Money Unplugged with Chris Hill

Dividend stocks don’t get the hype of high-growth tech names — but they’ve quietly delivered some of the market’s best long-term returns.
Investor Matt Argersinger joins Chris Hill to break down why dividend-paying companies can outperform, why younger investors shouldn’t ignore them, and how the stigma around dividends began to fade. They discuss:
- The myth that dividend stocks are “for retirees”
- Losing his first $500 investing in a failed computer company
- The shift in investor thinking after companies like Apple embraced dividends
- When growth stocks make sense — and when they don’t
Opening clip – “Chinatown”

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What’s it like to launch a financial career at the worst possible moment?
Douglas Boneparth, CFP and president of Bone Fide Wealth, moved to New York City in 2008 as Bear Stearns collapsed and the Great Financial Crisis began. But his money story started much earlier — in a household where personal finance was never taboo. He talks with Chris Hill about:
- Early lessons in entrepreneurship
- The challenge of leaving a family firm to build his own path
- Managing student debt and New York City rent
- An investing lesson he wishes he had learned earlier
Opening clip – “Succession”

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Tim Hanson didn’t set out to become a capital allocator.

Today he’s the President and CIO at Permanent Equity, helping steward long-term investments in private companies built to last. But his path to investing included playwriting, early stock picks, and lessons about money that started in childhood. Chris Hill talks with Tim about what separates investing from allocating capital — and why the distinction matters, as well as:
- The first stock Tim ever bought (and what he learned from it)
- How Permanent Equity thinks about holding businesses for decades
- Raising kids who understand ownership
- A surprising purchase that says more about capital discipline than you’d think
Opening clip – “Glengarry Glen Ross”

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Personal finance isn’t just math—it’s memory, emotion, and lived experience.

Chris Hill talks with MarketWatch columnist Beth Pinsker about why money decisions feel so hard, especially during life’s biggest transitions. Drawing from her work as a journalist and financial planner, Beth breaks down caregiving, taxes, and end-of-life planning in ways that actually make sense.
They discuss:
- How childhood money experiences shape adult behavior
- What financial planners can—and can’t—help with during crises
- Why “bad choices” are sometimes the only choices
- What she learned about profit, inventory, and responsibility while illegally selling soft drinks on the beaches of Atlantic City

Opening clip – “The Princess Bride”

Beth’s new book, My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving, can be found at BethPinsker.com.

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Denise Coursey didn’t grow up talking about investing—but she did grow up learning respect for money.
Raised in a blue-collar, union household, Denise became a first-generation college student, took early career risks as a writer and editor, and eventually became a small business owner. Along the way, she developed strong views on scarcity, financial independence, and why “having enough” doesn’t always quiet the money noise in your head.
Chris Hill talks with Denise about:
•Why karate became a lifelong practice—and eventually a business
•Taking creative and career risks without a financial safety net
•How separate bank accounts reduced money stress in her marriage
•Redefining “splurging” as time, not dollars
Opening clip – “Tom Papa: What A Day!”

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