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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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Feb 15, 2024 • 38min
Career Advice from Downtown Josh Brown
Financial advisor Downtown Josh Brown joins the hosts to discuss career advice, TIPS, buying at all-time highs, and early retirement. They emphasize gaining experience at larger firms, the benefits of TIPS in hedging against inflation, and debunk the myth of avoiding investments at all-time highs. The conversation also covers market timing, investment strategies, and the implications of Federal Reserve rate cuts.

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Feb 8, 2024 • 36min
How Should You Invest at All-Time Highs?
On episode 110 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by CFP, CFA, and RWM Advisor Blair duQuesnay to discuss investing at all-time highs, transitioning to a single income, dealing with increased insurance costs, borrowing against retirement plans, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com!Thanks to Fabric by Gerber Life for sponsoring this episode! Visit meetfabric.com/ATC to learn more!🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/fAELu8k-1wk👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comThe Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 1, 2024 • 34min
How to Save More Money
On episode 109 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Bill Sweet, CFO and Tax Superstar to discuss the best allocation for saving for college, how much money a $70k truck costs you in the long run, tax implications when investing in bonds, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com!Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://rocketmoney.com/atc🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOa7E6vIZrI👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comWealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 25, 2024 • 35min
Can You Live off Dividends in Retirement?
On episode 108 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Jill Schlesinger, CFP and Host of Jill On Money to discuss retiring with 100% stocks, optimizing your portfolio rebalances, how much you should spend on a forever home, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com!For more from Jill, check out: https://www.jillonmoney.com/Thanks to Future Proof for sponsoring this episode. Register for the festival at: https://futureproof.advisorcircle.com...🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8h154w9qbo👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comWealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, 2024 • 39min
What’s the Historical Return on Housing?
On episode 107 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Advisor and CFP Kevin Young to discuss return expectations in Real Estate, when to cut your losses on a poorly performing stock, what to do with a 401(k) from a former job, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com!Thanks to Fabric by Gerber Life for sponsoring this episode! Visit meetfabric.com/ATC to learn more!🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTtwV-e6_54👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comWealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 2024 • 36min
What’s the Investment Case for Bitcoin?
On episode 106 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Chief Financial Officer Bill Sweet to talk about investing in Bitcoin, whether tax professionals make good financial advisors, when paying down a mortgage early makes sense, and how to use 72(t) distributions to retire early. Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com!Thanks to RocketMoney for sponsoring this episode! Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://www.rocketmoney.com/atc.🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6lKtq65sb0👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comWealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 4, 2024 • 34min
Does FIRE Make Sense for Me?
On episode 105 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management Advisor Nick Sapienza to discuss: a different take on FIRE, diversifying out of a concentrated position, understanding inflation, and much more!Thanks to RocketMoney for sponsoring this episode! Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://www.rocketmoney.com/atc.🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLfseZTjJ04👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comWealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 21, 2023 • 37min
How to Buy a House Right Now
The podcast discusses the performance of bonds compared to the stock market, the allocation of investment portfolios, the state of the housing market, choosing a fiduciary financial professional, and understanding financial advisor compensation arrangements.

Dec 14, 2023 • 34min
How Many Millionaires Are There?
On episode 103 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management COO and Data Scientist Nick Maggiulli to discuss replacing housing exposure with REITs, questions to ask a prospective financial advisor, what amount of investable assets makes you rich, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com!Thanks to YCharts for sponsoring this episode! YCharts has a special gift for you just in time for the holiday season – their final research piece of the year, "The Top 23 Charts of 2023”! Find it here: https://go.ycharts.com/the-top-23-cha...🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4faUpxKBXmM👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comWealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 7, 2023 • 38min
When Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early?
On episode 102 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CFO and tax extraordinaire Bill Sweet to discuss the relationship between rates and bonds, if the market is pricing in rate cuts for 2024, dealing with single stock concentration, how direct indexing works, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com!Thanks to Birddogs for sponsoring this episode! Go to https://www.birddogs.com/atc for a free white-tech dad hat with every purchase!🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhCNN2urHK0👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.comWealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here:https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices