What’s up Smart Money Crew – it’s your host Dean Thomas. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Apologies for the small break – markets once again went on steroids this past week so my attention and energy has been focused on managing risk and analyzing new potential positions. I’m back this week though and have two amazing guests to share with you. On today’s episode, I wanted to speak a bit about a Medium article I came across that changed my life. A lot of Smart Money members might already know this stuff but this article definitely completely shifted my world view. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew – thank you for tuning in! It’s your host Dean Thomas. On today’s episode, I wanted to talk about some mental tools I picked up recently that have made my life a whole lot better. By no means are these the end-all be all nor are they the answers to the meaning of life, but they have certainly made a drastic difference in my personal life experience. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show 😊

What’s up Smart Money Crew – hope you are having a wonderful weekend. We’re going to do something a little different in this episode - transitioning from the IQ side of the equation to delve a little into the EQ. As Amy so eloquently explained in her podcast, the mechanics and mathematics of investing are actually quite simple. We don’t go beyond adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.

What’s much more difficult to master, on the other hand, is the psychological and emotional sides of the equation. Just having the right answer doesn’t count if you are unable to execute when the time comes. In this episode we will be going over some of the most fascinating ideas I took away from a book titled “Attached – The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love” by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller.

As the ancient Zen Buddhist saying goes, how you do one thing is how you do everything. I think it’s pretty impossible to have a stable, positive, and consistent investing career if your personal life is a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. Your career and personal lives mirror each other and to have mastery over one will help bring mastery to the other. So without further ado, please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew – happy Friday! It’s your host Dean Thomas. Congratulations all – we made it once again. Hope you are having a great start to the weekend. This will be part three and the finale of my takeaways from the writings of Naval Ravikant. In case you missed parts 1 and 2, please feel free to check out episodes #025 and #028. If you’re in the right place, feel free to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew! It is has been a crazy few days in the stock market. Hope you guys are staying safe. This is part 3 of our interview with the incredible Amy Chang. Thank you guys for your support. Thank you for being a part of this movement. We really appreciate it and hope to continue bringing you guys quality content :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew – it’s your host Dean Thomas. This is part two of a three part interview series with the incredible Amy Chang. If you missed the first part, please feel free to check out the previous episode - #029. If you’re in the right place, please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew – Happy Monday! It’s your host Dean Thomas. We have a very special guest on the show today who, like me, started her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. We both went through the trenches together and from there she transitioned to a very elite hedge fund.

This will be part one of a three part series where we talk through hedge fund life, buyside vs. sellside reflections, and life in New York. Please give a very warm Smart Money welcome to the incredible Amy Chang!

What’s up Smart Money Crew – it’s your host Dean Thomas. Hope you are having a wonderful start to the weekend. Just got my morning workout in – lookin’ good, feelin’ better! This is going to be part 2 of a three part series on the writings of Naval Ravikant. In case you missed the first episode, please feel free to check out podcast episode #025. If you’re in the right place, feel free to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show :)

What’s up Smart Money Crew – it’s your host Dean Thomas. Hope you guys are having a wonderful Friday. We did it! We made it :)

This is part 2 of a two-part series with Valerie Zhao. In case you missed the first part – please feel free to check out the previous episode - #026. If you’re in the right place and excited to get to it – please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

What’s up Smart Money Crew! It’s your host Dean Thomas. We are rounding out the week with a very good friend of mine whose experience has spanned the top education institutions in this country from Philips Exeter Academy to Dartmouth to MIT.

She is currently a management consultant at the prestigious McKinsey & Company focusing on healthcare and for those of you who don’t know what McKinsey is – it’s basically the creme de la crème in the consulting world.

Her journey has been anything but a straight line up and to the right, however. I think the unusual twists and turns life throws us is ultimately what makes our lives interesting, fulfilling, and memorable. Without further ado, please give a warm Smart Money welcome to the powerful and eloquent, Valerie Zhao!