Last Updated: 08/21/26
After 13 years of listening to podcasts and investing my own money, these are the top shows I actually recommend for individual investors. Each has a category, so no matter what type of investor you are— there’s something for everybody.
| Podcast | Best For | Frequency | Avg Length |
| The Investing for Beginners Podcast | Beginners | 3x per week | 30 – 60 minutes |
| The Investor’s Podcast | Stock ideas | 2x per week | 1h 15m |
| Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing | Market news | Daily | 20 – 30 minutes |
| Invest Like the Best | Interviews | 1x per week | 1h |
| The Acquirers Podcast | Value investing | 1x per week | 1h |
| Acquired | Company deep dives | 1x/ mo | 4h – 5h |
| Chit Chat Stocks | Earnings reactions | 2x per week | 1h |
| Investing Unscripted | Easy listen | 1x per week | 1h |
Why I Selected These Top Podcasts
Like businesses in the stock market, every show on this list has its own “moat,” its unique competitive advantage that has allowed each podcast to resonate with audiences and stand the test of time.
I have personally listened to each of these, some for many years. For a podcast to make this list, the hosts had to either give me a tangible stock idea, or reinforce my learning on a stock I already own. I’m confident that you’ll find the hosts on this list to be generous with their knowledge, passionate about their content and ready to help you in your journey to better investing.
Best For Beginners: Investing for Beginners
Andrew, Stephen, and Evan are regular guys who didn’t go to school for finance. They are self-taught investors who break down complicated subjects into a simple language everyone can understand.
Investing offers constant life lessons, which explains why Andrew started the show…to help others learn and grow.
Investors have LOTS of questions, and the hosts answer questions on the show directly from listeners. They also debate passionately discussed personal finance topics, embark on interesting interviews with subject experts, and publish “Bird’s Eye views” of different companies.
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Their goal is to help everyday people learn how to invest, and make the stock market more accessible for everyone.
- Hosts: Andrew Sather, Stephen Morris, Evan Raidt
- Website: einvestingforbeginners.com
- Episode release dates: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
- The average length of episodes: 30 to 60 minutes
- Topics: Stock investing, Value investing, Fundamentals, Personal finance, jargon breakdowns
For anyone on their path to financial freedom, the Investing for Beginners podcast educates with a step-by-step simplified approach. We help turn your high-level ideas into educated stock moves, so you can feel better about your investing.
Disclaimer: I co-founded this podcast and am confident you’ll find this podcast to be an essential resource for learning and growing.
Best Stock Ideas: The Investor’s Podcast
We Study Billionaires is the flagship show of The Investor’s Podcast Network, and one of the longest-running investing podcasts out there. The hosts do regular deep dives of individual stocks along with interviews with fund managers and other thought leaders.
The rotating host lineup covers different lanes: intrinsic value breakdowns of specific companies, roundtable ideas for stocks on theirs, and conversations with well-respected guests from the investing world.
Fair warning from someone who’s listened for years: some of the back catalogue has bitcoin episodes which used to be published weekly in the feed, which might not be relevant to stock pickers. Stick to the intrinsic value episodes and the big-name interviews and you’ll get the best of what made this show great.
- Hosts: William Green, Stig Brodersen, Shawn O’Malley, Kyle Grieve, Daniel Mahncke
- Website: theinvestorspodcast.com
- Episode release dates: Multiple times per week
- The average length of episodes: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes
- Topics: Stock analysis, Value investing, Quality investing, Interviews with investors
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Best Market News: Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
If you want to stay on top of what’s happening in the market without doom-scrolling financial news all day, Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing is the easiest way to do it. The show covers the week’s biggest market stories, earnings reports, and stock moves. Their weekend content is a little more longer form, covering some interviews as well as personal finance topics.
The analysts bring the biggest news in business and stocks, but with a long-term perspective.
Whether you wanted to learn about Mastercard’s exciting initiatives from an interview with its CEO, are curious why The Trade Desk’s stock has been crushed, or become informed on the wild earnings season swings, this podcast is sure to cover the main headlines you’re looking for.
- Hosts: Travis Hoium, Tyler Crowe, Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren, and others
- Website: fool.com
- Episode release dates: Daily
- The average length of episodes: 20 to 30 minutes
- Topics: Market news, Earnings, Stock analysis, Long-term investing
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Disclaimer: Motley Fool Hidden Gems used to be called Motley Fool Money, which was one of the first podcasts I ever listened to in the stock market when I first started. While the hosts have changed, their broad coverage of many stocks and current events has continued.
Best Interviews: Invest Like the Best
Patrick O’Shaughnessy interviews some of the best minds in the investing world, and the best part is that he comes at each interview from a place of curiosity. Patrick asks the best questions, drilling deeper into each topic.
