All About Your Benjamins™

On Monday the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index hit a fifteen year high at 102.4, with expectations of 97.5. Check out today’s Rundown to learn more about the index and why investors pay attention to the reading. Be sure to subscribe to RLS Wealth Management’s Rundown on Amazon Disclaimer: Nothing on this blog should be considered advice, or recommendations. If…Continue Reading→

Can you imagine graduating college, excited to head out into the workforce, but also a little nervous about the student loan payments you will soon be making–only to have the commencement speaker inform you he is covering the graduating class’s student loans through a grant? Well, the seniors at Morehouse College experienced this over the weekend. Check out today’s Rundown…Continue Reading→

The stereotypical goals of retirement and college are important and often the focus of a financial plan, but the probably won’t bring the greatest satisfaction in your life. What about the other values and experiences that are important to you and your family? Are you planning for those? Do you even know what those are? In Friday’s RLS Wealth Management…Continue Reading→

From the May 15th, 2019 RLS Wealth Management Rundown on your Alexa devices. As a quick follow up to Tuesday’s Rundown, the selloff Monday was met with nice bounce on Tuesday…I talk about why you shouldn’t get too excited about it. Bitcoin, with the little “b”, is on a nice little run this year, up over 100%, and I’m starting to…Continue Reading→

From the May 13th, 2019 RLS Wealth Management Alexa Flash Briefing: United Capital sells for $750 million to Goldman Sachs. One of the largest companies in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) world crosses over to Wall Street–what does this mean to advisors and clients of United Capital, along with other RIAs? I share my thoughts, which are strictly speculative right…Continue Reading→

(041) I knew when Kyle offered to fly out to Fishers to see me we would have a day filled with great conversation and record top-notch content. I had no idea the videos we’d record would be so good that I’d have to make a podcast out of them. With nearly 35 minutes of important information, I was afraid many…Continue Reading→

Episode 40: It seems as if the American Dreams of a college education and home ownership have put many individuals, particularly Millennials, in financial distress. Financial advisors are not immune from the same financial constraints we help our clients with, and in a couple of honest blog posts, Chris Haigh, CFP® shared his experience and anger with the student loan machine.…Continue Reading→

Episode 39: In the last year I’ve begun to work with more entrepreneurs and have begun learning new planning strategies that while may not be a good fit for everyone, can be very impactful for business owners and other entrepreneurs. In an effort to continue to expand my horizons as a financial advisor, I met Nina O’Neal who has been…Continue Reading→

Episode 38: Establishing a solid financial foundation starts in the home; most people develop their money habits, good or bad, from their parents. While it’s not the case for everyone, most carry on the same behaviors witnessed when while growing up which means it is important for parents to show good money habits, but also teach them to their children. My…Continue Reading→

The future of financial services is very bright; there’s a lot to be excited about: The technology. Access to information. The people. And more. I’m not the only one optimistic about the future–while at the Inside ETFs conference this week I managed to grab nineteen of my friends and asked them all the same question, “When you think about the…Continue Reading→

I’ll keep this introduction short; Khe Hy has been someone I’ve been following for almost two years now–I first heard him on Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s podcast Invest Like The Best and was captivated by his story. I’ve enjoyed his writing and podcast, Rad Awakenings, and it was a tremendous honor to have him the show. We cover a lot of ground…Continue Reading→

We’ve covered various behavior biases impacting investors’ portfolios, and in this episode, we will explore a new one…one you’ve probably never thought about–sector bias. Lawrence Hamtil, a principal with Fortune Financial Advisors, is one of FinTwit’s top investment researchers and writers, and he has written extensively on this topic. I love having guests who challenge my views on investing and portfolio…Continue Reading→

There is no shortage of stories of professional athletes going bankrupt or being taken advantage of by financial advisors, and my guest Amobi Okugo is determined to change those narratives. Amobi is a professional soccer player in the MLS (fun fact: he went pro after his freshman year at UCLA) and the founder of A Frugal Athlete, which is his…Continue Reading→

In the last episode, we discussed the importance of diversification and now we build upon it and discuss how to optimize a diversified portfolio. Just like the last episode, we cover a number of strategies and mention some companies–these should not be mistaken for recommendations. This episode is meant to be a conversation, educational, and an exploration into investing in different…Continue Reading→

There is overwhelming evidence suggesting diversification provides a tremendous “free” benefit for investors. Yet despite the evidence, many investors fail to properly diversify. Whether it be overweighting to their home country, chasing returns, or not even having an investment strategy, too many investors underperform due to succumbing to behavioral biases or ignorance. In this first of a two-episode series, I’m joined…Continue Reading→