Episodes

June 27, 2024

How to Deploy Cash on the Sidelines

On episode 130 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CFO and ATC favorite Bill Sweet, to discuss AI advisors, Roth account inheritance and tax treatments, considering futur…
June 20, 2024

What’s the Real Inflation Rate?

On episode 129 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Chairman and CIO Barry Ritholtz to discuss if Private Equity is increasing public market valuations, calculating your p…
June 13, 2024

How to Retire Early

On episode 128 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CFO and ATC favorite Bill Sweet, to discuss buying a house while in retirement, tax planning for NVDA shareholders, tax…
June 5, 2024

How Would You Invest $14 Million?

On episode 127 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO and CNBC Halftime panelist Josh Brown to discuss Ben and Josh’s personal portfolios, transitioning to an index-only…
May 30, 2024

How Many Credit Cards Should You Have?

On episode 126 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Katie Gatti Tassin of Money With Katie, a millennial personal finance-focused content platform with over 8M podcast downloads to discuss how many …
May 23, 2024

Is Private Equity Buying All the Houses?

On episode 125 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP, Nick Sapienza to discuss optimizing the financials around a new-home build, if private equity is driving up housing prices, t…
May 16, 2024

How to Hedge Your Portfolio for World War III

On episode 124 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP, Michelle Katzen to discuss preparing your portfolio for a geopolitical event, how securities-based lending works, properly st…
May 9, 2024

Is Social Security Going Bankrupt?

On episode 123 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson is joined by RWM CFO and Ask The Compound celebrity Bill Sweet, to discuss if Social Security will exist in the future, asset allocation using the Thrift Savings Plan, tax plan…
May 2, 2024

How to Make It as a Younger Financial Advisor

On episode 122 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Alex Palumbo, CFP and Financial Advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management to discuss defining a target savings rate, having imposter syndrome as a you…
April 25, 2024

Will Higher Rates Derail the Stock Market?

On episode 121 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Bill Artzerounian, CFP, CPA, and RWM Tax Manager to discuss why higher interest rates haven’t affected stocks more, planning for a large tax liabi…
April 18, 2024

The Psychology of Inflation

On episode 120 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Jill Schlesinger, CFP and Host of Jill On Money to discuss factoring in a pension for retirement planning, utilizing home equity vs paying cash fo…
April 11, 2024

The Most Tax-Efficient Places to Live

On episode 119 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Wes Gray, the CEO and CIO of Alpha Architect to discuss moving to pay less taxes, building mental toughness instead of diversifying, the best way …
April 4, 2024

Is It Better to Buy or Rent Right Now?

On episode 118 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by the author of Just Keep Buying and Of Dollars and Data, Nick Maggiulli, to discuss timing asset allocation, renting vs buying real estate, optimiz…
March 28, 2024

An Alternative to the 60/40 Portfolio

On episode 117 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CFO and tax specialist Bill Sweet to discuss the effects of high cash in a portfolio, paying down a mortgage today to r…
March 21, 2024

Is the S&P 500 Overvalued?

On episode 116 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill run through a backlog of the best viewer questions we've got! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Subscribe to The Compound …
March 14, 2024

How Much Should You Have Saved in Your 30s?

On episode 115 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Advisor and CFP Ben Coulthard to discuss what returns you should be content with over the long run, when to take profit…
March 7, 2024

What’s the Investment Case for Gold?

On episode 114 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CFO and tax specialist Bill Sweet to discuss the benefits of investing in gold, over-diversifying your portfolio, how t…
Feb. 29, 2024

What’s the Biggest Risk to the Market?

On episode 113 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Advisor and insurance expert Jonathan Novy to discuss, winging a financial plan, employee stock options at Apple, life …
Feb. 22, 2024

How Do You Create Generational Wealth?

On episode 112 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CIO Barry Ritholtz to discuss if it’s safe to buy a Peloton, if you should hedge semiconductor exposure, creating gener…
Feb. 15, 2024

Career Advice from Downtown Josh Brown

On episode 111 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Downtown Josh Brown to discuss: career advice for young financial advisors, the role of TIPS, buying at all-time highs, and much more! Submit your…
Feb. 8, 2024

How Should You Invest at All-Time Highs?

On episode 110 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by CFP, CFA, and RWM Advisor Blair duQuesnay to discuss investing at all-time highs, transitioning to a single income, dealing with increased insuran…
Feb. 1, 2024

How to Save More Money

On episode 109 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Bill Sweet, CFO and Tax Superstar to discuss the best allocation for saving for college, how much money a $70k truck costs you in the long run, ta…
Jan. 25, 2024

Can You Live off Dividends in Retirement?

On episode 108 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Jill Schlesinger, CFP and Host of Jill On Money to discuss retiring with 100% stocks, optimizing your portfolio rebalances, how much you should sp…
Jan. 18, 2024

What’s the Historical Return on Housing?

On episode 107 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Advisor and CFP Kevin Young to discuss return expectations in Real Estate, cutting losses or hoping for a bounce in poo…