Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 21, 2023

Brenda is a financial planner with Objective Financial Partners, an advice-only advisory firm based in Ontario, Canada, that works with clients on project-based financial plans, and also offers outsourced paraplanning to other Canadian advisory firms.

Financial Advice 245

Financial Advice Insurance Financial Advisor Financial Planning 245

The Big Picture

MAY 30, 2023

And so these were two stories, maybe three, before I’m 9-years-old of bad economics, bad culture, and a bad business plan. By the way, there’s a difference between an entrepreneur and a businessman or a business woman. Different risk tolerance and different business plan. They have a dumb business plan.

Banking 141

Banking Economics Economy Business Planning 141

The Big Picture

JULY 4, 2023

You go from Goldman Sachs to Harvard Business School to the Boston Consulting Group. What were your early career plans? Their mainstay financial services practice, which was banking and equities, fell off a cliff. We do case studies, idea pitches, mock portfolios, business plans.

Management 141

Management Recruitment Numbers Banking 141

The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

And I’m like, dad, I found I need 25 grand to get going and my dad said send me a business plan. I went to business school RITHOLTZ: He just wanted you to go through the exercise. LINDZON: No, so obviously, I did the business plan, I’m kidding. So this is the math that I applied. RITHOLTZ: Yes.

Media 278

Media Investing Investments Valuation 278