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“It's time for legalization. We are normalizing the plant and things are moving. And people are learning about it and educating themselves. And that's what's most important.” -  David PaleschuckWelcome back to the To Be Blunt podcast! In this episode, Shayda Torabi welcomes David Paleschuck, author and Founder of PALESCHUCK LLC, to expound his insights about branding for the cannacurious, attributes to a standout brand, and pointers to best serve our unique target demographic. [00:01 – 07:06] Shayda shares why October is special[07:07– 14:29] Cannabis Branding and David's Story on Cannabis [14:30 – 24:33] Brand Positioning  - More than Basic Benefit[24:34 – 38:54] Presenting a Standout Brand[38:55 – 49:09] Types of Consumers in the Cannabis Space[49:10 – 51:59] Food for Thought: How do you best serve your unique target demographic? With 15+ years of brand-building and consumer marketing experience serving American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo, and Microsoft, David has participated in developing and marketing many of today's best-known brands. His career focus has been on brand strategy, brand development, brand management, and integrated marketing. He has developed, activated, and led comprehensive marketing programs designed to connect brands with relevant communities in consistent, credible, and meaningful ways. Since entering the cannabis industry in 2012, David has created profitable partnerships while working as the VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships at DOPE Magazine and crafted award-winning, cannabis-infused products as the Chief Brand Officer at Evergreen Herbal. David is perhaps best known for his writings and thought-leadership on cannabis branding and marketing. His writings have been featured in Forbes, Kiplingers, The Brookings Institution, The Green Report, Green Entrepreneur, Dope Magazine, High Times, PROHBTD, Cannabis Dispensary Magazine, MG, The Cannabis Industry Journal, A Different Leaf, Skunk Magazine, and New Cannabis Ventures, among others. David's book, “Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis” – the first book on cannabis branding – released in April 2021 and ramped to be the #1 best-selling book on Amazon in the “Branding & Logo Design” and “Green Business” categories. As Founder of PALESCHUCK, LLC (www.paleschuck.com), David consults within the legal cannabis industry on product development, branding & brand licensing, positioning, packaging and promotions.Connect with DavidVisit www.brandingbud.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn @brandingbud Shayda Torabi has been called one of the most influential Women in WordPress and now she's one of the women leading the cannabis reformation conversation building one of Texas' premier CBD brands. She's currently the CEO and Co-Founder of RESTART CBD, a female-run education first CBD wellness brand. And has formerly held marketing positions at WP Engine and WebDevStudios. Shayda is the host of a podcast for cannabis marketers called To Be Blunt, where she interviews top cannabis brands on their most successful marketing initiatives. When Shayda's not building her cannabiz in Texas, you can find her on the road exploring the best hikes and spots for vegan ice cream. Follow Shayda at @theshaydatorabiKey Quote:“There's a key path that businesses need to take to transform into a brand.” -  Shayda TorabiSPONSORSHIP is brought to you by Restart CBD. Check them out for your CBD needsLEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to join me for episodes featuring some serious cannabis industry by sharing thisRESTART CBD RESTART CBD is an education first CBD wellness brand shipping nationwide. restartcbd.com

David Paleschuck, Author and CPG Branding and Marketing Consultant With 15+ years of brand-building and consumer marketing experience serving American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo and Microsoft, David has participated in developing and marketing many of today's best-known brands. His career focus has been on brand strategy, brand development, brand management and integrated marketing. He has developed, activated and led comprehensive marketing programs designed to connect brands with relevant communities in consistent, credible, and meaningful ways. Since entering the cannabis industry in 2012, David has created profitable partnerships while working as the VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships at DOPE Magazine and crafted award-winning, cannabis-infused products as the Chief Brand Officer at Evergreen Herbal. David is perhaps best known for his writings and thought-leadership on cannabis branding and marketing. His writings have been featured in Forbes, Kiplingers, The Brookings Institution, The Green Report, Green Entrepreneur, Dope Magazine, High Times, PROHBTD, Cannabis Dispensary Magazine, MG, The Cannabis Industry Journal, A Different Leaf, Skunk Magazine, and New Cannabis Ventures, among others. David's book, “Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis” – the first book on cannabis branding – released in April 2021 and ramped to be the #1 best-selling book on Amazon in the “Branding & Logo Design” and “Green Business” categories. As Founder of PALESCHUCK, LLC, David consults to those wanting to enter or already in the legal cannabis industry on product development, branding & brand licensing, positioning, packaging and promotions.   https://www.brandingbud.com https://www.paleschuck.com david@brandingbud.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And so the story continues with the Black Monday Crash of 1987 through to the tech boom, Y2K bug and the year 2000. By the way you can catch Kenny on ausbiz tv where he appears regularly."These big Americana blue chip names got absolutely hammered. And so thus the Dow fell, you know, 22 and a half percent, the S&P that fell. It was horrendous. I'll never forget it. Again as I tell the story, I can feel myself in the room. I can feel the phones ringing. I can feel the tension in the, in the place. It was really, it was unbelievable. It was unbelievable. And we were there that night until, you know, eight or nine o'clock at night, just writing reports and confirming trades because there was such swings in prices.”• https://www.kacecapitaladvisors.com/ (Company Website)• https://www.kennypolcari.com/ (Personal Website)"As the founder and Managing Partner at Kace Capital Advisors and a CNBC Market Analyst - I have dedicated my career to helping my clients and their families achieve their financial goals in life. As Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth I have a range of investment strategy responsibilities including U.S. market and economic analysis and client engagement. I am also a contributor to TDAmeritrade Internal Network and a keynote speaker at many industry and retail events.A 38 year member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) I bring over 30 years of executive management experience in institutional equities and wealth management, and twenty-five years of stewardship in industry advocacy.I am on the board of the National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP), and the Headstrong Project, a nonprofit providing free treatment to 9/11 combat veterans suffering from PTS. Regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Kiplingers, MarketWatch, Thompson Reuters, TheStreet.com and others." – Kenny PolcariPortfolio tracker Sharesight tracks your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesight.com/au/sharesforbeginnersDisclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use these link to make a purchase. You will also usually receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they're offering something of value. Shares for Beginners is for information and educational purposes only. It isn't financial advice, and you shouldn't buy or sell any investments based on what you've heard here. Any opinion or commentary is the view of the speaker only not Shares for Beginners. This podcast doesn't replace professional advice regarding your personal financial needs, circumstances or current situation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

