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The Rational Reminder Podcast

A weekly reality check on sensible investing and financial decision-making, from two Canadians. Host

Episodes

Total: 354

Tax Efficiency & Leverage: The Smith Maneuver with Robinson Smith (EP.91)
2020/3/26

The Smith Maneuver was developed by Fraser Smith as a smart way for Canadians to convert a tradition

Bear Markets: Always Different, Always the Same (EP.90b)
2020/3/23

In our second special release episode during the 2020 COVID-19 bear market we discussed a broad hist

COVID-19: A Rational Reminder (EP.90)
2020/3/15

How we are handling the situation as a firm, investing through a crisis, historical comparisons, and

Safety-First: A Sensible Approach to Retirement Income Planning with Wade Pfau (EP.89)
2020/3/12

It’s not unreasonable to assume that a desirable retirement equates to having the financial freedom

Market Drops, Biological Age, and FIRE any Time (EP.88)
2020/3/5

Welcome back to the Rational Reminder Podcast everybody. Today we are using the opportunity to have

Risk is Everywhere with Allison Schrager (EP.87)
2020/2/27

You can’t get anything good out of life without taking a risk, and this holds true in the world of i

Uninsurable Condos, Floundering Robo Advisors, and Counterfactual Thinking (EP.86)
2020/2/20

Let's say you make a choice that had you chosen differently, things would ostensibly have turned out

Growth of the Experience Economy: A Transformation of the Financial Services Industry with Dennis Moseley-Williams (EP.85)
2020/2/13

The financial advice industry has always been a place of change, and yet certain old practices hang

Mawer, The Value Premium, and Investing Costs plus ESG Follow-up with Tim Nash (EP.84)
2020/2/6

On today’s episode of The Rational Reminder, we once again cover a host of topics. We begin with Cam

Bitcoin vs. Gold: Digital Currencies as an Asset Class with Michael Sonnenshein (EP.83)
2020/1/30

The last ten years have seen so much said and done in the cryptocurrency space, and yet the future o

Sustainable Investing, Retiring on Index Funds, and Fee Location (EP.82)
2020/1/23

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Rational Reminder! Today, we get stuck into a commonly asked a

Death and Marriage: The Legal Side of Financial Planning (in Ontario) with Kim Melanson (EP.81)
2020/1/16

On today's show, we are joined by Kim Melanson who is a local lawyer in Ottawa. The bulk of the conv

A Planning Checklist, Portfolio Concentration, and Leverage (EP.80)
2020/1/9

For our very first episode of 2020, we kick things off with some quick updates before sharing Camero

Financial Theory in Practice: Gaining Insight from Models with Marlena Lee (EP.79)
2020/1/2

Today on the show we welcome the Head of Investment Solutions at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Marlena

2019 Retrospective: A Review and Discussion of the Year's Guest Episodes (EP.78)
2019/12/26

As we see 2019 out and enter a new decade, we thought it only fitting to do a round-up of some of ou

The Ins and Outs of Estate Planning: Making the Right Arrangements with the Blunt Bean Counter (EP.77)
2019/12/19

On today’s episode, we are joined by Mark Goodfield of The Blunt Bean Counter blog to talk about est

Risk Parity, Rental Properties, and the Smith Maneuver (EP.76)
2019/12/12

Welcome to another episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast. We kick off the show today with some gr

Money & Behaviour: Understanding Investing from a Psychological Perspective with Daniel Crosby (EP.75)
2019/12/5

On today’s episode, we have Dr. Daniel Crosby joining us for an insightful discussion about the psyc

Playing with FIRE, Having a Belief System, and Term Life Insurance (EP.74)
2019/11/28

Thanks for joining us for another episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast. We are proud to say that

Finance for Physicians: Personal Finance for High Income Earners with the Loonie Doctor (EP.73)
2019/11/21

In today’s episode, we are joined by an exciting guest, The Loonie Doctor, of The Loonie Doctor blog