Smart Money Circle

My guest today is Jim Roppel, Co-Founder GrowthStockMentor.com & Founder of Roppel Capital, with approximately $100M AUM. Jim is a CANSLIM legend and is a master at buying monster stocks. If you want to learn how to buy monster stocks, then you will want to hear this interview and subscribe to GrowthStockMentor.com! Follow Jim on Twitter: @Upticken

My guest is Jay Gragnani, Head of Research and Client Engagement with Nasdaq Dorsey Wright. Jay gives you a technical look at the market and explains how he uses X's and O's and momentum to get an edge on Wall Street.

My guest today is Jimmy Z. Wang, CFA, & Vice President, at Global Real Estate Securities with ~$100M in assets under management.  Jimmy dives deep in real estate investing, REITs, and tells you some timeless lessons and mistakes he has learned along the way. This is a great episode for anyone who wants to learn about investing in real estate securities.  

My guest today is Julie Biel, CFA, Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst, at Kayne Anderson Rudnick with $32 billion in assets under management. Julie tells you how she uses old school fundamental analysis and 10ks to build a concentrated portfolio of great companies. Find out exactly what she looks for in the 10ks, how she manages risk, and how she finds great businesses to buy. 

My guest today is Brad Lamensdorf, CIO of LMTR.com & Co-Portfolio of the HDGE ETF. This is a great interview. Brad shares timeless lessons he's learned about investing, sentiment, shorting, and tells you how you can buy fear and sell greed in any market. 

Julie Johnson McVeigh, CFA Managing Director of Fresh Pond Capital a division of Reynders McVeigh Capital Management, LLC with approximately $2 Billion In Assets Under Management (AUM). Julie is a long-term socially responsible investor and tells you how to build a portfolio that is both diversified and concentrated.

My guest today is John B. Guerard Jr., Ph. D. Director of Quantitative Research, at Mckinley Capital with over $4 Billion in assets under management. John tells you how he uses earnings to find outstanding stocks that generate excess returns.  

My guest today is Jim Bruyette, CPA, CFP, Principal , CEO at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, LLC with over $4.3 billion in assets under management. Jim started with $0 in assets under management and currently manages $4.3 billion! The timeless lessons you will learn from Jim are priceless. I hope you enjoy the show...

My guest today is John Buckingham, Chief Investment Officer, at AFAM, A division of The Kovitz Investment Group with over $5.5 billion in assets under management. John is also the Editor of The Prudent Speculator Newsletter which has been around for over 43 years. John is a long-term value investor and shares some great insight on how you can find undervalued stocks, manage risk, and overcome some...

My guest today is Heather Locus, CPA, CFP®, CDFA®, Owner, National Divorce Practice Group Leader, at BDF with over $4 Billion in assets under management. Heather helps her clients live a full life by understanding her client's goals and what a full life means to them. Armed with that knowledge, she builds a sound long-term plan. After all that is accomplished, she builds an investment strategy to...

My guest today is John Suddeth, Founding Principal, at Naples Global Advisors with about $800 AUM. John is global fundamental investor and he does an excellent job explaining his process. John also shares 5 timeless metrics you can use to find undervalued stocks in just about any publicly traded market in the world!

My guest today is Joe Bozoyan, CFA & Portfolio Manager, at Manulife Investment Management with approximately $5.5B in assets under management. Joe tells you how to find income and gives you timeless lessons he's learned along the way... 

My guest today is Justin Carbonneau at Validea Capital Management who’s firm has managed up to $1 Billion in assets under management. Validea runs strategies from the greatest investors in history. 

My guest today is David Clark, President, at Astoria Portfolio Advisors with $320 million in total assets. David tells you how to build a disciplined and balanced portfolio with ETFs.

Justin E. Deutsch, Portfolio Manager,  at Weybosset Research & Management with $250 million in assets under management. Justin is a long-term value investor that buys businesses, not stocks. He looks for the following criteria and likes buying sound businesses: Profitable  –  Earnings are growing Clean balance sheets – Company has little to no debt Capable management teams - Inv...

My guest today is Rick Manske, CEO, of Parsec Financial with approximately $2.7 billion in assets under management. He shares a lot of great timeless lessons and tells you the true driver of returns. This is a great interview packed with a lot of timeless advice. Rick also tells you how some people create risk by trying to avoid it and what to do about it. Rick can be reached at: ParsecFinancial.c...

My guest today is Steven Grey, Manager Principal at Grey Value Management who has helped oversee nearly $1.5 billion over his career. Steve looks for extreme dislocations and shares how he generates Unmistakable Alpha (TM).  Steven Grey Managing Principal Grey Value Management Contact Info: 561-328-9075 steven@greyvm.com https://www.greyvm.com/

My guest today is Lauren Rich Fine, CFA & Partner at Gries Financial Partners with $650 million in assets under management. Lauren shares how she preserves and grows her client’s capital with proper asset allocation and incorporating alternative investments. Lauren’s Contact Information: Email: lrf@Gries.com Phone: 216 861-1148

My guest today is Carl H. Scholtz, CFA who is a Portfolio Manager at Scholtz & Company with approximately $250 million in assets under management. Carl shares his investment strategy and what he has learned from Yale to Wall Street and being a 5th generation investor. Listen to the show and learn Carl’s criteria for finding 5-star companies!  Website: www.scholtzandco.com Email: cscholtz@...

Today's guest is Russ Piazza, President & CIO, at Front Street Capital Management with approximately $500 million in assets under management. Russ also manages the Tarkio Fund (Ticker: TARKX). Russ shares some great timeless investing advice from Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Phil Fisher. Russ tells you what he looks for and shares the best advice he has ever given or received on t...

My guest today is Sheena Hanson, CFP® and Principle at Uncommon Cents Investing with $210M AUM. Sheena gives you some timeless uncommon cents investing lessons that you don't want to miss.  Sheena can be reached: Phone: 608-563-2437  Website: www.uncommoncentsinvesting.com

Today's guest is Private Equity Investor and Partner, Sean Barrette, at L Squared with $550 million in assets under management. Today's episode explains why founders sell to private equity firms, the value private equity provides in the market, and how patience is one of the most under-rated assets in any business. Ohh, and Sean will tell you why, "this time is not different." 

Today's guest is Ryan Krueger, Co-Founder & CEO, of Kruger and Catalano an independent RIA in Houston TX with $400 million in assets under management (AUM). Ryan started in the mail room at one of the biggest investment firms in the country and now has his own firm and shares his remarkable story!  Ryan can be reached at: Website: https://kc-roi.com/ Here are a few notes from the show: Ry...

My guest today is Kevin Conard, CRPC® CEO at The Retirement Planning Group with approximately $900 million in assets under management. Kevin started with $23 million in 2004 and built his firm to $900 million by 2019! Learn how Kevin plays the game, plans for retirement and defines risk differently than his peers.  Kevin can be reached at: Website: https://www.planningretirements.com/  

Today's guest is Scott D. Martin, Chief Investment Officer, at Kingsview Wealth Management with $1.6 billion in assets under management.  Scott is a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®), and is a Fox News Contributor. Scott does a lot of work with cycles, and uses a fundamental, tactical, and macro strategy. Scott addresses many important (and timeless) lessons in this episode. &nb...