The Market Hustle
My name’s Josh. I started investing over a decade ago after financial advisors turned me away because I didn’t have hundreds of thousands to invest. Instead of giving up, I took things into my own hands by reading every book I could find, graduating from the W.P. Carey School of Business, and spending the last 10+ years learning, investing, and refining my approach. I know how confusing the stock market can feel when you're just getting started. Between overcomplicated investing lingo, conflicting reddit advice, and the fear of losing money, it’s easy to stay stuck on the sidelines...
The Psychology of Investing: Why Simple Is So Hard (Ep. 80)
Investing has never been easier, but staying focused has never been harder.
In this episode, Josh, Baafi, Pierce, and Fernando discuss why investors overcomplicate their portfolios, fall for market predictions, and get distracted by financial noise.
We share our own investing mistakes, how we filter information, and the systems we use to stay disciplined, manage risk, and build long-term wealth without constantly second-guessing our decisions.
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ETFs vs Individual Stocks: What Should Actually Be in Your Portfolio? (Ep. 79)
Should you stick with ETFs, buy individual stocks, or own a mix of both?
In this episode, Josh sits down with Baafi, Pierce, and Fernando to break down how each of them approaches ETFs and individual stocks and why there isn’t one “right” way to invest.
Josh shares why roughly 80% of his portfolio is built around boring, long-term ETFs while the other 20% gives him room to own individual companies he has conviction in.
We also get into:
Why picking winning stocks is harder than it looksThe pros and cons of ETFs vs. in...Make Investing Your Most Important Bill (Ep. 78)
Beyond the S&P 500 is available for pre-order at $27 until September 4th, when it goes to $37. It goes over the other asset classes beyond the S&P 500, how they behave, and how to think about building around a core. Pre-order here: https://learn.themarkethustle.com/diversify
Most people pay their phone bill, their rent, and their electric bill without thinking about it. Then they treat investing like something optional they'll get to when it feels right.
Josh, Pierce, Baafi, and Fernando get into why that ordering is backwards, and what changes when you...
Should You Buy a Home Now or Rent + Invest the Difference?
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Side note: All figures in this video are as of July 2026. Mortgage rates, home prices, and market data change over time. Run the numbers for your own market before making a decision.
Renting isn't always "throwing money away" and buying isn't always the smart move either. The right choice comes down to how long you plan to stay and whether you actually follow through on investing the difference. In this video, you'll see the real numbers behind a rent vs buy decision, and...
Is It Safe to Invest at All-Time Highs? (The Honest Answer)
Grab the FREE cheatsheet here: http://bit.ly/4wjwMz3 — Is it safe to invest when the S&P 500 keeps hitting all-time highs? Here's what 70+ years of market history actually shows and why trying to time the market usually backfires.
There is no single, universal and always-reliable way to buy extremely low and sell at all-time highs. But there are ways to actually win in the long term in spite of market crashes.
In this video, you'll learn how strategies like dollar-cost averaging can become a foundational, reliable approach for stacking assets and building long-term wealth in...
From Financial, Health & Emotional Struggles to Abundance Through Investing with Heather Chauvin
In this episode of the show, we have the pleasure to welcome another member of The Market Hustle’s community. Heather Chauvin joins to share her story overcoming financial and health struggle over the years, and how she was able to build a life with financial stability and options through her professional and emotional work. In today’s conversation, you will learn about the importance of prioritizing where you invest your time and money, Heather’s unconventional approach to paying off credit card debt, and learning to have tough but important money conversations.
Heather’s Time and Energy A...
From $100k In Debt To $100k In Assets As A Veteran Turned IT Professional (Ep.74)
In this episode of the show, Jon (a member of TMH’s community) joins Josh, Baafi, Pierce and Fernando to dive into his journey going from 100k USD in debt to 100k USD in assets. Jon is a veteran turned IT professional, with unique life experience that taught him about paying off debt, team work with his wife, and building wealth step by step. In today’s conversation, you will also learn about what it is like to move abroad constantly and how being comfortable with discomfort is essential to financial success. This episode is full of financial knowledge gain...
$45,000 Invested at 20 y/o + How You Can Create Wealth Through Discipline (Ep.73)
In this episode, Marcos (a member of TMH community) joins the show to share his financial journey as a young investor.
Being only 20 years old, Marcos has developed a disciplined approach and already stacked over 45k USD in his portfolio.
In this episode, you will learn why discipline is essential to maximize compound interest, why starting is the most important stage and how strategic planning can help you retire early.
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8 Money Lessons To Enjoy Life & Build Wealth
These are 8 lessons that are fundamental for enjoying life while building wealth through investing. Investing doesn’t need to be overcomplicated, it just requires having the right mindset about money, learning how to keep things simple and understanding what you truly value in life.
