Financial BS Podcast

Financial BS Podcast

By Jason WattBusinessInvesting
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Financial BS Podcast episodes

  • Ep 69 IG Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

    Jason thinks products should help clients. Chael does have a good mic. Ben Felix leaves a great review! 

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fc61fb9e3ac95b7c9416a9fde8526e13dff1d8a856a603842cd938e68ad19374/BMLAQDUOHZGKLGKXG5WGGNY5IE/ 

    https://rationalreminder.ca/ 

    19 min
  • Ep 68 The (Stolen) Estates of Our Lives

    Jason brings a juicy case to discuss. Is Chael immune to advertising? 

    https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hull-on-estates/id136880425

    https://boomerandecho.com/ 

    https://canlii.ca/t/klz0t 

    24 min
  • Ep 65 WealthSimple and Ts and Cs

    Jason is again perturbed when WealthSimple makes things not simple. Chael gives a couple ideas for future episodes. 

    https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca

    https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/items/5799a178-ac05-4686-aa45-ea2aa79449e4

    23 min
  • Ep 64 Prediction Markets

    Is Jason in favour of prediction markets? Is Chael in favour? If only there were some way you could monetize your prediction. 

    https://www.reuters.com/technology/french-internet-service-providers-told-block-access-polymarket-2026-07-17/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity_of_risk

    https://polymarket.com/

    https://kalshi.com/

    https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/jane-street-took-15-billion-hit-july-tied-situational-awareness-sources-say-2026-08-14/

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-soldier-charged-using-classified-information-profit-prediction-market-bets

    https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/wall-street-quants-move-into-prediction-markets-to-hunt-for-arbitrage-not-to-bet/

    25 min
  • Ep 62 CPP - Two Men Discuss Women's Issues

    Of course, identifying child-rearing as a women's issue is problematic in itself. But Jason is a problematic guy. 

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/fc61fb9e3ac95b7c9416a9fde8526e13dff1d8a856a603842cd938e68ad19374/PWS7NDMKDJCHPBFTFHVSYK67C4/

    https://finepointsolutions.ca/who-we-are/

    https://research-tools.pwlcapital.com/research/cpp

    https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/canada-pension-plan-cpp-employment-insurance-ei-rulings/international-social-security-agreements-canada-pension-plan/what-purpose-international-social-security-agreements.html#tbl 

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214635022000193?via%3Dihub 

    26 min
  • Ep 61 Insane Client Posse

    Chael catches Jason off guard. Jason lectures too much. Longest episode ever. 

    https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7491436573847285761?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7491436573847285761%2C7491478375031742464%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287491478375031742464%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7491436573847285761%29

    https://www.kitces.com/blog/client-acquisition-cost-financial-advisor-marketing-efficiency-lifetime-client-value-lead-generation-satisfaction/ 

    29 min
  • Ep 60 The Emperor's AI Clothes

    Jason picks on banks. Chael reminds Jason that banks should take it slow and steady. 

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/globe-advisor/adv/article-how-independent-advisory-firms-can-thrive-in-the-next-era-of-change/ 

    https://www.advisor.ca/industry-news/jason-pereira-is-building-an-ai-powered-practice/ 

    25 min

About Financial BS Podcast

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Jason and Chael discuss various topics in Canadian financial services. In most episodes, Jason sends Chael a recent media item. Jason and Chael unpack the item in question, to decide what is BS and…