And so the story continues with the Black Monday Crash of 1987 through to the tech boom, Y2K bug and the year 2000."These big Americana blue chip names got absolutely hammered. And so thus the Dow fell, you know, 22 and a half percent, the S&P that fell. It was horrendous. I'll never forget it. Again as I tell the story, I can feel myself in the room. I can feel the phones ringing. I can feel the tension in the, in the place. It was really, it was unbelievable. It was unbelievable. And we were there that night until, you know, eight or nine o'clock at night, just writing reports and confirming trades because there was such swings in prices.”•https://www.kacecapitaladvisors.com/ (Company Website)•https://www.kennypolcari.com/ (Personal Website)"As the founder and Managing Partner at Kace Capital Advisors and a CNBC Market Analyst - I have dedicated my career to helping my clients and their families achieve their financial goals in life. As Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth I have a range of investment strategy responsibilities including U.S. market and economic analysis and client engagement. I am also a contributor to TDAmeritrade Internal Network and a keynote speaker at many industry and retail events.A 38 year member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) I bring over 30 years of executive management experience in institutional equities and wealth management, and twenty-five years of stewardship in industry advocacy.I am on the board of the National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP), and the Headstrong Project, a nonprofit providing free treatment to 9/11 combat veterans suffering from PTS. Regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Kiplingers, MarketWatch, Thompson Reuters, TheStreet.com and others."Portfolio tracker Sharesight tracks your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesight.com/au/sharesforbeginnersDisclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use these link to make a purchase. You will also usually receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they're offering something of value.Stocks for Beginners is for information and educational purposes only. It isn't financial advice, and you shouldn't buy or sell any investments based on what you've heard here. Any opinion or commentary is the view of the speaker only not Stocks for Beginners. This podcast doesn't replace professional advice regarding your personal financial needs, circumstances or current situation. Thanks to Christopher Soulos for music production out of Garlic Breath Studio https://www.facebook.com/GarlicBreathStudio. Remember music flows when the money don't. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So, I'm searching around for my next guest and I come across this guy, Kenny Polcari. I'm looking at this guy and I'm thinking – he's been on the New York Stock Exchange for like 40 years. He might know a thing or two. I normally try and keep interviews to 30 minutes but after 30 minutes we hadn't even reached 1987. I love war stories and Kenny's been there on the frontline on a bayonet charge through the markets. We've decided to record 4 episodes to chronicle this extraordinary story. Next episode will be about the Black Monday Crash of 1987 through to the tech boom, Y2K bug and the year 2000.By the way the movie our failing memories was trying to recall was Wall Street with Kirk Douglas and Charlie Sheen. “Greed is Good”. Here's some clips: https://youtu.be/-TLCaDbBv_s· https://www.kacecapitaladvisors.com/ (Company Website)· https://www.kennypolcari.com/ (Personal Website)"As the founder and Managing Partner at Kace Capital Advisors and a CNBC Market Analyst - I have dedicated my career to helping my clients and their families achieve their financial goals in life. As Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth I have a range of investment strategy responsibilities including U.S. market and economic analysis and client engagement. I am also a contributor to TDAmeritrade Internal Network and a keynote speaker at many industry and retail events.A 38 year member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) I bring over 30 years of executive management experience in institutional equities and wealth management, and twenty-five years of stewardship in industry advocacy.I am on the board of the National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP), and the Headstrong Project, a nonprofit providing free treatment to 9/11 combat veterans suffering from PTS.Regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Kiplingers, MarketWatch, Thompson Reuters, TheStreet.com and others."Portfolio tracker Sharesight tracks your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesight.com/au/sharesforbeginnersDisclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use these link to make a purchase. You will also usually receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they're offering something of value.Stocks for Beginners is for information and educational purposes only. It isn't financial advice, and you shouldn't buy or sell any investments based on what you've heard here. Any opinion or commentary is the view of the speaker only not Stocks for Beginners. This podcast doesn't replace professional advice regarding your personal financial needs, circumstances or current situation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey, what's up! It's episode 36 of Payne Points of Wealth. We've got a special guest for you today, Kenny Polcari. He's Managing Partner at Kace Capital Advisors, Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth, and Managing Director at Campfire Capital. Most importantly, he was one of the most famous stock exchange traders going back to the ‘80s and no one gives you a better tour of the New York Stock Exchange than Kenny! We're going to talk with him about what's going on with inflation, the economy, and investing. On the tipping point, we're going to talk about bonds. Bonds are going down. Do you own bond funds? We're going to let some sunlight in and tell you exactly what you should be doing with bonds. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Is there more inflation coming than our Federal Reserve Chief is telling us? [1:40] Housing prices & interest rates [3:41] Ken’s thoughts on crypto [7:23] Why would we listen to a strategist? [12:26] The Tipping Point [15:32] How bonds work [17:18] The difference between an individual bond and a bond fund [18:19] Hidden Facts of Finance [22:16] Kenny Polcari’s thoughts on inflation Kenny and Ryan seem to agree that there's a lot more inflation coming our way than our Federal Reserve Chief is telling us.  Here are Kenny's thoughts on inflation right now "I've been saying it for a while and I've been writing about it my note and we've been talking about it on television, but you can feel it, right? If you live in this world, if you go out shopping, out to the stores, you can feel the price increases. You can see it. And so therefore I don't need the CPI or some government report telling me that there's no inflation when I go out there and I feel that there's plenty of inflation all around, right? I mean, everybody sees it. Everybody's talking about it but the government doesn't want to admit that we've got it. And so my sense is that it's building and it's building. And it's going to rear its ugly head. It's not going to be temporary and transitory the way that the fed keeps telling us it's going to be. I think we're going to see this spike in the next month or the month after. But then it's going to remain and that's going to change the whole story, the whole fed story, the CPI story, the inflation story, how hot is hot? Define hot? You and I can define it one way. The fed is going to define it a different way to fit their story, to fit their narrative. And that's going to be the part where I think the market's going to have a difficult time and investors are going to have to figure out what's the definition of hot to them. And then what's that mean to valuations?" This week on the tipping point: Bond Funds When you own bonds outright it's simple, you know who you're lending to, you know what they're going to pay you in interest to borrow your money, and you know the set date in the future that they're going to return your money. But when Wall Street packages these bonds into a bond fund it takes away the permanence and definition and that's the big problem with owning a bond fund. Not only does the permanency and definition go away but there's also the question of quality. A prime example is back in 2015, there were a lot of municipal bond funds that were being AAA-rated, meaning they're the highest possible credit rating, that still held Puerto Rican bonds and Puerto Rico defaulted on their debt, which means that the holders of those bonds lost their money. Bonds are good, bond funds...not so much. This week’s hidden facts of finance Exchange-traded funds took in a record $502 billion in investor cash last year. Traditional mutual funds on the other hand said goodbye to a record $289 billion. Exchange-traded funds are typically less expensive and more tax-efficient and as we say here at Payne Capital Management, any money saved in taxes and fees is just as green as money made in the market. Exchange-traded funds are new school and mutual funds are old school, you heard it here first.  Resources & People Mentioned See if you qualify for a complimentary financial review from the Paynes Connect with Kenny Polcari His website On Twitter  On Linkedin On YouTube Kenny Polcari Financial Services Executive | Business Commentator | Speaker | Industry Advocate As the founder and Managing Partner at Kace Capital Advisors and a CNBC Market Analyst - I have dedicated my career to helping my clients and their families achieve their financial goals in life. As Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth I have a range of investment strategy responsibilities including U.S. market and economic analysis and client engagement. I am also a contributor to TDAmeritrade Internal Network and a keynote speaker at many industry and retail events. A 38 year member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) I bring over 30 years of executive management experience in institutional equities and wealth management, and twenty-five years of stewardship in industry advocacy. I am on the board of the National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP), and the Headstrong Project, a nonprofit providing free treatment to 9/11 combat veterans suffering from PTS. Regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Kiplingers, MarketWatch, Thompson Reuters, TheStreet.com and others. Connect With Ryan, Bob, and Chris http://PayneCM.com  Follow on Twitter Follow on Facebook Follow on LinkedIn Subscribe on YouTube Follow on Instagram Subscribe to Payne Points of Wealth On Apple Podcasts, On Google Podcasts, On Spotify

