Gentleman Speculator

In this wide ranging conversation, Andy Edstrom discusses his history in legacy finance, why the 2008 financial crisis and monetary madness explain why our debt burdens are where they are today. If most assets are a "little bit money," bonds are at risk of being demonetized. Lastly, Andy makes his case for bitcoin as a lifeboat and why Financial Advisors should be considering it.  Andy E...

Eric Sammons and Andy Flattery talk about the current state of bitcoin and the claim that "bitcoin is an idol." Eric is the Editor-in-Chief of Crisis Magazine. Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twitter Music used in the episode- Interlude &...

Dr. Luke Murray, headmaster at the new Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neary, shares his vision for Classical Education in Kansas City. Show notes - https://simplewealthkc.com/?p=4865 Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twitter Music used in the episode- I...

A podcast laying out The Michael Saylor Financial Plan as he tells it in his "Parable of the Argentine Rancher," Andy's thoughts on inflation, and Bitcoin Day KC . Show notes - https://simplewealthkc.com/the-michael-saylor-financial-plan-inflation-bitcoin-day-kc-podcast/ Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City h...

Is Bitcoin a Good Coin? Catholic toxic maximalists Fr. Nick Blaha, the pseudonymous Slappy Jones II, and The Reformed Financial Advisor respond to the critiques of bitcoin from The New Polity's Jacob Imam and Marc Barnes. Show notes- https://simplewealthkc.com/is-bitcoin-immoral-fr-nick-blaha-slappy-jones-ii-podcast/ Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial p...

It is my belief that yes, you can own individual stocks in your long-term holdings. While some financial advice tells you that mutual funds, ETFs, and robo advisors are your only option, I think they are missing the mark. An alternative path, as David Gardner put it, is to "find good companies and hold those positions tenaciously over time to yield multiples upon multiples of your original in...

Grab your tickets to the Unchained Happy Hour in North Kansas City with Stephen Cole: simplewealthkc.com/unchained Andy Flattery and Stephen Cole discuss: Stephen's favorite KC BBQ Why younger Austrians gravitate to bitcoin Digital scarcity in investing The definancialization of everything Stephen's critique of altcoins codetoinspire.org Full Show notes at simplewealthkc.com Sign up for...

Andy's appearance on the Seemingly Ordinary podcast with Tim Wuebker.  Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twitter The Reformed Financial Advisor is the project of Andy Flattery, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in Kansas City, MO. The podcast gives you...

Part II of the William Volker story is about his protege, Harold Luhnow.  - Harold Luhnow battles the Pendergast machine  - The Volker Fund and the Austrian School of Economics - How it all relates to Bitcoin Show notes: https://simplewealthkc.com/?p=4757 Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinanciala...

Andy Flattery, Tim Flattery,  and Tom Griffin talk about how to be a good dad.  Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twitter The Reformed Financial Advisor is the project of Andy Flattery, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in Kansas City, MO. The podcast gives...

Andy Flattery interviews Antony Sammeroff, author of "Universal Basic Income - For and Against." Show notes for this episode- https://simplewealthkc.com/18 Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twitter Music used in the episode- "Disclosure Son...

Andy Flattery and Bryan Gum discuss the true role of a Financial Advisor, which is to empower people in taking control of their own finances. Show notes & transcript for this episode- https://simplewealthkc.com/16 Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twi...

I read the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling and offer some brief commentary on why this poem is timely for investors right now. Show notes for this episode- https://simplewealthkc.com/if Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twitter Music used in the ep...

Ben Olsen of the DVS Group makes the case for why buying a private small business can be an attractive opportunity. Show notes for this episode- https://simplewealthkc.com/ben Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com Follow Andy Flattery on Twitter Music used in the episode- "Disc...

Andy Flattery and Brandon Reed give a primer on concentrated investing, including the good, the bad, and the ugly. Brandon is a CFA and Portfolio Manager at Mitchell Capital Management in Overland Park, KS. Show notes for this episode- https://simplewealthkc.com/concentrated Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - ww...

Ryan O'Connor is the Founder and Portfolio Manager at Crossroads Capital, a Private Investment Partnership based out of Kansas City, MO. In this conversation, Ryan tells me the story of why he is (successfully) running an investment fund modeled after Warren Buffett's early partnership. Show notes for this episode- https://simplewealthkc.com/ryan Sign up for The Reformed Financial Adviso...

Eddie & Katlin Van Buskirk sit down to tell the story of how they bought a $50,000 house on craigslist and rehabbed it into their dream home in Historic Northeast Kansas City. Show notes for this episode- https://simplewealthkc.com/lexington Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - www.reformedfinancialadvisor.com...

Are Financial Advisors worth the money? To answer that question, Andy Flattery goes through the best (and worst) Financial Advisors in movies and how they can help us understand commission, fee-based, and fee-only financial advisors. Commentary is offered on these films - Groundhog Day The Wolf of Wall Street Glengarry Glen Ross Wall Street Moneyball Show notes for this episode- https://simpleweal...

Does if feel like our union is is fragile as it's ever been in the U.S? Well, we know at least one time where it's been worse. Here's a story for my KC friends about the civil war, buried treasure, and the building of our city. Show notes for this episode- simplewealthkc.com/donnelly Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and...

Eric Jorgenson did something incredible with his book "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness." Eric curated the best of Naval’s wisdom from twitter, podcasts, and writings into one resource. I was only vaguely familiar with Naval’s work prior to reading the book and am grateful that Eric created the resource for learning more about him.  Naval Ravikant is the fo...

Andy Flattery outlines the case for choosing not to retire in this solo episode. Special thanks to Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance and John Mayer, both of whom played a special role in inspiring this idea. Show notes for this episode- simplewealthkc.com/neverretire Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, investing, and Kansas City history - ww...

Fr. Marsh was Fort Dodge's beloved priest during it's Pioneer Days Father John Marsh was an englishman and a widower who became a Catholic priest. He was the Pastor of Corpus Christi Church in Fort Dodge, IA from 1859-1865. His forgotten story of selfless service to the pioneers of Northwest Iowa deserves to be heard. Show notes for this episode- simplewealthkc.com/marsh Sign up for The...

How should Patrick Mahomes manage his wealth? After all, it is not every day that a Kansas City man in his 20s earns a $503 million contract. That sounds like a good question for two guys on the internet to podcast about. To do that, I enlisted the help of Ethan Hutcheson, AAMS®. Ethan is a Wealth Manager at Metcalf Partners Wealth Management in Overland Park, KS and a Patrick Mahomes superfan. Sh...

Andy Flattery rounds up four of Kansas City's best Financial Advisors and asks for their tips that fellow young people need to become wealthy. Enjoy this advice from CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS™ Mike Zung, Donovan Brooks, Matt Gazaway, and Kyle Hill. Show notes for this episode- simplewealthkc.com/advice Sign up for The Reformed Financial Advisor monthly newsletter on financial planning, inv...

300 years ago France was on fire because of the Mississippi Bubble, a "greatest hits" story in the history of financial madness. Speculation on hopes for the Louisiana Territory had created interest in opening up trade near "Kawsmouth" (modern day KC). Here's the story. View show notes discussed in this episode at - www.simplewealthkc.com/bubble Music used in the episode-...