Money Lessons with Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA
Make Financial Literacy Accessible Through Compelling Storytelling
Join Dr. Andrew Temte every Saturday for Money Lessons—a weekly financial education podcast that transforms complex economic concepts into accessible, engaging stories. Each bite-sized 10-minute episode builds your financial knowledge through historical narratives and practical applications, making this the perfect podcast for anyone seeking to improve their money management skills and investment understanding.
What You'll Learn:
From the ancient origins of money and banking to modern stock markets and retirement planning, Money Lessons covers essential financial literacy topics including:
- How insurance and risk management work
- Stock market fundamentals and investment principles
- Banking systems and monetary policy
- Interest rates, inflation, and economic cycles
- Credit, debt, and smart borrowing decisions
- Foundational macro and microeconomic principles that directly apply to personal financial decision-making
- Building wealth through informed financial decisions
Your Host:
Dr. Andrew Temte brings unparalleled expertise as a PhD in finance, CFA Charterholder, and former CEO of Kaplan Professional. With over 15 years of university teaching experience, Andy makes finance education approachable for everyone—from high school graduates to seasoned professionals seeking to sharpen their financial acumen.
Why Money Lessons:
Unlike traditional personal finance podcasts, Money Lessons uses historical storytelling to reveal how financial systems evolved and why they matter today. Whether you're learning about the Knights Templar inventing banking, the Dutch East India Company creating stock markets, or Benjamin Franklin's compound interest experiments, each episode connects past innovations to your present financial decisions.
Perfect for young professionals starting their investment journey, parents teaching financial responsibility, or anyone building a foundation for long-term wealth creation.
New episodes every Saturday. Subscribe today and start your journey of financial literacy.
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Episodes
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the evolution of equity ownership and stock trading from the Dutch East India Company to the establishment of the London Stock Exchange. He discusses the challenges of informal trading, the catastrophic South Sea Bubble, and the eventual need for organized stock markets, highlighting the principles that govern modern financial markets today.
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the evolution of financial markets, focusing on the innovations of the Dutch Republic in the early 1600s. He discusses the limitations of previous equity ownership models and how the establishment of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) revolutionized investment through the introduction of transferable shares and a secondary market.
You can find The Saturday Morning Muse on your favorite podcast streaming platform as well as out on YouTube. https://youtu.be/SIVkx7_Td78
Here’s the link to the show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturday-morning-muse/id1741154728
Here’s the link to the article on my website: https://www.andrewtemte.com/saturday-morning-muse/the-dutch-east-india-company
#financialliteracy #personalfinance #StockMarket #EquitySecurities #EconomicHistory #FinancialHistory #VOC #Liquidity
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the historical evolution of stock ownership, beginning with the Roman Publicani and the Venetian Commenda.
He discusses how these early systems of equity ownership laid the groundwork for modern financial practices through capital pooling and risk spreading for investment in major infrastructure projects and trading expeditions.
#financialliteracy #personalfinance #StockMarket #EquitySecurities #EconomicHistory #FinancialHistory #CapitalPooling
Saturday Oct 04, 2025
Saturday Oct 04, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the evolution of insurance and its democratization in the late 19th century. He discusses how industrial life insurance, expanded property coverage, and the rise of automobile insurance transformed the industry into a mass market service accessible to ordinary families.
Andy highlights the significant innovations that made insurance affordable and essential, as well as the role of insurance companies as major institutional investors in the early 20th century.
Saturday Sep 27, 2025
Saturday Sep 27, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the origins of modern insurance, focusing on Edward Lloyd's Coffee House in the 1680s.
He discusses how Lloyd's transformed the insurance landscape by introducing innovative practices such as syndicated underwriting, the publication of shipping news, and the establishment of a systematic reinsurance market.
Saturday Sep 20, 2025
Saturday Sep 20, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the evolution of insurance, tracing its origins from ancient civilizations to modern practices. He discusses how early merchants shared risks to protect their goods, the development of mutual aid societies in medieval Europe, and the establishment of formal insurance contracts. The conversation culminates in the recognition of the need for systematic fire insurance following the Great Fire of London, setting the stage for the emergence of modern insurance marketplaces.
#Insurance #economichistory #financialliteracy #risksharing #greatfireoflondon #mutualaidsocieties
Saturday Sep 13, 2025
Saturday Sep 13, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the dual nature of compound interest, highlighting its potential to build wealth while also revealing its darker side through the lens of compound debt.
The discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding how compound interest works in both investing and borrowing contexts, particularly in relation to credit card debt. Temte provides practical advice on managing debt and making informed financial decisions to harness the power of compound interest for wealth building.
Saturday Sep 06, 2025
Saturday Sep 06, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the concept of compound interest, its historical significance, and practical applications for building wealth.
He explains the mathematics behind compound interest, introduces the Rule of 72 for estimating investment growth, and illustrates the impact of small daily expenses on long-term wealth accumulation through the 'latte effect.' Andy emphasizes the importance of time and consistency in investing, particularly for young investors, and warns about the dangers of high-interest debt.
Saturday Aug 30, 2025
Saturday Aug 30, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy explores the concept of compound interest, discussing its historical significance and mathematical foundations. He introduces Benjamin Franklin's experiment with compounding, the contributions of mathematicians like Edmund Halley and Leonhard Euler, and the implications of compounding in both wealth creation and destruction, illustrated by the Tulip Mania and government debt crises. The episode emphasizes the importance of patience and long-term thinking in financial growth.
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
In this episode of Saturday Morning Muse, Andy delves into the basics of investment returns, emphasizing the importance of understanding different types of returns such as nominal, real, holding period, and total returns. The discussion also touches on the historical development of return calculations and the significance of the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in comparing investments over time. Andy encourages listeners to be informed and critical of marketing materials that may present misleading return figures.
#financialliteracy #investmentreturns #interestrates #personalfinance