We examine the claim in Kiplinger's that pickle ball and investing are similar.After moving American Funds to Vanguard, is the allocation similar?What's our opinion of SSIRS, a retirement income strategy.The Motley Fool shares what should you do to prepare for the stock market bubble?What are the tax ramifications of a parent's gifts?Will a public employee face a lower Social Security payment?Looking for a strategy to reduce a spouses future taxes.Another caller tried to time the market and failed. 

The CARES Act gave people unprecedented access to their retirement accounts during the pandemic. A Kiplingers poll showed an alarming statistic, that nearly 25% of Americans withdrew or borrowed from their retirement to cover basic living expenses during the pandemic. Is there an unintended consequence to withdrawing funds early? We're hitting that and more in this episode of Wise Money! Season 6 Episode 29 Have a question for the show? Call or text 574-222-2000 or leave a comment! Want to speak with a Certified Financial Planner™? Visit www.korhorn.com or call 574-247-5898.   Find more information about the Wise Money Show™ at www.wisemoneyshow.com  Be sure to stay up to date by following us!  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WiseMoneyShow  Twitter - https://twitter.com/WiseMoneyShow  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wisemoneyshow/  Want more Wise Money™?  Read our blog! https://www.korhorn.com/wise-money-blog  Watch the guys in the studio: https://youtu.be/y8FI8uQ9pP8  Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/WiseMoneyShow

