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The Rational Reminder Podcast

A weekly reality check on sensible investing and financial decision-making, from three Canadians. Hosted by Benjamin Felix, Cameron Passmore, and Dan Bortolotti, Portfolio Managers at PWL Capital.

How Leveraged ETFs Really Work (Marco Sammon & Chirs Murray) | #432
Oct 2026
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The Madness of Markets (Alex Edmans) | #431
Oct 2026 · 4 books
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Grow the Pie
Alex Edmonds
alex is also the author of the books grow the pie may contain lies and his new book the madness of markets ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of May Contain Lies
May Contain Lies
Alex Edmans
alex is also the author of the books grow the pie may contain lies and his new book the madness of markets ▶ tap to play from here
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The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
Douglas Murray
alex is also the author of the books grow the pie may contain lies and his new book the madness of markets ▶ tap to play from here
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The Wisdom of Crowds
James Surowiecki
the main book that mine goes against is a famous one called the wisdom of crowns by james sarawicken ▶ tap to play from here
The Truth About Leveraged ETFs | #430
Oct 2026 · 2 books
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Stay Calm
David Booth
celebrate the launch of david booth's book stay calm which you heard him talk about on a recent episode ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Are You a Stock or a Bond?
Are You a Stock or a Bond?
Moshe Milevsky
which is the title of moshe milevsky's book are you a stock or a bond ▶ tap to play from here
Who Causes Stock Market Anomalies? (w/ Victor Haghani) | #429
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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The Missing Billionaires
Victor Hagani
when we talked about your at the time new book missing billionaires ▶ tap to play from here
Wealthy People Are Hiding in Plain Sight (ft. Owen Zidar) | #428
Sep 2026 · 3 books
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The Everywhere Millionaire
Owen Zedar and Eric Zwick
today ben we were joined by owen zidar professor of economics financial researcher and coauthor of the book the everywhere millionaire ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
one view is the millionaire next door book which is his bestselling book from a few decades ago ▶ tap to play from here
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We've Got You Covered
Amy Finkelstein and Liran Einav
something like we've got you covered but the basic idea is if you have an old house ▶ tap to play from here
What to Know Before (and After) You Hire an Advisor (w/ Matthew Taylor) | #427
Sep 2026
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The Finances of Marriage | #426
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
the harvard study of adult adultment which is one of the longest running studies of human happiness a psychiatrist wrote a book based on those data ▶ tap to play from here
The Ethics Problem in Financial Services (Dr. Moira Somers & Philippa Hann) | #425
Sep 2026 · 3 books
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Cover of The Fault Lines of Finance Understanding and Preventing Financial Misconduct
The Fault Lines of Finance Understanding and Preventing Financial Misconduct
Philip Ahhan and Dr. Moira Summers
today we're joined by philip ahhan and dr moira summers who are coauthors of a new book the fault lines of finance understanding and preventing financial misconduct ▶ tap to play from here
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Why They Do It
Eugene Soltes
eugene sultis is an author that i quite enjoy following he wrote a book called why they do it and it's essentially an expose on white collar crimes ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
Robert Hare
robert hare and he talks about what does it look like when you're successful at this and you tend to be charming you know how to find people's longings and tap into them you know how to court friendship with the right people you rope them in you seduce them or you belittle them if you need to it is a big issue and they are the ones that tend to leave this ▶ tap to play from here
50 Years of Evidence-Based Investing (w/ David Booth) | #424
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Cover of Stay Calm, Learn to Embrace Uncertainty in Investing in Life
Stay Calm, Learn to Embrace Uncertainty in Investing in Life
David Booth
and today we discuss his new book stay calm learn to embrace uncertainty in investing in life ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Winning
Winning
Jack Welch
jack welch i don't know if you remember him he had a book out called winning ▶ tap to play from here
The Future of AI in the Workplace | Special Episode (Mike Sullivan and Vinay Gidwaney)
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Workforce Intelligence: The People-First Playbook for Leading Your Company Through AI Transformation
Mike Sullivan and Vene Kidwani
so they joined us to talk about a book that was just released that they wrote called workforce intelligence the people first playbook for leading your company through ai transformation ▶ tap to play from here
The Biggest Myths in Personal Finance
Aug 2026
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80 Years of Financial Knowledge in 53 Minutes | #422 (Bill Bernstein)
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Money and Me
Jonathan Clements
and that's jonathan clement's book called money and me ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt
Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt
Arthur T. Vanderbilt II
there's a great book about the vanderbilt wealth dynasty and how it ended up where it is now which is a pretty interesting read ▶ tap to play from here
Barry Ritholtz: "90% of financial products are crap"
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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How Not to Invest
Unknown
his most recent book how not to invest ▶ tap to play from here
Answering Your Financial Questions
Jul 2026 · 1 book
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The Missing Billionaire
Victor Hagani and James White
talking about the missing billionaire is their book ▶ tap to play from here
The State of Retirement Research | #419 (Jean-Pierre Aubry)
Jul 2026
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"I Sold 50% of My Portfolio. What Now?" | #418 (AMA)
Jul 2026
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A Financial Plan For Your Entire Life | #417 (Dr. Paul Kaplan)
Jul 2026 · 4 books
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Frontiers of Modern Asset Allocation
Paul Kaplan
including his book frontiers of modern asset allocation ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Lifetime Financial Advice
Lifetime Financial Advice
Paul Kaplan and Tom Idzorek
that book is lifetime financial advice ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Are You a Stock or Are You a Bond?
Are You a Stock or Are You a Bond?
Moshe Milevsky
he published a book some years ago called are you a stock or are you a bond ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Popularity: A Bridge Between Classical and Behavioral Finance
Popularity: A Bridge Between Classical and Behavioral Finance
Roger Ibbotson, Thomas Idzorek, and Paul Kaplan
called popularity a bridge between classical and behavioral finance ▶ tap to play from here
Is VEQT Costing You? (& Other Questions)
Jul 2026
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Shannon Lee Simmons: How To Stop Feeling Broke
Jun 2026 · 1 book
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Cover of Worry-Free Money
Worry-Free Money
Shannon Lee Simmons
which is the very first book i wrote and i still stand by it today i still do this every single day with myself and others essentially you need to move your money into four different ways ▶ tap to play from here
Answering Your Financial Questions
Jun 2026
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