Episodes
Sept. 28, 2023
How Much Is Your Happiness Worth?
On episode 93 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson is joined by Bill Sweet, CFO and Tax Superstar to discuss finding a good CPA, dealing with big tech RSUs, making less money to have a better lifestyle and much more! Submit your ...
Sept. 21, 2023
When Should You Rent Instead of Buy?
On episode 92 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Nick Sapienza, an RWM advisor and CFP to discuss buying a house with 7% rates, selling assets to pay debt, utilizing home equity to buy stocks, and ...
Sept. 14, 2023
How Expensive Is It to Have Kids?
On episode 91 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss dealing with questionable financial advice, the cost of kids, sports betting as a side hustle, investing in CDs, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compou...
Sept. 7, 2023
What’s the State of the U.S. Economy?
On episode 90 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CIO Barry Ritholtz to discuss bond duration, possible outcomes for the US Economy, selling winners vs. adding to losers, and much more! Submit y...
Aug. 31, 2023
Is It Too Late for a 401(k)?
On episode 89 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor Jonathan Novy to discuss when to buy bonds, right-sizing an emergency fund, when to buy life insurance, how annuities work, and much mor...
Aug. 24, 2023
How Do I Stop Stressing About Money?
On episode 88 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP Kevin Young to discuss utilizing a HELOC, managing emotions while saving for retirement, selling assets for a downpayment, and m...
Aug. 17, 2023
How Do You Know if Your Financial Plan Is Working?
On episode 87 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by CFA and CFP Blair duQuesney to discuss preparing for inheritances, adjustable rate mortgages, utilizing a reverse mortgage, and much more! Submit yo...
Aug. 10, 2023
Am I Saving Too Much?
On episode 86 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by a crew of Compound contributors to discuss starting a podcast, optimal savings rates, paying taxes now vs in the future, and much more! Submit your ...
Aug. 3, 2023
Should I Own a Rental Property?
On episode 85 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Chief Financial Officer and CFP Bill Sweet to discuss houses vs. ETFs, GASP Roth vs. Traditional 401(k)s, and how to account for pension income ...
July 27, 2023
How Much Do You Need to Retire Early?
On episode 84 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP Nick Sapienza to discuss if the market is rigged, utilizing the 4% rule, paying down debt vs investing, and much more! Submit yo...
July 20, 2023
Why Is Market Timing So Appealing?
On episode 83 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Social Leverage Partner Phil Pearlman and RWM CEO Josh Brown to discuss budgeting, why lump summing can be so hard, investing in Small Caps, automat...
July 13, 2023
How Do You Invest 100% Of Your Money in Stocks?
On episode 82 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Doug Boneparth, Founder of Bonefide Wealth to discuss determining asset allocation, financial planning for young people, budgeting for employee stoc...
June 29, 2023
Is This the Worst Time Ever to Buy a Home?
On episode 81 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CIO and Masters in Business Host Barry Ritholtz to discuss what debt to pay off first, if we are in a new housing bubble, investing in corporate...
June 22, 2023
Will Stock Returns Be Lower Going Forward?
On episode 80 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Chief Financial Officer Bill Sweet to discuss target date fund underperformance, whether Bill is wrong about the power of Roth IRAs, and much mo...
June 15, 2023
What’s the Best Strategy for Selling Stocks?
On episode 79 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM COO and Data Wizard Nick Maggiulli to discuss putting cash to work, when to borrow money, optimizing retirement distributions, data on the S&P 5...
June 8, 2023
I Sold My Stocks. What Now?
On episode 78 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by ATC’s all-time leader in appearances - Bill Sweet, to discuss timing your asset reallocations, pros and cons to rebalancing, inter-family asset tran...
June 1, 2023
How Much Money Do You Need to Save?
On episode 77 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP Ross Cohen to discuss retirement goal setting, when to spend and when to save, finding the highest yield, and much more! Submit ...
May 25, 2023
Is International Diversification Worth It?
On episode 76 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP Ben Coulthard to discuss home ownership planning, savings accounts vs money market accounts, pre-paying mortgages, when to get a...
May 18, 2023
What if the U.S. Government Defaults?
On episode 75 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFP and Advisor Alex Palumbo to discuss government defaults, basic personal finance tips, tax planning for retirement, employee stock allocation...
May 11, 2023
What’s the Biggest Financial Bubble of All-Time?
On episode 74 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and Tax Ninja Bill Sweet to discuss asset allocation, saving for a house, tax efficient rollovers, tax loss harvesting, and much more! Submi...
May 4, 2023
Is the Bear Market Over?
On episode 73 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown to discuss loan prepayments, bear market exhaustion, spending v saving, and much more! Submit your Portfol...
April 27, 2023
Am I Spending Too Much?
On episode 72 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP Kevin Young to discuss college savings, the correlation between yields and multiples, life insurance planning, and much more! Su...
April 20, 2023
How Do I Max Out My Roth IRA?
On episode 71 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and Tax Ninja Bill Sweet to discuss funding a start-up, dividend investing, Backdoor Roths v SERPs, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Res...
April 13, 2023
Should I Pay Off My Mortgage or Invest in Stocks?
On episode 70 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and Estate Specialist Taylor Hollis to discuss selling company stock, saving taxes with trusts, saving for a down payment, and much more...