Artistic Finance

Theatre director Ronny Dutra talks about how he handles money and why he moved to NYC for a career in theatre.   We discuss: ⭐️ The Music Man on Broadway ⭐️ Planning the work. Working the plan. ⭐️ No matter what, keeping your eye on the prize. ⭐️ Ronny’s dance training and competitive ballroom dancing. ⭐️ How his goal of being a Broadway performer that shifted to directing.   Become a patron:...

"If you have what you want and need, you're doing fine. And if you can afford to have it, you're doing 3000% better than a lot of people."   Discussing Cats with original Broadway cast member Ken Page!   Topics: ⭐️ The first megamusical ⭐️ Audition and rehearsal process ⭐️ Broadway version versus the West End  ⭐️ Judi Dench playing Old Deuteronomy in the film   Cats Stats: ⭐️ 4th longest runn...

Sound engineer Brandon Blackwell talks about day trading during the COVID 19 pandemic.   Brandon has mixed audio for Lizzo, A$AP Rocky, Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Camila Cabello, Drake, Big Sean, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, and more.   We discuss: ⭐️ Day trading is accessible.  ⭐️ You will suffer loses short term. ⭐️ Try new things until you find traction. ⭐️ Recessions and depressions will happen....

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We’re joined by a bond investment CEO and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. We discuss a new experiment! Our guests have purchased $1,000 investments of their own to see how they can do against my investments and the market at large.   Links & Resources:    Maithreyi Gopalakri...

Broadway producer Heather Shields explains how to invest in a Broadway show. (Part 2 of 2)   We discuss: ⭐️ Measuring revenue by gross potential ⭐️ How to access opportunities to invest ⭐️ A minimum investing unit for a Broadway show ⭐️ Broadway investors MUST BE accredited investors ⭐️ Broadway investors almost always file an extension for taxes ⭐️ Documents investors sign - operating agree...

Broadway producer Heather Shields explains how to invest in a Broadway show. Part one of a two part interview.   We discuss: ⭐️ Recoupment schedules and break even points ⭐️ The 40 year exploitation period of an author’s work ⭐️ Investing early is riskier but can provide a higher return ⭐️ The three types of producers on Broadway - lead, executive, and co ⭐️ The importance of the 10 days befo...

Lighting designer Marsha Stern joins the show to talk finances as a lighting designer in NYC nightclubs.   Topics: ⭐️ Her time working in NYC nightclubs in the 1980s ⭐️ Being on payroll for venues versus freelance income ⭐️ Saving for retirement by putting in to social security ⭐️ Transitioning to working in architecture and "architainment" ⭐️ Entry into the entertainment industry via a music...

Rachel Schmeling, an actor and finance coach, provides actionable advice on improving personal finances.   Topics: ⭐️Budgeting ⭐️Falling in love with future you ⭐️Reframing negative money attitudes ⭐️Defining success and finding our core beliefs ⭐️Shifting out of victim mindset and taking ownership of our finances   Bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68919886   Rachel Schmeling: htt...

Jamie Esteva Wilson, an actor and musician from Manila, Philippines joins the podcast to talk about his relationship with finance. Topics: ⭐️ Choosing freelancing over a corporate job ⭐️ How money is motivation to get out of bed ⭐️ Becoming a COVID safety officer during pandemic Other things that surprised me: ⭐️ Jamie lives without a credit card ⭐️ 30+ years as a theatre artist while not bei...

Tatlong Pinoy freelancer artists mula Manila at New York ang nagbahagi ng kanilang payong pampinansyal.   Ang episode na ito ay kasama ang aktor na si Jamie Wilson, Stage Manager na si Sheryl Polancos at Lighting Designer, Cha See. ⭐️ Paano nila nalampasan ang pandemyang covid? ⭐️ Paano nila nagawang matustusan ang kanilang mga pangangailgan at paano sila nakahanap ng dagdag o bagong trabaho? ⭐...

Results from our listener survey.   Miss the survey? Take it here: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6     Retirement Calculator: https://www.nerdwallet.com/investing/retirement-calculator   Patreon Bonus Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68298000   Previous Episodes Mentioned:   Credit Card Rewards: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/3yhjl5EJSaw25HNh8lZ6/Credit-Card-Rewards-with-John-Ad...

LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6     Broadway musician turned financial advisor, Eli Zoller, joins the show to talk about his career change and how he is helping others.   Topics: ⭐️ Why Eli became an advisor ⭐️ Finances can be simple, but simple is not easy ⭐️ How freelancers can benefit from financial planners ⭐️ The best way to get your financial questions answered ⭐️ W...

LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6     We celebrate Father’s Day with Nicole’s parents and to learn how they use the Starbucks reward program.    We discuss: ⭐️ Cost savings of a refillable cup ⭐️ Sharing accounts to maximize points ⭐️ Clipping coupons BEFORE the internet   Our bonus episode is a story about Ethan getting a birthday drink from the Taco Bell rewards program.   ...

LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Brooklyn-based painter Bret Slater joins the podcast to discuss the business of painting. He explains how he learned to price his art and work with galleries in New York and Europe.   We discuss: ⭐️ How to price art ⭐️ Why you must “put yourself out there” ⭐️ What percentage a gallery takes...

LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6   Sheryl Polancos, a stage manager from Broadway’s Beetlejuice, joins the show to talk about working ten years in the Philippines as a freelance stage manager. She then moved to NYC to continue freelancing in theatre off-Broadway and then on Broadway.    We discuss: ⭐️ How to afford an apartment in NYC ⭐️ How to get an artist visa and green ca...

PLEASE TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY - BY JUNE 10: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6   How to advocate for your own financial wellness with freelance theatre designer Carl Faber.   Topics: ⭐️ Include a cover page in your will ⭐️ Financial plans are not intimidating ⭐️ Easy way to get a picture of your finances ⭐️ Ethan learns something new about ROTH IRAs   We revisit past topics: ⭐️ I-Bonds yie...

Learn how to maximize your credit card points with financial analyst John Adcox.   Topics: ⭐️ How to transfer points ⭐️ Loyalty to a brand is beneficial ⭐️ Evaluating the annual fee versus the benefits ⭐️ Maximize earnings - always earn more than 1% ⭐️ Buying gift cards if they yield higher than the product ⭐️ Maximizing spending - transfer points to other rewards programs ⭐️ Transfer statu...

A year end review of the Artistic Finance 6k--our $6,000 investment. We’ve gathered a bond investment CEO, a data analyst, and two lighting designers to compare how our investments compare to the market (aka the S&P 500).   We discuss: ⭐️ The current shaky market ⭐️ Holding investments for a year ⭐️ Next steps for this investment experiment     Takeaways: ⭐️ Ethan is going to HOLD all investme...

Choreographer Melissa Riker joins the show to discuss running a non profit dance company in Seattle and New York City.    Topics: ⭐️ Melissa's IRS audit ⭐️ Paying dancers 1099 or W2 ⭐️ Writing and applying for grants ⭐️ Financially responsible. Artistically wild. ⭐️ Cost of public permits versus renting a venue ⭐️ Arts grants via city funding and federal funding ⭐️ To become a non profit or...

How much do people pay to have their taxes filed? I asked my friends and share the results.   Topics: ⭐️ How much tax software costs ⭐️ The new IRS mobile app - IRS2Go ⭐️ How many freelancers file for themselves ⭐️ How much people pay an accountant to have taxes filed   We are joined by special guest Mike Farmer of 4 Wall Entertainment. He files his own taxes and explains how he does it.   Tak...

Actor Patrick Oliver Jones discusses managing finances a freelancer actor for the past thirty years.    Topics: ⭐️ Filing your own taxes ⭐️ The annual limits to ROTH IRAs ⭐️ The Actor’s Equity’s pension and 401k ⭐️ Opening of an LLC as an actor and creative ⭐️ Co-signing loans with your special someone   We also talk about: ⭐️ If Patrick turned a profit on his recent cabaret ⭐️ Patrick's un...

Actor Patrick Oliver Jones interviews Rebecca Selkowe, head of the financial wellness program at The Actors Fund. Today's show is a collaboration with Patrick's podcast Why I'll Never Make It.    The discussion includes: ⭐️ Good debt and bad debt ⭐️ Creating a wealth building fund  ⭐️ Budgeting with fluctuating income ⭐️ The Marie Kondo method to cut expenses ⭐️ Spending money for professiona...

Broadway projection designer Caite Hevner chats finances as a freelancer and owner of a design studio.   We discuss: ⭐️ A huge tip for anyone opening a retirement account ⭐️ Decoupling money from YOU and tying it instead to the job ⭐️ Putting design studio employees on PAYROLL instead of paying them as CONTRACTORS   Caite Hevner: https://caitedesign.com/scenicdesign   Bret Slater Art - Full Sto...

Broadway director Stafford Arima joins us to discuss how he has managed his finances as a freelance director in New York City.    We discuss: ⭐️ Moving from Canada to be resident director of Broadway’s Ragtime ⭐️ How much he socked away for retirement during his 20 years freelancing ⭐️ His newest job as an artistic director of Theatre Calgary which was his first full time job, which he took whe...

How to fight climate change using retirement funds with Alex Wright-Gladstein, creator of SPFFX, a mutual fund that mirrors the S&P 500 Index without investing in fossil fuels.   NOTE: None of this is financial advice nor are we financial advisors!   We discuss: ⭐️ Where to invest fossil-fuel-free ⭐️ SPFFX expected returns and expense ratios ⭐️ How to fight climate change using retirement funds...