Investing & Personal Finance Videos Hacker News Recommends

interview#42

Jim Simons (full length interview) - Numberphile

Numberphile2

“the full length one is very good. it gives an understanding as to why simons has been so successful.”

11 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

documentary#307

This is Financial Advice

Folding Ideas

“I would highly recommend "This is Financial Advice" by Dan Olson to anyone not already familiar with the community.”

9 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

talk#373

The Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech

BuffettMungerWisdom

“Develop an intuitive understanding of the key mental models mentioned by Charlie Munger in his classic speech”

6 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

talk#405

The Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“This video is probably the most clear resource I can think of that has all the information in one place.”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

talk#457

All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles

All-In Podcast

“I strongly encourage watching Bill Gurley's talk from the All-In Summit”

5 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

explainer#589

The IOU Machine: How Currency Is Created | Hidden Secrets of Money Ep. 4

GoldSilver

“This is the best explanation I've ever seen of how the Fed and US Dollar money printing actually works”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

other#634

Margin Call (2011) - Senior Partners Emergency Meeting [HD 1080p] (Re-Upload / Audio Fixed)

Extractor

“There is a very fine example of this in cinema”

5 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

explainer#687

The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation

doctordude

“There's this amazing animated movie from 2011 that explains how banking works and the history of banks”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

explainer#918

Renting vs. Buying a Home: The 5% Rule

Ben Felix

“This guy breaks down the analysis very cleanly to a first-order approximation, using 2019 figures”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

commentary#991

Exposing Tether - Bitcoin's Biggest Secret

Coffeezilla

“one of the most comprehensive (and entertaining) takes on this”

7 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

course#1046

Ses 1: Introduction and Course Overview

MIT OpenCourseWare

“The course is excellent.”

5 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

explainer#1187

The Ranks of Global Billionaires: Not All Billionaires Are Made Equal

Economics Explained

“fyi youtube video of why these simplistic comparisons of "net worth" based on shares-times-stockprice is meaningless”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

other#1420

The Gambler - Fuck You

Youtube Videos

“this scene really distills a lot of good stuff into a few minutes”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

interview#1519

Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital - TWiST #291

This Week in Startups

“My favorite, because it's so full of great stories, is the Chris Sacca interview with Jason Calacanis”

3 HN recommenders · 2012–2017

explainer#1606

How the Fed's "Money Printer" Really Works

Ben Felix

“Highly recommend this video to understand and this channel in general”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

commentary#1634

Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“I think he does a pretty good job in giving an overview of what predatory lending is.”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

lecture#1663

Milton Friedman - Why Tax Reform Is Impossible

LibertyPen

“There is a good Milton Friedman video wherein he explains why tax reform won't happen in the United States.”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2022

documentary#1665

How We Bought Our Abandoned House in Japan | Process, Costs, Risks, Finance, How to Find One

Tokyo Llama

“this video goes through the costs of buying an abandoned house in Japan”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

lecture#1678

William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour | Big Think

Big Think

“An excellent crash course for the most critical concepts.”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

explainer#1745

Dominic Frisby. A simple guide to land value tax

Dominic Frisby Comedy Videos

“Land value tax explained in 10 minutes”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

explainer#1749

How Airlines Quietly Became Banks

Wendover Productions

“Wendover Productions had a good video about this, framed around United getting a loan during the pandemic”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#1761

How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home

Life Where I'm From

“a fantastic overview of housing for a nuclear family in Tokyo”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

documentary#2028

Black Wednesday (BBC 1997)

batrachious

“This wonderful BBC documentary explains everything on detail.”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2019

explainer#2184

Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty

PolyMatter

“it explains clearly (for a complex situation) what's been going on in China's real estate, the 'ghost cities' and the demolitions.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

commentary#2199

Retirement Plans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“John Oliver had a great bit on retirement plans [1] if you're interested in passive investing.”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

explainer#2214

Renting vs. Buying a Home: What People Get Wrong

Ben Felix

3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

explainer#2438

100%+ short interest in GameStop stock (GME) – fundamental & technical deep value analysis

Roaring Kitty

“If you haven't watched his youtube content go watch it. It's unbelievably high quality.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

comedy#2506

Don't Buy Stuff - Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

“This is my favorite video that explains it all”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

interview#2514

Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital Pt. 2- TWiST #295

This Week in Startups

“My favorite, because it's so full of great stories, is the Chris Sacca interview with Jason Calacanis”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

explainer#3044

Drawing Conclusions: Is renting really a waste of money?

The Globe and Mail

“The TL;DW is that if you compare a renter & a buyer from day 1 to the end of a 25 year mortgage, both the renter and owner will have roughly the same net worth.”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

comedy#3094

Orange Juice Trade - Trading Places

wKw

“This is still the best (Hollywood quality) depiction of what the trading pit looked like in reality.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

documentary#3113

Inside Job (2010 Full Documentary Movie)

Aditya Shukla

“Interesting and informative about the catalysts for the crisis.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

course#3138

Introduction to Investing and Finance - Lesson 1 by Martin Shkreli

Mr Martin Shkreli

“has an excellent set of youtube tutorials on reading 10-k and 10-q forms to compile DCF valuation models”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

documentary#3268

Quants | The Alchemists of Wall Street | VPRO documentary

vpro documentary

“just to get an insider look into quant traders and the effect HFT can have on the market, I also recommend these two short documentaries”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2021

commentary#3331

Mobile Homes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“(~16-minute Last Week Tonight segment)”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

talk#3336

Peter Schiff Mortgage Bankers Speech Nov/13/06

Peter Schiff

“The best whistle blowing before the bubble popped had to be Peter Schiff”

2 HN recommenders · 2009–2013

explainer#3390

Strong Towns: Property Tax vs. Land Value "Tax" (LVT)

John Snow

“Check out this Strong Towns video for an explanation about both taxes and how they differ”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

explainer#3404

Renting vs Buying a Home: How to Decide

Ben Felix

“I find his ideas on renting vs. buying to be quite sound.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

explainer#3486

Bitcoin Q&A: How Do I Secure My Bitcoin?

aantonop

“Here's a talk by the venerable Andreas Antonopoulos on this subject”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2018

talk#3496

A new look at active vs passive (Michael Green)

Bridge Alternatives

“You'd probably be interested in listening to this talk by Michael Green”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

other#3509

The Position of Fuck You (John Goodman in The Gambler)

Omid Malekan

“This clip from the Gambler summed it up pretty well”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

commentary#3612

Expert breakdown of NYC's overpriced commercial vacancies.

Louis Rossmann

“Louis Rossmann had an excellent breakdown of why the landlords won't budge on the leases”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

interview#3623

Foundation 07 // Chris Sacca

Kevin Rose

“This is an amazing interview with Chris Sacca and Kevin Rose”

1 HN recommenders · 2012–2013

explainer#3764

International Diversification

Ben Felix

“Good video by Ben Felix citing a bunch of research papers (with DOIs in the description)”

1 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

explainer#3880

Buy, Borrow, Die: How America's Ultrawealthy Stay That Way

ProPublica

“This video does a better job at explaining the tax loophole”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

documentary#3927

GHOST CITY - Inside the Chinese Housing Bubble

ADVChina

“Here's some helpful audiovisual material”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

interview#4104

Warren Buffett: Bitcoin Is An Asset That Creates Nothing | CNBC

CNBC

“Warren Buffett has a good explanation”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

podcast#4124

RR #128 - Morgan Housel: The Psychology of Money

The Rational Reminder Podcast

“Interview with the author”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2025