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Making better financial decisions – with Michael Carvin

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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About Michael

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

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Investing on the edge: Weekly update on tech, social media and investing (May 22, 2012)

Subscribers (free) to my newsletter received the following this week. It’s my best-shot at providing an overview on

  • important research and new investment strategies
  • new technologies, apps, and platforms for investors
  • insights into the behavior of investors
  • changes in the investment business

Investment Products

How fund firms are luring advisors to use their products (Financial Planning)
Posted: May 17, 2012

This article describes the tactics fund firms are using (“value-added programs”) to encourage the usage and sale of their products for/to clients.

Vanguard lapping index fund competition (InvestmentNews)
Posted: May 15, 2012

Vanguard has seen over $65 billion in inflows, 4X the money its largest competitor (PIMCO) has seen.

AlphaClone signs partnership to license hedge fund replication index (AlphaClone)
Posted: May 15, 2012

AlphaClone, a platform that empowers creative hedge fund replication strategies, has taken a step that puts it one step closer to launching a fund based on its data.

Navigating the ETF Galaxy (Systematic Relative Strength)
Posted: May 15, 2012

This article by the folks at Dorsey Wright examines the state-of-the-art in ETF land and where the market is pointing for future growth.

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