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Ever wonder how a groundbreaking, pioneering, and award-winning chef and cookbook author came to such a place? Today, we'll find out from Deborah Madison. After working at breakthrough restaurants Chez Panisse in Berkeley and Greens in San Francisco, Deborah Madison made her mark in Rome, opened Cafe Escalera in Santa Fe, and became a prolific writer of cookbooks and articles about foods for places like "Gourmet" magazine and "Food & Wine." Her latest book, which is entitled, "An Onion In My Pocket," is a memoir. It has been very positively reviewed in many places with terms like "beguiling, honest, and captivating." And in the words of Marion Nestle, a well-known figure in the food area, the book shows how the path that carried Deborah to become what Marian said is, "The consummate vegetarian cook and cookbook writer."   Interview Summary   So your book, "An Onion In My Pocket" - that's a really intriguing title. How did you come to that?   Well, there was an onion in my pocket one day. And I just was writing about it, maybe telling my editor about it, and she said, "Oh, we should use that for the title!" There was an onion in my pocket because I had been cooking with a friend and these onions were leftover from a pizza we were making. They were beautiful onions and I took it home with me. And then I went to Spanish class and it was in my pocket along with my pencils and papers and things like that. And I took it out, put it on the desk, and people started to laugh. And I thought, to me it's normal that I have an onion in my pocket or I could have anything in my pocket. I've even had a snake in my purse that I brought home once because it was going to eat gophers, which I really appreciate. So that's how that came about.   Wow, all kinds of interesting things show up in your pocket, in your purse. So in your book, you write about some of your other 14 cookbooks and what was involved in writing and publishing them. Which ones mean the most to you?   Well, I think Local Flavors does, Seasonal Food Desserts and above all, Vegetable Literacy. And they mean something to me because actually the first chant that we learned at Tassajara, which is the Zen monastery I was at was: 72 labors brought us this food. We should know how it comes to us. And all these books are indirectly about how food comes to us and the stories of food. And they're interesting to me and I'm still very interested in that question. So those are my favorites.   So Deborah you mentioned something that I find fascinating about the story of food. Does it seem to you like it does to me that more and more people are becoming interested in the story of their food, and do you think this is a positive trend?   Well, I feel like it's both positive and not so positive. I hope we're not going to lose what we've gained in variety, particularly of vegetables because it's been a long, long fight. You know 40 years ago there was nothing, there was really nothing to eat and now there's a lot. And yet people are going back to old things as vegetables become harder to get. I've even cooked corn dogs for my husband who requested them. And I thought, Oh really? I've never even had a corn dog. What is a corn dog? I had to go online to learn how to make one. I think that there's kind of a retrograde happening right now in the pandemic at the same time I think that people are interested in the story of their food and they have to be because it's disappearing.   As I look out there and I see more and more restaurants have a board on the wall that lists the farmers where the food comes from and you hear people talk about food miles or the environmental impact of the foods they're purchasing or consuming. And you know, people are interested in animal welfare or others are interested in some other issue of theirs, but when you put it all together it seems to me that the number of people care about these things has gone way up. And then I at least see that as a very positive trend. But I appreciate your thoughts on that.   I think it's a positive trend too. And I like it and I hope people really do what they say for here in New Mexico. People would say, "Oh, we use local food" and they'd order a pound of lettuce or something like that. And it would run out. But I think people are doing more. You can taste the difference. You can see the difference customers aren't stupid. You know, especially if they shop at farmer's markets there they're familiar. And if they have gardens and I think more and more people are gardening, at least judging by the seeds and how they're disappearing from companies who take breaks and fulfilling orders and that kind of thing. But I think you're right. I think there is more of a concern than there has been in the past.   So you write about what you call Kitchen Lessons things that you've learned often from customers. Can you share some example?   The one I was really interested in was 'Don't Apologize.' The example I used in the book was with a customer who said he loved the smoky flavor and the mushroom soup we had made. I know I knew there wasn't supposed to be a smokey flavor. So I just said, thank you very much because why make him feel terrible about misjudging or not recognizing that the solids have fallen to the bottom of the pot and were scorched. And that that's what he was tasting. So that was a lesson that I did learn very much from customers.   Other lessons I knew or I learned were to one eat in the dining room. Like a customer is very, very important as a way to getting to know your food treat everybody the same for sure you have to do that. And I mean I learned these lessons in the most painful ways possible. Marion Cunningham taught us a really good lesson when she said, "Debbie, dear do you not believe in salt?" And then she talked about salting food and how you should salt as you go, when you cook. Let's see be gracious always to everybody. You know, people would come into the kitchen and tell me that that was the best meal they'd had. And I'd wanna say, "you're kidding." "What do you eat normally?" You know, but I finally had to learn that their experience was very different from mine and that it was just important to say, "I'm so glad you enjoyed it," and actually mean it.   And the last lesson, wasn't so much a lesson but a hint of things to come, which was; know that the six months in the beginning will be the hardest but you will get to leave one day. And that did happen almost to the day. And I was reflecting upon that and thinking at the time, "Oh six months have gone by, I've made it, we've made it." And now Greens is over 40 years old. It's amazing.   