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Benjamin Felix, Cameron Passmore, and Dan Bortolotti ยท Investment

The Rational Reminder Podcast

A weekly reality check on sensible investing and financial decision-making, from three Canadians. Hosted by Benjamin Felix, Cameron Passmore, and Dan Bortolotti, Portfolio Managers at PWL Capital.

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Episode 393: Engineering Financial Outcomes

22 Jan 2026
1h 14m
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This podcast episode explores how to apply an engineering mindset to financial planning, emphasizing the importance of aligning strategies with client goals. It distinguishes between financial plans (designs) and financial projections (modeling), advocating for confident communication of planning decisions despite inhe...

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Episode 392: The Rise of ETF Slop

15 Jan 2026
1h 15m
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Episode 391: How Assumptions Shape Financial Planning Outcomes

08 Jan 2026
1h 15m
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Episode 390: The "AI Bubble" and Stock Market Concentration

01 Jan 2026
1h 10m
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Episode 389: How the Rational Reminder Podcast is Made

25 Dec 2025
1h 17m
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Episode 388: AMA #11 - Your Parents' Advisor, 100% Equity Portfolios, and Investing $10 Billion

18 Dec 2025
1h 21m
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In this episode of The Rational Reminder Podcast, the hosts reflect on the past year's market surprises and discuss PWL Capital's experiences, including joining One Digital. They address listener-submitted AMA questions, including navigating high advisor fees, the appropriateness of 100% equity portfolios for inexperie...

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Episode 387: Lessons from The Wealthy Barber (2025)

11 Dec 2025
1h 25m
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Episode 386: Is anyone doing dd? with Aravind Sithamparapillai

04 Dec 2025
1h 16m
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Episode 385: A Case Study on Pension Benefits vs. Commuted Values

27 Nov 2025
55m
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Episode 384: Mamdouh Medhat - A Profitability Retrospective, and Private Fund Performance

20 Nov 2025
1h 20m
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In this episode of The Rational Reminder Podcast, Benjamin Felix and Cameron Passmore interview Mamdouh Medhat, a researcher and investment manager at Dimensional Fund Advisors, about his research on profitability, global diversification, and private investments. The discussion covers a retrospective analysis of the pr...

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Episode 383: AMA #10 - Dollar cost averaging & mutual funds vs. ETFs

13 Nov 2025
1h 6m
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Episode 382: Ted Cadsby - The Power of Index Funds, and Being Human

06 Nov 2025
1h 18m
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Episode 381: Investing 101

30 Oct 2025
1h 25m
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In this episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast, the hosts discuss investing 101, covering the importance of investing to combat inflation and achieve financial independence. They explain the basics of stocks and bonds as financial assets, highlighting the trade-offs between risk and expected returns. The hosts advoca...

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Episode 380: John Y. Campbell - Fixing Personal Finance

23 Oct 2025
1h 23m
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Episode 379: AMA #9: Covered Call ETFs, Currency Hedging, and Bond Misconceptions

16 Oct 2025
1h 23m
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Episode 378: Learning from Market History

09 Oct 2025
52m
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The US financial system's history, particularly the role of debt, central banking, and speculative bubbles, is examined through a conversation with Mark Higgins, Senior Vice President for IFA Institutionals and author of "Investing in US Financial History." Higgins emphasizes Alexander Hamilton's crucial role in establ...

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Episode 377: Investing in Your Health

02 Oct 2025
1h 15m
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Episode 376: Climbing The Wealth Ladder

25 Sep 2025
57m
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In this episode of The Rational Reminder Podcast, hosts Benjamin Felix and Cameron Passmore interview Nick Maggiulli, Chief Operating Officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, about his new book, "The Wealth Ladder." Maggiulli introduces the wealth ladder framework, which divides wealth into six levels and suggests that f...

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Episode 375: Covered Calls: A Devil's Bargain

18 Sep 2025
1h 14m
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Episode 374: The Underperformance of Target Date Funds

11 Sep 2025
55m
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