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Welcome to ’It’s All About Clarity®’ the go to podcast for bringing clarity to your financial journey. Join Mark Pearson and the Nepsis team as they share insights to portfolio management, tax strategy and more. Whether you’re interested in investing, retiring, giving, saving, advising or tax planning here ”It’s All About Clarity®’!
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Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Mark Pearson and the Nepsis team want you to start the year out right by investing with clarity.
That’s why Mark Pearson is speaking with Nepsis’ senior vice president of research, Chuck Etzweiler, on today’s podcast. Today, Chuck shares his research-based forecast for the year, outlines how to stick to your buy-and-sell disciplines, and discusses how to tune out the noise of mainstream media this year.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why Chuck doesn’t believe 2020 will be a down year
- How the election might impact investors and the market
- Why market pullbacks should be loved, not feared
- How Nepsis leaves their emotions at the door when investing (and why it’s so important they do!)
- And more!
Join Mark and Chuck now to discover what they foresee for 2020 and how you can shut out the noise to invest with clarity!
Resources: Nepsis
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Now that we’re officially in 2020, are you curious about where the markets might be heading this year?
After batting 100% on all of his predictions for 2019, Mark Pearson is back with his annual predictions for 2020. In this episode, Mark uncovers his top 10 predictions for the stock market this year, from where the S&P will end in 2020 all the way to how investors will behave.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What to keep in mind when listening to predictions
- Why you shouldn’t take a short-term view when investing
- How investor behaviors might impact the market this year
- Why the stock market doesn’t work on a calendar basis
- And more!
Tune in today to discover what Mark predicts 2020 will bring to the investing world!!
Resources:
Nepsis | Blog: Top 10 Stock Market Predictions for 2020 | Episode 40: How to Overcome the Dirty Dozen Investment Biases
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
The word of this podcast is “trillion” because with the markets going up, people are cashing out to the tune of three trillion dollars!
In this episode, Mark Pearson explains why now is a better time than ever to invest with clarity and buy, rather than squirrel away that money. Get ready to learn the case for being a contrarian and sticking to your investment process while everybody else is moving to cash.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why a recession is a good thing
- Three reasons why Mark isn’t afraid of a recession
- Why Mark believes we are on the verge of another leg of a bull market
- And more!
Listen in to discover why it’s even more important to invest with clarity now and stop stashing your cash.
Resources: Nepsis
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
There has been an immense growth in the ETF (Exchange-Traded Funds) market over the years, making more people curious about what they are and whether they would benefit from having them in their portfolio.
Today, Mark breaks down what you need to know about ETFs and how they’re impacting the investing landscape.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- A benefit ETFs offer that mutual funds don’t
- The downside of ETFs
- The impact of investors being able to buy and sell buckets of investments
- Where ETFs may be headed in the future
- And more
Listen now to learn about the rise of ETFs and the impact they’re having on investors and their portfolios!
Resources: Nepsis
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Many investors worry about their investments. But what do money managers, like Mark Pearson who has years of experience and a solid investment strategy, worry about?
In today’s episode, Mark uncovers his own worries around investing, covering everything from the media’s outlook on the markets to investors’ own attitudes that could be negatively affecting them.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How the media can affect investors in their decision-making
- What successful investors have in common
- The downside of modern portfolio theory
- Why investors are their own worst enemies
- And more
Join Mark now for an insightful episode about what’s keeping him up at night and learn just how powerful ultimate clarity can be in addressing these worries.
Resources: Nepsis
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
In the final part of his investment biases mini-series, Mark Pearson is back to round out his list of the “Dirty Dozen” investment biases that guide buyers’ decisions.
In this episode, Mark dives into four more biases, defining what they are and how they affect the investment process. Mark also provides examples and insight into how you can overcome these biases and invest with clarity.
In this episode, you will learn:
- Four new biases: reference point bias, deception bias, despondency bias, and get-even bias
- How good money managers can help you overcome your biases
- How Mark overcomes his own investment biases
- How investment biases can be seen in the case of investors and Zest Labs stocks
- And more!
Tune in now for the final part of Mark’s series and gain awareness of your own biases!
Resources: Nepsis | Episode 40: How to Overcome the Dirty Dozen Investment Biases: Part 1 | Overcoming the Dirty Dozen Investment Biases: Part 2
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
The “Dirty Dozen” refers to the 12 biases that buyers have when it comes to investing.
In this episode, Mark Pearson is back to highlight more biases and explain how you can overcome them. Dive into part two and be on your way to getting the investment clarity you’ve been wanting.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What deception bias is and how it leads to other biases
- How Mark helps his clients overcome the framing bias
- How Mark rises above the noise that creates the Dirty Dozen biases
- Why investing is a science
- And more!
Tune in today to learn about more investing biases and how to move past them!
Resources: Nepsis | Episode 40: How to Overcome the Dirty Dozen Investment Biases: Part 1
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
The “Dirty Dozen” refers to the 12 biases that buyers have when it comes to investing.
In this episode, Mark Pearson highlights three of the biases and explains how you can overcome them. This fiery conversation is dedicated to helping you achieve absolute clarity in your investments.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How hindsight bias causes investors to think that they can predict the future state of the market
- How recent events in the market impact decisions about future purchases
- What snakebite bias is and how it impacts investment decisions
- How to overcome the biases and achieve absolute clarity in your investments
- And more!
Tune in today to learn about investing biases and how to move past them!
Resources: Nepsis
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Mark Pearson has noticed that those who like to follow predictions around the stock market are often wrong, but never in doubt.
Today, Mark offers a different way to look at investing and establishing your portfolio that doesn’t revolve around predictions, but instead focuses on investing in good businesses so you can know what you own and why you own it.
In this episode, you will learn:
- Why you invest in businesses, not the stock market
- About the addiction to prediction
- The problem with Wall Street’s linear communications with investors
- Why investors should know where their capital gains come from
- And more
Tune in now to learn more about prediction-based investing and how Nepsis can help you invest with clarity!
Resources: Nepsis | The Bull Market That Was Never Loved
Wednesday Aug 07, 2019
Wednesday Aug 07, 2019
Albert Einstein once said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”
In this episode of Invest With Clarity Podcast, Mark Pearson explains how to choose the right mutual funds for your goals — all while keeping your sanity.
In this episode, you will learn:
- The top factors that contribute to the decision to invest in a mutual fund
- Which misguided action is causing investors to constantly underperform
- Why Mark says that you should never feel “good” when you put your money to work
- Why there's a race to the bottom on fees and expenses
- The reason you still need to invest with clarity with your mutual funds
- And more!
Tune in to hear Mark’s insights about how to select the right mutual funds while keeping your sanity intact.
Resources: Nepsis | Episode 14: The Falling Star | Comparison Is the Thief of All Joy