Two Quants and a Financial Planner

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Two Quants and a Financial Planner bridges the worlds of investing and financial planning to help investors achieve their long-term goals. Join Matt Zeigler, Jack Forehand and Justin Carbonneau as they cover a wide range of investing and financial planning topics that impact all of us and discuss how we can apply them in the real world to achieve the best outcomes in our financial lives.

Episode Date
He Studied 100 Years of Bubbles. He Exposed Private Equity's Volatility Illusion | The Weekly Wrap
May 25, 2026
He Invested Through Five Bubbles. He Wrote the Book on Them | The Weekly Wrap - 5/17/2026
May 17, 2026
The S&P 500 is Just 46 Stocks. 89% of the Economy is Flatlining | What We Learned This Week
May 11, 2026
Outperformed by Mom | The Weekly Wrap – 5/2/2026
May 03, 2026
We Asked David Rosenberg, Chris Bloomstran and Cameron Dawson What This Market Is Getting Wrong
Apr 26, 2026
We Asked Liz Ann Sonders, Jim Grant, and Brent Donnelly What Investors Miss About This Market
Apr 19, 2026
The Recession Signal Hidden in Walmart | The Weekly Wrap - 4/12/2026
Apr 12, 2026
The 1 in 18,900 Bet | Practical Lessons from Michael Maboussin, Katie Stockton, Ben Hunt, Kuppy and Aahan Menon
Apr 05, 2026
The Shock No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap - 3/29/2026
Mar 29, 2026
The War No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap – 3/22/2026
Mar 22, 2026
14% for Tech. 1% for Everyone Else | The Weekly Wrap – 3/14/2026
Mar 14, 2026
From AI Hype to Hard Money | The Weekly Market Insight – March 8, 2026
Mar 08, 2026
The Question No One Asks | What Great Investors Taught Us About Portfolio and Purpose
Feb 23, 2026
The Retirement Rule No One Gets Right | Practical Lessons from Bill Bengen
Jan 04, 2026
The Most Underutilized Concept in Investing | Four Lessons from Michael Mauboussin
Nov 08, 2025
How to Avoid Selling Your Next 100-Bagger | Practical Lessons from Chris Mayer
Aug 11, 2025
The Fourth Turning is Here. But It Isn’t What You Think | Practical Lessons from Neil Howe
Jul 14, 2025
When Easy Markets Hide Hard Truths | Practical Lessons from Richard Bernstein
Jul 06, 2025
QE Myths. Free Trade Lies. Fatal Mistakes | 12 Great Investors Share Their Most Unpopular Beliefs
Jun 30, 2025
20,000 Watched in Silence. Then Buffett Dropped the Bombshell. | What It Means for Berkshire
Jun 09, 2025
The Great Distortion: The Hidden Impact of Passive Investing | Practical Lessons from Mike Green
May 26, 2025
Sequence Risk Can Derail Your Retirement: Here is How to Stop It | Practical Lessons from Wade Pfau
May 19, 2025
The Seismic Shift Markets Are Missing | Practical Lessons from Ben Hunt & Grant Williams
May 12, 2025
The Diversification Delusion | The Risk that Leaves Both Stocks and Bonds Exposed
May 07, 2025
The Irrecoverable Error: Risk, Ruin, and the Rules of Wealth | Practical Lessons from Guy Spier
Apr 28, 2025
The Dark Side of Value Investing: Practical Lessons from Aswath Damodaran
Apr 16, 2025
Tariffs Are Here. The Market is Down. Here is What It Means for Investors
Apr 03, 2025
Most Great Traders Failed First: These Key Rules Saved Them | Practical Lessons from Jack Schwager
Mar 31, 2025
75% of Investors Will Disagree with These Ideas: Evidence Says They are True
Mar 24, 2025
The Great Moderation is Over: Here is What Comes Next | Practical Lessons from Liz Ann Sonders
Mar 17, 2025
Value Investing: Dead or Just Misunderstood? | Special Guest: Tobias Carlisle
Mar 10, 2025
Practical Lessons from Bob Elliott
Mar 03, 2025
Practical Lessons from Warren Pies
Feb 24, 2025
Practical Lessons from Cem Karsan | Inside the Hidden Forces Moving Markets
Feb 17, 2025