Let's talk about that a little bit. So if you think back to those days when you worked at places like Greens and Chez Panisse, how are those or similar restaurants different today than they were back then? Certainly they're more popular and visible, but beyond that have things changed much within the restaurants?   Oh yes, I'm sure they have especially Chez Panisse because I never, ever could walk in and get a job like I did then. I just wanted to work there so badly and it made so much sense to me, their food made so much sense to me. And I don't think I would have been able to do that today for sure. Alice isn't there so much, like she was then and it wasn't some new greens for one is the dinners are all a carte menus. They're much more expensive. They're beautiful. And menus are printed on heavy paper stock. The waiters know the difference between espresso and espresso, which we didn't really understand, so much then we thought that coffee drink was to get you going. And it is, but it's not an express as espresso is pressed, things like that. So I think they are different but I think in some ways they're the same. Their commitments are the same. They're just many more restaurants that are doing that kind of thing too.   I scanned the titles of your books. Nine of the mentioned vegetables in the title but you say you're not a vegetarian, what is that?   Well, I just find it's too limiting. It's just too limiting. I think I'm probably a natural vegetarian and that's the food I really love to cook and eat. But if we are a nation meat eaters and I really think we are I feel it's important to know what that's about. And that's why I've been on the board of the Southwest Grass-fed Livestock Alliance twice. And if somebody, I know like my husband, for example wants meat and he was raised with meat, I'm happy to cook it for him. I don't like the limits of vegetarianism or any kind of food title. I don't really care to have a label attached to what I eat.   So given that you're so prominent and writing books for people who are vegetarian do you get any pushback yourself for the fact that you're not strictly vegetarian yourself?   That's the strange thing is I don't I have never gotten pushed back. Maybe people are horrified. I don't know, but in my book, 'Local Flavors' I actually did have 11 recipes that were for meat because meat was appearing in the market. And this was about the farmer's market movement across the United States. Nobody seemed to notice nobody commented. I don't know. It's odd. I haven't gotten pushback. On the contrary, I feel that people are sort of relieved with this book in a way. I'm not super strict about anything. I'm just not, I have a hard time being struck. Research about the vegetables I eat, I want high quality.   So what do you really think matters about food and how do you define the concept of nourishment?   Well, food that's cooked with a mind of kindness and generosity, care, thoughtfulness, maybe even simplicity. I think that that's, what's important as much more important than what is on the plate, whether there's a meat or not. And I actually did end the book with a lot of stories about meals I remembered and some of them had meat some of them didn't, but the point was that they were so generously given and prepared for me that I remembered them. Some of them happened quite a long time ago.   You know what's fascinating to hear you use words like generosity and kindness and describing how food can be given and received. How does that come through in the way say a restaurant can provide food to people or how families can do it? Cause it sounds like that's very important.   Well, it is. And I've always found that to be true at Chez Panisse. I love, for example, when people come into a restaurant they're welcomed with kindness with, "hello, can I help you?" And “Oh, you have a reservation with time and please follow me” and there's bread on the table. All those are something good. And that's a kind of food kindness that can be extended to strangers. I was writing in my book about more personal kinds of kindness, but not always. In fact, the first story I tell was a meal in Scotland that I had, and it really pointed me to my 'North star', which was about how food in season and in its place is the best food always. And you know, that was because a woman agreed to feed this older woman that I was traveling with and myself and we was really hungry and we sat and waited and we looked at the garden and we looked at the Lake and pretty soon she came in with a platter with the vegetables, from the garden and fish in the Lake. It was beautiful. It was really quite stunning   Bio Deborah Madison is an American chef, food writer and cooking teacher. She has been called an expert on vegetarian cooking and her gourmet repertoire showcases fresh garden produce. Her work also highlights Slow Food, local foods and farmers' markets. Madison grew up in Davis, California, and earned a bachelor's degree with high honors in sociology/city planning in 1968 from Cowell College at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She then cooked at Chez Panisse and was a student for eighteen years at the San Francisco Zen Center. She was the founding chef at Greens Restaurant in San Francisco which opened in 1979. She then cooked for a year at the American Academy in Rome, Italy. She has written for the magazines Gourmet, Saveur, Food and Wine, Kitchen Gardener, Fine Cooking, Orion, Organic Gardening and Eating Well, and for the Time-Life Cookbook Series. She has also written for Martha Stewart Living, Bon Appetite, Diversions, Kiplingers, Garden Design, Kitchen Garden, Cooks, Vegetarian Times, Metropolitan Home, East-West Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Home and Garden, and the International Slow Food Journal. When she first moved to New Mexico, Madison managed the Santa Fe Farmers' Market and served on its board for a number of year. Madison has been active in the Slow Food movement, founded the Santa Fe Chapter, was active on the ARK committee and served on the scientific committee of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. She is on the board of the Seed Savers Exchange and the Southwest Grassfed Livestock Association, and is the co-director of the Edible Kitchen garden at Monte del Sol Charter School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is the founding chef at Café Escalara in Santa Fe.  

