On this episode of CFO at Home, Vince·s guest is Deon Hargrove, founder of Smart Investors, an educational investing platform designed to help people learn, practice, and grow their skills in a risk-free simulation before using real money. Deon shares how starting his investing journey during the 2020 pandemic led to him building a one-stop shop that combines research tools, strategy-based asset recommendations, and virtual portfolios that use real-world market data. He discusses investor mindset shaped by market crashes, the importance of research over ·gambling,· and lessons from the dot-com bubble and today·s AI boom. For more info on the Smart Investors App, visit smartinvestorsapp.com

Key Topics:

01:00 Meet Deon, Learn About his Mission

01:25 Origin Story Pandemic Investing

03:18 Early Wins and Doubts

05:09 Vince's early investing disaster (PalmPilot!)

08:14 Millennial Investor Mindset

11:51 Dot Com Bubble and AI Parallels

17:36 Research Beats Gambling

19:28 Amazon From Books to Empire

21:17 How Smart Investors Works

23:22 Three Part Learning System

25:46 Fail Safely Before Brokerages

28:04 Financial Literacy Crisis Stats

31:07 401k and Fund Simulations

33:14 Smart Investor Tracks Case Studies

35:07 Getting Started and Pricing

37:20 Wrap Up and Links

Key Links:

• https://smartinvestorsapp.com

• https://www.instagram.com/smartinvestors01/

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/deon-hargrove/

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On this episode of CFO at Home, Vince talks with author Danial Jiwani about his book, The 52 Laws of Wealth, which presents 52 laws organized into seven big ideas: think big, work hard, handle pressure, work for yourself, get known, be right, a lot, and connect with people. Danial explains how these principles apply not only to the ultra-wealthy, but also to everyday households focused on mortgages, childcare, retirement, and financial security. They discuss how ·thinking big· is a mindset, how ·work for yourself· can apply even for those who choose to be employees, and how ·get known· and networking can be human and empathetic rather than transactional. Danial also shares other resources including his Weekly Wealth newsletter and his website, DanialJiwani.com.

Key Topics:

01:51 Do Wealth Laws Scale?

04:38 Thinking Big for All

07:32 Mindset Not Materialism

14:47 Work for Yourself Idea

17:21 Control Costs Wisely

21:22 Get Known Authentically

25:00 Finding Common Ground

29:26 Make Better Decisions

34:19 Resources and Wrap Up

Key Links:

• Danial Jiwani

• Danial Jiwani (@danial_jiwani) Instagram

• https://x.com/danial_jiwani

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/danial-jiwani/

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On this episode of CFO at Home, author, speaker, and transformational coach Kristen Renee Appleby and I explore the connection between financial stress, workplace burnout, and the deeper patterns that shape our relationship with money. Kristen believes that money challenges are not simply about income, budgets, or financial knowledge, but are often rooted in what she calls "money wounds": beliefs, emotional experiences, and survival patterns that develop over time and influence how we earn, spend, save, and feel about money.

In her book, Healing the Money Wound: A 12-Day Money Mindset Bootcamp, Kristen guides readers through a process of identifying financial stress patterns, understanding how early conditioning shapes money beliefs, and rebuilding those beliefs by using small, sustainable shifts that can create meaningful transformation over time.

To learn more about Healing the Money Wound, as well as Kristen's other books and resources, go to kristenreneehealing.com

Key Topics:

01:33 Health Crisis Awakening

02:53 Selling the House

08:21 Money Avoidance Patterns

13:08 Financial Independence Choice

15:09 Ninety Day Money Storm

18:02 Twelve Day Boot Camp

23:09 Micro Shifts and Wins

25:29 Mindset Transformation

29:25 Resources and Programs

32:27 Starting Step One

34:05 Closing Thanks

Key Links:

• Kristen Renee Healing

• Shop - Kristen Renee Healing

• Healing the Money Wound: A 12-Day Money Mindset Bootcamp

• Kristen Renee (@KRISTENRENEEREBUILDING) • Facebook

• Kristen Renee | Wellness Author | Coach (@kristenreneehealing) • Instagram photos and videos

• kristenreneerebuilding

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