Today, Ben welcomes Aiden Murillo of Wolfpack Wealth Management for a timely, post–tax season conversation on what...
Stop Missing These Costly Tax Mistakes | Leyder “Aiden” Murillo
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The Stewardship Shift That Strengthens Families, Not Just Finances | Dominick Anton
Today, Ben sits down with Dominick Anton, a Catholic financial advisor based in Boise, Idaho, for a wide-ranging...
The Myth of Easy Money—Does the Best Investment Strategy Have to Feel Boring? | Joe Petry & Nick Shiver
Today, Ben is joined by fellow Catholic Financial Planners Network members Joe Petry and Nick Shiver for a thoughtful...
The 4 L’s of a Well-Built Retirement | Michael O’Rourke
Today, Ben is joined by Michael O’Rourke—Apex-based financial advisor, RICP®, and former environmental engineer—for a...
Pouring Out Without Burning Out: A Catholic Approach to Work-Life Balance | Nick Orenduff & Charlie Horonzy
Today, Ben sits down with fellow Catholic financial planners Nick Orenduff and Charlie Horonzy for a rich roundtable...
What If Thomas Aquinas Was Your Financial Advisor? | Chris Schilmoeller
Today, Ben is joined by Chris Schilmoeller—Orlando-based financial advisor and former FOCUS missionary—for a deep dive...
Is the Wealth Gap a Sign of Injustice? What’s Fair? | KJ Smith
Today, Ben welcomes KJ Smith—financial advisor, theologian, and founder of Ethos Logos Investments—for a conversation...
God Blesses Yeses: What Long-Term Commitment Teaches About Wealth | Jessica Chominski
Today, Ben welcomes Jessica Chiminsky—financial advisor, Army Reservist, and mother of six—for a conversation that...
Greed, Generosity, & the True Meaning of Catholic Money | Tim Mayer
Today, Ben is joined by fellow Catholic financial planner Tim Mayer to unpack the meaning of “Catholic money”—a vision...
Can Bitcoin, YIMBY, Faith—and Fewer Cars—Rebuild Urban Community? | Wyatt O’Rourke
Today, Ben welcomes Wyatt O'Rourke—Denver-based financial advisor and founder of Basilic Financial—for a wide-ranging...
Why Retirees Struggle to Spend Their Savings | Michael Acosta & Ujae Kang
Today, Ben Martinek and financial planners Mike Acosta and Ujae Kang explore the emotional and financial complexities...
Is Investing Just a Calculated Gamble? | Phil Francois & Anthony Guzman
Today we’re joined for a roundtable discussion with Anthony Guzman and Phil Francois to explore the fundamentals of...
How Much is Enough? | Brian Wayne
Today, Brian Wayne from LifeGuide Financial Advisors joins Ben Matinek to explore integrating Christian principles...
A Philosopher’s Take on Faith and Finance | Nick Shiver
Today, Ben discusses the intersection of philosophy and financial planning with Nick Shiver, a wealth advisor from...
Listen, Listen. Love, Love. | Joe Petry
Joe Petry, a fellow member of the Catholic Financial Planners Network and founder of Mayfair Financial, shares his...
Investing 101: Stocks, Mutual Funds, and ETFs Explained | Nick Orenduff
In this episode of the podcast hosted by Ben Martinek from the Catholic Financial Planners Network, guest Nick...
Income Tax Efficiency | Charlie Horonzy
We’re all going to pay taxes, but knowing how the system works can prepare us for retirement with a little more money...
Usury: Are Interest Bearing Investments Ethical? | Jerod Frank
The nature of the sin called usury has its proper place and origin in a mutuum contract. Jerod Frank, a financial...
Planning for the Unknown | Sarah Kang
Sarah Kang is a Certified Financial Planner with UAK Diversified, a firm she runs with her husband. With a focus on...
Home Calculator: Should You Rent or Buy? | Michael Acosta
With 9 years in the finance industry, Michael Acosta returns to the show with some insights on homeownership. Michael...
Is a Single Income Household Worth the Sacrifice? | Bryan Smalley
Bryan Smalley is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) with a BA from the University of Toledo and an MA from Bowling...
