Information

The president’s recent interview confirmed how important information can be for a successful political campaign, running a country and in our case running an independent wealth advisory firm.  Our monthly podcast recommendations help.  The important item that I add is a consideration of what is the podcast host's agenda? We won’t need a Mueller report to decide.  Here are our new favorites and their agendas.


Grant’s Current Yield

Jim Grant has remained an informative voice on the fixed income markets for years.  His thoughts are unique and helpful.  His agenda is for us to subscribe to his newsletter.  


The Meb Faber Show


Meb is a thought leader and a top portfolio manager.  We always learn something new when listening to his podcast.  His clear agenda is to attract more investors to his funds.


CBS Sunday Morning

If you are like me this program airs too early on Sunday TV.  If you miss it because you stayed out late Saturday night you can catch the summary on this podcast.  



My podcast list continues to grow.  I might need to cleanup the list after I clean my garage….

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  1. Jeff SpearsJune 16, 2019 at 7:05 AM

    I have some Oppo research

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  2. Jeff SpearsJune 17, 2019 at 10:41 AM

    Just read that the average CEO listens to 60 podcasts/day. This explains why they are so difficult to reach

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