The Rational Reminder Podcast

Episode 373: Asset Allocation in Practice

Episode 372: Elie Hassenfeld - (Approximately) Optimal Philanthropy

Charitable giving functions as a financial decision requiring the same quantitative rigor and transparency as investment management. Elie Hassenfeld, co-founder of GiveWell, identifies high-impact opportunities in low-income countries by prioritizing evidence-based interventions, such as malaria prevention, vitamin A s...

Episode 371: Banks Sell Products, Not Advice

Episode 370: Dave Chilton (The Wealthy Barber): Timeless Financial Advice

Episode 369: The Most Important Quotes in Investing

This episode commemorates the Rational Reminder Podcast's seventh anniversary, highlighting its growth with 8.3 million audio downloads and a community of nearly 12,000 users. The discussion transitions to investment wisdom, emphasizing the importance of saving with the mantra "Pay yourself first," and the necessity of...

Episode 368: Jim Rowley & Andy Maack - Implementing Index Funds at Vanguard

Episode 367: AMA #8 + Insurance Needs Analysis with Louai Bibi

Episode 366 - Avoiding Investment Scams

In this episode of The Rational Reminder Podcast, Benjamin Felix and Cameron Passmore discuss investment scams, particularly those impersonating Benjamin Felix, and offer advice on how to avoid them, highlighting specific examples like investment group scams on Telegram and WhatsApp, email impersonation, and fake finan...

Episode 365 – Rob Carrick's Eight Lessons Learned in 27 Years of Covering Personal Finance

In this episode of The Rational Reminder Podcast, hosts Benjamin Felix, Cameron Passmore, and Dan Bortolotti interview Rob Carrick, a recently retired personal finance journalist, to reflect on his 27-year career and glean insights from his experiences. Carrick shares his perspectives on the increasing pressures of con...

Episode 364 – Martijn Cremers: Is the Conventional Wisdom on Active Management Wrong?

Episode 363 - The (Underappreciated) Risk of Individual Stocks

Episode 362 – AMA #7

Episode 361: Alex Edmans - Finding "The Truth" in Economics, Finance, and Life

The podcast explores the increasing difficulty of finding truth in an age of abundant information, focusing on how data and statistics can be misrepresented. Alex Edmans, professor of finance at London Business School and author of "May Contain Lies," introduces the "Ladder of Misinference," a framework detailing how i...

Episode 360 – Gerard O'Reilly: The Components of Net Returns

Episode 359 - The Most Controversial Topics in Personal Finance

Episode 358 – Dr. Eli Beracha: Renting versus Buying a Home

In this episode of The Rational Reminder Podcast, Benjamin Felix and Dan Bortolotti interview Dr. Eli Beracha, a real estate finance professor, about the rent versus buy decision. Dr. Beracha shares his research, which suggests that renting can often be financially advantageous if the difference in cost is invested wis...

Episode 357 – AMA #6

Episode 356 – Abby Davisson: How to Make Decisions About Money and Love

The podcast explores the intersection of money and love in life's significant decisions, guided by Abby Davisson, co-author of "Money and Love," who shares a framework for holistic decision-making. Davisson introduces the "five C's"—clarify, communicate, consider, check-in, and consequences—as an iterative tool to navi...

Episode 355 – Do Index Funds Incur Adverse Selection Costs?

Episode 354 - Jason Pereira: Expert Financial Planning