Simple, but Not Easy

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Hello, and welcome to Simple, but Not Easy, where we turn complicated financial developments into actionable ideas. This is a podcast from Morningstar’s Wealth Group, where we equip financial advisors with our best ideas to remove friction and help clients achieve goals.

Episode Date
Baby Boomers to Millennials: Working Across Generations to Help Them Achieve Financial Goals
Mar 14, 2024
U.S. Stocks: Beyond the Magnificent Seven
Feb 06, 2024
2024 Outlook: Economy, Inflation, Best Ideas, and AI
Dec 08, 2023
AI's Role in the Future of Wealth Management, Featuring the AI Character "Morningstar Mo"
Nov 02, 2023
The Cutting Edge of Advisor Technology: Ezra Group's Craig Izkowitz
Jul 11, 2023
BlackRock's Liz Koehler on Financial Advice, Using Models, and Raising the Bar
Jun 07, 2023
Game-Changing Advisor Trends, With Cerulli and SMArtX
May 09, 2023
30,000-Foot View of Financial Advisor Challenges, Including Data and New Regulations
Apr 06, 2023
What Actions Add Value in This Environment?
Mar 03, 2023
2023 Outlook: Inflation, Recession, Valuations, and Retirement
Jan 03, 2023
An Inside Look at Direct Indexing
Dec 22, 2022
“Advisors Will Want to Run a More Profitable, Growing, Scalable Practice” - Daniel Needham to Financial Advisors
Nov 21, 2022
Latest Research on Stagflation & Market Impacts
Nov 01, 2022
Investing in Today's Volatile Markets: New Season, 100th Episode
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 100 Coming Next: But First, Listen To Our Most Downloaded Episode So Far
Oct 04, 2022
Behavioral Science & Tips in Volatile Markets
Aug 23, 2022
Getting Personal: Getting to Know How Advisors Get to Know Their Clients (Episode 13 Rebroadcast)
Jun 27, 2022
What Does Good Forecasting Look Like—and Why Are Weather Forecasters So Good at It? (Episode 65 Rebroadcast)
Jun 13, 2022
Our Insights on the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting
May 30, 2022
Investing Amidst Uncertainty
May 16, 2022
Is Dollar-Cost Averaging Irrational? Compared to What? (Episode 30 Rebroadcast)
May 02, 2022
Dump the Dow: Why What You Pay Attention to Matters (Episode 14 Rebroadcast)
Apr 18, 2022
Demonstrating ESG Commitments for Advisors and Investors (Episode 74 Rebroadcast)
Mar 21, 2022
Fear of the Unknown: Inflation and Rising Rates
Mar 07, 2022
Key Investing and Behavioral Messages for Advisor-Client Meetings (Episode 51 Rebroadcast)
Feb 21, 2022
Risk, Downside Protection, and the Goal Mindset
Feb 08, 2022
Overconfident? Cognitively Rigid? How Investors Can Make Better Decisions by Dealing With Emotions and Biases (Episode 50 Rebroadcast)
Jan 25, 2022
2022 Outlook
Jan 11, 2022
ESG in 2022: a Simple, but Not Easy Short
Dec 21, 2021
Easing Inflation Worries
Nov 30, 2021
Sizing up Risks and Opportunities in Chinese Equities
Sep 27, 2021
The Potential Impact of Corporate Tax Hikes on Equities
Sep 13, 2021
The Sustainability Stress Test
Sep 07, 2021
Our Global Convictions Following Q2 2021
Jul 28, 2021
2021 Inflation Insights
Jul 12, 2021
Global Energy Stocks: In Structural Decline or a Buying Opportunity?
Jun 28, 2021
Our Reactions: 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
Jun 14, 2021
Our Investment Convictions: Searching for Select Opportunities
May 10, 2021
Will Consolidation Destroy Personalization for Financial Advisors?
Apr 26, 2021
We're Temporarily Moving to a Biweekly Cadence
Apr 19, 2021
Dividend Stocks: How Coronavirus, Value/Growth, and Interest Rates Have Affected Income
Apr 12, 2021
Is Dollar-Cost Averaging Irrational? Compared to What? (Ep. 30 Rebroadcast)
Apr 05, 2021
To Annuitize or Not? (Episode 35 Rebroadcast)
Mar 29, 2021
Rules as Tools: Using Heuristics to Help Empower Financial Success
Mar 22, 2021
South Korean Stocks: Has the Luster Faded After a Strong Finish to 2020?
Mar 15, 2021
Demonstrating ESG Commitments for Advisors and Investors
Mar 08, 2021
GameStop, Reddit, & Robinhood vs. Investing for the Long Run
Mar 01, 2021
From 'the Ibbotson Chart' to Popularity: Lessons Learned From 5 Decades of Asset Allocation
Feb 22, 2021
Our Investment Convictions: Finding Balance After a Significant Q4 Rebound
Feb 08, 2021
Pairing Portfolios With an Investor's Goals
Feb 01, 2021
Daniel Needham: How Changes in Active Management May Create Opportunities for Investors
Jan 18, 2021
Theories, Crowds, Bubbles, & Bees: Daniel Needham on Contrarian Investing (Ep. 27 Rebroadcast)
Jan 04, 2021
Thinking in Bets (and About Biases): A Deep Dive into Using Behavioral Science Techniques in Investing (Ep. 6 Rebroadcast)
Dec 28, 2020
20 Years of 'Tipping': What Investors Can Learn From Gladwell's Classic Book (Ep. 34 Rebroadcast)
Dec 21, 2020
Please Take Our Short Survey
Dec 17, 2020
Opportunities in Equities
Dec 14, 2020
The Rise of Big Tech
Nov 30, 2020
Value Investing: Intelligent Investing Aims to Get More Than You Pay For (Ep. 16 Rebroadcast)
Nov 23, 2020
What Does Good Forecasting Look Like? (And Why Are Weather Forecasters So Good at It?)
