The Rational Reminder Podcast
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The Rational Reminder Podcast

by Benjamin Felix, Cameron Passmore, and Dan Bortolotti

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.

101 episodes
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1
Eduardo Repetto & Caitlin Ebanks - Opening the Avantis CAGE
55:41 Mar 19, 2026
2
The Evolution of Index Fund Investing
1:23:26 Mar 12, 2026
3
James Choi - Portfolio Theory in a Spreadsheet
1:14:04 Mar 5, 2026
4
Tom Hardin - Ethics, Financial Crime, and Redemption
59:02 Feb 26, 2026
5
Hendrik Bessembinder - Constant Leverage & Measuring Investor Outcomes
1:05:56 Feb 19, 2026
6
Theresa Ebden - Protecting Investors at the OSC
1:04:39 Feb 12, 2026
7
Charles Chaffin - The Psychology of Financial Planning
1:20:51 Feb 5, 2026
8
Equal Weight vs. Market Cap Weight Index Funds
1:05:51 Jan 29, 2026
9
Engineering Financial Outcomes
1:14:31 Jan 22, 2026
10
The Rise of ETF Slop
1:15:18 Jan 15, 2026
11
How Assumptions Shape Financial Planning Outcomes
1:15:39 Jan 8, 2026
12
The "AI Bubble" and Stock Market Concentration
1:10:20 Jan 1, 2026
13
How the Rational Reminder Podcast is Made
1:17:06 Dec 25, 2025
14
AMA #11 - Your Parents' Advisor, 100% Equity Portfolios, and Investing $10 Billion
1:21:01 Dec 18, 2025
15
Lessons from The Wealthy Barber (2025)
1:25:52 Dec 11, 2025
16
Is anyone doing dd? with Aravind Sithamparapillai
1:16:07 Dec 4, 2025
17
A Case Study on Pension Benefits vs. Commuted Values
55:20 Nov 27, 2025
18
Mamdouh Medhat - A Profitability Retrospective, and Private Fund Performance
1:20:52 Nov 20, 2025
19
AMA #10 - Dollar cost averaging & mutual funds vs. ETFs
1:06:55 Nov 13, 2025
20
Ted Cadsby - The Power of Index Funds, and Being Human
1:18:43 Nov 6, 2025
21
Investing 101
1:25:19 Oct 30, 2025
22
John Y. Campbell - Fixing Personal Finance
1:23:29 Oct 23, 2025
23
AMA #9: Covered Call ETFs, Currency Hedging, and Bond Misconceptions
1:23:10 Oct 16, 2025
24
Learning from Market History
52:17 Oct 9, 2025
25
Investing in Your Health
1:15:48 Oct 2, 2025
26
Climbing The Wealth Ladder
57:03 Sep 25, 2025
27
Covered Calls: A Devil's Bargain
1:14:22 Sep 18, 2025
28
The Underperformance of Target Date Funds
55:51 Sep 11, 2025
29
Asset Allocation in Practice
1:21:38 Sep 4, 2025
30
Elie Hassenfeld - (Approximately) Optimal Philanthropy
1:06:56 Aug 28, 2025
31
Banks Sell Products, Not Advice
56:18 Aug 21, 2025
32
Dave Chilton (The Wealthy Barber): Timeless Financial Advice
1:32:18 Aug 14, 2025
33
The Most Important Quotes in Investing
1:13:45 Aug 7, 2025
34
Jim Rowley & Andy Maack - Implementing Index Funds at Vanguard
1:12:46 Jul 31, 2025
35
AMA #8 + Insurance Needs Analysis with Louai Bibi
1:06:48 Jul 24, 2025
36
Episode 366 - Avoiding Investment Scams
53:24 Jul 17, 2025
37
Rob Carrick's Eight Lessons Learned in 27 Years of Covering Personal Finance
58:22 Jul 10, 2025
38
Martijn Cremers: Is the Conventional Wisdom on Active Management Wrong?
1:00:54 Jul 3, 2025
39
The (Underappreciated) Risk of Individual Stocks
49:12 Jun 26, 2025
40
AMA #7
1:12:17 Jun 19, 2025
41
Alex Edmans - Finding "The Truth" in Economics, Finance, and Life
1:05:20 Jun 12, 2025
42
Gerard O'Reilly: The Components of Net Returns
1:15:52 Jun 5, 2025
43
The Most Controversial Topics in Personal Finance
1:18:19 May 29, 2025
44
Dr. Eli Beracha: Renting versus Buying a Home
1:07:22 May 22, 2025
45
AMA #6
56:13 May 15, 2025
46
Abby Davisson: How to Make Decisions About Money and Love
58:31 May 8, 2025
47
Do Index Funds Incur Adverse Selection Costs?
1:02:50 May 1, 2025
48
Jason Pereira: Expert Financial Planning
1:17:18 Apr 24, 2025
49
AMA #5
1:07:48 Apr 17, 2025
50
Jessica Moorhouse: Everything But Money
1:07:43 Apr 10, 2025
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