Some of the topics steer into more advanced ideas, so buyer beware, but if you want a great overview of many different areas of investing, Patrick’s conversations are a great place to start.
Patrick covers professional investing, artificial intelligence, venture capital, and private equity from a host of guests. He even has on regular business leaders such as Spotify’s founder Daniel Ek.
My favorite part of Patrick’s show is his humble and curious approach to learning. He also did an episode with Jeremy Grantham years ago, which led me into looking into businesses that sell scarce commodities, which led me to almost tripling my money on a great stock held for several years. You can find tangible ROI if you’re paying attention.
- Hosts: Patrick O’Shaughnessy
- Website: Colossus
- Release Date: Tuesdays
- Average Length of Episodes: 1 hour +
- Topics: Private equity, AI, Research, Venture capital, and Technology
Patrick has also created a fantastic podcast network called Colossus with many new exciting shows, including Business Breakdowns and Founders.
Great episodes:
- Ben Thompson on Big Tech, China, and the AI Boom Running Out of Money
- Sam Altman – How to Make an Abundant Future
- Brad Jacobs – Think Big and Move Fast
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Patrick has really established the gold standard in finance and investing shows, and other podcasts like his have followed in his footsteps, each in their own unique niche.
Best Value Investing: Acquirers’ Podcast
When investing, getting a balanced perspective on your options is important. This podcast provides diverse value investing ideas from smart, experienced investors.
Host Tobias Carlisle runs a quantitative-focused investment firm, including the Acquirers Fund ETF (ticker: ZIG). He brings quantitative insights to the conversations.
Co-host Jake Taylor runs an investment firm and has a wealth of knowledge around psychology, history, and all sorts of information you did not know connects to value investing with his regular “veggies” segment.
Check it out for another great resource on investing in the stock market.
- Hosts: Tobias Carlisle, Jake Taylor, and a Rotating Guest List
- Website: The Acquirers’ Multiple
- Release Date: Mondays
- Average Length of Episodes: 1 hour
- Topics: Value investing, Deep Value investing, Hedge funds, Buyouts, and Special situations
Great Episodes:
- Nick Maggiulli on the new economic classes in the US and The Wealth Ladder
- Lowell Capital’s Jim and Abigail Zimmerman on LNF.TO, LYTS, MACF.L, and IWG.L
- Zeke Ashton on Buffett, Post-Value Era, UnitedHealth $UNH and his Four Decisions Factors
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Best Company Deep Dives: Acquired
As the show tagline goes, every company has a story. This very in-depth podcast gives you detailed histories on some of the most consequential companies of the past and present. Hosted by David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert, you can feel the passion from these two well researched individuals as they delve into business and financial market history.
These episodes can span 4 or 5 hours, and include research and stories that Ben & David gather through interviews with people who worked in the companies, or closely with the companies, in the timeline discussed. Out of all the shows in this list, the hosts are clearly the most gifted in their storytelling, and being able to convert dry company histories into engaging narratives that make the time fly by as you’re listening.
- Hosts: Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal
- Website: https://www.acquired.fm/
- Release Date: Monthly
- Average Length of Episodes: 4 hours
- Topics: Business history, interviewing business leaders
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The Acquired podcast has been so influential that some podcasters have emulated some of the format, but in a more digestible way. These podcasts have covered more stocks and are worth adding to your library for additional idea generation and stock analysis.
Best Earnings Reactions: Chit Chat Stocks
The Chit Chat Stocks Podcast researches stocks so you don’t have to. Hosts Ryan Henderson and Brett Schafer perform periodic research episodes on stocks, interview industry experts and market analysts, and have a weekly live show covering market commentary.
Listening to Chit Chat Stocks, you’ll learn:
- How to value stocks
- Analyzing a stock and portfolio management
- The ins and outs of various sectors and industries
The two hosts keep things fresh and entertaining, covering serious market topics like artificial intelligence (AI) to the craziness in meme stocks and financial Twitter.
- Hosts: Brett Schafer and Ryan Henderson
- Website: Chit Chat Stocks Podcast
- Episode release dates: Wednesdays and Fridays
- The average length of episodes: 45 minutes to one hour
- Topics: Stock research, market commentary, and interviews on sectors and stocks
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Best Easy Listen: Investing Unscripted
Investing Unscripted “asks the questions that matter to investors” by exploring topics that individuals care about. The hosts are do-it-yourself investors with experience owning a portfolio through many different market environments. In the conversational manner, the show is like overhearing two investors talking over drinks at a bar. You’ll want to join the conversation.
- Hosts: Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro
- Website: https://investingunscripted.beehiiv.com/
- Release Date: Wednesday
- Average Length of Episodes: One Hour
- Topics: Individual investing, saving for retirement, behavioral investing, portfolio management
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There you have it. You are well on your way to becoming a better investor. Feel free to check out our other resources if you’re looking to learn and improve.
