Money Girl - The Ultimate Guide to Borrowing from Your 401(k)

Laura reviews the rules, pros, and cons of borrowing from a workplace retirement plan, such as a 401(k) or 403(b).

Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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The Best One Yet - đŸŽ© “Cheat on Anything” — Cluely’s cheating app. Home Depot’s secret garden. The Fed’s Batman independence.

Cluely’s founders got suspended for building an AI cheating app
 but now it’s venture backed.

Home Depot’s biggest division will shock you
 it’s their $20B/year secret garden.

President Trump tanked markets Monday for threatening to fire the Fed
 so we explained central bank’s independence with a superhero.

Plus, using “please” and “thank you” in ChatGPT is costing the company tens-of-millions of dollars



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Motley Fool Money - Google Faces a Potential Breakup

The Department of Justice is asking Alphabet to sell Chrome.


(00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss:

- Why Apple could lose an “easy $20 billion” from Alphabet’s break-up.

- General Motor’s big bet on electric vehicles.

- Bill Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square, buying a 20% stake in Hertz.


Then, (16:52) Robert Brokamp answers listener questions about tariffs, capital accumulation plans, and 401(k)s.


Companies mentioned: GOOG, GOOGL, AAPL, GM, TSLA, HTZ


Businessweek feature on GM: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-14/inside-gm-mary-barra-s-35-billion-bet-on-electric-cars


Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Jason Moser, Robert Brokamp

Producer: Mary Long

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The Best One Yet - Exclusive 🩉 “Education Super App” — Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn announces next product on TBOY

How do you get someone to learn everyday? Make it addictive
 in a good way. Luis von Ahn has mastered engagement with Duolingo, transforming it into the largest education app on earth with over 40M daily users. 


And in our exclusive interview, Duolingo CEO announces the next product: Chess.


In this episode, you’ll hear



  • Why the CEO (proudly) calls Duolingo “addictive”
  • Why he will never open an office in Silicon Valley
  • The psychology behind push notifications, streaks, and the unhinged owl
  • Duolingo’s viral super bowl commercial (aka “The Growing Butt”)
  • Using fire to fire fight in the fight against social media
  •  â€œIf it’s not fun, it won’t work”
  • Why “screen-time” isn’t a problem — it’s inevitable
  • Why artists will beat nerds in the age of AI
  • How millionaires on Duolingo subsidize migrants
  • Why Duolingo employees didn’t want to make money (at first)


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Motley Fool Money - The Market and Fed Chair Powell

Fed independence brings stability, and markets love stability.


(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- The Trump Administration’s focus on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

- The role of an independent Federal Reserve Bank for the market and investors.

- Netflix’s earnings and status as a “recession-proof” stock.


(16:23) Anand Chokkavelu hosts Fool Contributors Dan Caplinger and Rick Munarriz for a Scoreboard episode on Shopify.


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Companies discussed: NFLX, SHOP, AMZN


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The Best One Yet - đŸ§Ÿ “wtf is that?” — Say Hello to Tariff Fees. Costco’s 1st beer dupe. Return of the Mascots.

You’re about to see “Tariff Fee” on your receipts
 But the phrasing is about to get political.

Companies are embracing mascots again 
 Jake From State Farm just beat the Kardashians. 

Costco’s one weakness? It’s never successfully sold a Kirkland beer
 until now.

Plus, we’ve got Duolingo’s CEO on tomorrow’s pod
 and he’s announcing something big.


$COST $MCD $DUO $SPY


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Motley Fool Money - Inside Nvidia’s “Thinking Machine”

“AI wouldn’t exist without Nvidia, at least not in its current form.”


So argues Stephen Witt, a journalist and author of the book “The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’ Most Coveted Microchip.” The Motley Fool’s Chief Investment Officer, Andy Cross, and Fool contributor Jose Najarro caught up with Witt for a conversation about:

- What Jensen Huang is afraid of.

- Whether anything can stop the current capex cycle.

- Where Nvidia’s next $3 trillion in market cap could come from.


The full version of this conversation is able to Motley Fool members via our Fool24 livestream, available here: https://www.fool.com/premium/news-and-analysis/media


Companies/tickers discussed: NVDA, META, MSFT, AAPL, TSM


Hosts: Andy Cross, Jose Najarro

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Motley Fool Money - Management Weighs in on the Macro

As earnings season picks up, we’re starting to get a feel for the different ways company leadership teams are talking – or not talking – about tariffs.


(00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:


- Everything that’s been going on over the past few weeks, and how tariff anticipation is playing into consumer behavior.

- Earnings results and macro commentary from United, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Prologis.


(19:11) We’re entering the age of sophisticated robotics. Daniela Rus – author of The Heart and The Chip and The Mind’s Mirror – talks through the nature of developing truly autonomous robots, and how most cutting edge robotics work gets funded.


(33:31) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Alphabet and Ryman Hospitality Properties


Stocks discussed: UAL, BAC, JPM, PLD, GOOG, GOOGL, RHP


Host: Dylan Lewis

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Engineers: Dan Boyd

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Money Girl - Does a Roth Allow Me to Retire Richer?

Laura answers a listener's question about the benefits of investing using a Roth retirement account.

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The Best One Yet - 🐣 Peeps: A Backroom Marshmallow Mystery

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Roscoe Rodda was in the fight of his life. His candy factory was right down the road from Milton Hershey’s—yes, THAT Hershey’s—and he needed to set himself apart. So Roscoe embraced a single holiday to get the competitive confectionery edge: Easter. Chocolate eggs, jellybeans
 and a secret treat painstakingly sculpted behind closed doors: a marshmallow chick with inquisitive waxy black eyes. These chicks circulated in obscurity until a Navy engineer-turned- candymaker molded them into a squishy, sugary phenomenon. (Today, 1.5 billion Peeps are eaten worldwide, just during Easter alone.) Find out how Peeps went from secretive snack to Easter GOAT—and why some people love ‘em, some hate ‘em, but everyone loves exploding them in the microwave. Here’s why Peeps are the best idea yet.


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