, CFP®, is the founder of Yach Advisors and has spent more than 15 years helping individuals and families navigate investing, retirement, and financial planning. Throughout his career, he has advised thousands of households and has advised billions of dollars in client assets.
Bryan holds a Master of Science in Finance from Texas A&M University -Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television, and Film from the University of North Texas. He combines professional experience with a passion for making complex financial topics accessible and engaging.
Money's the Matter explores investing, financial planning, economics, psychology, and history to help you better understand the financial decisions that shape your life.
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There are objects we pass every day without giving them a second thought. A worn dollar bill folded gently into a wallet. A credit card tapped against a reader anxiously awaiting that familiar beep. A stock certificate unsigned collecting dust. A number glowing quietly on the phone screen, a green number fueling joy, while a red number crushing the spirit. They're so familiar that it's easy to forget how strange they really are, because none of them have value on their own. Their value lives somewhere else. In trust, in belief. In stories we've been telling ourselves for thousands of years, money is an illusion nestled in our imagination. But it doesn't mean that nature doesn't have a system of accounting. I'm Brian. I've spent the last 15 years working in finance, helping families make the biggest financial decisions of their lives. But the questions that have stayed with me were never really just about investing. They were questions about people. Why do bubbles happen? Over and over. Why does fear spread faster than confidence? How did a handful of merchants in Amsterdam change the way the entire world invests? Why does a piece of paper printed by a government become something we trade our time, our labor, or even our lives for? Those questions eventually led me somewhere unexpected. History, psychology, economics, politics, philosophy. Because the deeper I looked, the harder it became to separate money from the people who created it. This podcast is an exploration of those stories. Some episodes will take us to crowded trading floors and forgotten banks, others will begin in kitchens, factories, harbors, or around family dinner tables. Every one of those stories starts with people, because money's always been a human story. So if you're curious about how we got here, if you ever wondered why markets behave the way they do, or if you simply found yourself asking questions that don't really fit neatly into a textbook, I hope you'll join me. This is Money's the Matter.
