SKEPTIC’S GUIDE TO INVESTING

About SKEPTIC’S GUIDE TO INVESTING

Straight Talk for All, Nonsense for None About - 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 investment industry to their discussions. Steve brings a domestic stock and quantitative emphasis, Clem has a more fundamental and international perspective. They hope to bring experience, honesty and humility to these podcasts. There are a lot of acronyms and financial terms which confuse more than they help. There are many entertainers versus analysts promoting get rich quick ideas. Let’s cut through the nonsense with straight talk! Disclaimer - These podcasts are not intended as investment advice. Individuals please consult your own investment, tax and legal advisors. They provide these insights for educational purposes only.

Publisher

Steve Davenport, Clement Miller

Category

business · education · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Nov 2023

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

173 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Is The Market A Bubble

   Please text and tell us what you like The market looks calm on the surface, but the undercurrents feel anything but normal. We’re watching prices float near highs while energy costs stay elevated, treasury yields remain a headwind, and the S&P 500 dividend yield sinks below 1% a level that should make any long-term investor pause. So we ask the uncomfortable question: are we living through a true stock market bubble, or is this just a frothy top that can last longer than anyone expects? ...

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Invest Like Smart Money

   Please text and tell us what you like Most investing advice is built for speed: quick takes, hot stocks, and headlines that make you feel like you’re falling behind. We slow it down and ask a better question: what do the wealthiest families do to stay wealthy through every market cycle? We’re joined by Mark Miller, Managing Director of the Hilton Family Office and CEO of Hilton Tax and Wealth Advisors. Mark shares how “smart money” thinks about portfolio construction, starting with safety an...

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Neo Medieval Markets And The Case For Capital Protection

   Please text and tell us what you like Sub stack for Jack Duval http://tarotfso.substack.com/ The market can look quiet right up until it doesn’t, and that gap between calm prices and messy reality is where investors get hurt. We sit down with Jack Duval, CEO and CIO at Bantam Inc., to unpack why he sees today as a “neo-medieval” investing environment, one defined by weakened states, sharper economic imbalances, and security risks that don’t fit the old post-1945 playbook. From there, we ge...

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921

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

782 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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99

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

60

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