Know Your Risk Radio with Zach Abraham, Chief Investment Officer, Bulwark Capital Management

It’s easy to dismiss this show as marketing for Zach’s firm. However, I’m hooked on it because it’s so transparent about the tensions of investing and the complexities of converting worldwide macro forces into tangible results for individuals at very specific times in their lifecycles. He seeks to translate the big stuff into very targeted actions for very targeted goals. I’m what Zach calls a young “home gamer” investor, but I learn an immense amount from him and his guests. This show is a great starting point for following other thought leaders who he has on for interviews. He seeks to challenge his own convictions and is willing to share the lessons from both his wins and losses. It’s refreshing and relatable. I don’t always agree with Zach politically (it’s one reason I haven’t been a bigger advocate for this show to friends and family), but I really respect his process. And he surrounds himself with similarly curious and transparent interview guests and contributors. This show has become part of my weekly ritual when it drops on Fridays.

I wanted to like this show but there’s just so much filler where Zach is talking about nothing or laughing at his own jokes. Also, regrettably, I’ve allowed Bulwark Capital to manage my IRA for the last 18 months and, after their fees, there is less in my portfolio than they started with. It’s hard to put much weight in anything Zach says when a savings account at a local bank outperforms him.

Don’t have a headache yet but want one? Listen to this guy, a smug yet whiny know-it-all with the obnoxious voice and attitude of Ben Shapiro on a bad day, who can barely string five words together before interrupting himself. He whines constantly in that buzzsaw voice of his about how he doesn’t understand the market (implying conspiracies because events aren’t following his narrative). Tedious in the extreme, and I rarely if ever learn anything useful, usually coming away from the show and his rants feeling dumber and wishing I had that time back (except when Chase joins him, perhaps). Unsubscribing.

He is my dad and he is awesome!!