Timestamps:
0:00 Stack assets and enjoy life
0:41 Cultivating an investor mindset
1:12 Money from a place of strength and calm
2:18 Increase income streams and leverage
2:46 Smart investments in bull & bear runs
3:13 How to approach individual stocks
4:32 Don’t chase investment hype
5:11 How to outperform 90% of investors
5:47 Inve...
USA vs Emerging Markets: Where to invest in 2026? (Ep.71)
In this episode, Josh, Baafi and Pierce discuss about the market during the first two months of 2026 and about different aspects of investing in emerging markets. This conversation is really valuable if you are thinking about expanding your investments beyond the US and into rapidly growing international markets. Tune in to learn about the economy, financial considerations and the reality of investing globally in today’s world.
Side note: This podcast was recorded on 3/5/2026.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:15 Baafi’s new finance role
2:35 Don’t burn out trying...
Enjoy life while making finances easy for your future self (Ep.70)
In this episode, Josh and Sarah (a community member of TMH) dive into Sarah’s financial journey, from being 35k USD in debt to living a life of balance and building wealth for her future self. This is a valuable conversation on what it actually means to overcome the scarcity mindset and financial struggle, and on how a moment of clarity can lead to a completely new financial life.
Timestamps:
0:00 From $35k in debt to a new financial mindset
5:12 Compound interest applies to debt too
10:27 How Sarah paid off he...
She knew nothing about investing. Now she plays the compounding game (Ep.69)
In this episode, Oana (member of The Market Hustle’s community) joins the podcast to chat with Josh about her journey and experiences from living in Europe and knowing nothing about investing, to moving to the USA and stacking assets while working at tech sales.
You will learn about:
Overcoming financial survival modeFinding a community through investingLearning without overcomplicating thingsPlaying the ownership & compounding gameTimestamps:
0:00 Meet Oana
4:09 Overcoming financial survival mode
9:36 Leveling up from saving to investing
14:15 Playing the ownership & compounding game
1...
Stock Sharks Guide To Investing In 2026 (Ep.68)
In today’s episode, we’ve got the pleasure to welcome JR Alexander, the brain behind Stock Sharks. Stock sharks is a platform that brings together active investors who are committed to making well-informed and thoughtful decisions. They have a 1.2M following on instagram and are a great example of what deep research in investing looks like.
This episode covers what it is like to do deep research for stock market investing, how to identify undervalued stocks, what effects U.S. tariffs are having in the market, and much more.
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A lot can change with just 2-3 years of intentional moves (Ep. 67)
In this clip, Dennis (a 46-year-old Army veteran and business owner) breaks down what financial freedom actually feels like on the other side - the vacations, the family time, and the moment he realized his money made more sitting on a beach than he did working all month.
This one hits different. Whether you're just starting out or grinding through your own debt payoff journey, Dennis's story is proof that it's never too late to turn it around.
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No one is coming to save you (Ep. 66)
In this segment from our latest deep-dive, we explore the difference between being broke and being "poor in spirit." We cover why money is temporary but habits are permanent, and why the most dangerous thing you can do is wait for the world to hand you a solution. This is about taking radical responsibility for your life so your children don't have to recover from your choices.
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Your Financial Legacy Is Built With What You Do In 2026 (Ep.65)
In the first episode of 2026, Josh, Baafi, Fernando and Pierce break down how they’re approaching the new year financially — from market performance and international diversification to risk-taking, discipline and long-term wealth building.
This conversation explores why quick wins are tempting but dangerous, how to think about cash, metals and automation, and how the decisions you make in 2026 can compound into a lasting financial legacy.
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Lessons From 2025 For Big Wins In 2026 (Ep.64)
In this last episode of 2025, Fernando, Pierce, Baafi and Josh dive into their biggest financial lessons and highlights from 2025. Tune in and learn about essential ideas that will help you have big financial wins in 2026, including: building a life around meaningful work through financial freedom, the power of delayed gratification, how to balance portfolio wins and losses, and why grit and discipline may be your most valuable long-term investments.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:13 Market Hustle 2025 wrapped
2:48 Check-in with co-hosts
6:20 Nobody knows anything, just invest for the long term
<...I Fired My Financial Advisor (Then He Taped This To My Door) Ep. 63
Imagine trying to fire your financial advisor professionally, only to find out 30 minutes later he drove to your parents house and taped an all-caps letter to their front door telling them they’d be "nothing without him."
On this episode, I’m talking to Ryan, a Market Hustle community member who lived through every investor’s worst nightmare. He trusted a "pro" for 15 years, only to wake up at 34 and realize he was being bled dry by 5.75% front-load fees and "conflict of interest" funds...
