{"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 - Why Even Smart People Make Bad Financial Decisions Under Uncertainty","slug":"fix-it-friday-why-even-smart-people-make-bad-financial-decisions-under-uncertainty","published_at":"2026-06-05T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-wealthy-podcast-7065850/fix-it-friday-why-even-smart-people-make-bad-financial-decisions-under-uncertainty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-wealthy-podcast-7065850","url":"https://crazy-wealthy-podcast.captivate.fm/episode/fix-it-friday-why-smart-people-make-bad-financial-decisions-under-uncertainty","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bbbf35e2-695b-4def-bbc1-56802b5a8a93.mp3","summary":"Why do intelligent people still make poor financial decisions during uncertain times? In this Fix It Friday episode of the Crazy Wealthy Podcast, Jonathan Blau explores the behavioral psychology behind investing mistakes and why fear—not lack of intelligence—is often the real problem. Jonathan breaks down how investors react differently to gains and losses, why uncertainty amplifies emotional decision-making, and how structure and preparation can help investors stay disciplined during market volatility. This episode is a powerful reminder that successful investing is less about prediction and more about managing human behavior. What You’ll Learn: Why smart people often make emotional financial decisions How fear changes investor behavior under uncertainty The psychology behind loss aversion Why investors become risk-averse when winning and risk-seeking when losing How behavioral mistakes damage long-term wealth 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 to behavioral investing mistakes 01:25 – Why uncertainty impacts financial decisions 01:55 – The psychology of gains vs. losses 02:30 – What behavioral research reveals about investors 03:50 – Why investors take bigger risks after losses 04:15 – How markets test behavior, not just portfolios 05:00 – Why liquidity matters during market declines 05:20 – Historical market declines investors should expect 06:00 – Closing thoughts on fear and structure Key Takeaways: Emotional behavior—not intelligence—is often the biggest investing challenge Losses fee…","meta_description":"Why do intelligent people still make poor financial decisions during uncertain times? 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