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  1. BUYING WEED (EP.7)

    28 augustus 2018 · 30 min

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    In Episode 7 of the Rational Reminder podcast we discussed the following: Lees meer

    Ottawa home prices

    The longest bull market in history

    What goes up does not have to come down

    All time highs are normal and should be expected

    Is the market overvalued?

    Even the CAPE only explains 40% of future return differences

    Should you dollar cost average or invest in a lump sum?

    Your better off in the market than trying to time the market

    Was WEED an obvious buy at $2.00?

    There are still plenty of public companies to invest in

    Small cap returns need to be taken in context

    Bad behaviour is not always easy to spot

    The stories we talked about:

    The longest bull run in history comes with a jumbo-sized asterisk

    All time highs are normal

    What if investing right before a market crash isn't that bad?

    Is Now the Best Time to Invest?

    With Constellation Deal, Canopy Has the Chance to Be Google of Pot

    The Stock Market Is Shrinking. That's a Problem for Everyone.

    The charts we talked about:

    Image source: Dimensional Fund Advisors

    Image source: Ben Felix, PWL Capital

    For more information or to contact Cameron and Ben, visit pwlcapital.com

  2. ASSET LOCATION (EP.6)

    17 augustus 2018 · 32 min

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    In Episode 6 of the Rational Reminder podcast we discussed the following: Lees meer

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    Wealthsimple's new no-commission trading platform

    Do individual stocks ever play a role in a financial plan?

    Can behavioural coaching be scaled?

    Being aware of conflicts of interest

    Wealth and happiness are not always connected

    If you buy an R8, you'll want a McLaren next

    Retiring does not mean doing nothing

    How do you retire without a financial plan?

    The 4% rule is false! If you want to retire early

    Asset location is hard to do, and might not add value

    The stories we talked about:

    Wealthsimple CEO Katchen says he would 'certainly' consider IPO

    The best of Carrick on Money: Who wants to retire really early, anyway?

    Asset Location

    Asset Location Gets REALLY Complex

    "Optimal" Asset Location, Applied

    For more information or to contact Cameron and Ben, visit pwlcapital.com

  3. RETHINKING MORTGAGE DEBT (EP.5)

    14 augustus 2018 · 31 min

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    In Episode 5 of the Rational Reminder podcast we discussed the following: Lees meer

    Checking your credit

    Optimizing your credit score

    Investing vs. paying off your mortgage

    Asset allocation

    Reframing mortgage debt

    Are we in a tech bubble?

    The rise in the US market is backed by fundamentals

    How the largest Canadian pension funds invest

    Skewness in VC returns

    It's still really hard to beat index funds

    The stories we talked about:

    Mortgage debt and asset allocation

    Fed Up

    Andrew Coyne: Canada Pension Plan's active management strategy is a crock

    Tiny Wisconsin College Using Index Funds Trounces Endowment Rivals

    The charts we talked about:

    Source: Raymond Kerzhéro, PWL Capital

    Source: Raymond Kerzhéro, PWL Capital

    Source: Raymond Kerzhéro, PWL Capital

    Source: Correlation Ventures

    For more information or to contact Cameron and Ben, visit pwlcapital.com

  4. THE RACE TO 0% (EP.4)

    8 augustus 2018 · 29 min

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    After a successful launch, the podcast will live on! Thanks for the support and feedback. Lees meer

    In Episode 4 of the Rational Reminder podcast we discussed the following:

    The longest bull market in history?

    Are we repeating the tech bubble?

    Why it still makes sense to hold bonds

    Rebalancing isn't always easy

    The Lost Decade, sort of

    Is tax-loss selling worth it?

    Horizons' marketing mistake

    One decision funds

    Index fund fees are finally at 0%

    Sec lending is the future of index fund revenue

    Charley Ellis on the history of active management

    There are less willing losers today than there were in the past

    The paradox of skill

    Active managers underperform consistently

    Daniel Kahneman does not believe active management works

    If you think you have intuition about stocks, you're wrong

    Corporate DB pension plans are not risk-free

    The stories we talked about:

    This bull market could become the longest in history this month

    Tax-Loss Harvesting: Should Investors Believe the Hype?