Praying with Your Planner | Lance Peters
With over 30 years of experience as a financial planner, Lance is one of the most experienced people in the Catholic...
Holistic Life Planning and Assembling a Board of Directors | Anthony Guzman
Anthony specializes in holistic family planning with focus on early career and family, retirement transition, tax...
Escaping the Paycheck to Paycheck Cycle | Phil Francois
Phil joins us from Foundation Wealth Planning in Salina, Kansas. He’s also a member of the Catholic Financial Planner...
Finding Faith in a Financial Downturn | Kevin Reardon
In this episode, we explore the challenging and rewarding journey of Kevin Reardon, a seasoned financial advisor who...
Is It Better for Moms to Stay at Home? | Deb Meyer
Today, Deb Meyer, CFP®, CPA/PFS, CEPA, joins us to chat about women balancing motherhood with their professional...
Learn THIS Before the Realities of Retirement Set In | Tyler Meyer
Some small changes can make a big difference. Tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake in getting...
Raising Money Smart Kids | Robert Franer
You might have your kids saving up in piggy banks, but how do you get them ready to tackle money in the real world?...
How Catholics Can Bring Prayer to Their Finances | Charlie Horonzy
Ben Martinek and Charlie Horonzy talk about how to bring prayer into your finances, the insecurity that's associated...
The Noblesse Oblige | Andy Flattery
Ben Martinek and Andy Flattery delve into generational wealth, family dynamics and inheritance, and the inferred...
The Virtues of Money: Is Building Wealth Good? | Joe Ibarra
Ben Martinek and Joe Ibarra discuss how building wealth is tangential to growing in virtue. Most people wouldn’t...
The Four Pillars of Catholic Social Teaching | Tyler Hackenberg
Ben Martinek and Tyler Hackenberg provide an insightful discussion on how Catholic social teaching can be integrated...
Goal Planning in 2023 | Michael Acosta
Ben Martinek and Michael Acosta discuss goal setting in 2023. "I love goal setting. I have to say, when I first got...
The 401(k) Debate, Money Habits, & Catholic Apologetics | Trent Horn
Ben Martinek and Joe Ibarra host Trent Horn – Apologist for Catholic Answers and host of The Counsel of Trent podcast...
What to do about Student Loans Right Now
There have been important changes within the Federal Student Loan landscape with the recent announcement in late...
Is it Immoral to Invest in a 401(k) Plan?
Ben Martinek, Deb Meyer and Tyler Hackenberg of Catholic Financial Planners Network discuss the recent Pints with...
The Impact of Inflation: Long-Term Approach for Addressing Short-Term Concerns
On this episode of Catholic Money Mastermind podcast, Deb Meyer of WorthyNest®, Ben Martinek of Bona Fide Finance and...
Money Management for Catholic Couples | Jonathan & Amanda Teixera
Catholic Money Mastermind hosts Deb Meyer of WorthyNest® and Ben Martinek of Bona Fide Finance are joined by two very...
Charitable Giving from a Catholic Perspective
As Catholics, why do we give to charities? What is tithing, and should it be based on a gross or net amount of income?...
Catholic Investing Series: Eventide Funds | Jason Myhre
Deb Meyer and Ben Martinek speak with Jason Myhre of Eventide Funds. Eventide Asset Management, LLC, is a Boston-based...
Talking Dave Ramsey
*Originally recorded 7/2020* Catholic Financial Planners Ben Martinek and Andy Flattery discuss Dave Ramsey: What we...
Is Wealth Accumulation Moral?
Ben Martinek, Deb Meyer, and Robert Franer III discuss the morality (or lack thereof) wealth building. Show notes for...
Who is Budgeting For?
Ben Martinek, Robert Franer, and Andy Flattery discuss the very foundation of personal finance - budgeting. Show notes...
FREE Heroic Finance Summit – 2/27/21
Heroic Finance Summit - 2/27/21 The Catholic Financial Planners Network is excited to participate in the upcoming...
Financial Steps to Take When Having a Child
Ben Martinek, Sean Mullaney, and Andy Flattery discuss financial steps to take when having a child. Show notes...
Introducing Catholic Money Mastermind
Introducing Catholic Money Mastermind, the podcast that features conversation from CFP® Practitioners on the...
