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SKEPTIC’S GUIDE TO INVESTING

Steve Davenport, Clement Miller

Straight Talk for All, Nonsense for NoneAbout - Our podcast looks to help improve investing IQ. We share 15-30 minutes on finance, market and investment ideas. We bring experience and empathy to the complex process of financial wellness. Every journey is unique, so we look for ways our insights can help listeners. Also, we want to have fun😎Your Hosts - Meet Steve Davenport, CFA and Clem Miller, CFA as they discus the latest in news, markets and investments. They each bring over 25 years in the

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26:20

Tim Cook’s Apple

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2026/04/21

Please text and tell us what you like Tim Cook never led like a headline magnet, and that’s exactly why we wanted to stop and take his record seriously. With news swirling around Apple’s leadership structure and succession, we zoom out and ask a practical investor question: what does Cook’s style actually mean for Apple stock, for the Apple brand, and for the next decade of decision-making? We talk through why Apple became so hard to ignore in consumer technology: the iPhone-led ecosystem, t...

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57:04

The Last Amateur And The Investing Lessons In Golf

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2026/04/15

Please text and tell us what you like Most people think greatness is about raw talent. Then you meet someone who wins because they never waste a shot, never waste a moment, and never pretend the work is optional. That’s what I remember from caddying for Jay Siegel at The Country Club in Brookline, and it’s why this conversation stuck with me for decades. I’m joined by author John Riley to talk about his biography The Last Amateur and the life of one of the most dominant career amateurs the g...

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50:11

Straightening out the Strait of Hormuz

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2026/04/14

Please text and tell us what you like A ceasefire headline is easy to trade. The Strait of Hormuz reality is harder: crowded sea lanes, mixed flags, sanctions workarounds, and one “accident” that can yank oil prices and risk assets in a single day. We dig into why the probability of disruption can stay high even when diplomats say the right words and why the nightmare scenario is an incident involving a Chinese-flagged oil tanker that forces a much wider response. We also get practical about...

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28:49

Investing for Ourselves: Clem Miller

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2026/04/07

Please text and tell us what you like A portfolio can look “wrong” on paper and still be rational in real life. We pull back the curtain on what we actually hold, why one of us is willing to sit on a huge cash position, and how a downside-first investing philosophy changes every decision. If your main goal is staying in the game through market volatility, this conversation is built for you. We dig into practical portfolio allocation: why bonds may fail as diversification when interest rates ...

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40:55

Investing for Ourselves: Steve Davenport

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2026/04/07

Please text and tell us what you like “Leave it alone” sounds comforting until you’ve watched a concentrated stock position implode, or you’ve lived through a year where both stocks and bonds drop together. Clem and I sit down to walk through Steve Davenport’s portfolio mindset, and the through-line is simple: risk management is not a side hobby, it’s the job. We talk about why he’ll trim positions, raise cash, and occasionally buy put options when the cost of insurance looks cheap, using vol...

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48:14

Money Stories And Solutions: Don Jay Rice

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2026/04/03

Please text and tell us what you like Money advice sounds simple until real life shows up. We sat down with Don Jay Rice of Drumbeat of Wealth to talk about the part of personal finance most spreadsheets ignore: the emotions, beliefs, and old memories that steer our money decisions when no one is watching. If you’ve ever felt anxious opening a bill, oddly angry during a budget talk, or certain you “should” feel secure but don’t, Don Jay’s lens on behavioral finance and money mindset will feel...

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53:28

Tariffs Vs. Small Business: Mike Musheinish

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2026/03/31

Please text and tell us what you like A tariff isn’t a headline. It’s a line item that can turn a $100 auto part into $172.50 before you even add shipping, labor, boxes, marketplace fees, insurance, or a modest profit. We sit down with Mike Musheinesh of Detroit Axle to translate trade policy into the day-to-day reality of running a U.S. small business in the auto parts industry, where margins are thin and pricing errors get punished fast. From there, we go deeper than sticker shock. We talk...

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53:05

How The Strait Of Hormuz Threatens Oil Prices And...

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2026/03/17

Please text and tell us what you like A six-mile shipping corridor can do more to your cost of living than a dozen earnings calls. We zoom in on the Strait of Hormuz and unpack why a disruption there can quickly push oil prices, gasoline costs, and LNG markets higher, even when energy stocks only make up a small percentage of major indexes. The real question isn’t whether you “own energy” today, it’s whether your portfolio can handle an energy shock that feeds straight into inflation. We wal...

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49:35

Suddenly You: Women Owning Money Moments

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2026/03/03

Please text and tell us what you like Money gets real when it’s suddenly you—the first 401(k), a partner’s illness, an inheritance, or the day you finally ask, What does risk actually mean for my family? We invited Kathy Karlic, founder of Suddenly You, to share a clear, compassionate path for women to own money decisions without jargon, shame, or guesswork. Kathy takes us from quiet kitchen tables to confident choices, breaking down the difference between finance and investing: planning for...

