In this episode of Fireside Markets, Jason Voss, content director at the CFA institute, joins me to discuss his recent series on the merits of active vs. passive portfolio management. Voss, CFA charterholder and former portfolio manager of the

Fireside Markets Episode 12: Investing, Writing and Behavior with Jason Zweig

Oct 28th, 2015 59m 22s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, Loeb award winning journalist Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal joined me for a great discussion about investment writing, strategy and philosophy and controlling our often wrongheaded investing impulse

Fireside Markets Episode 11: Tadas Viskanta on Financial Media, Behavior and Evolution of Investors

Sep 22nd, 2015 51m 10s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne has an insightful conversation with Tadas Viskanta, author behind the powerhouse financial blog at Abnormal Returns. The discussion covers consuming financial media, the financial blogosp

Fireside Markets Episode 10: Philosophy, Psychology and Markets with Patrick O’Shaughnessy

Aug 26th, 2015 44m 45s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne has a great conversation with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, author and portfolio manager at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management. We discuss high conviction active management strategies, Patrick’s boo

Fireside Markets Episode 09: Quantitative Value with Wesley Gray

Jul 21st, 2015 1h 15m

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne has an extended conversation with Dr. Wesley Gray, Executive Managing Member of Alpha Architect. The discussion centers around Gray’s book, Quantitative Value. We discuss value investing,

Fireside Markets Episode 08: A Wealth of Common Sense with Ben Carlson

Jun 16th, 2015 37m

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne chats with respected blogger Ben Carlson, the voice behind A Wealth Of Common Sense. Ben has a new book about to be released, aptly titled “A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps

Fireside Markets Episode 07: Investing as a Liberal Art with Bob Seawright

May 20th, 2015 56m 20s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne discusses a variety of topics with Bob Seawright, Chief Investment Officer at Madison Avenue Securities and author of Above the Market. During our conversation we discuss Bob’s background

Fireside Markets Episode 06: Fixing the 401(k) with Ben Carlson

Apr 22nd, 2015 40m 59s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne discusses the current state of the 401(k) marketplace with Ben Carlson, the blogger behind A Wealth of Common Sense. We discuss 401(k) providers, poor participation and savings rates, the

Fireside Markets 05: The One-Page Financial Plan with Carl Richards

Apr 1st, 2015 50m 40s

In this episode of Fireside Markets host James Osborne is joined by author, artist, blogger and investor educator Carl Richards to discuss Richards’ new book The One Page Financial Plan. We discuss being honest with ourselves when making financ

Fireside Markets 04: The Future of Financial Services with Josh Brown

Mar 24th, 2015 46m 48s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne discusses the current landscape and what the future of asset management what look like with Josh Brown, aka The Reformed Broker. We discuss the active vs. passive debate, robo-advisors, li

Fireside Markets 03: Asset Allocation Strategies with Meb Faber

Feb 26th, 2015 46m 10s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne chats with Cambria Investment Management’s Mebane Faber about his new book, Global Asset Allocation. Topics covered include various asset allocation strategies, the benefits of global dive

Fireside Markets 02: Independent Perspectives with Cullen Roche

Feb 12th, 2015 59m 12s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne discusses the value and risks of curating an independent perspective with Cullen Roche of Pragcap.com and Orcam Financial Group. During the conversation we discuss how to build an independ

Fireside Markets 01: Behavioral Finance with Morgan Housel

Jan 13th, 2015 55m 49s

In this episode of Fireside Markets, host James Osborne discusses behavioral finance and the impact to investors with The Motley Fool’s Morgan Housel. We discuss narrative fallacy, cognitive errors, the difficulty of long-term thinking and what

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