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Are Robo Advisors Worth It Even With Tax Loss Harvesting and Direct Indexing?
We examine how robo-advisors have evolved over the past decade to determine if their services justify the fees they charge.Topics covered include:How…
Money For the Rest of Us
06/25/2025
Climbing the Wealth Ladder with Nick Maggiulli
How our spending, investing, and life strategy change as our net worth grows. We consider how skill, luck, discipline, relationships, and AI can allo…
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06/18/2025
Stablecoins and CBDCs: Their Rise, Risks and Possibilities
Circle Invest, one of the leading stablecoin providers, just went public, and its stock price has tripled. We delve into the growth of stablecoins, t…
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06/11/2025
The Future of Power: Energy at a Crossroads with Scott Harland
From wildfires to AI-driven demand surges, the power grid is under pressure—and so is the investment landscape around it. Scott Harland of Rockland C…
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06/04/2025
No More AAA - What the U.S. Debt Downgrade Means for Investors
With longer-term U.S. interest rates rising and no plan to reduce the budget deficit, is a U.S. national debt crisis imminent?Topics covered include:…
Money For the Rest of Us
05/21/2025
Facing a Financial Squeeze: What Harvard’s Response Can Teach the Rest of Us
How can we apply the same emergency measures that Harvard and other universities are using to navigate a financial crisis? Also, how universities inv…
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05/14/2025
Why Bond Investing Is Easier Than Ever
Discover how bond market ETFs have transformed investing — making bonds easier, cheaper, and more accessible than ever. We also explore how the bond …
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05/07/2025
Investing in Emerging Markets with Ali Akay
Ali Akay, CIO of Carrhae Capital, answers the question of why invest in emerging markets. He also shares with Greg Dowling of FEG insights on China, …
Money For the Rest of Us
04/30/2025
Is the Rest of the World Selling America?
The U.S has traditionally been a safe haven for investing, but that hasn't been the case in 2025. We explore three economic and narrative regimes and…
Money For the Rest of Us
04/23/2025
Where Are We Heading?
In this episode, we explore what it means to invest in a non-ergodic world—where time, not averages, determines outcomes. We unpack concepts like vol…
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04/16/2025
Is This the End of Globalization and Free Trade?
What will the impact be now that the U.S. has one of the highest tariff rates in the world?Topics covered include:Why the Trump administration raised…
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04/09/2025
Is It Too Late to Invest in Gold? with Max Belmont - FEG Insight Bridge
Greg Dowling of FEG interviews Max Belmont, a gold specialist and portfolio manager at First Eagle Investments. Greg and Max discuss the historical, …
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04/02/2025
Should You Investment 100% of Your Retirement in Closed-End Funds?
We compare three approaches to closed-end fund investing: Opportunistic trading, the buy and hold income factory, and a systematic approach of sellin…
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03/26/2025
What Trump Wants Part 2 - How Trade Deficits and Capital Flows Can Harm or Help Countries
How trade deficits are making the U.S. poorer, while in the past they have made the U.S. wealthier.Topics covered include:Two ways countries can incr…
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03/19/2025
Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants
How the Trump administration is using tariffs as a negotiating tool to weaken the U.S. dollar and increase the global competitiveness of U.S. manufac…
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03/12/2025
Why Japanese Stocks Could Outperform with Howard Smith - FEG Insight Bridge
This week on episode 514, we share a conversation between Howard Smith of Indus Capital and Greg Dowling of FEG Investment Advisors on why Japan coul…
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03/05/2025
Crypto: Innovation or Insanity? Meme Coins, Hacks, and Strategic Bitcoin Reserves
We consider the incongruency of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the latest crypto exchange hack, and how most participants lost money on the Trump …
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02/26/2025
Unlocking Hidden Returns: How Mortality Credits Boost Retirement Income
How using a deferred income annuity can increase retirement income compared to an immediate annuity or a bond ladder.Topics covered include:How immed…
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02/19/2025
What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds and Does the U.S. Need One?
The U.S. and the UK each announced they were establishing sovereign wealth funds. We explore the purposes and types of sovereign wealth funds, how th…
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02/12/2025
Contrarian Investing with GMO's Ben Inker - FEG Insight Bridge
This week on episode 510, we share a conversation between Ben Inker of GMO and Greg Dowling of FEG Investment Advisors on contrarian investing, deep …
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02/05/2025