13 Best Investing Podcasts to Listen to in 2026

What are the best investing podcasts for beginners?

Start with a show that explains ideas, not one that gives hot tips. For complete beginners, Money For the Rest of Us explains one topic per episode. The Stacking Benjamins Show keeps money talk light and fun.

• Short and daily: The Indicator from Planet Money, in 10 minutes or less.
• Company and market news: the Motley Fool. In the US its daily show is now called Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing. Australia has its own Motley Fool Money.
• How great investors think: The Investor's Podcast, formerly We Study Billionaires.
• Research-based investing: Rational Reminder, with a Canadian view.
• UK money questions: Money Clinic with Claer Barrett, from the Financial Times.
• Long-term saving and retirement: The Long View, from Morningstar.
• Students and student loans: The College Investor Audio Show.
• Interviews: Invest Like a Boss, or Invest Like the Best for advanced listeners.
• Fast stock opinions: Mad Money with Jim Cramer, and eToro's Digest & Invest. Treat both as ideas, not advice.

As of October 2026, all 13 shows were still publishing. Each one released a new episode in September or October 2026. Each has a card on this page with pros, cons and who pays for it.

How do you get the most from an investing podcast?

Listen like a researcher. A podcast is a good place to find ideas. But most of what you hear is opinion, and some of it is advertising.

Try a three-line note for each episode:

1. The claim: what did the speaker say will happen, or should be done?
2. The evidence: what source did they give, and can you find it?
3. The test: what would prove the claim wrong, and by when?

A forecast without a date can't be tested. And two guests who agree may be using the same report, so their agreement is not two pieces of evidence.

Sort the lines below to practise.

Which podcasts are about stocks, and which are about money basics?

The shows on this list do different jobs. Choose by what you want to learn this month.

• Money basics: Stacking Benjamins, Money Clinic and The College Investor Audio Show. Good if you are still building savings or paying off debt.
• How investing works: Money For the Rest of Us, Rational Reminder and The Long View. Good for learning about funds, risk and time.
• Companies and markets: Motley Fool Money, The Investor's Podcast, Mad Money and Digest & Invest. Good for news and company stories, but full of opinions.
• The economy: The Indicator. Good for understanding why prices, jobs and interest rates matter.
• Business and careers: Invest Like a Boss and Invest Like the Best.

If you don't have any savings yet, a money basics show is a better first step than a stock show.

Which investing podcasts suit your country?

Money rules differ by country. Pick at least one show that matches where you live.

• US: most shows here use US examples, such as US retirement accounts. The Long View, Stacking Benjamins and The College Investor are the most US-based.
• Canada: Rational Reminder is made in Canada by a Canadian wealth firm.
• UK: Money Clinic covers UK accounts and taxes, such as ISAs.
• Australia: Motley Fool Money has an Australian show about companies listed in Australia.

You can still learn a lot from shows made elsewhere. Just check any tax or account rule with an official source where you live.

Who pays for these podcasts?

Podcasts are free to you, so someone else pays. Most shows run adverts. Some are made by companies that sell investing products:

• The Motley Fool and Morningstar sell investment research.
• eToro, which makes Digest & Invest, is a broker. It earns money when you trade.
• CNBC makes Mad Money as part of its TV business.
• Rational Reminder's hosts run a wealth management firm.

That doesn't make the shows bad. It tells you why they exist. Listen for words like "sponsored" or "brought to you by". Treat any offer you hear as an advert, not advice.

A good habit: when a show talks about a product it sells, pause. Ask yourself what you would think if a stranger said the same thing.

Heard a stock tip on a podcast? Check it in 5 steps

1. Write down the company name, its ticker and exactly what the speaker claimed.
2. Check the date of the episode. A tip from last year may be out of date.
3. Read the company's latest yearly report, especially the risks section.
4. Look at how far the price has already moved. Good news may already be in the price.
5. Practise the trade with virtual money and see how it feels over a few weeks.

Our list of free investing tools shows where to find company reports and charts.

Short on time? Try a simple weekly plan

You don't need to follow every feed. A small mix works well:

• 2 or 3 short episodes of The Indicator on your way to work or school.
• 1 company news episode a week, from the Motley Fool's US or Australian show.
• 1 longer episode that teaches an idea, such as Money For the Rest of Us or Rational Reminder.

Check each episode's date before you act on it. Some episodes are replays, and markets move on.

You may see Listen Money Matters on other podcast lists. Its archive is still online, but as of October 2026 we found no new episodes since May 2020, so it is not on this list.

Ready for structured lessons? Follow our Stocks and Investing path, or start with how to start investing in stocks.