Practical Lessons from Jim Paulsen
Feb 10, 2025
Practical Lessons from Jason Buck
Feb 03, 2025
Practical Lessons from Ed Yardeni
Jan 27, 2025
Practical Lessons from Cliff Asness
Jan 20, 2025
Practical Lessons from Warren Buffett | Timeless Wisdom from the Oracle of Omaha
Jan 13, 2025
Practical Lessons from Larry Swedroe | Why Evidence Beats Market Narratives
Jan 06, 2025
The Unforecast Episode: Making Our 2025 Market Calls to Show Why Forecasting is a Waste of Time
Dec 30, 2024
Do You Really Need International Diversification? 10 Top Investors Debate
Dec 23, 2024
Practical Lessons from Andy Constan | Bridgewater, Macro Pillars and Navigating Deleveragings
Dec 17, 2024
10 Great Investors Share Their Most Important Lesson
Dec 09, 2024
Practical Lessons from Ben Carlson
Dec 02, 2024
What the Rise of Passive Investing Means for Your Portfolio | Special Guest: Dave Nadig
Nov 25, 2024
The Six Most Controversial Takes from Excess Returns in 2024
Nov 18, 2024
Practical Lessons from Cullen Roche
Nov 11, 2024
Practical Lessons from Tobias Carlisle | Value Investing, Buffett and the Importance of Survival
Nov 04, 2024
Practical Lessons from Meb Faber | Dividends, Trend Following and a Timeless Asset Allocation
Oct 28, 2024
Practical Lessons from Rob Arnott
Oct 21, 2024
Practical Lessons from Jerry Parker
Oct 14, 2024
Practical Lessons from Guy Spier
Oct 07, 2024
Practical Lessons from Chris Davis
Sep 30, 2024
Practical Lessons from Michael Mauboussin
Sep 23, 2024
Quality and Low Volatility: The Factors That Get No Respect
Sep 16, 2024
Practical Lessons from Aswath Damodaran
Sep 09, 2024
The Case Against Value Investing
Sep 03, 2024
Our Guests Gave Us 119 of Their Most Important Investing Lessons: We Give You Our Favorite 12
Aug 26, 2024
10 Common Misconceptions About Factor Investing
Aug 20, 2024
Inside the Recent Market Volatility | What You Need to Know to Navigate It
Aug 13, 2024
Lessons from Jack Schwager | 10 Things Long-Term Investors Can Learn from History's Best Traders
Aug 05, 2024
What You Need to Know About Momentum Investing | Six Experts Help Us Understand the Basics
Jul 29, 2024
Practical Alternatives to the 60-40 Portfolio
Jul 22, 2024
Eight Things We Learned from Our Interview with Mike Green | Practical Takeaways for Investors
Jul 15, 2024
Our Biggest Takeaways from the First Half of 2024 | Inflation, Growth, Market Concentration
Jul 08, 2024
Lessons From Our Interview with Rick Ferri | The Benefits of Simplicity
Jul 01, 2024
A Practical Guide to the 4% Rule
Jun 24, 2024
What You Need to Know About Analyzing Backtests
Jun 17, 2024
Timeless Investing Lessons | Breaking Down Corey Hoffstein's 15 Lessons from 15 Years Managing Money
Jun 10, 2024
The Market is Expensive: Should You Care? | The Practical Implications of Market Valuation
Jun 03, 2024
Q&A | ETFs vs Mutual Funds, Asset Location, Sizing Focused Factor Strategies, Direct Indexing
May 27, 2024
Investor Q&A | GameStop, Value Spreads, AI Backtesting and the Market as a Casino
May 20, 2024
Ten Lessons from Two Decades of Managing Money
May 13, 2024
Lessons From 24 Market Experts | What We Learned From the 12 Hour PNL For a Purpose Livestream
May 06, 2024
Fact or Fiction: Inflation, Taxes and That $4 Cup of Coffee
Apr 29, 2024
The Double-Edged Sword of Trend Following
Apr 22, 2024
The Importance of Managing Drawdowns in Retirement
Apr 15, 2024
An In Depth Look at Low Volatility Investing
Apr 08, 2024
Lessons from Danny Kahneman | Investing in Practice Rather Than Theory
Apr 01, 2024
Understanding the Measurement of Inflation
Mar 25, 2024
10 Lessons From Warren Buffett's Annual Letter
Mar 18, 2024
Ten Simple Lessons from Fama and French
Mar 11, 2024
The S&P 500 Is Highly Concentrated | Should You Be Worried?
