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On this weeks episode of the WTFinance podcast I was happy to welcome back Brian Feroldi - Writer, YouTuber and Author of the recently released book "Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?: Everything You Should Have Been Taught About Investing In School, But Weren't".

During this interview we talked about copping with the current market volatility, Dunning-Kruger effect, understanding market intricacies, what Brian would do as a beginner investing and Brian's highest conviction investments.

I hope you enjoy!

Buy the book here -

Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Does-Stock-Market-Everything-ebook/dp/B09NQQKZ9G/

Brian Feroldi has been intensely interested in money, personal finance, and investing ever since he graduated from college.

Brian started investing in 2004. In the beginning, he had no idea what he was doing and got his teeth kicked in. His returns improved dramatically over time as his experience and knowledge about the stock market grew.

In 2015, Brian became a writer for the Motley Fool. He has since written more than 3,000 articles on stocks, investing, and personal finance. He has also appeared on hundreds of podcasts, videos, and live streams.

In 2021, Brian launched a YouTube channel. It garnered more than 40,000 subscribers and over 1 million views in its first year.

In 2022, Brian’s book Why Does The Stock Market Go Up? was published. Brian lives in New England with his wife and three kids.

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On todays episode I was happy to host  @Tay Chi Keng for a second time! Chi is a Alibaba Evangelist, China Enthusiast and YouTube Creator.

We talked about what has been happening with Alibaba since we last talked, dealbreakers to be watching out for, investing in Singapore, Chi's investment in Facebook and other companies he is currently watching. I hope you enjoy!

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On todays episode I was happy to host Nick Timiraos, Chief Economics Correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and author of the recently released book "Trillion Dollar Triage: How Jay Powell and the Fed Battled a President and a Pandemic---and Prevented Economic Disaster", a book that was recently recommended by Warren  Buffet at his Annual Shareholders Meeting. 

During the interview we talked about Powell's background, the extraordinary measures they did during the COVID pandemic, Flexible Average Inflation Target (FAIT) and what impact these decisions have made on the current state of inflation. I hope you enjoy!

Buy the book here - 
Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trillion-Dollar-Triage-President-Pandemic-ebook/dp/B09B9JXNWZ/

Nick Timiraos has been the chief economics correspondent at The Wall Street Journal since 2017, where he is responsible for covering the Federal Reserve and other major developments in U.S. economic policy.

He joined the Journal in 2006 and previously covered the 2008 presidential election. He wrote about U.S. housing markets and the mortgage industry as a reporter based in New York. His coverage included the government’s response to the foreclosure crisis and the takeover of finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Other assignments have included the Treasury Department, fiscal policy, and the Puerto Rican debt crisis.

More of Nicks Work - 

Website - https://www.nicktimiraos.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/NickTimiraos
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-timiraos-96364b2/

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Former Vice Chair Clarida about the FED’s job during the pandemic -

“We are in a jumbo jet at 30,000 feet in the worst storm in seventy-five years. Our instrument panel [The Treasury market] has gone dead, in both ways: We don’t believe what they’re saying, and when we push this button it doesn’t do what we think. On top of that we are running out of fuel or Treasury Money because we can’t keep doing these lending programs. Not only do we have to stabilize the plane, we’ve got to land it in a fog and gale-force winds. We’ve got to find an airport, land the plane on a dark runway, then make sure it does not skid off into the ocean”. 

Powell quote about Economy - 

Powell downplayed worries about a 1970’s style scenario of runaway price increases - globalisation and technology, said Powell, had weakened businesses’ ability to raise prices and eroded workers’ bargaining powers. “It’s just a different economy”.

Powell parting quote - 

“Even in terrible times, try to take counsel from your hopes as well as your fears,” Powell offered, “We should never sell ourselves short.”

