50. Running Away From Fires
In episode 45, Running Towards Fires, Jason and Jeff talked about finding opportunities to buy when the consensus was to sell. In this week's show, they discuss how so many investors are running the o...
29 Apr 202354min
49. Are Your Goals the Same As Your Incentives?
When it comes to understanding human behavior, Jason has learned the value of understanding incentives. Employees and managers almost always act based on how they're compensated, even if it's not alig...
22 Apr 202344min
48. Lou Whiteman: Being a Skeptical Optimist
After almost three decades working in and around the financial services industry, Lou Whiteman has learned to become skeptical of many investment ideas and trends. Jeff and Jason spoke with Lou recent...
15 Apr 20231h 8min
47. Smattering Portfolio Q1 Review
(If you're not familiar with The Smattering 2023 Portfolio Contest, check out episode 32) Three months into 2023, and it's clear that you, our listeners, are the best stock pickers. Or that's what th...
8 Apr 202351min
46. Brett and Ryan from Chit Chat Money
If you're looking for a podcast with deep individual stock research, Chit Chat Money is one of the best. Brett Schafer and Ryan Henderson recently joined us on The Smattering to talk about their journ...
1 Apr 202354min
45. Running Toward Fires
The U.S. is going through its first banking crisis – or potential crisis – in almost 15 years. And like prior panics, crises, and downturns, it seemingly came out of nowhere, with Silicon Valley Bank ...
25 Mar 202348min
44. What's Jacob Goldstein's Problem?
Jacob Goldstein knows a lot about money. He wrote Jason's favorite book (apologies to Morgan Housel) about it, called "Money, the True Story of a Made-Up Thing". Jacob also hosts "What's Your Problem,...
18 Mar 20231h 2min
43. March Mailbag
Time for another mailbag! We answer a handful of great questions from listeners, including concerns about a dividend trap, set-it-and-forget-it investments in renewable energy, our favorite boring sto...
11 Mar 202356min
