What is Financial Advice? (EP.142)
While there is no way of knowing what the best portfolio is, empirical data and financial economics have fixed the problems surrounding investing. But if we've fixed investing, then what's the point o...
25 Mar 202159min
Hal Hershfield: The Psychology of Long-term Decision Making (EP.141)
How do your perceptions of time influence your long-term decision-making and financial well-being? Today we speak with psychologist and UCLA Associate Professor Hal Hershfield to answer this abstract ...
18 Mar 202154min
Where do Stock Returns Come From? (EP.140)
Where do stock returns actually come from? The answers to this deceptively simple question might change your investing perspective. We dive into this foundational investing topic after sharing communi...
11 Mar 20211h 2min
Prof. Jay Ritter: IPOs, SPACs, and the Hot Issue Market of 2020 (EP.139)
We've previously compared IPOs to lotteries that are prone to inflated valuations and low returns. Today we welcome "Mr. IPO," Professor Jay Ritter onto the show for a deeper dive into IPO performance...
4 Mar 20211h 7min
Factor Investing in Fixed Income (EP.138)
How we model our expected returns hugely impacts our financial decision-making, with poor models leading us to retire either too early or too late. Today's episode is a deep dive into two topics: how ...
25 Feb 20211h 5min
David Blanchett: Researching Retirement (EP.137)
Today's extensive conversation with David Blanchett covers nearly all aspects of retirement planning. As the Head of Retirement Research for Morningstar, David has published extensively on the topic a...
18 Feb 202153min
Chasing Top Fund Managers (EP.136)
When you see funds performing monumentally well, you may feel regretful for not investing in them earlier. There is, however, a long history of funds that skyrocketed only to have major falls from gra...
11 Feb 20211h 2min
William Bengen: The 5% Rule for Retirement Spending (EP.135)
At a time when the financial community provided inconsistent retirement advice, the 4% withdrawal rate was a data-backed strategy that revolutionized retirement planning. Today we speak with William B...
4 Feb 202138min
