HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Ep 543: Is This Stock Market Too Good to Be True? Karen Finerman's Honest Take

September 2, 2026·23 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The S&P 500 is on pace for a fourth straight year of double-digit gains, something that's only happened once before since 1928, and that last time ended with the dot-com crash. So naturally, a lot of us are wondering: is this too good to be true? Jean sits down with friend of the show Karen Finerman, co-founder and CEO of Metropolitan Capital Advisors and longtime panelist on CNBC's Fast Money, to talk through what this run really means, and what (if anything) you should be doing about it. They get into: What even counts as a "good" economy when companies are growing by doing more with fewer people Why Karen refuses to try to time the market The stocks and sectors she's excited about right now  Her simple, no-frills advice for anyone just trying to keep their 401(k) on track Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, send a screenshot to mailbag@hermoney.com, and you’ll be entered to win a signed copy of Jean's new book, The Forever Paycheck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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