Carl interviews “Stacking Benjamins” host Joe Saul-Sehy. Joe is a former financial advisor and has represented American Express and Ameriprise in media. He left his financial advisor career at age 40 and reinvented himself into what he truly wanted to do. He was the “Money Man” on WXYZ-TV in Detroit and has appeared in countless newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Detroit News and more.  And now, his award-winning podcast is one of the most listened to in the personal Finance sphere. Plus, he’s funny as hell! (Full disclosure: Carl is a total fanboy of the show.)

Joe’s show Stacking Benjamins has the same tone as the former NPR show “The Car Guys”. With Car Guys, you didn’t need to be a car person to love listening to the show. Same can be said about Joe’s show. You don’t need to be financial investment aficionado to love listening. Joe and his cast of characters make it entertaining to listen to a subject matter that is generally perceived as dull to the general public. “Stackers” (reference to the listeners of the show) are anything but bored listening to him and his sidekick Josh Bannerman (AKA OG), Doc G, Paula Pant and of course Mom’s Neighbor Doug. Oh, the running gag is that the show is produced in Joe’s Moms basement.

Joe is a perfect example of an (un)Retirement success story. As a young man he was personally a financial disaster. Ironically, he became a very successful financial adviser. But at 40 he realized he liked his job but didn’t love it. He sold his business. And 18 years later he’s become a financial media star. Helping hundreds of thousand listeners stacking benjamins one at a time!

• More about Joe Saul-Sehy:  https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/about/

• Joe’s Book STACKED:  https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/stacked/

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