Ben Johnson, Director of Global Research at Morningstar joins Phil for a deep conversation about career and ETFs. They discuss:   After a false start in architecture, Ben discovered finance Investing lessons from collecting baseball cards as kids Morningstar’s ETF rating approach, including classifications Persistence of top rated funds and predictive value of the ratings How to rate portfolios of ETFs, and Morningstar’s new portfolio rating service Ben defends market cap weighting, Phil makes the case that investors can do better Morningstar’s conference and why the ETF and mutual fund conferences were merged The outlook for non-transparent ETFs The obstacle Ben had to overcome to move his career forward 

Ben Johnson - Rating Funds & Rating Portfolios (EP.43)

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April Boyle, Founder and Executive Director of the Build Institute in Detroit, talks about how underestimated entrepreneurs and communities can build lasting wealth and ownership. April discusses Build's mission, why small business is the backbone of communities, the challenges in getting small business funding, the impact of monopolies on small business, and alternative funding sources such as community capital and invisible capital.

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In this episode: David Abner, President of Dabner Capital Markets and former CEO of WisdomTree Europe joins Phil for a wide ranging conversation about the digitization of the asset and wealth management industries, where the puck is heading, and how the world will be changed post-shutdown.

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Christopher Irons from Quoth the Raven research joins the show to talk about Covid-19 and its impact on the economy, how Chris identified the risks of a pandemic early on and what to expect from the markets and a macro level going forward. Phil and Chris also discuss censorship, Austrian economics, corporate bailouts, investing in gold, and more.

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 Phil talks to four friends of the podcast about how they are coping with the shutdown, the markets and how they are keeping their spirits up during this difficult time. With Doug Boneparth, “The Wookie Index”, Aaron Morekin and Benjamin Brandt. 

Ben Johnson - Rating Funds & Rating Portfolios (EP.43)

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