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Podcast weblog featuring the investment wisdom and principles of John C. Bogle
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Host Jon Luskin, CFP® and the Bogleheads® community ask questions to financial experts - live.
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Join the Mad Fientist as he interviews personal-finance icons like Mr. Money Mustache, Ramit Sethi, and JL Collins to discover the strategies they used to achieve financial independence and retire early! Learn about investing, tax avoidance, entrepreneurship, travel hacking, real estate, and all things related to financial independence and early retirement!
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Episode 80, Jeff Ptak, CFA, major trends in the mutual fund and ETF industry, host Rick Ferri
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Jeff Ptak, CFA, is the managing director for Morningstar Research Services. Prior to that, he held positions as the chief ratings officer, head of global manager research, and president and chief investment officer of Morningstar Investment Services. In this episode, we discuss major new trends affecting the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ET…
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Episode 79, Mike Piper, CPA, author of After the Death of a Spouse, Next Financial Steps for Surviving Spouses, host Rick Ferri
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Mike Piper is a CPA, author, and adviser. He has written several concise books dealing with various financial topics, including taxes, Social Security, estate planning, and other financial planning. His latest book, After the Death of a Spouse, Next Financial Steps for Surviving Spouses, is the topic of this podcast. Mike also created the Oblivious…
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Episode 78, Carola Binder, author of Shock Values: Prices and Inflation in American Democracy, host Rick Ferri
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My guest on Episode 78 is Carola Binder, an associate professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin and a fellow at the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy. She is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economics Research in the Monetary Economics group. Carola holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Be…
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Episode 77: Aswath Damodaran, the Dean of Equity Valuation from the Stern School of Business, host Rick Ferri
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Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University, where he teaches corporate finance and equity valuation. He is known in the investment industry and academia as the Dean of Equity Valuation. Aswath is the author of several widely used academic and practitioner texts on valuation, corporate finance, …
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Episode 76: Meir Statman talks about his new book, A Wealth of Well-Being, host Rick Ferri
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Meir Statman is the Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at Santa Clara. His research focuses on behavioral finance as he attempts to understand how investors and managers make financial decisions and how these decisions are reflected in financial markets. Professor Statman’s research has been published in numerous academic and professional journals a…
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Episode 75: Jason Zweig talks about his life, career, books, and Benjamin Graham, host Rick Ferri
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Jason Zweig is a well-known personal finance journalist, author, and a long-time friend of the Bogleheads. Jason became a columnist for The Wall Street Journal in 2008, and before that, he was a senior writer for Money magazine and a guest columnist for Time magazine and Cnn.com. From 1987 to 1995, Jason was the mutual funds editor at Forbes. Earli…
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Episode 74: Josh Brown discusses the investment industry in his new book, host Rick Ferri
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Josh Brown is a well-known author, columnist, creator of the widely read blog The Reformed Broker, a commentator on CNBC, and CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, an independent investment advisory firm he founded with Barry Ritholtz. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Josh worked for 10 years as a broker at various investment firms, where he learned the …
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Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom
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In 2021, I decided to stop doing annual updates. At that time, I thought I had FI figured out and was just living a “normal” life (so no need to talk about it anymore). Well, a lot has changed since then. Turns out, I didn’t have everything figured out :/ I explain more in today’s short podcast episode!…
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Episode 73: Christine Benz discusses her new book, How to Retire, host Rick Ferri
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Christine Benz is the director of personal finance and retirement planning at Morningstar and senior columnist for Morningstar.com. She also co-hosts a podcast for Morningstar, The Long View. Christine is widely quoted in the media and the recipient of several awards, including being named by Barron’s as one of the ten most influential women in wea…
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Episode 72: David Baughier flips seats with host Rick Ferri and interviews him.
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David Baughier switched seats with host Rick Ferri and interviewed him about many personal finance topics. David is a retired Naval Officer with a passion for helping people pursue and achieve financial independence. He is the founder of www.fiology.com, a free resource that escorts you through 52 concepts of financial independence over the course …
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Saving up a bunch of money gives you power - power you can use to make your life better and your journey to financial independence quicker. The only way to take advantage of the power though is to use it. Full Article: https://www.madfientist.com/power-of-quitting/
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Episode 71: Matt Hougan discusses the basics of blockchain and cybercurrencies, host Rick Ferri
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Matt Hougan is the Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management, the world's largest provider of cryptocurrency index funds with more than $4 billion in assets under management. Before joining Bitwise, Matt held several notable positions in the financial industry, including CEO at Inside ETFs, Managing Director of Global Finance at Informa,…
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If you want to use money to make you happier, stop thinking about what you can buy with it. Instead, think about how you can use it to remove the things in your life that make you unhappy. Full Article: https://www.madfientist.com/happiness-through-subtraction/
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Episode 70: Dr. Wes Gray discusses the unique tax benefits of ETFs and other topics of interest, host Rick Ferri
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Dr. Wes Gray is the CEO of Alpha Architect. Our topic of discussion for this podcast is exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and their unique tax benefits. Wes is an author, portfolio manager, United States Marine, Iraq War vet, and former professor of finance at Drexel University. He earned an MBA and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Chicago, whe…
