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The Mind Money Spectrum Podcast Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel
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Welcome to The Mind Money Spectrum Podcast where your hosts Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Financial Planner from the Bay Area, and Trishul is a Wealth Manager on the East Coast. For more information about Aaron, check out GraystoneAdvisor.com. And for more information on Trishul check out InvestingForever.com. We thank you all for listening, and stay tuned for our latest episode on our website, MindMoneySpectrum.com. Graystone Advisor, LLC is a registered investment adviser offering advisory services in the State of California and in other jurisdictions where exempt from registration. Investing Forever LLC (d/b/a, Investing Forever Advisory) is a registered investment adviser offering advisory services in the State of Florida and in other jurisdictions where exempted.
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#129. Ideal day, week...and societal expectations?
Ideal day, week, and year...but really why life is so hard.
In this episode, Aaron and Trishul begin an exercise to imagine their ideal day, week, and year. What does your perfect Monday look like? What might be too much for every day but sensible for once a week? They discuss the reasons why their model day feels so good. But then, they delve into competing societal pressures and soon uncover the challenges around putting an ideal day into action.
Episode References
MMS #15. George Kinder: Three life questions that will change everything.
MMS #18. Why happiness is not the answer to your problems.
MMS #7. The impact of friends, family, and communities on happiness.
Neuroscientist 'These 5 Things Will Improve Your Life Drastically'
George Kinder's Step-by-Step Guide: How to Develop a Life Plan and Live into Your Dreams of Freedom
Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Bay Area Financial Planner with GraystoneAdvisor.com, and Trishul is an East Coast Wealth Manager (InvestingForever.com). MindMoneySpectrum.com and YouTube. -
#128. The mutual fund industry is changing. Here's how.
Understanding mutual fund share classes helps transparency in financial services.
In this episode, Trishul and Aaron discuss mutual fund shares classes and the evolution of mutual funds over the last forty years. They describe how stock brokers transitioned to financial advisors and how the Internet improved investor education. Consumer demand and aligned incentives fostered the rise of fee-only investment advisers more than regulatory requirements. ETFs are not necessarily better than mutual funds if you understand how they work and where they came from.
Episode References
MMS #11. In the active vs. passive debate, fees and taxes matter more than trying to identify alpha
MMS #90. What you need to know about advisory fees.
Investing Forever - Active vs Passive
Vanguard Share Classes
Invesco S&P 500 Index A (passive mutual fund)
John Bogle (Vanguard Founder)
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A
Vanguard S&P 500 Mutual Fund
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Bay Area Financial Planner with GraystoneAdvisor.com, and Trishul is an East Coast Wealth Manager (InvestingForever.com). MindMoneySpectrum.com and YouTube. -
#127. When it is okay to not save enough?
Aaron and Trishul think it's okay not to save. WHAT?!?!
In this episode, Aaron and Trishul discuss scenarios when it is okay not to save for the future. When is traditional financial planning too conservative? When taking a life planning approach, it's okay to prioritize well-being over prudent financial decisions. It may require future flexibility, but with good process and intention, you should feel like you are living the life you want rather than making a sacrifice.
Episode References
MMS: What's the big deal about FIRE?
MMS: Most important financial advice for someone in their 20's
Kitces: 3 Types of Retirement
MMS: #15. George Kinder: Three life questions that will change everything.
Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Bay Area Financial Planner with GraystoneAdvisor.com, and Trishul is an East Coast Wealth Manager (InvestingForever.com). MindMoneySpectrum.com and YouTube. -
#126. The robots are here! Are humans finished?
When AI becomes more intelligent than humans, is humanity doomed?
In this episode, Trishul prepares Aaron for when Artificial Intelligence becomes Artificial General Intelligence and the ensuing implications for humanity. He explains inner alignment and outer alignment problems and how capitalism and the prisoner's dilemma may mitigate AI creators from pursuing sufficient safety. When we start to consider scale and accessibility, it's possible that despite the best efforts of the vast majority of humanity, we can't overcome humans' inability to unanimously agree on anything.
Episode References
Artificial General Intelligence
Nuclear Close Calls
Prisoner's Dilemma
Moloch
Youtube: AI Alignment Problem
Microsoft $10B investment in OpenAI
Great Filter
Don't Look Up
I, Robot
Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Bay Area Financial Planner with GraystoneAdvisor.com, and Trishul is an East Coast Wealth Manager (InvestingForever.com). MindMoneySpectrum.com and YouTube. -
#125. If you have NSOs, you need to listen to this episode.
How do you decide when to sell your NSOs?
In this episode, Aaron uses the Netflix Employee Stock Option Plan to explain how to decide when to sell NSOs. Just because the stock price has appreciated doesn't mean you should cash out now. Options have both moneyness and time value. Aaron explains leverage to help understand when an option is sufficiently "in-the-money" and a Black-Scholes Calculator to quantify the Time Value. You can then apply an Insight Ratio to determine if you should cash out now or hold on for longer.
Episode References
Graystone: Netflix employees should wait to sell their stock options
Graystone: Netflix Employee Stock Option Plan
myStockOptions.com Black-Scholes Calculator
Yahoo Finance: NFLX
NFLX Volatility
StockOpter Insight Ratio®
Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Bay Area Financial Planner with GraystoneAdvisor.com, and Trishul is an East Coast Wealth Manager (InvestingForever.com). MindMoneySpectrum.com and YouTube. -
#124. Are my bank desposits safe?
What happens to Silicon Valley Bank customers and will this affect my cash?
What does the failure of Silicon Valley Bank mean? On 3/15/23, Aaron and Trishul answer client questions regarding the news about SVB. They discuss FDIC insurance and how some risk-free instruments are safer than other risk-free instruments. They address how specific regulatory and economic factors affected SVB and how they may or may not apply to other banks and money markets. In the end, SVB may be suffering the consequences of the risks they took on, but customers probably don't need to worry about losing any money.
Episode References
AI Copywriter
SIPC
SVB Weakens Risk
SIVB Stock
SVB Balance Sheet
SVB Relative Size
MaxMyInterest
US Reserve Requirement Ratio
Investopedia: Reserve Requirements
Did WaMu customers lose money?
Aaron Agte and Trishul Patel go beyond traditional finance questions to help you explore how to use your money to achieve the freedom you want in life. Aaron is a Bay Area Financial Planner with GraystoneAdvisor.com, and Trishul is an East Coast Wealth Manager (InvestingForever.com). MindMoneySpectrum.com and YouTube.