How Couples Build Financial Partnership with Heather and Douglas Boneparth

How Couples Build Financial Partnership with Heather and Douglas Boneparth

Author: bogleheads February 23, 2026 Duration: 49:10
Heather and Douglas Boneparth dive into practical strategies for couples managing money together, covering crucial topics for both engaged partners and non-financial spouses. They discuss engaging the non-financial spouse, password management and legacy planning, knowing your numbers, emergency funds, long-term care considerations, and the importance of communication in financial partnerships. • • • Jon Luskin, CFP®, a long-time Boglehead and financial planner, hosts this episode of the podcast. The Bogleheads® are a group of like-minded individual investors who follow the general investment and business beliefs of John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Group. It is a conflict-free community where individual investors reach out and provide education, assistance, and relevant information to other investors of all experience levels at no cost. The organization supports a free forum at Bogleheads.org, and the wiki site is Bogleheads® wiki.  Since 2000, the Bogleheads® have held national conferences in major cities across the country. In addition, local Chapters and foreign Chapters meet regularly, and new Chapters form periodically. All Bogleheads activities are coordinated by volunteers who contribute their time and talent. This podcast is supported by the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, a non-profit organization approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity on February 6, 2012. Your tax-deductible donation to the Bogle Center is appreciated.   Show Notes: Bogleheads® Live with Steve Ryder: Episode 43 Bogleheads® Live with Cameron Huddleston: Episode 34 Bogleheads on Investing with Steven Chen: Episode 62 Bogleheads on Investing with Rob Berger – Episode 48

There’s a lot of noise in the world of finance, but the Bogleheads On Investing Podcast cuts through it by returning to a source of timeless sense. This podcast draws directly from the philosophy of John C. Bogle, the founder of Vanguard and pioneer of index investing for everyday people. Rather than chasing trends or stock tips, each conversation explores the foundational principles Bogle championed: low-cost, long-term, and disciplined strategy. You’ll hear from a variety of voices-authors, financial experts, and seasoned investors-who apply these core ideas to real-world questions about markets, retirement, and personal finance. The discussions are thoughtful and grounded, focusing on what investors can control while tuning out the daily frenzy. It’s a resource for anyone looking to build wealth steadily without complication, offering practical wisdom that stands the test of time. Tune in for a calm, reasoned perspective that turns investing from a source of stress into a path toward financial freedom.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 93

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Podcast Episodes
Episode 032: Phil DeMuth, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:26
Talking taxes with Phil Demuth, Ph.D. Phil is a Managing Director at Conservative Wealth Management, LLC, and the author of nine personal finance books, most co-authored with his pal, economist Ben Stein. Phil has writte…
Episode 031: Jamie Catherwood, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:47
Jamie Catherwood is a financial historian and the publisher of the website Investor Amnesia. He received a history degree from King’s College London in 2017 before joining O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, a quantitative i…
Episode 030: Sarah Newcomb, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:11
Sarah Newcomb, Ph.D., is a behavioral economist for Morningstar. In this role, she works to integrate the findings of her research into Morningstar's financial management applications and tools. Sarah has expertise in co…
Episode 029: Frazer Rice, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:54
Frazer Rice is the author of “Wealth, Actually: Intelligent Decision-Making for the 1%”, host of the “Wealth, Actually” podcast, creator of the "Wealth, Actually" blog, and a Northeast Regional Director for Pendleton Squ…
Episode 028: Roger Lowenstein, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:48
Roger Lowenstein reported for The Wall Street Journal for more than a decade and is also an award-winning book author. His work has appeared in Bloomberg, The New York Review of Books, Fortune, The New York Times Magazin…
Episode 027: Cliff Asness, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:52
Dr. Cliff Asness is a Founder, Managing Principal, and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management, a quantitative money manager overseeing $186 billion in assets as of December 2019. Prior to co-founding AQR Capi…
Episode 026: Morgan Housel, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:59
Morgan Housel is an author of The Psychology of Money book and writes a blog as a partner at The Collaborative Fund. He is a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal, a two-time winner of the Best…
Episode 025: Don Phillips, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:19
Don Phillips is the former CEO and a managing director of Morningstar, Inc. who remains involved in corporate strategy and investment research. He joined Morningstar in 1986 as the company’s first mutual fund analyst. Ho…
Episode 024: Dr. Wade Pfau, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:27
Wade D. Pfau, Ph.D., CFA, RICP, is the program director of the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation and a Professor of Retirement Income at The American College of Financial Services in King of Prussia, P…
Episode 023: Dr. Burton Malkiel, host Rick Ferri [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:17
Burton Gordon Malkiel is an American economist and writer, most famous for his classic finance book A Random Walk Down Wall Street (now in its 12th edition). He is the Chemical Bank chairman's professor of economics at P…