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53:10

Oil, War, And What Markets Price In

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2026/03/02

Please text and tell us what you like A late‑night strike and a familiar promise: hit hard now, negotiate later, and watch prices fall. We put that theory under the microscope. From Iran’s deep roots as a civilization to the real mechanics of oil and LNG flows, we unpack what force can and can’t do—and how the Strait of Hormuz turns geopolitics into prices at the pump and in your portfolio. Iran isn’t a plug‑and‑play regime; its constitutional machinery and regional networks make quick “head ...

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60:46

Tariffs On Trial

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2026/02/24

Please text and tell us what you like A 6-3 Supreme Court ruling just rewired the tariff landscape, and we’re unpacking what actually changed—and what still can. We start by tracing why IEPA worked for sanctions but collapsed as a foundation for broad import duties, then break down the justices’ rationales from the major questions doctrine to strict statutory reading. That legal map matters because it narrows the path to durable tariffs, pushing policy back toward the slower, evidence-heavy p...

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17:57

Which Warsh Leads The Fed

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2026/02/10

Please text and tell us what you like We weigh whether Kevin Warsh will lead as a hawk, a dove, or a markets-first stabilizer, and why that framing may miss his core strength: structure and confidence. We map how board dynamics, politics, and tariffs shape the rate path and market stability over the next few months. • Walsh’s background and crisis-era credibility • Hawk, dove, or structure-first framing • Why Trump might pick a market stabilizer • Market plumbing versus mac...

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42:01

When Fear Sells Gold, Who Really Profits

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2026/02/10

Please text and tell us what you like Gold feels safe because it’s real, heavy, and timeless—yet that same tangibility can be a trap. We pull back the curtain on the coin-and-bar sales machine, explaining how patriotic branding, fake urgency, and government-sounding names steer savers toward high spreads and low liquidity. If you’ve wondered whether a safe full of coins beats a brokerage account, this conversation gives you the math, the mechanics, and the mindset to decide with clarity. We ...

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43:22

Fuel Your Purpose With Adversity

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2026/02/03

Please text and tell us what you like We talk with coach and author Lance Cibik about turning hardship into purpose and building financial wellness through simple systems and relentless action. From a childhood of scarcity to speaking on national stages, Lance shows how to master the basics, invest in yourself, and think long term. • early adversity shaping money habits • choosing change and taking messy action • mentors, work ethic and first financial wins • the 10-20-70 rule for giving, sa...

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20:19

Greenland Risk, Market Nerves

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2026/01/20

Please text and tell us what you like We dig into why talk of controlling Greenland jolts markets, how NATO and EU cohesion factor into risk, and why mineral and oil narratives run headlong into cost and time. We weigh realistic outcomes—from free association to sovereign base rights—and what they mean for European equities, oil, and defense plays. • NATO and EU cohesion risk shaping market sentiment • Russia’s hybrid tactics raising European vulnerability • Arctic minerals and hydrocarbons ...

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49:07

Rethinking Retirement Readiness with Robert Powell

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2026/01/20

Please text and tell us what you like What if the retirement “crisis” isn’t universal—and the real squeeze is in the middle? We sit down with Robert Powell (aka “Mr. Retirement”) to unpack who’s truly at risk and how to build a plan that survives markets and real life. We start with simple, strong foundations for early savers—why target date funds work when life is straightforward—and when to graduate to a personalized allocation that accounts for human capital, taxable assets, and Social Sec...

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45:24

Fed Fight, Market Nerves

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2026/01/13

Please text and tell us what you like We unpack the fight over Fed independence, the DOJ subpoena, and why politics is pushing into central banking while markets pretend not to care. Then we tie Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran risk back to rates, sectors, and the case for cash, gold, and selective equities. • DOJ subpoena and Powell’s rare response as signals of pressure on the Fed • Supreme Court decision on Cook’s tenure and implications for Board control • Markets’ mixed message: equities ...

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21:09

From Caracas To Wall Street: Weighing The Real Risks...

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2026/01/06

Please text and tell us what you like We weigh the lure of Venezuelan oil against hard realities: weak legal protections, heavy crude economics, and tangled geopolitics with Cuba, Russia, and China. The takeaway is prudence—favor diversified proxies over direct country risk and let facts, not headlines, drive allocation. • investment case framed around rule of law and contract security • heavy oil cost structure versus current WTI and breakevens • prospects for subsidies or military support ...

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43:57

Venezuela, Power, And The Price Of Oil

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2026/01/06

Please text and tell us what you like We unpack why Venezuela became the target, how “narco-terrorism” frames public consent, and why oil, sanctions, and heavy crude realities complicate every simple story. We weigh competing motives, from regional dominance to distraction at home, and set up part two on investability. • origins and misuse of the term narco-terrorism • Venezuela as transit hub rather than producer • law enforcement pretext versus military reality • sanctions, heavy oil, and ...

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19:14

Peak Powell Or Just Good Policy

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2025/12/10

Please text and tell us what you like Markets don’t move on speeches alone; they move on credibility. We take you inside a fast-moving 2025 where Jerome Powell faced political heat, weighed softening labor data, and used Jackson Hole to set a disciplined path toward rate cuts without surrendering the Fed’s independence. From there, we chart the trade-offs every investor cares about: do cuts cushion a slowdown or risk re-igniting inflation that’s still biting in housing, food, and utilities? ...

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