On todays episode I was happy to host Izebella Kaminska, Founder and Editor of  @The Blind Spot , a new media venture that aims to shine a light on stories being missed by the wider journalistic pack, to talk about

On the podcast we talked about Izabella's background in journalism, the importance of challenging investment norms and what stories Izabella believes should be talked about more. I hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Introductions
0:20 - Izabella background
2:40 - Positives of independence
4:45 - What are peoples motives?
8:15 - extremes coming to the forefront
11:20 - Specific article that were not being covered?
19:35 - Questioning investing and FED rhetoric
28:05 - Finance news pieces that should be covered more by mainstream media?
34:15 -  Nuclear
39:10 - Message to take away from the interview?

Izabella is an alumni of the Financial Times, where she spent 13 years in reporting roles, most recently as the editor of FT Alphaville, the Financial Times’ award-winning markets and finance blog. Izabella was also an FT columnist and opinion writer focused on tech, finance and markets.

Izabella started her journalistic career in 2001 as a junior reporter for the English-language newspaper the Warsaw Business Journal. She later spent time in the former Soviet Republic at the Caspian Business News, which took her to Azerbaijan and Georgia. In 2003 she reported as a freelancer from Kabul, Afghanistan, before joining BP as an Associate Editor of the company’s internal magazine Horizon in 2004.

After completing the 2005 Reuters graduate trainee programme, Izabella joined Platts to focus on the reporting of European natural gas markets. She then went on to become a senior producer at CNBC in London, producing the channel’s flag-ship programme Squawk Box.

With the The Blind Spot Izabella is initiating a two-part plan to try and help reconfigure how journalistic information is organised on the internet.

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On todays episode I was happy to host  Tavi Costa , expert in the commodity markets and currently a Portfolio Manager at  Crescat Capital .

On the podcast we talked about the potential for a commodity super cycle, what Macro Trends are influencing this, how investors can take advantage of the trend and what countries Tavi is focusing on.

I hope you enjoy!

Tavi is a Member and Portfolio Manager at Crescat Capital and has been with the firm since 2013. He is responsible for developing Crescat’s macro models as part of our thematic investment process. His research has been featured in financial publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, Real Vision, and others. Tavi is a native of São Paulo, Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Before joining Crescat, he worked with the underwriting of financial products and in international business at Braservice, a large logistics company in Brazil.

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On this weeks podcast I was happy to speak with Scott Nations, Founder of Nations Indexes, creator of VolDex and author of the recently released book “The Anxious Investor - Mastering the Mental Game of Investing”, currently available at any good book store. 

Buy the Book Here - 

Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anxious-Investor-Mastering-Mental-Investing-ebook/dp/B098QR1948/

Publisher - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-anxious-investor-scott-nations?variant=39402881482786

Throughout the interview we talked about the behavioural biases investors experience, techniques to protect yourself from these biases, Scott's thoughts on the current markets and the message from the book. 

Scott is the author of "The Anxious Investor" as well as "A History of the United States in Five Crashes."

​Scott is also the president of Nations Indexes, Inc., the world's leading independent developer of volatility indexes and option strategy indexes.

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Website - https://www.scottnations.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScottNations
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottnations/

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On todays podcast I was happy to host Robert Ross, founder of Tik Stocks and author of the upcoming book “A Beginner's Guide to High-Risk, High-Reward Investing: From Cryptocurrencies and Short Selling to SPACs and NFTs, an Essential Guide to the Next Big Investment”, releasing on May 10th this year. 

You can find the book here - 

Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginners-Guide-High-Risk-High-Reward-Investing-ebook/dp/B09DDCV7WR/

Publisher - https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/A-Beginners-Guide-to-High-Risk-High-Reward-Investing/Robert-Ross/9781507218235

On the podcast we talked about Roberts background, why we haven't seen a risk off environment, interesting investment vehicles mentioned in the book and the mistakes most retail investors make. 

Robert Ross’s unique style of clear and direct stock research helped him build a massive following in the investment research industry, starting his career at investment research company Mauldin Economics and quickly rising through the ranks of to become the youngest chief analyst in the industry. 