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Bill Perkins - Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment
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Out of all the episodes of the Financial Independence Podcast, this is the one I wish I heard when I was on my journey to financial independence. Bill Perkins, author of Die with Zero, joins Chris Hutchins on the All the Hacks podcast to discuss what money is really for – maximizing net fulfillment. This interview is incredible, so I reached out to…
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Episode 69: LarrySwedroe talks about his capstone book, Enrich Your Future, host Rick Ferri
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Larry Swedroe is the head of financial and economic research for Buckingham Wealth Partners. A prolific writer who is the author or co-author of 18 books. His first book, The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You’ll Ever Need, is in its second edition. Larry's latest book, Enrich Your Future, The Keys to Successful Investing, is the topic…
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Episode 68: Rolf Agather on investment index methodology and innovation, host Rick Ferri
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More than 50 percent of mutual fund and ETF assets track passive indices, which makes index methodology important. Episode 68 is all about index history and evolution and how the usage of indexes as investment products changed the industry. Rolf Agather has been in the indexing industry since the 1980s. He started Russell, moved around the industry…
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Episode 67: Kaye Thomas on income taxes and how to lower them, host Rick Ferri
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If you hate paying taxes, then you should love learning about taxes because that’s the way to reduce them. My guest, Kaye Thomas, received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1980 and then began his career as a tax attorney, dealing with complex tax matters related to business transactions, finance, and compensation. Kaye now spends his time …
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Episode 66: Dr. Jim Dahle and John Worth, Ph.D. on real estate investing, host Rick Ferri
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My two guests are James Dahle, MD, a practicing emergency physician, founder of The White Coat Investor, and the creator of the "No Hype Real Estate Investing" course, and John Worth, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Research and Investor Outreach at Nareit. Our topic in the episode is real estate investing. We cover the spectrum of real estate i…
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Episode 65: Dr. Qian Wang, Vanguard economic and market outlook of 2024, host Rick Ferri
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Qian Wang, Ph.D., is Vanguard’s Asia-Pacific chief economist and global head of the Vanguard Capital Markets Model team in the Investment Strategy Group. She is also a member of Vanguard’s Strategic Asset Allocation Committee and its Time-Varying Asset Allocation Subcommittee, which oversees and determines the asset allocation strategies of global …
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To celebrate the release of JL Collins' new book, Pathfinders, I collected all the best advice from his Financial Independence Podcast interviews! Jim has been on the show three times: First, back in 2012 (he was my second guest ever!) Second, when his hit book, The Simple Path to Wealth, was released Third, during the depths of the Coronavirus cra…
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Episode 64: Victor Haghani and James White, ”The Missing Billionaires”, host Rick Ferri
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Victor Haghani and James White are co-authors of "The Missing Billionaires, A Guide to Better Financial Decisions." Victor is also the founder and CIO of Elm Wealth and David is the CEO, where they implement these concepts for their clients. This fascinating book discusses investment decision-making and risk-sizing and how to make better financial …
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Wes Crill, Senior Investment Director & VP at Dimensional Fund Advisors answers questions about factor investing: pursuing the small and value risk premiums for the chance to earn a higher investment return. Show Notes Bogleheads® investment philosophy Bogleheads on Investing with Steven Chen: Episode 62 2023 Bogleheads Conference Total Economy Cor…
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Parker Hewes - Your Money and Your Health
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Health is similar to finances in that there are many overly-complex things people say you need to do, but there are just a few simple things that actually matter. What is the "spend less than you earn, invest in a diversified/low-fee portfolio, and leave it to grow/compound" of the health world? That's what today's episode is about! Parker Hewes wr…
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Episode 63: Dr. William Bernstein on TIPS, asset allocation, and four deep risks, host Rick Ferri
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Dr. William (Bill) Bernstein is a retired neurologist, author, investment adviser, and financial historian. His research is in the field of modern portfolio theory and economic history. Bill has published extensively on investing and economic history, including eight books and numerous articles. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.D. Bill is a repeat guest, …
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Episode 62: Steve Chen on DIY Retirement Planning Tech, host Jon Luskin
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Steven Chen is the founder of NewRetirement, a do-it-yourself tool for retirement planning. Prior to founding NewRetirement, Stephen founded venture-backed companies in education and financial services, and worked with organizations including Charles Schwab, Dimensional Fund Advisors, and Fidelity. This episode of the podcast is hosted by Jon Luski…
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Episode 61: Cody Garrett on Early Retirement, host Jon Luskin
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Cody Garrett is an advice-only financial planner passionate about helping families refine their path to financial independence (FI) as DIY investors. Cody specializes in comprehensive financial plan development, topic research, and personalized financial education. This episode of the podcast is hosted by Jon Luskin, CFP®, a long-time Boglehead and…
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Jillian Johnsrud & Chad Carson - Small and Mighty Real Estate Investing
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On today’s episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I welcome back Chad Carson from CoachCarson.com! Chad just released a new book, The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor, and I wanted to get him back on the show to talk about it. I’m not a real-estate investor myself though. So rather than interview him myself, my real-estate-investor fri…
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Episode 60: Jonathan Clements on ”My Money Journey,” host Jon Luskin
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Jonathan Clements is the founder and editor of HumbleDollar. He’s also the author of a fistful of personal finance books, including My Money Journey and How to Think About Money, and he sits on the advisory board of Creative Planning, one of the country’s largest independent financial advisors. Jonathan spent almost 20 years at The Wall Street Jour…
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