Nov 16, 2020
How Should Investors Interpret the U.S. Election Returns?
Nov 09, 2020
The Election, the Economy, and the Road to Recovery
Nov 02, 2020
Our Investment Convictions: Why We’re Staying Off the Sidelines
Oct 26, 2020
Risk in 2020: How to Help Investors Succeed
Oct 05, 2020
Will Growth Stocks Outperform Value Forever?
Sep 28, 2020
The Election Cycle: What Really Matters to Investors?
Sep 21, 2020
Advisor Profile: For Ephie Coumanakos, Good Advice Is Personal Advice
Sep 14, 2020
Does ESG Investing Lead to Weaker Returns?
Aug 31, 2020
Investing in a Global Recession: Is This Time Different?
Aug 10, 2020
Ask the PM: Finding ‘Robust, Reliable, and Growing’ Dividends in Today’s Markets
Aug 03, 2020
Advisor Profile: From Yale to His Advice Practice, it’s All Hometown to John Caserta
Jul 27, 2020
Key Investing and Behavioral Messages for Advisor-Client Meetings
Jul 20, 2020
Overconfident? Cognitively Rigid? How Investors Can Make Better Decisions by Dealing With Emotions and Biases
Jul 13, 2020
Advisor Profile: Kevin Schaefer Coaches Clients to Have a 'Simple Smile'
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. vs. International Stocks: Will Next Decade’s Performance Look Different From the Last?
Jun 15, 2020
‘Essential Businesses’: Managing Focused Stock Portfolios in a COVID-19 World
Jun 08, 2020
Is This Rebound for Real? And Is Now a Good Time to Double-Check Risk Tolerance?
Jun 01, 2020
Advisor Profile: Erik Bowman Moved Quickly to Adapt His Practice to COVID-19
May 18, 2020
Markets in Crisis: What Are Potential Implications for Inflation?
May 11, 2020
Markets in Crisis: Finding Income in Today's Markets
Apr 27, 2020
Markets in Crisis: What’s Important to Remember During Trying Times?
Apr 20, 2020
Markets in Crisis: Q1 Update and a Look Ahead
Apr 13, 2020
Advisor Profile: How Has COVID-19 Affected Derek Notman's Practice? 'Not at all'
Apr 07, 2020
Markets in Crisis: Answering Advisors' Questions
Mar 30, 2020
Markets in Crisis: Our Long-Term, Valuation-Driven Views of Markets Today
Mar 23, 2020
To Annuitize or Not: New Research by David Blanchett
Mar 16, 2020
20 Years of 'Tipping': What Investors Can Learn From Gladwell's Classic Book
Mar 09, 2020
Market Turbulence and Loss: Behaving Well When Markets Go Bad (Ep. 20 Rebroadcast)
Mar 02, 2020
Outlook 2020 Pt. 2: Finding Opportunities When Most Markets Are Overpriced
Feb 24, 2020
Outlook 2020, Pt. 1: Assessing the Aggregate Risk-for-Reward Picture
Feb 10, 2020
Is Dollar-Cost Averaging Irrational? Compared to What?
Feb 03, 2020
Helping Others: 2 Financial Advisors Share the Challenges and Joys of Their Practice
Jan 27, 2020
Picking Stocks for the Long Run: 4 Portfolio Managers Share Their Thoughts
Jan 13, 2020
Theories, Crowds, Bubbles, & Bees: Daniel Needham on Contrarian Investing
Jan 06, 2020
Markets Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!
Dec 16, 2019
Red Dusk: Do Post-Rally Prices Call for Russian Bearishness?
Dec 09, 2019
Talking Turkey: Pt. 2
Nov 25, 2019
Talking Turkey: What We're Thankful for in 2019, and What We'd Be Thankful for in the Future, Pt. 1
Nov 18, 2019
Market Turbulence and Loss: Behaving Well When Markets Go Bad
Oct 28, 2019
Contrarian Ideas: Have Lower Oil Prices Made Energy Stocks Attractive?
Oct 18, 2019
Better Decision-Making Through Diverse Opinions, Pt. 2
Oct 14, 2019
Better Decision-Making Through Diverse Opinions, Pt. 1
Oct 07, 2019
Value Investing: Intelligent Investing Aims to Get More Than You Pay For
Sep 30, 2019
Think Integration, not Outsourcing: The Importance of Choosing the Right Money Manager
Sep 23, 2019
Dump the Dow: Why What You Pay Attention to Matters
Sep 16, 2019
Getting Personal: Getting to Know How Advisors Get to Know Their Clients
Sep 09, 2019
Our Back-to-School Reading List (Part 2)
Aug 26, 2019
Our Back-to-School Reading List (Part 1)
Aug 19, 2019
"The Largest Purchase Most Americans Will Ever Make": Researching the State of Retirement
Aug 12, 2019
Bringing Their "A-Game": Advisors as Behavioral Coaches
Aug 05, 2019
The Next Generation of Investors: A Conversation with Millennials
Jul 29, 2019
Not-So-Crude Markets: Energy Infrastructure and MLPs
Jul 22, 2019
Thinking in Bets, and About Biases: A Deep Dive into Using Behavioral Science Techniques in Investing
Jul 16, 2019
A Contrarian View: Why We Prefer International Over U.S. Stocks
Jul 08, 2019
Sinking Treasury Yields: Our Views on the “Belly” of the Curve
Jul 01, 2019
Some Like It Hot: Looking into the IPO Market
Jun 24, 2019
Planting Sustainable Investing in Your Practice [Part 2]
Jun 18, 2019
What Is Sustainable Investing? [Part 1]
Jun 14, 2019