    Horizons ETFs Launching 0% Management Fee ETF Portfolio Solutions

    Free Fidelity Funds Stoke Price War in Bid to Catch Index Giants

    ETFs still gathering assets, but inflows slow as investors favor lower-cost funds

    CHARLEY ELLIS – INDEXING AND ITS ALTERNATIVES (EP.62)

    Then, and now

    Kahneman's Insights: Beyond Thinking Fast and Slow

    'It's going to be hard': Sears pension payments cut by 30% this week

    The charts we talked about:

    Source: PWL Capital

    Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

    For more information or to contact Cameron and Ben, visit pwlcapital.com

  5. AMAZON EATING THE STOCK MARKET (EP.3)

    3 augustus 2018 · 29 min

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    In Episode 3 of the Rational Reminder podcast we discussed the following: Lees meer

    Should you lease or buy your vehicle?

    How are the new mortgage stress tests affecting Canadian real estate?

    Home ownership is not required to build wealth, with a little discipline

    Amazon's size is not unprecedented

    Successfully investing in growth stocks is really hard

    Consolidation in the Canadian asset management industry

    Independence benefits wealth management clients

    Are backend loads on mutual funds still a thing?

    Fund companies pushing anti-evidence

    Financial advice is about more than just the portfolio

    We are still waiting for lower stock valuations, high inflation, and high interest rates

    If you're not worried, you don't have a high expected return

    Are we living in exceptionally uncertain times?

    Small cap and value returns comes from rebalancing

    The stories we talked about:

    Report on the Housing and Mortgage Market in Canada

    Federal policies suppressing housing activity, creating a negative shift in sentiment for homebuyers, according to latest consumer report

    Amazon's eating the world – and the stock market

    Is Amazon Changing the World, and the Stock Market?

    The Most Valuable Companies of All-Time

    TD Bank becomes Canada's biggest money manager with $792-million deal to buy Greystone Managed Investments

    Banning Embedded Commissions Would Not Have Fixed Financial Advice in Canada

    Transforming Practices in the Wealth Business: A preliminary assessment of the June 2018 CSA reforms to the client-advisor relationship

    Not So Predictable

    In these uncertain times

    The charts we talked about:

    Source: Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today, CFA Institute

    Source: Visual Capitalist

    For more information or to contact Cameron and Ben, visit pwlcapital.com

  6. THE CHEAPEST ADVICE PROBABLY ISN'T THE BEST (EP.1)

    2 augustus 2018 · 30 min

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    In our first ever episode of the Rational Reminder podcast we discussed the following: Lees meer

    The purpose of the podcast

    How we invest

    DFA

    Factor investing

    Our worst investment ever

    Tripling our money in JDS

    Hedge funds still can't beat the market

    CSA won't deploy a statutory best interest standard

    The cheapest financial advice may not be the best

    Is a financial advisor worth it?

    Cost vs. complexity

    The stories we talked about:

    Dave Butler Discusses Finance and Basketball

    Hedge Funds Should Be Thriving Right Now. They Aren't.

    2017 NACUBO-COMMONFUND STUDY OF ENDOWMENTS

    It just became clear we'll never see an investment industry where clients must come first

    Why hiring an adviser who's offering low fees could be a terrible move for your finances

    Podcast 18: Boots on the Ground with Rob Carrick

    Millennial looking to start investing asks: Should I go with Wealthsimple?

    For more information or to contact Cameron and Ben, visit pwlcapital.com

  7. INDEXING IS HERE TO STAY (EP.2)

    2 augustus 2018 · 34 min

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    In Episode 2 of the Rational Reminder podcast we discussed the following: Lees meer

    The underperformance of value stocks

    Are we in a Winner Take All market?

    Facebook's crash

    Global value performance

    Canadian value premium at ~+5.5%

    Rebalancing into the pain

    Factor diversification

    Having a philosophy and sticking with it

    Index fund flows are slowing down in the US

    Canadian active funds are still dominating passive ETFs

    Markets are still efficient

    Deciding to be an index investor takes work

    Fewer highly skilled active managers make markets more efficient

    Canadians might need to buy real estate to retire

    Doctors were sold out by MD Management

    Should you listen to the yield curve?

    Michael Batnick's chart crimes

    DFA's weights vs. the S&P 500 weights

    The stories we talked about:

    Don't cry over underperforming US value stocks

    O'Shaughnessy Quarterly Investor Letter Q2 2018

    Index Funds Are Going to Be Just Fine

    The growth of index investing has not made markets less efficient

    People Aren't Dumb. The World Is Hard.

    Many doctors feel "betrayed" by sale of MD Financial Management

    Earth to investment advisers: You're blowing it with millennials

    Arguing With the Yield Curve

    Robot vs. human: When you should invest with robo advisors

    The charts we talked about:

    Image source: Michael Batnick

    For more information or to contact Cameron and Ben, visit pwlcapital.com