The Financial Puzzle Playbook

The Financial Puzzle Playbook


Latest Episodes

What Gez Z Gets Right (And Wrong) About Money – Part 2 (Ep. 34)
September 17, 2025

What happens when Gen Z tackles investing armed with TikTok hacks in one hand and a finance textbook in the other? In this candid and high-energy episode of The Financial Puzzle Playbook, host Jim Sum

What Gen Z Gets Right (and Wrong) About Money – Part 1 (Ep. 33)
September 03, 2025

When Vivi Spotswood arrived at Ole Miss, she didnt know many people, but what she did know was that she wanted to carve her own path. Now a rising junior studying finance, entrepreneurship, and mark

The Importance of Setting Insurance Goals with Eileen Shovlin – Part 2 (Ep. 32)
August 20, 2025

What does insurance really look like across a lifetime, and how do you make sure it fits your plan? In this second conversation with Eileen Shovlin, Director of Business Development at Crump Life Insu

The Importance of Setting Insurance Goals with Eileen Shovlin – Part 1 (Ep. 31)
August 06, 2025

What if a single unexpected moment reshaped your entire financial future? In this episode, host Jim Sumpter, CFP, sits down with Eileen Shovlin, Director of Business Development at Crump Life Insuran

What Rental Owners Get Wrong About Depreciation (Ep. 30)
July 30, 2025

Depreciation can be one of the most misunderstood aspects of owning a business or rental property, and mishandling it can lead to IRS headaches, audit risk, or unexpected capital gains. In this episo

Is It a Business or a Hobby? How the IRS Decides (Ep. 29)
July 16, 2025

Have you ever wondered if your side hustle qualifies as a legitimate business or if the IRS sees it as just a hobby? In this episode, Jim Sumpter, CFP, unpacks the surprisingly high-stakes distincti

How Women Are Reshaping the Future of Financial Management With Jillian Berry – Part 2 (Ep. 28)
June 18, 2025

Whats the puzzle of financial empowerment for women? Unpack the generational shift in wealth with Jim Sumpter and guest Jillian Berry in part two of the Financial Puzzle Playbook. Discover how women

How Women Are Reshaping the Future of Financial Management With Jillian Berry – Part 1 (Ep. 27)
June 04, 2025

Whats driving the financial power shift towards women, and how will it impact the future of wealth management? Join us on the Financial Puzzle Playbook as Jim Sumpter explores this transformative tr

Behavioral Economics in Investing: Mastering Your Financial Mindset with Matt Sommer (Ep. 26)
May 21, 2025

What happens when the stock market takes a wild ride? Join Jim Sumpter and special guest Matt Sommer, a seasoned strategist with Janus Henderson Investors, as they unpack market volatility, explorin

Financial Planning for Couples: Merging Lives and Finances with Amanda Callahan (Ep. 25)
May 07, 2025

What happens when two independent financial worlds come together? Today on The Financial Puzzle Playbook, Jim Sumpter revisits the six key areas of financial planningcash flow, retirement, insurance