Been workin’ off and on most of the last part of this year figuring out just what should air on BawldGuy Radio. Turns out it’s gonna be easier to catalogue what’s not gonna be there. Interviews, commentary, ‘how to’s', group discussions with other experts, often from different albeit related fields, and a webinars….I think.
As many of you are aware, I’m also a long time writer for BloodhoundBlog, probably the second largest real estate oriented blog in the country. This afternoon a happy convergence of schedules and geography led to four Bloodhound contributors being in the same room with caffeinated beverages, a digital recorder, a John McLaughlin wannabe, and each other. The most enjoyable afternoon I’ve had in awhile.
A brief commercial message: If you don’t know about BloodhoundBlog, or do but haven’t read it, you’re missin’ out. It’s serious reading for serious people who don’t take themselves too seriously. What’d he just say? No kiddin’, read Bloodhound — you won’t love all of it, and you’ll definitely not like some of it, but you’ll keep comin’ back. The quality of writing, diversity and quality of information, and the gold standard of flat out killer expertise is mind boggling.
Back to our program.
We had a Villanova grad, a Cornell MBA, a Princeton man, and yours truly. Without much prodding, and the aid of Brian Brady’s very thoughtful wife who schlepped to Starbucks for us (Thanks Deb), we discussed the year which is thankfully coming to an end. Turns out Brian and Sean Purcel were clever enough to realize recording our ‘back and forth’ for their internet radio show might be a hoot — and it was. Talk about diverse views, the four of us did our best to bring our ‘A’ games and let it fly.
Gotta say Brian has his McLaughin Group impersonation down pat. An hour later we’d had a great time and 60 minutes of some pretty frank discussion of wide ranging topics, all of them current or recent events. Considering the daunting fact one of them is currently earning his keep on Wall Street, another got his start at a Wall Street brokerage house for five years, and the third literally worked the floor in Chicago, I held my own pretty well.
We talked mortgage backed securities, the SEC, political meddling, Fannie & Freddie, inflation, where investors should go and in what they should invest the next 5-10 years, regulation, (I nearly got sandbagged on that one) and much more. We even ventured into the deep end of the pool and made a few predictions. It’s about an hour, but I’m guessin’ it’ll be worth the listen. Brian will probably have it up on Bloodhound some time later this week, if he’s able to overcome technical problems.
How does this relate to BawldGuy Radio you ask? Simple, I’d love to have your input. What do you wanna hear? What ideas can you bring to the table? I’ll leave the slate blank with no limitations. If there’s something you’d like to hear more about, send me a note. I’ll get back to ya and we’ll put it on the list. The ‘radio’ format will allow far more detail and information, always a good thing. Also, there’ll be recorded phone conversations with experts in related fields talkin’ about their specialties — I’ll tie them into what I do — as it relates to your personal Purposeful Plan.
Pretty cool, eh? I thought so. To be honest, I’m kinda excited.
OK, enough about podcasts and radio. How ’bout you and I have a conversation about how your retirement’s shapin’ up? If you’ve taken a left hook to the body at the 401k Corral, (sorry, couldn’t resist) there’re ways to get much of that capital back — and without having to play Wall Street’s games. Contact me — get the ball rollin’. And remember, there’s just two days left in ’08, so smile, OK? Have a good one.
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This is going to be great Jeff! Awesome idea! Looking forward to it. Once I get to San Diego we’ll have to talk about getting a video version going too.
Btw- love the storm pics too!
Hey JP — Would love to do some video with ya.
Readers — JP and his main squeeze are a pair to draw to. More at another time.
Really looking forward to BawldGuy Radio. Hope you’ll take listener questions – at least some of the time.
Robin — We plan to do that every now and then. Also, when there’s a particularly good question, we might call the questioner and do an in depth answer directly with them on a separate ‘cast.
Sounds exciting. I’m sure it will be a great success.
As to Bloodhound… Well go for the data but don’t listen to the analysis. If you had you’d have hocked your grandma to lever up on Phoenix residential real estate in Jul of 2006. Brady is great for instance but the climate is one of an echo chamber that brooks no discordant notes. YMMV.
Some like Bloodhound, some don’t. But the quality of contributors’ expertise is stellar.
Not for me, but for some, Greg is an acquired taste.
To be clear. It isn’t even the personalities, it is that your treatment there is in direct proportion with your agreement with the current line. Greg is a Mac guy and has an even bigger vocabulary than I. If only he put his wordsmithing skills to a more productive end than bashing anyone who dares contradict.
But enough. Alright too much. I get it. I’ll try and save myself here with a podcast suggestion. “Identifying the differences between investment and speculation and why it matters.”
Coté comes through again! Thanks
Bawldguy Radio? It’s about time!
With your personality, you will hit the charts as #1 in the blink of an eye!
Looking forward to the radio show! As to bloodhound, lots of smart people, who wander off the reservation occasionally!!! Great reading, but take it with a grain of salt. Being a non-realtor/broker I like it best when the talk is about marketing web 2.0 and the least when it is about libertarian economic theories. But that is just me, someone who likes to see the evidence first and deals in the real world of mixed economies!
A pretty fair review, David.