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Making better financial decisions – with Michael Carvin

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Decisions like buying a home trip up even the smartest minds. There are so many variables, so many moving parts – it’s real hard to wrap your mind around it.interview with founder of SmartAsset, Michael Carvin

Today’s guest on Tradestreaming Radio, Michael Carvin, founded a company to assist with just that problem. His recently-launched firm, SmartAsset, provides a next-generation toolset to clearly answer tough problems like buying a home and the decision to buy versus rent.

Michael joins us to discuss his move from private equity into entrepreneurship, why people have such a hard time making tough financial decisions, and how SmartAsset solves these problems.

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ceo of smartassetMichael has a lot of experience in private equity and is the founder and CEO of SmartAsset.

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