The Trying To Be Clever Edition

On this week’s episode of  Slate  Money, host Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of  mathbabe.org, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann welcome a special guest: financial planner, author, and New York Times columnist Carl Richards. Topics discussed include:  How do you get your financial life in order (and what does that even mean)?  How could a billionaire hedge-fund manager, a media magnate and Deepak Chopra cure capitalism (with more capitalism)? Did naked mouse-ing cause the flash crash?   This podcast is sponsored by ZipRecruiter: Find the perfect candidate easily by posting to more than 100 job boards at once. Try ZipRecruiter for free by going to ZIpRecruiter.com/SlateMoney.   Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free versions, exclusive podcasts and more. Start your 2-week free trial slate.com/podcastplus.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices