The financial industry has long been attempting to get to the bottom of what alpha is within financial advice. Someone pays a financial adviser X amount, does that person derive more in value from that advice than they pay out? Fund manager Vanguard has tried to quantify this value for years with an ongoing report called ‘Adviser Alpha’. Their most recent report had defined three areas of value. They say these three areas can combine to add 3% to someone’s bottom line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As one of Hollywood’s most successful screenwriters, William Goldman won two Academy Awards and had over twenty of his screenplays made into movies. However, arguably his most famous line isn’t from one of his movies. It was from a book he wrote on the movie business called Adventures in the Screen Trade, and it’s an assessment of the business itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Lipton was 93 when he passed away in 2020. Two years earlier he'd finished working on the thing he was best known for: Inside the Actors Studio. Remarkably, it didn't begin until he was 67. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When thinking about nostalgia, you’d be hard pressed to find a company that evokes nostalgia more than Disney. For almost 100 years Disney has been entertaining people around the world with family friendly entertainment that’s linked generations. Maybe you’ve enjoyed their movies, had a favourite Disney character, owned any of their memorabilia, had the fortune to visit one of their theme parks as a child (or even as an adult), or just have an interest in their storied history. Many people feel a connection with Disney as it evokes warm memories for them. But lately Disney hasn't been a great investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Baker Mayfield’s advisers, the most important thing should have been protecting the money, accounting for the risks of his vocation, and it not being a distraction. They've failed him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your Investment Philosophy: A Guide to Managing Wealth & Protecting it from Fraudsters, Marketers & Doom Merchants What are your investment beliefs? It’s a simple question, but one many investors can’t answer. Are you one of those investors? Your Investment Philosophy will change that. Five simple principles help you cut through the media hype, folk tales, and industry marketing that have dominated the minds of investors for too long. You can approach investing with confidence, understand what’s possible, be able to refute nonsense, and know the risks worth taking. There are no secrets, every investor just needs a rational set of beliefs that can guide them in the good times and the bad. Your Investment Philosophy offers this to every investor. Deliberately short, and easy to read, in as little as two hours this book will lift the fog and offer much needed clarity so you can enjoy a successful investment experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andre and Serena didn’t just get to be the best, they had to recognise shortcomings and weaknesses, and address them so they could reach their true potential. For investors it's no different, there's no perfection when investing so it's important to understand the difference between success and perfection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the years the cynic has somewhat been romanticised as those who are realistic and clear-headed, instead of being seen as dark and pessimistic, but it's not really true. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At some point many investors will ponder the need for more exotic assets in their portfolio, but is this being dictated by logic or feelings? We all may want to feel special and sophisticated, but in truth, the rich are different. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The eternal investment question – “do I invest my money all at once or do I invest smaller amounts at predetermined intervals?” Otherwise known as lump sum investing vs. dollar cost averaging, or as our US colleague Jeff Troutner once termed it: wading vs. plunging. For full breakdown of portfolio constructions used, please visit here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People take big leaps of faith in all areas of life. As the Celsius crypto bankruptcy shows, taking leaps of faith with your money can have terrible consequences. Why do people keep putting their money in assets or on platforms that have multiple red flags? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you retire on the pension with an $88k lump sum? On the spreadsheet, sure, but lets look at various challenges retirees face. Housing maintenance. Restlessness. Health & Mobility. Women's super small balances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inflation is here. While it took some time to fully show up in the official figures and be acknowledged by learned economic scholars, us mere mortals who engage with increasing prices throughout the economy on a day-to-day basis long knew something was up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many investors place too much faith in the word safe. They're happy to take it at face value while looking past the need for more research or better understanding the basics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The aged care system in Australia has been under scrutiny in recent years. While the focus has been on harrowing stories from inside the system which hopefully will be addressed, very few people are aware of the often-complex entry process faced by seniors and their families. Here the old principle of “you don’t know what you don’t know” should always be in the minds of seniors along with anyone who wants to offer professional advice or unprofessional opinions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Johnny Depp Amber Heard trial shows people aren't at their best during and in the aftermath of divorce, so how do you handle financial decisions in the chaos? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does someone get so far along in their life without any financial or investment direction? In the past information was very hard to come by, today it's almost a flood, so it's not easy, but every investor needs to ask themselves some simple questions. If they don't like or can't provide the answers, then they might need some help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ASIC has cracked down on finfluencers, and while finfluencers have complained, they were too product focused. There is an easy fix if they genuinely want to be financial educators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walter Matthau was known as a massive sports gambler, were he alive today, you’d wonder whether he’d still be dedicating his time gambling on horses and sports teams given today's obsession with cryptocurrencies and terrible stocks. There has always been a debate about the overlap between gambling and investing. Investing has often been linked with gambling, usually unfairly by people who take a cursory glance and don’t understand the actual intermediary of investing and gambling is speculation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the difference between the careers of Matthew McConaughey and Nicolas Cage over the last decade? It might be Blaine Lourd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.