Reversion To The Mean Podcast

Reversion To The Mean Ep. 008: Avocado Toast

iTunes Episode 008: Avocado Toast Show Notes: Ben Carlson: Mean Reversion & The Placebo Effect Mr. Money Mustache: The Twenty Dollar Swim From Reddit: “Financial independence is 5% saving, 5% investing, and 90% waiting a couple decades.” Felix Salmon: Paying off your house is saving for retirement Ben Carlson: 10 Money Revelations From Being a Parent $22 Avocado Toast Ready Player One Invest Like…

Continue Reading

All About Your Benjamins The Podcast

Esports and Gaming With Blake Street (021)

Gaming and esports are quietly becoming a multi-billion dollar industry, and it’s not just the game and device makers profiting. Gamers and e-athletes are receiving college scholarships, endorsements, and surprising incomes for playing their favorite video games. Blake Street, a founding partner and Chief Investment Officer for Warren Street Wealth Advisors, is not only a financial advisor but a gamer himself. I asked…

Continue Reading

Mixtapes

Weekly Mixtape For July 28th, 2018

Week In Review Articles: WSJ: U.S. Economy Grew at 4.1% Rate in Second Quarter WSJ: Trump Administration Plans Up to $12 Billion in Farm Aid to Ease Concerns Over Trade Disputes WSJ: U.S., Europeans Agree to Iron Out Trade Differences WSJ: Facebook Suffers Worst-Ever Drop in Market Value WSJ: Investors Step Back From Social-Media Highfliers Mixtape: A Wealth Of Common Sense: 10 Money Revelations From Being…

Continue Reading

Financial Planning

Assets Minus Liabilities

Assets – Liabilities = Net Worth For young professionals focusing on goals like college funding or retirement is important, but it can be daunting. Early in your career, it can be difficult to really get the needle moving on the probability of success for your long-term goals; you’re most likely earning the least you will in your career, probably have…

Continue Reading

Reversion To The Mean Podcast

Reversion To The Mean Ep. 007: Tip-Top Shape

iTunes-Episode 007: Tip-Top Shape Show Notes: LeBron James reportedly spends seven figures a year on his body. A Wealth Of Common Sense: Are SUVs Ruining Retirement Savings? The Big House Yahoo Finance: Wells Fargo automated high-net-worth wealth management WSJ: A Plan for Your Children Could Save Your Retirement Master’s in Business: John Carreyrou Couple’s Therapy GaryVee Clouds and Dirt K-Swiss Disclaimer: Nothing on…

Continue Reading

Mixtapes

Weekly Mixtape For July 21st, 2018

Week In Review Articles: WSJ: Powell Says Fed Should Keep Gradually Raising Interest Rates WSJ: Donald Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ About Federal Reserve Interest-Rate Increases WSJ: Trump Questions Finding of Russia’s 2016 Meddling as He Appears With Putin WSJ: Wells Fargo’s Latest Challenge: Refunds for Pet Insurance, Legal Services Mixtape: Charles Chu: The Ideological Turing Test: How To Be Less Wrong “We go…

Continue Reading

Whiteboard Series

Whiteboard Series: The Business Cycle

In the last Whiteboard Series Video we covered the inverted yield curve and why everyone is talking about if it happens–the last nine inverted curves have led to a recession.  In this episode, we take a look at the business cycle as a precursor to talking about recessions in the next video. I think it is important to understand that…

Continue Reading

All About Your Benjamins The Podcast

Socially Responsible and ESG Investing with Joey Fishman (019)

Wouldn’t it be great if your investment dollars were able to impact the way the world’s largest companies conduct business? Thanks to Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), investors have the ability to invest in companies meeting a variety of different screens in an attempt to do just that. One of the most popular themes of SRI is ESG investing, which places…

Continue Reading

Investing

Barry Ritholtz’s MIB With Dave Butler

One of the easiest decisions I made when starting my firm was to begin using Dimensional Funds Advisors (DFA) in my client portfolios. I’ll never forget my trip to Santa Monica for the final component of the due diligence process and hearing Dave Butler speak. He was the first presenter of the first day, and he is the individual who “sold”…

Continue Reading