by Louis Deas | Aug 20, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast
My mother, Juanita Smith, earned about $15 an hour for much of her working life. She bought and sold seven homes, paid cash for a Mercedes, and left this earth a millionaire. She was the best financial coach I ever had. So when Operation HOPE built its first AI...
by Louis Deas | Aug 6, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast
A brother asked me to talk about sports betting, and I’m glad he did. It used to take real effort to lose your money. You had to drive to a casino or find the numbers runner in the neighborhood. Today the casino lives in your pocket, it never closes, and it is...
by Louis Deas | Jul 30, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast
When young people tell me capitalism is the problem, I listen. Most of them aren’t angry at rich people. They’re angry at a system that feels rigged, one that protects insiders and asks everyone else to wait their turn. Capitalism has done a poor job of...
by Louis Deas | Jul 25, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast
I could have handed this hour to a guest. I didn’t. Every so often there’s something I need to say to you myself directly, with no interpreter, no middleman. And this is one of those times. So, for this episode, I sat down alone, for a full hour, two parts, to talk...
by Louis Deas | Jul 14, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast
Coming Friday to Money & Wealth with John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE When John Hope Bryant says he only brings someone onto Money & Wealth when two plus two can equal six, eight, or ten, he means it. This Friday, he sits down...
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