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The Rational Reminder Podcast

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.

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The Winners and Losers of Index Investing | #435
Nov 2026 · 2 books
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The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
“Red uh Adam Smith, happy two hundred fiftieth anniversary. Anyways, wealth of nations and all that good stuff”
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Adam Smith
“wrote a theory of moral sentiments in which he basically describes That people have this thing called compassion”
Breaking Down Our Investment Portfolios
Nov 2026 · 2 books
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Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
Andrew Hallam
“My Self education started in two thousand ten with Millionaire Teacher”
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How I Invest My Money
Brian Portnoy and Josh Brown
“my friend Brian Portnoy. has now released the second volume of A book titled How I Invest My Money”
A Conversation With The Wealthy Barber (Dave Chilton) | #433
Oct 2026 · 2 books
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The Wealthy Barber
Dave Chilton
“His book, The Wealthy Barber, has helped millions of Canadians manage their money”
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You Can Be a Stock Market Genius
Joel Greenblatt
“You Two Can Be a Stock Market Genius, one of my all time favorite books, by the way”
How Leveraged ETFs Really Work (Marco Sammon & Chirs Murray) | #432
Oct 2026
The Madness of Markets (Alex Edmans) | #431
Oct 2026 · 4 books
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Grow the Pie
Alex Edmonds
“Alex is also the author of the books Grow the Pie. may contain lies and his new book The Madness of Markets”
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May Contain Lies
Alex Edmans
“Alex is also the author of the books Grow the Pie. may contain lies and his new book The Madness of Markets”
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The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
Douglas Murray
“Alex is also the author of the books Grow the Pie. may contain lies and his new book The Madness of Markets”
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The Wisdom of Crowds
James Surowiecki
“The main book that mine goes against is a famous one called The Wisdom of Crowns by James Sarawicken”
The Truth About Leveraged ETFs | #430
Oct 2026 · 2 books
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Stay Calm
David Booth
“celebrate the launch of David Booth's book, Stay Calm, which you heard him talk about on a recent episode”
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Are You a Stock or a Bond?
Moshe Milevsky
“Which is the title of Moshe Milevsky's book, Are You a Stock? Or a bond”
Who Causes Stock Market Anomalies? (w/ Victor Haghani) | #429
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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The Missing Billionaires
Victor Hagani
“when we talked about your at the time new book, Missing Billionaires”
Wealthy People Are Hiding in Plain Sight (ft. Owen Zidar) | #428
Sep 2026 · 3 books
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The Everywhere Millionaire
Owen Zedar and Eric Zwick
“Today, Ben, we were joined by Owen Zidar, professor of economics, financial researcher, and co-author of the book, The Everywhere Millionaire”
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The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
“one view is the Millionaire Next Door book, which is his best-selling book from a few decades ago”
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We've Got You Covered
Amy Finkelstein and Liran Einav
“Something like, we've got you covered, but the basic idea is if you have an old house”
What to Know Before (and After) You Hire an Advisor (w/ Matthew Taylor) | #427
Sep 2026
The Finances of Marriage | #426
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
“the Harvard study of adult adultment, which is one of the longest running studies of human happiness. A psychiatrist wrote a book. Based on those data”
The Ethics Problem in Financial Services (Dr. Moira Somers & Philippa Hann) | #425
Sep 2026 · 3 books
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The Fault Lines of Finance Understanding and Preventing Financial Misconduct
Philip Ahhan and Dr. Moira Summers
“Today we're joined by Philip Ahhan and Dr. Moira Summers, who are co-authors of a new book, The Fault Lines of Finance Understanding and Preventing Financial Misconduct”
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Why They Do It
Eugene Soltes
“Eugene Sultis is an author that I quite enjoy following He wrote a book called Why They Do It, and it's essentially an expose on white collar crimes”
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Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
Robert Hare
“Robert Hare and He talks about what does it look like when you're successful at this, and you tend to be charming. You know how to find people's longings and tap into them ... snakes in suits. There's a book that's been written by a Canadian One of the world experts on psychopathy is actually here in Canada. Robert Hare and He talks about what does it look like when you're successful at this”
50 Years of Evidence-Based Investing (w/ David Booth) | #424
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Stay Calm, Learn to Embrace Uncertainty in Investing in Life
David Booth
“And today we discuss his new book, Stay Calm, Learn to Embrace Uncertainty in Investing in Life”
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Winning
Jack Welch
“Jack Welch, I don't know if you remember him. He had a book out called Winning”
The Future of AI in the Workplace | Special Episode (Mike Sullivan and Vinay Gidwaney)
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Workforce Intelligence: The People-First Playbook for Leading Your Company Through AI Transformation
Mike Sullivan and Vene Kidwani
“So they joined us to talk about A book That was just released that they wrote. called workforce intelligence. The people first playbook for leading your company through AI. Transformation”
The Biggest Myths in Personal Finance
Aug 2026
80 Years of Financial Knowledge in 53 Minutes | #422 (Bill Bernstein)
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Money and Me
Jonathan Clements
“And that's Jonathan Clement's book called Money and Me”
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Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt
Arthur T. Vanderbilt II
“There's a great book about the Vanderbilt. wealth dynasty and how it ended up where it is now, which is a pretty interesting read”
Barry Ritholtz: "90% of financial products are crap"
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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How Not to Invest
Unknown
“His most recent book How not to invest”
Answering Your Financial Questions
Jul 2026 · 1 book
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The Missing Billionaire
Victor Hagani and James White
“Talking about The Missing Billionaire is their book”
The State of Retirement Research | #419 (Jean-Pierre Aubry)
Jul 2026
"I Sold 50% of My Portfolio. What Now?" | #418 (AMA)
Jul 2026
A Financial Plan For Your Entire Life | #417 (Dr. Paul Kaplan)
Jul 2026 · 4 books
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Frontiers of Modern Asset Allocation
Paul Kaplan
“including His book Frontiers of Modern Asset Allocation”
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Lifetime Financial Advice
Paul Kaplan and Tom Idzorek
“That book is Lifetime Financial Advice”
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Are You a Stock or Are You a Bond?
Moshe Milevsky
“He published a book some years ago called Are You a Stock or Are You a Bond”
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Popularity: A Bridge Between Classical and Behavioral Finance
Roger Ibbotson, Thomas Idzorek, and Paul Kaplan
“Called popularity, a bridge between classical and behavioral finance”
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