The Disciplined Investor

Employment Report Solid The Tech disruptors are getting disrupted… Growth vs Value – an abrupt change. Guest – Cullen Roche – Author of the bestselling book – Your Perfect Portfolio. NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES Cullen Roche founded Discipline Funds to help investors obtain access to low fee, diversified portfolios that help them stay the course and meet their financial goals. Cullen’s primary areas of expertise include global macro portfolio construction, quantitative risk management, monetary economics, financial accounting and behavioral finance. Prior to establishing his own business, Cullen worked at Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management where he worked on a team overseeing $500MM+ in assets under management. Upon leaving Merrill Lynch, Cullen managed a private investment partnership which took advantage of reporting irregularities ahead of major corporate events. The strategy generated substantial positive alpha (high risk adjusted returns) without a single negative year of returns from 2005-2011. He formed Orcam Financial Group in 2012 to help better serve the much needed retail space with sophisticated but low fee asset management and financial planning services. Cullen is also a prolific writer. In addition to the weekly musings on his website Pragmatic Capitalism, he is the author of the popular book Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Money and Finance as well as “Understanding the Modern Monetary System,” one of the top 10 all-time most downloaded research papers on the SSRN academic research network. He is also the author of the popular white paper “Understanding Modern Portfolio Construction.” He was named one of the “Top Wall Street Economists, Experts and Opinion Leaders” of 2011 by Wall Street Economists and was named one of the “101 Best Finance People” by Business Insider, where he was described as “one of the most influential economic thinkers today.” In 2015, Cullen was named one of the “40 Under 40” most influential people in finance by InvestmentNews. He is regularly cited in the Wall Street Journal, on CNBC and in the Financial Times. His latest book is YOUR PERFECT PORTFOLIO: The Ultimate Guide to Using the World’s Most Powerful Investing Strategies . In that, Roche draws on two decades of experience building investment firms and advising clients to help readers discover the strategy that fits their goals Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (INTC), (UEC), (IONQ), (CEG), (OKLO), (NXT)

The FED – keeps rates unchanged SpaceX announcing IPO plans Investors cautious on CaprEx spending plans And our guest – Frank Curzio – Curzio research… NEW! DOWNLOAD THE AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES Frank Curzio can be reached by email at frank@curzioresearch.com Frank Curzio is an equity analyst with close to three decades of experience covering small- and mid-cap stocks. Check out his newsletters. (Free trial subscriptions available) He has been the editor of several well respected newsletters with major companies as well on of the top performers with TheStreet.com where he significantly outperformed the markets during his tenure. He was also a research analyst for Jim Cramer. Frank is the host of Wall Street Unplugged. Frank has been a guest on various media outlets including Fox Business News, CNBC’s The Kudlow Report and CNBC’s The Call. He has also been mentioned numerous times on Jim Cramer’s™s Mad Money, is a featured guest on CNN Radio and has been quoted in financial magazines and websites. Before TheStreet.com, Frank was the editor of The FXC Newsletter and received one of the top rankings by Hulbert’s Financial Digest for risk-adjusted performance. Follow @frankcurzio Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (INTC), (UEC), (IONQ), (CEG), (OKLO), (NXT)

Greenland, Iran and Mexico – OH MY Earnings season – yes it is here ! Markets re on fire – all systems go – Get your gold and silver too! And out guest – Benjamin Kahle – Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Benjamin Kahle is the Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. He is responsible for the overall management of the firm and its investment offerings, including eight funds and multiple sidecar entities. In this role, Benjamin helps shape the company’s investment strategy and guides asset management initiatives. Since joining Wellings Capital as an intern in 2015, Benjamin has played an instrumental role in the firm’s growth, driving it from $0 to over $215 million in investor equity under management and over $450 million of assets under management. His leadership has helped establish Wellings Capital as a trusted name in the commercial real estate private equity space. Benjamin’s real estate career began early—he became a licensed realtor during his junior year of college. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Liberty University and lives in Central Virginia with his wife and son. Learn More at http://www.ibkr.com/funds Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – https://thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/tdi-strategy/ Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (TSLA), (GOOG), (BIDU)

Prospective Perspective – we are looking ahead by looking back. A new year – what may drive returns into 2026. So many guests, so much wisdom as we kick off another great year of the TDI Podcast and a great compilation this week of guest clips from 2025.   Learn More at http://www.ibkr.com/funds Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – https://thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/tdi-strategy/ Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (RTX), (NOC), (SHLD), (GLD)

The walls are coming down – the house of cards exposed. We have economic data – late but we got it. And that concludes the last full week of trading for 2025! And our guest – Robbie Miles, CEO of Live and Let Live NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Robbie Miles is the CEO of Live and Let Live – Live and Let Live is a global movement committed to building a freer, more peaceful world. As part of the Live and Let Live community, you’re surrounded by individuals who share a passion for personal responsibility, non-aggression, and being good humans. Here, we connect, collaborate, and grow together — exchanging ideas, supporting one another, and taking action that aligns with our shared values of peace, freedom, and human flourishing. Whether you’re here to learn, contribute, or lead, there’s a place for you in this movement. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SLV), (GLD), (ORCL)

Quick flip and pivot – Fed in focus. Stagflation alert – inflation remains sticky. Unemployment – ADP show massive losses in one category. Looking into the Prediction Markets with our guest, Andrew Wilkinson – Director of Trading Education at Interactive Brokers.   NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE’S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment) Andrew Wilkinson, Director of Trading Education at Interactive Brokers. Andrew joined Interactive Brokers in 2007 with a background in interest rate and derivative trading in the city of London during the 1990s. Andrew joined IBKR to create market commentary about stocks, options, forex and bonds for the website before helping create the IBKR Campus, which covers Traders’ Insight, Traders’ Academy, webinars, podcasts and a variety of other financial training for investors of all levels. Andrew has an MBA from Rollins College FL. Learn More at http://www.ibkr.com/funds Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – https://thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/tdi-strategy/ eNVESTOLOGY Info – https://envestology.com/ Stocks mentioned in this episode: (BTCUSD), (DIA), (SPY)

We got numbers! NVIDIA EARNINGS – now we know – remarkable turnaround on the news. Yen at critical levels – global markets should be on alert. This week’s guest – Tim Knight – a self proclaimed Permabear. NEW! Download the AI Generated Show Notes (Guest Segment) Tim Knight has been charting and trading since 1987. His first stock trade was, in fact, on October 19, 1987 – the day of the crash – which perhaps goes a long way explaining his disposition toward bearishness. He has been involved in personal computers since late 1979 and, starting at age 16, began writing a couple dozen books about using and programming computers. His most recent writing has been focused on charting and the history of financial markets, including his newest books, Panic, Prosperity, and Progress, and, more recently, Silicon Valley Babble On and Solid State, his first novel. He has been running Slope since March 29 2005 and has, during that time, written more than 30,000 posts on the site. In 1992 Knight founded Prophet, a web-based technical analysis company that was acquired by Investools (and, later, Ameritrade) in January 2005. Tim served as Senior Vice President of Technology for Investools from 2005 through 2010. Both Barron’s & Forbes consistently named Prophet the #1 website for technical analysis. Besides running the Slope of Hope, Tim also hosts a daily show on the tastylive network, Trading Charts with Tim Knight. You can find Sam Burns & Mill Street Research at https://slopeofhope.com/ and on Twitter at @slopeofhope. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy – HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (NVDA), (GLD), (BTCUSD), (MSFT), ($YEN)