Branding Bud With Author David Paleschuck joins us today on Hempresent to talk about his book Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis. The book touches upon the political and legal history of cannabis; consumer segments and means of consumption; and how that has informed the legal cannabis brand landscape developing today. Designed to offer a comprehensive overview and contextualization of this new segment, 'Branding Bud' examines the multitude of emerging brands, their creative assets, and the strategies behind them. With over twenty years of brand-building and consumer marketing experience at American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo, and Microsoft – and over seven years in the legal cannabis industry as VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships at Dope Magazine; and most recently as Chief Brand Officer at Evergreen Herbal – Paleschuck has played a part in creating many of today's well-known cannabis brands. His writings on cannabis trends, branding, and packaging have been featured in The Cannabis Industry Journal, New Cannabis Ventures, Dope Magazine, High Times, PROHBTD, among others. His work has been noted and quoted in Forbes, Kiplingers, The Brookings Institution as well as interviewed with Wharton School Of Business Entrepreneur Radio; CannabisRadio; among others. As Founder of New Leaf Licensing, he consults within the legal cannabis industry on brand licensing; and focuses on branding, positioning, and marketing as the Chief Brand Architect of The Matters Group.

With over twenty years of global brand building and consumer marketing experience at American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo and Microsoft – and over seven years in the legal cannabis industry as VP, Licensing & Brand Partnerships at Dope Magazine; Chief Brand Officer at Evergreen Herbal and The Matters Group – Paleschuck has played a part in creating many of today's well-known cannabis brands. His writings on cannabis trends, branding and packaging have been featured in The Cannabis Industry Journal, New Cannabis Ventures, Dope Magazine, High Times and PROHBTD. His work has been noted and quoted in Forbes, Kiplingers, The Brookings Institution as well as interviewed with Wharton School Of Business Entrepreneur Radio; CannabisRadio; among others. His recently released book, “Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis” launched in limited release at the Cannabis World Congress in NYC this past June 2019 and is set to launch in the mass market in 2020.

Financial publications love to tease with "The Top... to Do Now" type headlines. However, the basic rules of investing rarely change. Don explores "8 Investing Lessons from 2020" that are, in fact, timeless.Plus, he answers questions about:Moving money inside a Roth IRAAvoiding taxes when rebalancing.

Julie is CEO of Wee School, and previously the founder of Baby Einstein, an infant products company sold to Disney, an Emmy-Award winning creator of children's videos and a New York Times best selling author of over 30 children's books.  Recognized by President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address,  Julie has been featured in People, Oprah, Kiplingers, USA Today, The Today Show & The View. In this episode Julie talks about how we as parents are underserving our kids when it comes to education.    She has devoted her life to educating children and shares her insights with us and provides a curriculum that can help parents better serve their children.   Click here for Resource Links, Episode Details & Episode Transcripts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wishslate/message

Sandra Block is the author of the current Kiplinger's magazine cover story (“Surprise! You Can Still Save Hundreds On Your Taxes”). She discusses the information covered in the article, which ranges from deductions and credits people may not know about to ways people can reduce their 2019 tax bill through financial moves in 2020.

Eileen Ambrose, one of Kiplinger Magazine's senior editors, discusses her recent article on managing your relationship with your financial advisor. Specifically, when should you fire them? Ambrose also offers advise on picking the right person to handle your investments and provide that advice.

Vermont ranks low in terms of tax friendliness for retirees by Kiplingers. In fact, it ranks among the 10 worst. But, once again, I don't get it. Yes, Social Security is taxed, but only to the extent its taxed at the Federal level. If you've been following my Youtube channel at all you'd know that Social Security is favorably taxed by the Feds. So, while Vermont includes some Social Security in its tax calculation it's not nearly as bad as Kiplingers would make you think. In fact, I ran a calculation for a Vermont retired couple who had $50k in Social Security and $50k in IRA distributions. This couple paid all of $2k to the state in tax. That's not too bad, actually. On top of that Vermont has a moderately low sales tax, coming in at the 36th highest in the nation. Finally, Vermont does have an extraordinarily high property tax coming in at the 5th highest in the nation from a percentage basis and the actual dollar amount homeowners pay. For retirees with income less than $99k there is exemptions though. However, property tax will be a retirees biggest expense, without question. So, all in all, low sales tax, moderate income tax and high property tax puts Vermont in the middle of the US in terms of taxation, in my opinion. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/josh-scandlen-podcast/support