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Don't Invest Like You're 65 If You're 28 (Ep. 62)
A common myth in investing is that more diversification is always better.
Many investors (especially new ones) fall into the trap of becoming an "ETF collector."
They hear about a dividend fund, a tech ETF, and a real estate fund, and they add them all to their portfolio, thinking they're being "safe."
But what they're really doing is watering down their growth.
In this solo episode, I break down the difference between being an "ETF collector" and an "intentional investor."
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"My advisor had me in 12 different ETFs... After a year, my own portfolio was beating his." Ep. 61
Ten years ago, Robert and his mother couldn't afford their mortgage and were relocated to a hotel, on the verge of homelessness. His father's excessive spending despite his mother's stable teacher income had destroyed their finances. At 16, while at the gym, Robert made a pivotal decision: "This is never going to be my future."
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The Only Way You Can Go Wrong Is By Not Owning Assets (Ep. 60)
Why is the stock market hitting all-time highs during a government shutdown? And why are investors rushing into "fear" assets like gold while "growth" assets in AI are also booming? The full Market Hustle team is back to talk over these contradictory signals, sharing their personal strategies for how to invest when the market seems to make no sense.
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It took Schwab 6 decades... It took Robinhood 4 years (Ep. 59 with Steve Quirk)
In this episode, we sit down with Steve Quirk (Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood) to uncover the lessons he's learned across 35 years in the brokerage industry. From his early days as a market maker on the trading floors to leading innovation at TD Ameritrade (where he helped develop the thinkorswim platform) to now democratizing finance at Robinhood, Steve shares insights that only decades of experience can provide.
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Hindsight Investing Is Limiting Your Returns (What to Do Instead)
In this episode, I break down one of the biggest traps investors fall into: hindsight investing. I shares my own story of passing on Facebook in 2014, why volatility isn’t a punishment, and how to build the emotional resilience to stay invested when fear hits.
If you’ve been listening and realizing you don’t yet have a clear system for your money, that’s exactly what my program Money Mastery was built to solve. It’s a step-by-step training that shows you how to invest with confidence, avoid the panic traps, and build wealth for the long t...
From $500 to $300,000 (How Money Mastery Helped Him Build a Financial System) Ep. 57
Aakash had tried it all (trading courses, crypto, even expensive programs that cost him $2,000) and walked away burned, confused, and skeptical.
He was making good money in his IT career but it felt like it disappeared as fast as it came in.
Then he found Money Mastery.
In this interview, Aakash shares:
From $10k in Debt to $10k in VOO (The 8-Month Blueprint w/ Phillip) Ep. 56
Phillip is 41 years old (a public safety worker in Utah) and a father of eight.
For most of his life, he thought his pension would be enough to carry him through retirement. But when he looked closer, he realized it wouldn’t buy him the kind of life he wanted.
That wake up call pushed him to start investing from scratch, while still carrying $10,000 in credit card debt.
In this episode, Phillip shares how he went from feeling lost and stressed to building an investing system that works:
Why “playing it safe” with on...Market Outlook 2025: Steph Guild on 401(k) Rule Shifts, Crypto Access, and the Next 6 Months (Ep. 55)
In this episode, I sit down with Robinhood’s Head of Investment Strategy, Steph Guild, to unpack the major 401(k) changes that could reshape retirement investing including the ability to add riskier assets like crypto and private equity.
We also dive into the biggest market trends Steph is watching right now and her 6-month outlook on stocks, interest rates, and investor behavior.
Whether you’re planning for retirement or navigating today’s market, this conversation will give you a grounded view of where things are heading.
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Vangelis (an Investor from Greece) Shares His First-Year Investing Journey Ep. 54
In this episode, I sit down with Vangelis (an investor from Greece) to unpack his first year of investing.
We talk about:
Why money is taboo and how the 1999 stock market crash still shapes how people see investing today.From grandparents teaching him delayed gratification to saving for years to buy his first PS3 and how those habits set the stage for his future.How Vangelis moved from saving → gambling in crypto → finally building a disciplined ETF-based portfolio.Why training in the gym and investing share the same formula: discipline, patience, and avoiding shortcuts.His stor...
SpaceX, OpenAI & the Truth About Private Investing (with Chase from ARKK Invest) Ep. 53
In this episode, we sit down with Chase Prather from ARK Invest to break down how private markets work and why most retail investors misunderstand the risk.
From SpaceX and OpenAI to the rise of tokenized investing, we explore how early-stage companies get funded, what makes them different from public stocks, and how to evaluate risk before jumping in.
