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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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Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Earlier this month, Mark Pearson received an email from someone who was questioning Nepsis’ top 10 stock market predictions for 2019. While some people may have been offended by this opinionated email, Mark sees it as an opportunity to prove to his listeners that Nepsis’ predictions reinforce the successful past that they’ve experienced and the importance of investing with clarity.
In this episode, you will learn:
- Why Mark recommends that investors stick to the basics when it comes to stock market purchases
- The importance of knowing what you own in your portfolio and, more importantly, why you own it
- Why you shouldn’t check on your investments daily, weekly, or even monthly if you want to get an accurate understanding of what they are worth
- Why volatility isn’t necessarily a bad thing
- And more!
Tune in now to learn about Nepsis’ 2019 stock market predictions and gain clarity!
Resources: Nepsis | Top 10 Stock Market Predictions for 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
In today’s episode, Mark Pearson is joined again by Chuck Etzweiler, Nepsis’ head of research. This time Mark and Chuck talk about the importance of managing your portfolio in times of uncertainty. Get ready for a deep discussion on anchor bias—and what that really means.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What anchor bias really is and how to recognize it
- Why anchoring isn’t necessarily a bad thing if you’re anchored in clarity
- Why the current state of the market is causing portfolio managers to change their practice—and how that will impact your return
- About the importance of monitoring your portfolio and deciding when it’s the right time to buy low and sell high
- Why you shouldn’t let your political stance determine your investment decision-making
- And more!
Resources: Nepsis | Biased, Who Me?
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
Do you translate the numbers on your statement as money you’ve earned or lost?
Beware—constantly looking at your statements can blind you and give you a false sense of what’s actually happening with your portfolio.
In this episode, Mark Pearson shares a new way of looking at your statement to help you avoid making common investing mistakes.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- About the importance of knowing what you own vs. looking at your statement
- What you should actually pay attention to as an investor
- Why Mark hates it when people say that they’re “invested in the stock market”
- And more!
Tune in now and learn how to remove your blinders and invest with clarity!
Resources: Nepsis
Friday Dec 07, 2018
Friday Dec 07, 2018
Imagine having the opportunity to truly understand why your portfolio is performing the way it is. At Nepsis, each client has this opportunity, thanks to Nepsis’ Investment Stress Test.
Today, Mark Pearson shares how Nepsis’ stress test helps you understand where your money is allocated, so you don’t have to settle for a cookie-cutter portfolio.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How the information from your stress test can help you become a successful investor
- How the stress test can identify the pitfalls that could prevent you from achieving your financial goals
- How understanding why you own a stock is better than knowing what stock you own
- Where to get a stress test for free
- And more!
Tune in now to learn how Nepsis’ Investment Stress Test can help you invest with clarity!
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Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
Few things in this world are guaranteed: death, taxes, and fluctuations in the global stock market.
In this episode of the Invest With Clarity podcast, Mark Pearson explains why shifts in the market of even 1% are not nearly as big of a deal as people make them out to be.
You will learn:
- Why believing that you’re “investing in the stock market” is a false narrative
- Why investing in the S&P 500 index might not be the smartest way to invest
- Why clear thinking is arguably the most important quality to use when deciding which companies to invest in or whether to sell shares in a company
- What Wall Street means when it talks about value versus growth
- Why Nepsis is the frontrunner for unbiased content about each client’s portfolio
- And more!
Tune in now and learn how to decipher the indexes and invest with clarity!
Resources: Nepsis
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
All too often, investors inhibit their potential for successful by giving in to emotional biases.
Mark Pearson sees examples of investors being swayed by emotional biases all the time. In this episode, he discusses each of these biases and explains how they spring from a lack of investor clarity.
In today’s episode, you will learn:
- The different types of emotional biases
- How diversification is different than asset allocation
- Why the real secret to Warren Buffett’s success is superhuman discipline
- Mark’s dual approach to confronting clients’ biases
- Why Mark believes advisors should run their businesses the same way gardeners prune their gardens
- And more!
Tune in now and learn what it means to stick with the investment process and invest with clarity!
Resources: Bias: Who Me White Paper | Nepsis, Inc. | Nepsis, Inc. Facebook Page
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Investors hire financial advisors because they want to have a leader who will give them expert advice and guide them to reach their investment plan goals.
However, too many investors do not have leadership that is founded on clarity. In this episode, Mark Pearson takes a critical look at the typical client journey to help investors consider how they’re being served.
In today’s episode on the importance of leadership, Mark discusses:
- The biggest mistakes advisors make with their risk tolerance questionnaires
- Why “risk” and “volatility” do not belong in the same sentence
- The three real areas of risk for investors
- Mark’s real-life experience with investors reacting emotionally to their investments
- And more!
Tune in now to learn how clarity-based leadership can help you reach your investing goals!
Resources: NEPSIS, Inc.
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Mark Pearson and his team aren’t fans of mutual funds, and you’re about to find out why.
In this episode, Mark doesn’t spare mutual funds’ feelings as he dives into the traits that make them undesirable, otherwise known as the dreadful five Cs.
Here’s what you will learn about in this episode:
- How the characteristics of mutual funds clash with Nepsis’ approach to investing.
- Examples of multiple conflicts that could run within a mutual fund portfolio
- How mutual funds make money and how those costs are passed on to the consumer
- What the five Cs are and how they impact portfolios
- Why being over-diversified is a problem
Tune in to learn why you should avoid mutual funds if you want to invest with clarity.
Resources: NEPSIS, Inc. | Investing for Success: Understanding the Four Key Principles
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Have you ever taken a jar of pennies to the bank and felt shocked by the amount of money you had in there?
Today, Mark Pearson discusses his penny jar theory and how Nepsis uses this theory in their approach to Strategic Cost Averaging™, the process of continually investing unequal dollar amounts specifically targeted into companies that you want to own more of when appropriate.
Mark and co-host Matt Halloran also take a back-end look at Nepsis, diving into how the company gathers information from clients to help them invest strategically and reach their investment goals.
Listen now to learn how you could invest with more clarity by using Nepsis’ penny theory.
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Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Today, Mark Pearson shares his views on the “race to the bottom” in the financial industry. Inspired by the Barron’s article titled “Fidelity Drops Fund Fees to Zero in Latest Price-War Gambit,” Mark discusses the issues that may arise with the low-cost industry trend, along with how the common outlooks that clients tend to adopt could negatively affect their investment outcomes.
Tune in to also find out what question you should be asking your adviser and how you can prioritize your goals to find true clarity.
Barron’s - Fidelity Drops Fund Fees to Zero in Latest Price-War Gambit