Historical Fiction That Explains Your Money Better Than a Textbook - Episode 150

In today's episode I sit down with Terry Kirk to talk about money lessons from the 1929 market crash and the Great Depression. Terry tells real stories from his book Pitfall and from life on the Chicago trading floors. We break big ideas into simple steps you can use today like how to stay calm when markets drop how to protect your savings and how to keep a long term plan. We also talk about mindset shame and starting over after a loss. By the end you will know what went wrong back then what still happens now and what you can do to be ready.

About our guest:
Terry Kirk holds a Juris Doctor (Law) and a master’s degree focused on tech innovation. After practicing law and several executive leadership roles, Kirk plunged into Canada’s fintech and innovation sectors. As a Founder & CEO of three investor-backed ventures, she oversaw capital raising and shareholder exits into large-scale companies. She also served as a Director, Private Capital Markets Association of Canada, and was named Top Female Innovator and Entrepreneur by the Advanced Technology Alliance of Canada. Following the sale of Fundingportal.com, Kirk has achieved success writing fast-paced historical fiction stories about cataclysmic events. Her debut novel, Pitfall, was published in June 2025, named A Top Book to Read by CBC Books, and is for sale on major book-selling platforms, including Indigo and Amazon. Her second novel, Plunder, expected to hit bookshelves in 2026, follows the character in the build-up to World War II. Kirk, a popular public speaker, has appeared on BNN-Bloomberg’s The Pitch, delivered a TEDx Talk on financing innovation, and is presenting Pitfall on podcasts and morning television and at literary and financial events Canada-wide.

Her author site is: https://www.TerryKirkBooks.com