Mar 04, 2024
David Einhorn Says the Market is Broken | We Debate Whether He is Right
Feb 26, 2024
The Intentional Investor | Justin Castelli
Feb 19, 2024
The Elusive Definition of Risk | And How to Manage It
Feb 12, 2024
Private Investing for the Average Investor | The Pros and Cons of Evergreen and Interval Funds
Feb 05, 2024
Fact or Fiction: Limitations of the 60-40, Dave Ramsey's 8% Rule, Factor Investing, AI and More
Jan 29, 2024
The Key Criteria to Look at When Evaluating Active ETFs
Jan 22, 2024
Lessons from Launching (and Shutting Down) a Small-Cap Value ETF
Jan 15, 2024
Lessons from the Rise and Fall (And Rise Again?) of ARK
Jan 08, 2024
Nine Investing and Life Lessons From 2023
Jan 01, 2024
Our 2024 Market Forecast | And Why You Shouldn't Listen to It
Dec 27, 2023
Four Ways Value Investors Can Use Momentum
Dec 18, 2023
Evaluating Alternatives to the 60-40 Portfolio
Dec 11, 2023
The Characteristics of a Good Investment Process - And How to Know When to Change It
Dec 04, 2023
Year-End Investing and Planning Strategies | Portfolio Rebalancing, Tax Loss Harvesting and More
Nov 27, 2023
What Investors Need to Know About Momentum Investing
Nov 20, 2023
An Inside Look at the Quality and Low Volatility Factors
Nov 13, 2023
Breaking Down Popular Value ETFs
Nov 06, 2023
How Couples Can Have Better Conversations About Money with Heather and Doug Boneparth
Oct 30, 2023
Is Value Investing Dead? A Quant and a Financial Planner Discuss
Oct 23, 2023
Understanding the Business of Franchising with Ben Terrill
Oct 16, 2023
Investor Q&A | Going to Cash, Laddering Bonds, International Diversification, Narrow Leadership
Oct 09, 2023
Roth Conversions | What Investors Need to Know
Oct 02, 2023
The Many Sides of Diversification | Spreading Your Bets Across Stocks, Factors and Asset Classes
Sep 25, 2023
A Detailed Look at Direct Indexing
Sep 18, 2023
Two Quants and a Financial Planner Talk Inflation
Sep 11, 2023
Breaking Down the Greatness of Warren Buffett
Sep 04, 2023
Behind the Curtain of 401K Plans with Law Professors Ian Ayres and Quinn Curtis
Aug 28, 2023
Untangling the Challenging Rules of Inherited IRAs
Aug 21, 2023
A Quant and a Financial Planner Discuss Factor Investing
Aug 14, 2023
The Truth About Market Forecasts (And Dollar Cost Averaging)
Aug 07, 2023
A Young Financial Planner Shares His Most Important Insights for Early Career Investors
Jul 31, 2023
The Many Facets of Discipline in Investing
Jul 24, 2023
A Financial Planner's View of Factor Investing
Jul 17, 2023
The Basics of Estate Planning
Jul 10, 2023
Lessons From the Epsilon Connect Conference
Jul 03, 2023
Five Major Issues on Investors' Minds: Inflation, Recession, Valuations, AI Stocks, Geopolitics
Jun 26, 2023
Aligning Your Assets with Your Purpose: Lessons from Peter Mladina
Jun 19, 2023
Annuities: Useful Financial Planning Tool or Just a Bunch of Shady Steak Dinners?
Jun 12, 2023
Will ChatGPT Replace Financial Planners?
Jun 05, 2023
The Challenge of Understanding Your True Risk Tolerance
May 30, 2023
Interpreting the Key Lessons from Great Investors
May 22, 2023
How Regular Investors Should Think About Alternatives to Stocks and Bonds
May 15, 2023
Lessons for Investors in Their Later Retirement Years
May 08, 2023
Using Variable Withdrawal Rate Strategies in Retirement
May 01, 2023
Using Monte Carlo Simulation in Retirement Planning
Apr 24, 2023
The Importance of Asset Location
Apr 17, 2023
Understanding the 4% Rule and Safe Withdrawal Rates
Apr 10, 2023
Lessons For Investors Approaching Retirement
Apr 03, 2023
Retirement Planning in Your Prime Earning Years
Mar 27, 2023
A Detailed Look at FDIC and SIPC Insurance and the Protections Available for Investors
Mar 21, 2023
What You Need to Know About Retirement Early in Your Career
Mar 13, 2023
A Primer on College Planning and Saving
Mar 06, 2023
The Basics of Goals-Based Planning
Feb 24, 2023