PODCAST EPISODES
MI254: Market Anomalies Every Investor Should Know w/ Colin Slabach
Rebecca chats with Colin Slabach about what behavioral finance is and how it differs from mainstream financial theory, what behavioral finance helps us understand and the implications it has on markets, the major anomalies that persist in markets and the behavioral explanations as to why they exist, the top behavioral biases investors make and how they impact investing decisions and outcomes, behavioral explanations as to why there are market cycles and deep recessions, Colin’s advice on how we can overcome negative behavioral tendencies, why behavioral biases are hard to profit from in markets, and so much more!
REI161: A Better Way to Build Wealth w/ Sean O’Dowd
Patrick talks with Sean O’Dowd about why he thinks there is a better way to build wealth through starting a business and using the profits to buy real estate investments. Sean graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and worked at Boston Consulting Group. He left behind this traditional path to success to take a bet on himself and built a one-man consulting shop and dumps all of his profits into real estate.
MI Rewind: Tesla Deep Dive w/ Ryan Reeves
Clay Finck chats with Ryan Reeves about Ryan’s overall investment strategy, how he thinks about the valuation of stocks, portfolio allocation, inflation, Tesla’s recent partnership with Hertz, what makes Tesla so special relative to other automotive companies, Elon Musk’s role in the company’s success, the future of the automotive industry, potential risks for investors in Tesla, and much, much more!
MI252: ETF Deep Dive w/ Andrew Kadjeski
Rebecca Hotsko chats with Andrew Kadjeski about how the ETF structure and ecosystem works, how to compare ETFs with similar objectives but different indices and determine which is better, the importance of keeping a consistent exposure to the same index for investors building a portfolio using several ETFs, why Vanguard dumped MSCI Indexes in favor of CRSP for most US index funds in 2012, the three main costs associated with ETFs, when and how ETF’s take their fees, why investors should avoid trading ETFs really early in the open of a market open, why it's better to trade international ETFs at a time that coincides with the hours of the underlying shares local markets, what are some ways that ETFs can be used for short term goals, the two types of capital gains investors need to be aware of with ETFs, the difference between CAD listed vs US listed ETFs that track the same market, why can ETFs differ from their NAV, what does this mean if it’s trading at a premium or discount to the NAV, when is the best time to buy international ETFs, and so much more!