The Chris and Andre Show - Episodes Tagged with “Finance”

Billionaires: Should The Exist?

The Chris and Andre Show — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

They discuss the significant increase in billionaire wealth since 2000, with the total wealth growing from $275 billion to $14.2 trillion. Andre criticizes the concentration of wealth and the role of Wall Street in inflating values. Chris highlights the moral and practical implications of billionaire wealth, particularly in the context of societal needs like universal health care. Both agree on the need for systemic change rather than targeting individual billionaires.

Content Referenced in the episode:

Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m for suspending accounts over Capitol riots [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/meta-trump-settlement-25-million]
The World's Billionaires [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires]
Elon Musk Predicts Tesla Will Be Bigger Than Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet Combined Thanks to This $10 Trillion Opportunity [https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/02/02/elon-musk-tesla-bigger-apple-nvidia-10-trillion/]
OpenAI in talks to raise funding that would value AI startup at up to $340 billion [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/30/openai-in-talks-to-raise-up-to-40-billion-at-340-billion-valuation.html]
US opens probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over remote driving feature [https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-traffic-safety-regulator-opens-probe-into-about-26-mln-tesla-vehicles-2025-01-07/#:~:text=The%20new%20investigation%20comes%20after,including%20a%20fatal%202023%20crash.]
Trump's Innauguration Is a Brash Display of Big Tech's Realignment [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trumps-inauguration-is-a-brash-display-of-big-techs-realignment]
There Will Be Only 8 American-Made Sedans Left In 2025 [https://carbuzz.com/there-will-be-only-5-american-made-sedans-left-in-2025/#:~:text=In%202024%2C%20only%20six%20American,the%20end%20of%20last%20year.]
Danish politician tells off Trump, says Greenland is not for sale [https://www.yahoo.com/news/danish-politician-tells-off-trump-215259836.html]

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billionaires #elonmusk #jeffbezos #markzuckerberg #donaldtrump #politics #finance

Why You Might Consider Working With BMO Harris Bank | THE BIG RANT

The Chris and Andre Show — Wed, 10 May 2023 05:30:00 -0400

Chris got a call from BMO Harris following the release of our previous episode, but instead of being upset about it, Jennifer from BMO Harris was glad she had seen it and wanted to do what she could to make things right. In the end, Chris still messed up by not making his car payments, and mistakes were made when it came to transporting his car to auction 4 hours away, but Jennifer and BMO Harris did their best to make it right!

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Getting Started With You Need A Budget (YNAB)

The Chris and Andre Show — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Andre walks you through the budgeting tool, You Need A Budget (YNAB), and demonstrates some of the main features and capabilities while also highlighting the pros and cons of the tool. Along the way, Chris asks questions and tries to throw Andre off his game.

(00:00:00) Managing Finances With Inflation
(00:11:08) Getting Started With You Need A Budget (YNAB)
(00:57:39) Credit Cards In YNAB
(01:05:53) Long-term Debt and YNAB

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Why You Should Never Work with Synchrony Bank Part II - The Follow-Up | THE BIG RANT

The Chris and Andre Show — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In this edition of THE BIG RANT, Chris and Andre revisit their most popular video to date, "Why You Should Never Work With Synchrony Bank" and read through the comments they received from other people who had similar experiences to Chris.

(00:09:40) T.M. Shamel’s Google Store experience
(00:15:15) Ray Justice isn’t buying the “High Risk” excuse
(00:22:22) Calliopi Vogiatzis’s car loan experience
(00:27:32) None of Your Business believes “If I’m a credit risk, so is everyone else!”
(00:37:22) G Money provides the one positive (and conspiratorial) comment we received about Synchrony
(00:45:30) Right of the Line thinks Andre doesn’t understand the time value of money
(00:56:08) Chris is selling his 1956 Brunswick Commando pool table! Contact him at chris@chrisandandreshow.com for details.

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Making Your Finances Recession-Proof | THE BIG RANT

The Chris and Andre Show — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In this edition of THE BIG RANT, Andre provides his expertise in personal finance to try and help you get a handle on your finances by Keeping the Lights On and Managing Your Expenses. Chris sits back and learns from the best before diving in to ask some questions that come to mind.

(00:08:13) Keeping the Lights On - What do you need to do to pay your bills in the coming weeks before you get paid, how to manage your expenses to fit within your budget, and how much you should be spending on certain big-ticket items like cars, home maintenance, and gifts.

(00:43:39) Q&A - Chris starts poking and prodding to clarify some of Andre's points.

(01:00:47) Budgeting Tools - Andre highly recommends a couple of simple budgeting tools in You Need A Budget (https://www.youneedabudget.com/) and GnuCash (https://www.gnucash.org/).

(01:14:54) Quiet Quitting - The guys briefly discuss the growing trend of Quiet Quitting and why it's a terrible idea for people looking to grow their careers AND their wallets.

(01:23:00) Generational Wealth - Andre takes issue with the idea of Generational Wealth and the guys discuss why it's a fallacy to think this should be everyone's goal.

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Decrypting Cryptocurrencies | THE BIG RANT

The Chris and Andre Show — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

In this edition of THE BIG RANT, Chris and Andre go off on Cryptocurrency while doing their best to understand what is driving people's obsession with it and their inability to see the massive red flags waving in their faces. Along the way they discuss the death of the "American Dream," Rick Ross's request to crypto-bros, and the current state of the crypto market.

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