Dr. Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast

Goal Setting and Financial Independence for 2025 In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Bryan Foltice helps listeners kick off 2025 with personal finance goal setting. Discussing SMART goals, he outlines the importance of setting Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound objectives. Bryan shares his own journey with his wife Mandi, tackling debt and p...

Mastering Time Management and Financial Decisions with Pareto's Principle In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Foltice returns after a hiatus to discuss the challenges of time management and financial decision-making, using Pareto's Principle (the 80/20 rule) as a guide. He shares his personal experiences from a demanding fall semester, reflects on the imp...

Introducing the Money Strong Program: Empowering Financial Literacy at Butler University In this episode, Bryan introduces his friend and partner, Randy Brown, as they unveil the Money Strong Program at Butler University.  Together, they share their journey in developing the program, emphasizing the importance of financial literacy for students. Randy shares his personal background in HR and his t...

The Untold Truths of Starting Your Own Business | Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast Welcome to the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast! In this episode, Bryan shares invaluable insights on starting your own business, focusing on three often overlooked aspects: the overwhelming responsibility, the isolation, and the slow growth. Drawing from his own experiences, Bryan provides encourage...

Understanding and Overcoming the Planning Fallacy | Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, host Bryan Foltice discusses the 'planning fallacy,' a common cognitive bias where individuals systematically underestimate the time, cost, and risks associated with tasks. Originating from the work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tvers...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance podcast, Bryan discusses the recent market volatility linked to the carry trade, a complex financial strategy involving borrowing in low-interest currencies like the Japanese yen to invest in higher-yielding assets.  Using current market data, he provides an in-depth explanation of how fluctuations in currency values impact these trades and t...

Join Dr. Bryan Foltice in this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast as he dives into the concept of the bias blind spot. Discover how most of us perceive ourselves as less biased than others and the psychological mechanisms behind this phenomenon.  Dr. Foltice discusses the impact of this bias on decision-making and offers personal insights and examples of common biases in daily...

Active vs Passive Management: Analyzing Mutual Fund Performance In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Bryan Foltice delves into the debate between actively managed mutual funds and their passive counterparts. He discusses market efficiency, the pitfalls of actively managed funds, and the significant impact of expenses and front-loaded fees on investment returns.  Fol...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr.  Bryan Foltice  discusses the controversy surrounding Dave Ramsey's recommendation of an 8% retirement withdrawal rate. He critiques Ramsey's approach, highlighting its potential risks and compares it with the more conservative 4% rate commonly advised by financial planners.  Dr. Foltice delves into the importance of co...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Bryan Foltice delves into foundational concepts of behavioral finance. He revisits prospect theory, emphasizing our differing sensitivities to gains and losses, and introduces the disposition effect - our tendency to sell winning stocks too early and hold onto losing stocks too long.  Dr. Foltice shares personal anecdotes and res...

Behavioral Finance Explains: Why Americans Misunderstand the Economy In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Bryan Foltice discusses a U.S. survey revealing widespread economic misconceptions among Americans. Key findings show that many Americans believe the economy is shrinking, the stock market is down, and unemployment is at a high, contrary to actual data showing e...

Retiring Early: Is the FIRE Community the Right Path? In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Bryan Foltice delves into the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. He discusses the key principles behind FIRE, including the idea of saving up to 70% of annual income to retire early and live off small withdrawals.  Dr. Foltice evaluates the merits and challe...

In this episode of the Brtan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Brtan Foltice delves into the intriguing world of meme stocks, such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment, and their impact on investor behavior.  He introduces key concepts of behavioral finance including noise trader risk and the Greater Fool Theory, explaining how these factors drive the stock prices far beyond their fundamental v...

Empowering Students with Financial Literacy: The Money Strong Program at Butler In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Bryan Foltice discusses the Money Strong program, a new initiative designed for college juniors and seniors at Butler University aimed at improving their personal finance skills.  This program, born from a collaboration with career mentor Randy Brown,...

Youth Sports Meets Behavioral Finance: A Deep Dive with Dr. Bryan Foltice In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Dr. Foltice discusses the intersection of youth sports and behavioral finance in the United States. He explores the shift from community-based sports to private, for-profit sports organizations that emerged around 2008 due to budget cuts during the Great Recess...

The Overwhelming World of Youth Sports: A Behavioral Finance Perspective In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, the discussion centers around the behavioral finance aspects of youth sports in the United States, highlighting the vast changes and increasing pressures families face.  Bryan shares personal experiences to underscore how youth sports commitment has escalated, c...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, hosts Bryan and Mandi Foltice delve into the topic of finance in relation to life purpose and future planning. They share personal stories, including Mandi's journey from nursing to pursuing a career aligned with her passion for creativity.  They discuss the challenges and considerations of combining finances in marriage, the im...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, hosts Dr. Bryan Foltice and his wife Mandi discuss the evolution of their financial management as a couple. They recount their experiences of merging their finances after getting married, buying a house, and adjusting to new expenses like a dog and personal maintenance.  They emphasize the importance of regular financial conversation...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, host Dr. Bryan Foltice and his wife Mandi delve into their personal journey of combining finances in their relationship. They discuss their backgrounds, including Mandi's financial situation before they met and how they navigated their differing approaches to money management.  By sharing their experiences with budgeting, addres...

Navigating Finances in Marriage: Part 4 - Personal Finance Series In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Bryan shares his personal experience of navigating finances in marriage, highlighting the transition from single life through dating to getting married for a second time. Beginning with reflections on his dating life post-divorce and meeting his current wife, Mandi, th...

5 Key Lessons on Teaching Kids About Money | Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Bryan continues the personal finance series by sharing important teaching points for educating children about money. He emphasizes the necessity of open discussions about financial matters, despite not feeling fully equipped or perfect at managing o...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance podcast, Bryan shares personal experiences with finances, relating both positive and pitfalls. He highlights lessons learned from his childhood about avoiding debt and the importance of saving.  These include the "Snake Bite Effect" from buying his first house in Florida at the peak of the real estate bubble in 2007 to having a save...

In this episode of the Bryan Foltice Behavioral Finance Podcast, Bryan discusses his personal journey to financial independence. Despite being a late bloomer, he outlines how he managed to get a grip on his finances, including paying off all debt except mortgage, maintaining a savings rate of about 25%, maxing out his 401k, saving for his children's education, and diligently tracking expenses...

In this episode, we dive into the topic of mental health and how it affects our Life and Finances. We also introduce a couple of very important topics: Develop a better understanding on how to change our behavior as well as redefining how it means to be rich (or life a rich/abundant life). 00:00 Introduction  04:12 Changing our Behavior (Not a 1 Step Process! It's (at least) 3 steps) 10:10 Ch...

In this episode, we finish the Behavioral Finance Undergraduate course content with an episode devoted to various de-biasing strategies.  00:00 Introduction  04:18 4 Steps to Eliminate Bias 1. Bias Awareness 2. Motivate why the bias is important 3. Direction and Magnitude 4. Ability to eliminate/overcome 10:00 How to Reduce Bias (Actual Equation/Rule of Thumb/Experiential Learning)  17:20 People H...