Today, over a million investors turn to Ross every month for his take on investing, economics, and personal finance. Between his social media followers on TikTok, Instagram, and Patreon and profiles in Time, Business Insider, MarketWatch, and Daily Mail (London), Ross uses his platform to promote fundamentally sound investing habits for people of all ages. Ross has a degree in economics from Loyola University New Orleans and lives in Los Angeles, California.

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertedwardross/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tik.stocks?lang=en
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On todays podcast I had the privilege of hosting Derrick Kinney, Founder of the Good Money Framework, Host of the Good Money Podcast and author of the recently released book “Good Money Revolution: How to Make More Money to Do More Good”.

On the podcast we talked about how important it is to analyse your performance, the three good money levers and building investing habits. I hope you enjoy!

First 5 Chapters for Free - 

https://www.goodmoneyframework.com/freechapters

Buy the book here - 

Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Money-Revolution-Make-More-ebook/dp/B09QRMK584/

Derrick Kinney - 

Website - https://www.goodmoneyframework.com/
iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-money-with-derrick-kinney/id1531522259
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7bgirhL9e0Xy7N1NfC6FTE?si=6d23a3ff0cf34129
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After boldly selling his successful financial planning business, Derrick launched Good Money Framework and the popular Good Money Podcast, where he interviews the world’s top business professionals, influencers, authors and leaders to inspire listeners to build their net worth for good. 

Derrick believes money is not bad, and good people — just like you — should have more of it to do more good in the world. His mission is to teach others how negative beliefs about money are holding them back, and how to change their money mindset for the better. Helping make complex financial topics easy-to-understand, Derrick is a regular on local and national media where he has been interviewed on CNBC, FOX News, CNN, FOX Business, PBS, the Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine, and was ranked by Forbes as a Best-In-State Wealth Advisor in 2020.

On todays podcast I had the privilege of hosting Christopher Volk, co-founder and former CEO of STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR) and author of the upcoming book " The Value Equation:  A Business Guide to Creating Wealth for Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Business Leaders” which is available in May, 2022. 

On the podcast we talked about how you are more likely to be a billionaire than win the lottery, the Six variables of analysing a company, value vs growth investing over the coming years and best piece of advice Chris has received. I hope you enjoy!

The Book - 

Wiley - https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Value+Equation:+A+Business+Guide+to+Wealth+Creation+for+Entrepreneurs,+Leaders+&+Investors-p-9781119875642

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Value-Equation-Business-Entrepreneurs-Investors/dp/1119875641


0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - What was your influence for writing the book?
3:20 - How did students find the information?
6:05 - More likely to become a billionaire than win the lottery
8:02 - The Six Variables
14:17 - Beat the average returns
16:14 - Are others overcomplicating their analysis?
19:18 - One of the biggest mistakes business make is running out of cash
21:40 - Buy a good company, pay a premium
23:10 - Any other variables?
25:20 - What business models should investors be analysing?
27:10 - Value investing vs growth over the coming years?
28:50 - Are there any red flags that you keep an eye on?
35:15 - Accounting systems
35:35 - Future of the US Housing Market
39:38 - Best piece piece of advice Chris has received?
41:05 - What is the message you would like listeners to takeaway from the book?

Christopher Volk, author of THE VALUE EQUATION, has been instrumental in leading and publicly listing three successful companies, two of which he co-founded. The most recent is STORE Capital (NYSE: “STOR”) where he served as founding chief executive officer and then as executive chairman. Volk, who has written about corporate finance since early in his career and has created an award-winning video series about the topic, is a regional winner of EYs’ Entrepreneur of the Year award. He resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and Huntsville, Alabama.

Christopher Volk - 

Website - http://www.thevalueequation.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-volk-86848b3/
Article - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/author-christopher-volk-5-things-every-ceo-should-know-about-navigating-the-world-of-finance-58c07fa208c

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