{"podcast":{"title":"Crazy Wealthy Podcast","slug":"crazy-wealthy-podcast-7065850","podcast_index_feed_id":7065850,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/crazy-wealthy-podcast/","website_url":"https://crazy-wealthy-podcast.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e7637977-bcf1-46bf-983a-cae8e018a5d9/7f9cHL2LJ8aYJAuhzpJp93ua.jpg","author":"Jonathan Blau","episode_count":43,"summary":"The Crazy Wealthy Podcast is a personal finance and investing podcast focused on behavioral finance, financial planning, wealth management, retirement planning, and smart investing strategies for long-term financial success. This podcast helps listeners understand how emotions, biases, and financial news impact money decisions and investing outcomes. Hosted by financial advisor and behavioral finance specialist Jonathan Blau, The Crazy Wealthy Podcast simplifies complex topics in personal finance, investing, portfolio management, budgeting, saving, and risk management. Each episode delivers practical, actionable insights designed to help listeners make rational financial decisions, avoid emotional investing, and stay focused on long-term wealth building goals. This investing and personal finance podcast explores how market volatility, inflation, interest rates, economic trends, and financial headlines influence investor behavior. Jonathan breaks down why fear, overconfidence, and short-term thinking can derail financial plans and how disciplined financial planning and investment strategy help protect and grow wealth over time. Whether you are a professional, entrepreneur, business…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T14:18:22.990513+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-wealthy-podcast-7065850"},"episode":{"title":"Fix it Friday - Private Equity in Your Retirement Plan: Opportunity or Trap? Why Private Markets Are Targeting Small Investors!","slug":"fix-it-friday-private-equity-in-your-retirement-plan-opportunity-or-trap-why-private-markets-are-targeting-small-investors","published_at":"2025-11-14T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-wealthy-podcast-7065850/fix-it-friday-private-equity-in-your-retirement-plan-opportunity-or-trap-why-private-markets-are-targeting-small-investors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-wealthy-podcast-7065850","url":"https://crazy-wealthy-podcast.captivate.fm/episode/fix-it-friday-private-equity-in-your-retirement-plan-opportunity-or-trap-why-private-markets-are-targeting-small-investors","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ed5b6f63-014a-448e-89e4-fa37ef79c30b.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Fix-It Friday, the podcast segment that simplifies financial strategies to help you make smarter decisions. Hosted by Jonathan Blau, CEO of Fusion Family Wealth, this episode pulls back the curtain on private investments. Jonathan explains how Wall Street firms promote “democratization” of private deals while often shifting risk onto everyday investors. Listeners will learn how behavioral finance biases like affinity bias and FOMO influence investment decisions, and gain insight into how to evaluate private deals responsibly to protect wealth. What You’ll Learn: How private investments are marketed and why they appear seductive to everyday investors The hidden risks behind complex investment structures and lack of transparency Six pillars of successful investing, including mindset and portfolio strategies Want to make smarter financial decisions grounded in clarity and confidence? Subscribe and share the Crazy Wealthy Podcast . To learn more about Fusion Family Wealth’s evidence-based investment strategies, visit www.fusionfamilywealth.com and request our current disclosure brochure. Key Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and podcast disclaimer 02:30 Why private investments seem appealing: affinity bias and FOMO 05:45 The real agenda behind “democratization” of private deals 10:30 Six pillars of successful investing: faith, patience, discipline, allocation, diversification, rebalancing 15:30 Closing thoughts: stay curious and cautious with private investments Key Takeaways: Private investments can appear safe or exclusive, but often shift risk from firms to individual investors Behavioral biases like FOMO and affinity bias can lead to poor decision-making in private markets Faith, patience, and discipline in investing guide behavior, while allocation, diversific…","meta_description":"Welcome to Fix-It Friday, the podcast segment that simplifies financial strategies to help you make smarter decisions. 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