Look out! Utah is not very favorable at all to retirees, from an income tax perspective. In fact, Kiplingers ranks it in the bottom quintile for least favorable taxed states for retirees. First off, ALL of Social Security is included in taxable income. Yes, there is a retirement tax credit of $900 but it begins to get phased out if your AGI is over $32k for married couples. (Remember AGI is BEFORE you take standard deductions so AGI of $32k is not much income at all.) It goes without saying that if Social Security is fully taxed than all other forms of income will be fully taxed as well. Property taxes are low, at .65%. So that's good. Not much of a homestead exemption though. You can't have more than $32k of income to qualify. Whether this is gross or taxable income I do not know however. Lastly, sales tax is moderately low, coming in at 29 for all 50 states. Food is taxed in Utah too. A couple things to keep in mind, UTAH hammers you on income tax. However, as I've stated time and again, income tax planning is something you CAN do to prepare. I know it's a broken record, but maximizing Social Security and Roth IRAs are what you need to be looking at NOW to reduce your income tax burden in the future. However, other aspects that are out of your control, sales and property taxes, are actually quite reasonable if not outright low in Utah. I'd rather be in a low property and sales tax state with a high income tax than the other way around. Thus in my mind Utah comes in favorably, even though Kiplingers disagrees. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/josh-scandlen-podcast/support

A recent article by John Waggoner in Kiplinger's Personal Finance shares various ways you can create income from your portfolio. While the article tends to downplay the level of risk an investor might face overall, it fails miserably when it comes to discussing the outsized risk from a number of very high-yielding investments. Don takes one of them apart. Plus, a listener wonders if there are higher yielding investments that bank money markets with similar safety and liquidity.

Remember the days of simple retirement planning? Folks had a pension, savings, and social security. That was about it! Today there are multitudes of accounts to consider. There are Traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, Roth IRAs, Social Security, Pensions, Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds, Annuities, Life insurance and the list goes on. Guess what hasn’t changed? Taxes.  All accounts must be taxed one way or another. When creating your retirement income strategy, it’s imperative to consider tax consequences for each account. This is necessary for withdrawal strategies. Today we are going to review Kiplingers, “How 11 Types of Retirement Income Get Taxed.”

Not all banks are created equal. If you’ve shopped banks at all to find the best deals, you know the offerings can be very different depending on where you go. Fortunately, the personal finance magazine, Kiplinger’s, has taken a deep dive into the nation’s banks to determine which institutions make sense for you. Miriam Cross, staff writer for the magazine, helped comb through the data and research to decide which banks are the best fit for different categories of consumers, from retirees to millennials. Here are the takeaways 1)    If you’re a millennial, Kiplinger’s chose Ally Bank for the second year in a row as the best option, because it requires no minimum deposit to open an account and no maintenance fees. It’s rates on even low balances are attractive compared to competitors. 2)    For small business owners who need convenience and easy access to nearby branches, Kiplinger’s recommends TDBank. For those whose personal and business account balances total at least $1,500, monthly fees of $25 are waived for their Business Convenience Checking Plus accounts. Plus, they get a combined 500 free checks or electronic transactions deposited and paid per month. 3)    High net worth families demand a lot from their bank and Kiplinger’s says Citibank delivers. Minimum account balance requirements are $200,000, but customers that do that get unlimited reimbursement of out of network fees, free standard checks, incoming wire transfers and money orders. International travelers with the Citigold account will appreciate the free next-day delivery of foreign currencies to your home. 4)    USBank is Kiplingers’ choice for retirees, delivering no monthly fee for premium checking for their customers 65 and older, free paper statements and copies of checks, and no charges for the use of out of network ATMs. Take a listen to the podcast! Follow me on Twitter @gerriwillisfbn and on Facebook, where my handle is GerriWillis. You can also find me on Instagram at Gerri_Willis. Bottom line, I want to hear from you! What money issues do you want to explore? Tell me, and we will get it on the podcast. Have a great day and remember, Rich is NOT a Four-Letter Word! If you enjoy this podcast, leave a review!

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Trading Block: Irma hits Florida, Jose next? Kiplingers releases its list of top online brokers: 7. Ally 6. Vanguard 5. TD Ameritrade 4. E-Trade 3. Charles Schwab 1. (Tie) Fidelity & Merrill Edge Odd Block: Massive call vertical in PowerShares DB US Dollar Index (UUP), size roll in Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) and calls trade in Array Biopharma Inc. (ARRY). Mail Block: Options questions of the week: As Q4 looms, where are you placing your bullish #Volatility bets? Which has most #Upside by end of 2017? $VIX $AMZN #WTI $GVZ Gold Volatility Crude Oil Volatility S&P 500 Volatility - VIX Single Names - $AMZN, etc First #Harvey, then #Irma, now #Jose & more. We prep houses/cars/family for #disasters. How do you prep your portfolio? Get Long $VIX/$VXX/$UVXY Go To Cash/T-bills Buy Index/Stock Puts "Risk Assets" - Gold, etc. Listener Questions and Comments: Question from TT - What does it mean when an options trade is listed as SPIM? Question from Mubs - What must I analyze before buying an #option Around the Block: Irma watch. Will volatility continue to move? The Jose wildcard.

