Ask The Compound

Apr 18 2024 418
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Welcome to Ask The Compound, the weekly show where Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and a rotating cast of financial experts answer your questions about investing and personal finance. Ben is a leading financial writer and the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management. Duncan is a podcast producer and the Director of Creative Media at Ritholtz Wealth Management. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

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The Psychology of Inflation

Apr 18 2024 26 mins  
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 for home projects, getting used to higher inflation, career instability due to AI, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gma

The Most Tax-Efficient Places to Live

Apr 11 2024 31 mins  
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 to diversify away from value, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to [email protected]! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this

Is It Better to Buy or Rent Right Now?

Apr 04 2024 31 mins  
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, optimizing your portfolio glide path, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to [email protected]! Subscribe to The Compound Newsletter for a

An Alternative to the 60/40 Portfolio

Mar 28 2024 31 mins  
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 refinance in the future, tax savings in ETFs vs mutual funds, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to [email protected]! Subscribe to

Is the S&P 500 Overvalued?

Mar 21 2024 37 mins  
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 [email protected]! 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 drops, and much m

How Much Should You Have Saved in Your 30s?

Mar 14 2024 33 mins  
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 profits, career advice for financial planners, the pros and cons of utilizing multiple advisors, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompou

What’s the Investment Case for Gold?

Mar 07 2024 34 mins  
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 to utilize investment tax credits, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to [email protected]! Subscribe to The Compound Newsletter fo

What’s the Biggest Risk to the Market?

Feb 29 2024 32 mins  
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 insurance as an investment, the pros and cons of life insurance, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to [email protected]! Thanks t

How Do You Create Generational Wealth?

Feb 22 2024 37 mins  
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 generational wealth, working in finance right out of college, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to [email protected]! Thanks to Fabr

Career Advice from Downtown Josh Brown

Feb 15 2024 38 mins  
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 Ask The Compound questions to [email protected]! Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https: