Episodes

Feb. 12, 2025

Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before Early Retirement?

On episode 160 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Chief Investment Officer and Masters in Business host Barry Ritholtz to discuss buying the dip, portfolio management near retirement, retiring with a mortgage, buying a luxury vehicle, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode. Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cancel your unwanted subscriptio...
Feb. 5, 2025

Are Tariffs a Tax on Consumers?

On episode 159 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Chief Financial Officer and Tax Specialist Bill Sweet to discuss unaffordable housing around the world, utilizing a rental to reduce taxes, tax optimizing an inherited IRA, if tariffs are a form of tax, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode. Visit: http://Public.com/ATC and get up to $10,000 when yo...
Jan. 29, 2025

Is It Time to Buy the Dip?

On episode 158 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Chief Investment Strategist Callie Cox to discuss if now is the time to sell NVDA, timing the market with rebalancing, the strength of the U.S. Economy, getting out of highly concentrated positions, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode. Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cancel your unwant...
Jan. 22, 2025

Is It Time to Lock In 5% Yields?

On episode 157 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Advisors Taylor Hollis and Nick Sapienza to discuss advice for overconfident investors, reducing the cost of insurance, how many years of spending you should have saved, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Fund your account in five minutes or less at Public.com/ATC and get up to $10,000 when you transfer yo...
Jan. 15, 2025

Is It Time to Take Money off the Table?

On episode 156 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss concentrating within sectors of the S&P 500, how economies outside the US affect US markets, taking chips off the table vs timing the market, financial planning after hitting your retirement goal, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cancel your unwanted subscriptions today! Ask The Co...
Jan. 8, 2025

When Should I Sell Tesla?

On episode 155 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and Tax Specialist Bill Sweet to discuss tax planning for trading accounts, thoughts on custom indexing, using margin to stay invested, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://Public.com/ATC and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio. 🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/l...
Dec. 17, 2024

How Do You Compound Your Money for 50 Years?

On episode 154 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss the most optimal savings rate, if buffered ETFs should be considered fixed income, timing the housing market, investing as a teenager, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Cancel your unwanted subscriptions today by visiting: http://rocketmoney.com/atc Ask The Compound Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZHCP3CR Subscr...
Dec. 11, 2024

How Do I Invest in Stocks at All-Time Highs?

On episode 153 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CEO and CNBC Halftime star Josh Brown to discuss if AI will solve the financial advisor shortage, buying the election and selling the inauguration, putting money to work at all-time highs, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: https://public.com/ATC and lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account. Subscribe ...
Dec. 4, 2024

Am I on Track for Retirement?

On episode 152 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and Tax Specialist Bill Sweet to discuss parameters to follow when using a brokerage account, optimizing taxable and non-taxable assets, selling RSUs vs using a HELOC for home improvements, investing in precious metals, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsor...
Nov. 27, 2024

Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin?

On episode 151 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss the importance of diversification as a young investor, if younger generations are getting left behind, if it's too late to buy Bitcoin, financial planning using ChatGPT, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Subscribe to The Compound Newsletter for all the latest Compound content, live event announcements, find out who the next TCAF guest is, get updates on the latest merch d...
Nov. 20, 2024

Investing a Pile of Cash in a Bull Market

On episode 150 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CIO and Masters In Business Host Barry Ritholtz to discuss politics and investing, timing the sale of a house, dollar cost averaging vs lump summing at all-time highs, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cancel your unwanted subscriptions today! The Co...
Nov. 12, 2024

Is the U.S. Government Going Broke?

On episode 149 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Cullen Roche, Founder and CIO of Discipline Funds to discuss how worried we should be about government debt, how to slow down government debt moving forward, the impact of deficits on financial markets, understanding recent interest rate movements, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: https://public.com/ATC and lock ...
Nov. 6, 2024

How Will the Election Impact Your Taxes?

On episode 148 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Bill Artzerounian, a CFP, CPA, and Director of Tax Services at Ritholtz Wealth Management to discuss which candidate is more likely to cause economic strife, how to prepare for changing tax environments, optimizing for tax-advantaged retirement contributions, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://rocketmo...
Oct. 30, 2024

How to Retire at Age 36

On episode 147 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Jill Schlesinger, CFP of Jill on Money to discuss reducing concentrated holdings, gold as an investment, utilizing Roth conversions, the argument for traditional contributions as opposed to Roth, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: https://public.com/ATC and lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account. The Com...
Oct. 23, 2024

How to Write with Morgan Housel

On episode 146 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Morgan Housel, Partner at The Collaborative Fund and author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever to discuss how to produce engaging content at a high pace, utilizing data vs storytelling, if Ben is a permabull, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cancel your unwanted subsc...
Oct. 16, 2024

How Overvalued Is the Stock Market?

On episode 145 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Callie Cox, Chief Market Strategist at RWM and author of OptimistiCallie to discuss when diversification goes too far, timing the housing market, overcoming financial mistakes, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit https://public.com/atc to lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account. The Compound x Tropical Bros...
Oct. 9, 2024

When to Sell Your Big Winners

On episode 144 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Nick Maggiulli, RWM COO and author of Just Keep Buying and Of Dollars and Data to discuss bull and bear market definitions, if small cap exposure enhances diversification, valuing a pension, knowing when to take profits, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cancel your unwanted su...
Oct. 2, 2024

How to Spend Your Money

On episode 143 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill do a speed round to discuss pursuing a CFA, shifting to long-term bonds near retirement, utilizing home equity lines of credit, what it means to be over or underweight a stock, the most optimal way to get international equity exposure, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://public.com/atc and discover how you can lock in a 6+...
Sept. 25, 2024

How to Manage Your Money When Retiring Early

On episode 142 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CFO and Head of the Tax team Bill Sweet to discuss retirement income planning, tax considerations when getting married, tax-advantaged solutions for selling property, minimizing taxes during an early retirement, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cance...
Sept. 19, 2024

What the Fed Rate Cut Means for Your Finances

On episode 141 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss how bond math works, the best time to refinance your mortgage, what rate cuts mean for the economy, making a career change to wealth management, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://public.com/atc and discover how you can lock in a 6+% yield until 2028. Subscribe to The Compound Newsletter for all the latest Compou...
Sept. 12, 2024

Can Cash on the Sidelines Save the Stock Market?

On episode 140 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management advisor, investment committee member, and estate specialist Taylor Hollis to discuss if we are in a buy-the-dip market due to high cash balances, navigating trust and trustee conflict issues, financial planning around worst case scenarios and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://public.c...
Sept. 5, 2024

Why Is The Stock Market Going Down?

On episode 139 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CIO and Chairman Barry Ritholtz to discuss if the market is about to crash, if the U.S. economy is grinding towards recession, paying off a low-rate mortgage early, staying invested with large gains, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/atc and cancel your unwanted subscriptions today...
Aug. 29, 2024

Using Valuations to Time the Stock Market

On episode 138 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and tax specialist Bill Sweet to discuss using valuation as a market timing tool, optimizing tax vs Roth contributions, tax considerations when moving abroad, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Fabric By Gerber Life for sponsoring this episode! Start investing in your child today at: http://meetfabric.com/ATC The Compound x Tropical Bros: https://t...
Aug. 21, 2024

Are We on the Brink of a Recession?

On episode 137 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth's Chief Market Strategist, Callie Cox! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! This episode is sponsored by Public. Make your savings work harder and earn an industry-leading 5.1% APY with a high-yield cash account on Public. Visit https://public.com/ to learn more! The Compound x Tropical Bros: https://tropicalbros.com/products/super-stretch-the-compound-hawaiian-shirt...