On episode 143 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill do a speed round to discuss pursuing a CFA, shifting to long-term bonds near retirement, utilizing home equity lines of credit, what it means to be over or underweight a stock, the most optimal way to get international equity exposure, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://public.com/atc and discover how you can lock in a 6+% yield until 2028. The Compound x Tropical Bros: https://tropicalbros.com/products/super-stretch-the-compound-hawaiian-shirt Subscribe to The Compound Newsletter for all the latest Compound content, live event announcements, find out who the next TCAF guest is, get updates on the latest merch drops, and more! https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe 🎙️Listen to our podcasts: TCAF: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/TCAF/ Animal Spirits: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/animalspirits/ Ask The Compound: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/ATC/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: http://ritholtzwealth.com Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: http://liftoffinvest.com Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for investment decisions and is not a solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any securities. Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. See additional disclosures: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures. “Likes” or other comments are not intended to be endorsements of Ritholtz Wealth Management, or their employees and are not compensated. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation with, Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. See disclaimers: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures. Public Disclosure: A Bond Account is a self-directed brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Deposits into this account are used to purchase 10 investment-grade and high-yield bonds. The 6+% yield is the average annualized yield to maturity (YTM) across all ten bonds in the Bond Account, before fees, as of 8/28/2024. A bond’s yield is a function of its market price, which can fluctuate; therefore a bond’s YTM is “locked in” when the bond is purchased. Your yield at time of purchase may be different from the yield shown here. The “locked in” YTM is not guaranteed; you may receive less than the YTM of the bonds in the Bond Account if you sell any of the bonds before maturity, or if the issuer calls or defaults on the bond. Public Investing charges a markup on each bond trade. See public.com/disclosures/fee-schedule Bond Accounts are not recommendations of individual bonds or default allocations. The bonds in the Bond Account have not been selected based on your needs or risk profile. You should evaluate each bond before investing in a Bond Account. The bonds in your Bond Account will not be rebalanced and allocations will not be updated, except for Corporate Actions. Fractional Bonds also carry additional risks including that they are only available on Public and cannot be transferred to other brokerages. Read more about the risks associated here: public.com/disclosures/fixed-income-disclosure and here: public.com/disclosures/apex-fractional-bond-disclosure. See public.com/disclosures/bond-account to learn more. #thecompound #investing #personalfinance