Dynamic Growth

For those of you that listen to the podcast (vs just reading our summaries), notice anything new this week? Maybe the intro music! We thought it was time to change it up a little – hope you like it!  Today we're sharing predictions from the recent World Economic Forum, Derek gives the latest updates on Crypto, and Nate discusses an interesting new investment opportunity. 

Special Guest Carly Snyder and Malery Sloan take over this week to give insight on social media and marketing. Both have extensive experience in advising clients and Malery brings particular expertise in the realm of social media. We thank her for joining us today and look forward to the next episode.

Have you ever watched something happen and it almost feels like it's in slow motion? You know what's going to happen but there's really nothing you can do to change the course. Sound familiar? It's exactly how we feel when it comes to the market and listening to the most recent earnings reports from major retailers was yet another example of the bear market at work.  In the most recent Fed meeting...

In this week's podcast, we introduce listeners to the Lightning Network – what is it and why is it important to Bitcoin owners. Nate & Derek also give tips for investors that are evaluating banks.  The lightning network is a second layer of technology on top of Bitcoin. It was developed in 2015 to try and solve the major critiques of Bitcoin – it has 10-minute transaction times and lacked global t...

Today we talk about famous investor Bill Ackman and his 400M dollar loss on Netflix's stock. We also discuss Elon's purchase of Twitter for $44B and Nate gives his thoughts on what is actually meant by "risk". Lastly, we talk about what it would take to give us a breather in a tough market.

Nate, Derek, and Macy are discussing questions that new investors are likely to ask and we give our different perspectives. We recorded Investing 101 in 2020 but felt we could go even more fundamental with the questions. We hope you learn something and enjoy the podcast.

Carly is back on the podcast to discuss her recent trip to Disney World. On the trip, Nate couldn't help but look at all the small details of branding that are scattered across the park. We discuss Disney as a brand, and how customers come to form opinions about the quality of a product or service.

Yield Curve and The VIX  The inverted yield curve has predicted a recession 22 times since 1900. Today we'll break down the key indicators used to measure market volatility, including the yield curve and the VIX index. A yield curve plots treasury bonds at 3, 6, and 12 months, as well as 2, 5, 10, and 30 years. When the yield curve inverts, often a recession will follow in the next 6-24 months. Hi...

Nate and Derek review the new cryptocurrency executive order and give our takes on CBDC and regulation. We also discuss the amazon stock split and recent hot takes from the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki.    

SWIFT stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.  Founded in 1973, it is comprised of a large network of roughly 11,000 banks from all over the world. Think of it as a messaging service for money. SWIFT member banks share information with each other about sending and receiving funds – mostly across international borders.  SWIFT operations are located in Belgium – which...

Where do you get your information Do you find yourself going to Google/Bing/Yahoo (insert favorite search engine here) first? Second? Not at all? If you're anything like me, you still use search engines out of habit but can't help but wonder if the results are all just paid sponsorships and if that product is – in fact – the best option. Imagine how many businesses we are missing out on because th...

Back by popular demand Carly Snyder is sharing her marketing knowledge with us and our listeners. Today's topic: Know your target audience, that's crucial for your marketing plan because without effectively knowing your customer it can feel like you are wasting money and speaking into the void. Thanks Carly for joining us again and we hope you enjoy the episode

Consumer Discretionary Sector  How can a sector filled with "non-essential" goods not be a fun topic to dive into? Luxuries we don't need – yes, please! Let's take a look at the sector made up of companies opposite from our earlier podcast on consumer staples – the consumer discretionary sector. 

Carly Snyder is the newest team member of Crosby Advisory. She has worked with large corporations to assist them with their marketing and she is joining Dynamic Growth to give advice on building a brand. The first of many episodes with her, we hope you enjoy!

For those of you that have joined us on our podcast sector spotlight tour, you'll recognize some themes are forming and real estate is no different. Did someone say diversify? After all, thus far in 2022, roughly 80% of businesses are still reporting they are meeting or surpassing earnings. Add in interest rates, inflation, job vacancies, and enter volatility stage left. Our strategy is to hang on...

For our lucky listeners enjoying sunshine right now – I'm talking to you Florida – make sure you soak up some extra vitamin D for us! As many of us fire up our streaming services and hunker down for snowmageddon, let's take a deeper look at the communications sector!  Spoiler alert – the podcast today revealed that Derek doesn't have TikTok. Didn't see that coming!

Today we look at the consumer staples sector. At face value, this sector may not seem to be the most exciting but you may be surprised to learn that in the last 15 years it has never been the worst-performing sector. We may not be shouting blockbuster growth anytime soon, but it's another solid contender for a portfolio offering diversification with over a 2% yield.

This begins a series on the 11 Sectors of the S&P 500 starting with the worst-performing sector in 2021, the utility sector. How should you invest in the utility sector? Is the utility sector positioned to grow in 2022? What is the best sector for growth? We will discuss in the coming weeks.

Its mandatory to share your new years resolutions with everybody, we hope everybody had a great holiday season. Thanks to everybody who listens/likes/shares the podcast we greatly appreciate you all.

We use tilts to improve investment return or reduce volatility. Learn what a tilt is and how it is implemented in an investment portfolio. 

We continue discussing how inflation is similar to a bank run then discuss the choppy market and how to get through it and end with what we are looking at for 2022

Bonus Podcast: Here is a great tip on how to communicate more effectively.

We revisit some of our favorite stocks, some of which are trailing the market this year and could be ripe for a movement. We discuss our favorite ways to invest for passive income and speak on how we use technology to scale so we arent trading our time for results.

Opt-out of the madness is the theme of this episode. Opt-out of the distractions on social media, opt-out of pointless bickering between political parties, opt-out of relying on institutions that have lost all credibility. In the digital age, we have been given the tools to become more self-reliant and less reliant on the old world institutions. Even institutions as fundamental as currency, we dis...

We discuss a more helpful way of valuing a Real Estate Investment Trust, then we talk about buying acreage on the moon and what gives limited resources value, then we discuss how inflation impacts big retailers like Home Depot & Walmart. Then we close with horrible takes and predictions by the mainstream financial media.  If you like the episode please like & Subscribe!