The guys riff in this one, as Doug relates the current economy to an Eagles frontman and Gerry resists the urge to mock him mercilessly.

Taylor Frigon's longtime  Director of Research, Dave Mathisen, joins the show to discuss the process,  his time in the military and his similarities to a well-known Patrick Swayze character.

Gerry has his "this generation has it too easy" moment as he expounds to Doug on the virtues of suffering as it relates to investing.

This week, Gerry lays out the problems over too much market-watching and the downside of liquidity.

Gerry and Doug dig into faith, first principles, worldviews and values to discuss how they effect our business and why they matter to our firm.

Gerry takes the focus off of interest rates and  opines on the  problems of the regulatory state and makes the case for pro-growth policies.

Doug gives Gerry the third degree  over with certain investing trends of the last few years qualify as fads or as legitimate investments.

Gerry and Doug ask the proverbial investor the question "Did You Think it Was Going To Be Easy?" and how it relates to the monetary environment and the discipline of investing in tough times.

Gerry lays out the benefits of approaching investing by looking for good companies, as opposed to merely counting on the overall market to rise.

Gerry and Doug talk about the historic interest rate increase and its implications.