

Two Quants and a Financial Planner
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Two Quants and a Financial Planner bridges the worlds of investing and financial planning to help investors achieve their long-term goals. Join Matt Zeigler, Jack Forehand and Justin Carbonneau as they cover a wide range of investing and financial planning topics that impact all of us and discuss how we can apply them in the real world to achieve the best outcomes in our financial lives.
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Dec 11, 2023 • 51min
Evaluating Alternatives to the 60-40 Portfolio
Stocks and bonds have their best returns in history over the past 40 years. But history tells us that the period is more the exception than the rule. With the outlook for stocks and bonds not looking as rosy as the past, many investors have questioned whether a portfolio consisting of just stocks and bonds is enough. In this episode, we tackle that question. We look at the future outlook for stocks and bonds and evaluate a variety of alternative strategies investors could consider.
We hope you enjoy the discussion.
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Dec 4, 2023 • 42min
The Characteristics of a Good Investment Process - And How to Know When to Change It
One of the most common pieces of advice given to investors is to have a process. But figuring out what that process should be is much more challenging. And determining when to change it is even harder. In this episode, we tackle both issues. We look at the characteristics of a good investment process. We also look at international diversification, the 60-40 portfolio and the struggles of value investing as examples of how to think about when to change it.
We hope you enjoy the discussion.
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Nov 27, 2023 • 42min
Year-End Investing and Planning Strategies | Portfolio Rebalancing, Tax Loss Harvesting and More
As we approach the end of 2023, there are many considerations for investors both on the investing and the financial planning side. In this episode, Ben Tuscai returns to help us work through them. We discuss tax loss harvesting, how we look at the process of evaluating investment strategy changes, RMD considerations and a lot more.
We hope you enjoy the discussion.
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Nov 20, 2023 • 50min
What Investors Need to Know About Momentum Investing
In this episode, we take a deep dive into momentum investing. We discuss the different types of momentum, why it works, how it is measured and how it is used to construct portfolios. We also cover trend following, the behavioral challenges of momentum and how to think about momentum in the context of a financial plan.
We hope you enjoy the discussion.
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Nov 13, 2023 • 34min
An Inside Look at the Quality and Low Volatility Factors
Value and momentum might be the most popular factors with investors, but quality and low volatility also have significant research supporting them. In this episode we take a detailed look at the quality and low volatility factors. We discuss how they are defined, why the work and how they can be coupled with other factors like value and momentum.
We hope you enjoy the discussion.
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VALIDEA CAPITAL
https://www.valideacapital.com
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SUNPOINTE INVESTMENTS
https://sunpointeinvestments.com/
FOLLOW JACK
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-forehand-8015094
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Nov 6, 2023 • 39min
Breaking Down Popular Value ETFs
There is a tendency for investors to think that all value strategies are similar. But the reality is they can be very different. In this episode, we work through the major decisions that value managers make that lead to those differences and how they impact the strategies that result. We also take a deep dive into some popular value ETFs to see how the differences among value strategies can be measured and analyzed in the real world.
We hope you enjoy the discussion.
SEE LATEST EPISODES
https://www.validea.com/the-education-of-a-financial-planner-podcast
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VALIDEA CAPITAL
https://www.valideacapital.com
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SUNPOINTE INVESTMENTS
https://sunpointeinvestments.com/
FOLLOW JACK
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-forehand-8015094
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-zeigler-a58a0a60/

Oct 30, 2023 • 53min
How Couples Can Have Better Conversations About Money with Heather and Doug Boneparth
In this episode, we are joined by Heather and Doug Boneparth, co-authors of the Joint Account blog. Heather and Doug share their own experience with respect to money in their marriage and what all of us can learn from it. We discuss how to better communicate about money at the different stages of relationships, having a CFO and a COO in a marriage, defining success and a lot more.
We hope you enjoy the discussion.
SEE LATEST EPISODES
https://www.validea.com/the-education-of-a-financial-planner-podcast
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VALIDEA CAPITAL
https://www.valideacapital.com
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SUNPOINTE INVESTMENTS
https://sunpointeinvestments.com/
FOLLOW JACK
Twitter: https://twitter.com/practicalquant
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-forehand-8015094
FOLLOW JUSTIN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjcarbonneau
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcarbonneau
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-zeigler-a58a0a60/

Oct 23, 2023 • 52min
Is Value Investing Dead? A Quant and a Financial Planner Discuss
With value investing now having struggled for over a decade, many are questioning whether the strategy has become permanently broken. In this episode we examine the arguments against value investing both from the perspective of a quant investor who builds value strategies and a financial planner who uses them. We look at the different types of value strategies and why value isn't just buying the cheapest stocks. We then get into the arguments against value and discuss whether value's popularity has destroyed its outperformance, if the Fed and market cycles have broken value and if technology's dominance can explain the struggles of the past decade.
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https://www.valideacapital.com
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Oct 16, 2023 • 53min
Understanding the Business of Franchising with Ben Terrill
In this episode, we look at the basics of franchising with FranNet's Ben Terrill. We discuss the types of businesses that can be setup via franchising, the pros and cons of the model vs. setting up a traditional business and how the economics work. We also talk about how starting a franchise can fit into a traditional financial plan.
SEE LATEST EPISODES
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VALIDEA CAPITAL
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https://sunpointeinvestments.com/
FOLLOW JACK
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Oct 9, 2023 • 53min
Investor Q&A | Going to Cash, Laddering Bonds, International Diversification, Narrow Leadership
In this episode, we tackle some of the questions we have been hearing from investors in recent weeks. We discuss the desire to move into short-term bonds, whether a laddered bond portfolio can sustain a 4% withdrawal rate, the potential opportunity in international stocks, residential real estate and a lot more.
SEE LATEST EPISODES
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VALIDEA CAPITAL
https://www.valideacapital.com
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SUNPOINTE INVESTMENTS
https://sunpointeinvestments.com/
FOLLOW JACK
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