November 1, 2016December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b127 How Entrepreneurs of Color can close the racial wealth gap

As we continue our coverage of CFED's 2016 Assets Learning Conference, we go deep on another critical topic for People of Color and closing the racial wealth gap. Entrepreneurship is another form…
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April 25, 2016January 3, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b100 Poverty Lines: What it’s really like to be poor in America

We did it. We are aired our 100th Bondfire Radio episode. We recorded it at our Airbnb in CA. It felt like it went by so fast. For the last 100 weeks…
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September 13, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b68 Should you rent or should you buy?

It's probably the question I get most asked by clients - should I buy a house or keep renting? In this week's show, we discuss the history of home buying in the…
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March 29, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b44 Mary Pilon & The Monopolists

To close out Women's History Month, we talk with Mary Pilon, whose new book reveals the true history of the invention of Monopoly. The story Parker Brothers tells is such common knowledge…
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February 8, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b37 Shark Tank – Real vs. Reality TV

Shark Tank is a super popular TV show where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to very wealthy investors to get them to invest in a piece of their companies. They say they've reignited…
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February 2, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b36 SOTU and Middle Class Economics

President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address was inspiring. He called for focusing on building a "middle class economics" and outlined three ingredients that would be needed to achieve this: 1.…
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January 12, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b33 The Myth of the American Dream

In Part 2 of why we believed the $72mm lie that Mohammed Islam told NY Magazine (that he made all this money investing in the stock market), we explore why we WANTED…
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January 4, 2015January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b32 Why We Believed the $72mm Lie Pt1

Mohammed Islam was named in NY Magazine's annual "Things We Love About New York" issue for claiming to make $72 million in the stock market. He said he started trading penny stocks…
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August 17, 2014January 9, 2021 by bbpodcast

B&B #8: One Way to Buy a House

What's the most difficult way to buy a house? How about buying a house as a short sale (the step right before a house is foreclosed), needing to gut renovate it, and…
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