Whether you’re curious about IPOs, secondary markets, or just want a clearer view of how private investing really works, this episode gives you the clarity you’ve been missing plus a simple “risk cup” framework you can ac...
Robinhood's 2035 Vision: CEO Vlad Tenev on AI, Global Expansion & What’s Next (Ep. 52)
“Our 10-year arc is to become the number one global financial ecosystem.”
— Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood
We sat down with Vlad for an in-depth conversation about where Robinhood is headed and how the company is evolving beyond its original roots.
In this episode, he shares what Robinhood could look like by 2035 and how AI, crypto, and policy shifts are shaping that future.
We also dive into the next chapter of crypto beyond memecoins and how AI is transforming not just Robinhood’s products, but the way their teams operate behind the scenes.<...
The Most Important Investing Lesson for 2025 (Ep. 51)
In this episode, we reflect on the current state of the stock market, some important lessons to remember when uncertainty hits, how AI is speeding up innovation, and some big updates on The Market Hustle mission.
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Stack Assets Now So Your Future Self Doesn't Struggle Later (Ep. 50)
Most people chase distractions... I stacked assets.
I skipped the short-term wins and built a system instead.
It wasn’t flashy but it bought me something far better than short-term dopamine hits: options to live life however the hell I want.
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Playing It Safe Is The Biggest Risk (Ep. 49) + Quick Market Hustle Update
Right after college, I landed what most people would call a “secure” job.
Good pay, solid benefits… but within a month, I knew I couldn’t stay.
I had to make a decision most people avoid for decades.
In this episode, I walk you through the moment I realized that playing it safe was actually the most dangerous move I could make and how that decision sparked everything that became The Market Hustle.
Whether you’re stuck in indecision or second-guessing your path, this one will hit.
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I Thought a Financial Advisor Would Give Me a Roadmap… (ep. 48)
In this episode, I’m taking it back to the beginning around why I started The Market Hustle, how I got into investing, and some of the hard lessons I learned early on.
I’ll share what I wish I knew starting out, and how those experiences shaped the way I teach investing today.
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Anne Mahlum used $175k of her life savings to build a $100 Million Fitness Empire (Ep. 47)
Anne Mahlum took $175,000 of her personal savings (after six years of disciplined saving) and went all in on building a fitness studio idea she believed in. That investment turned into SolidCore, a nationwide fitness brand that made her $100 million.
In this episode, Anne shares insights on risk-taking, diversification, and the life-changing returns that can come from betting on yourself.
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Market Swings = Opportunity + Our Portfolio Updates (Ep. 46)
In this episode, we talk about how our investment approaches have evolved over the past year and share our thoughts on the current 2025 market turbulence.
We discuss perspective shifting strategies to handle market turbulence, portfolio diversification methods, and how our personal risk tolerance has shifted with market conditions and life changes.
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Fear or opportunity: Which side will you pick? (Ep. 45)
In this episode, we talk over the current market dynamics unfolding due to the Trump Tariff war and what we're doing about it. Towards the end of the episode we answer some questions from the audience.
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Beyond the US Market: Ryan Explains UK and Australian Investing (Ep. 44)
In this episode, the Market Hustle podcast welcomes Ryan King, founder of "Making Money Simple" with 77,000+ Instagram followers. As a 27-year-old chartered accountant who has built a $100,000+ portfolio, Ryan shares valuable insights about investing in the UK and Australia.
Ryan explains the key differences in retirement accounts across countries, highlighting the UK's powerful Stocks and Shares ISA that allows tax-free growth He contrasts this with Australia's "superannuation" system where employers must contribute 11.5% of income to retirement accounts.
The conversation covers global index fund investing and Ryan's preference for international diversification rather than focusing solely on U...
Our Lives are Being Sold as a Debt Subscription Service (Ep. 43: Dennis Returns)
While debt feels normal, it doesn't have to be in your life. In this episode, we bring back Dennis to talk about America's $1.2 trillion credit card debt crisis. The episode explores why debt feels unavoidable, how to break free, and why building an emergency fund before investing matters.
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Robinhood’s Head of Investment Strategy Steph Guild on Democratizing Investing (Ep. 42)
From 20 years at JP Morgan to leading Robinhood's investment strategy, Steph Guild shares her thoughts on how retail investors are outsmarting Wall Street, why traditional investing rules are changing, and what's happening behind the scenes at one of fintech's most innovative companies.
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Understanding Private Markets with Chase Prather from ARK Invest (Ep. 41)
From evaluating founders to understanding lock-up periods, Chase Prather, a Venture Capital Research Associate at ARK Invest, walks us through how private market investing works. Learn the real risks, opportunities, and what it takes to think like a venture capitalist.
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