Trading Block: Irma hits Florida, Jose next? Kiplingers releases its list of top online brokers: 7. Ally 6. Vanguard 5. TD Ameritrade 4. E-Trade 3. Charles Schwab 1. (Tie) Fidelity & Merrill Edge Odd Block: Massive call vertical in PowerShares DB US Dollar Index (UUP), size roll in Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) and calls trade in Array Biopharma Inc. (ARRY). Mail Block: Options questions of the week: As Q4 looms, where are you placing your bullish #Volatility bets? Which has most #Upside by end of 2017? $VIX $AMZN #WTI $GVZ Gold Volatility Crude Oil Volatility S&P 500 Volatility - VIX Single Names - $AMZN, etc First #Harvey, then #Irma, now #Jose & more. We prep houses/cars/family for #disasters. How do you prep your portfolio? Get Long $VIX/$VXX/$UVXY Go To Cash/T-bills Buy Index/Stock Puts "Risk Assets" - Gold, etc. Listener Questions and Comments: Question from TT - What does it mean when an options trade is listed as SPIM? Question from Mubs - What must I analyze before buying an #option Around the Block: Irma watch. Will volatility continue to move? The Jose wildcard.

The old adage, it's never too late, applies for starting a 529 college savings account.  But, it's also never too early.  Executive Director for Utah Education Savings Plan (UESP) Lynne Ward says as soon as your child is born, you should start putting money away for their advanced schooling.  AND... if you sign up shortly after baby is born... you can get a FREE Onsie. uesp.org You also get multiple tax benefits for opening a 529 plan with UESP.  No taxes on the gains IF the money is used for Qualified Higher Education Expenses; which include, housing, computers, books, and tuition. Kilplinger's, Morningstar Investors Service and Clark Howard all ranked UESP as the top Savings Plan available in the country.  You don't have to be a Utah native to open an account with them.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

70-years ago, the first issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine welcomed Republicans back to the White House, a bullish Wall Street, and a change in interest rates.... sound familiar? Kiplinger's editor Janet Bodnar joins us on this episode of Money Making Sense to find out if what's old is new again. In this episode discover: How contributing in a 529 State College Plan can save you money and fund a college education. Is investing in the stock market investing in the U.S. Economy? When is it good to take risks and when do you want to be conservative? Should you buy a new or used car? How to live below your means to build your wealth. Money Making Sense is hosted by KSL NewsRadio's Heather Kelly. KSL NewsRadio is part of Bonneville Media and based in Salt Lake City, Utah.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Rob Black & Your Money" - Radio Show March 29 - KDOW 1220 AM (7a-9a) Rob Black talks about Restoration Hardware, Brexit, Kiplinger's, Wells Fargo, money saving tips, & chats with CFP Chad Burton about scary retirement myths debunked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Rob Black & Your Money" - Radio Show March 29 - KDOW 1220 AM (7a-9a) Rob Black talks about Restoration Hardware, Brexit, Kiplinger's, Wells Fargo, money saving tips, & chats with CFP Chad Burton about scary retirement myths debunked.

Tampa Home Talk - April 2, 2015  Andy Feinberg discusses good investments and mistakes investor make. Andy discusses some good investments and mistakes some investors and hedge funds make and why.

In this episode of The Lange Money Hour: Where Smart Money Talks, CPA/Attorney and retirement and estate planning expert Jim Lange will discuss his flexible estate planning techniques – focusing in particular on Lange’s Cascading Beneficiary Plan. We all face uncertainty when it comes to predicting who the ideal beneficiary for any given asset will be at the time of our death. We don’t know how much money there will be because we can’t know how the market will perform. There is uncertainty about which family members will have the greatest financial need at the time of our death. Will there be an expensive illness that will mean our surviving spouse needs all of the money? Or perhaps our spouse will have plenty of money, and our children or grandchildren could use the money more. If you draft estate planning documents that don’t account for changing circumstances, your heirs likely won’t get the full benefits of your assets. This strategy, which has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Kiplingers involves naming primary and contingent beneficiaries to your IRA or estate plan. What makes it so effective is the concept of “disclaiming” – the idea that each beneficiary can disclaim – or “pass” – on accepting an IRA or other assets. This allows the primary beneficiary to take the assets for themselves, or to say “I don’t need it,” and pass it to the next beneficiary in line. This episode will lay out how flexible estate planning cannot only help get your money into the right hands after your death, but can actually save your heirs thousands – or even hundreds of thousands – of dollars. And Jim will discuss how these techniques are likely to be affected by the looming “Death of the Stretch IRA.”

Aired 1/7/2017: Kiplinger’s Retirement Report editor Rachel Sheedy tells Joe and Big Al how to inherit a retirement account without paying a boatload of taxes all at once. Family, Inc. author Doug McCormick talks about how to use sound business principles to make the most of your family’s money, and the fellas answer emails about retirement contribution limits, taxation on stock dividends and splits, and the voodoo of overfunding life insurance. They also discuss Social Security and Medicare changes in 2017, and the do’s - and dont’s - of saving.

Jason Parker interviews Susan Garland about charitable giving. Susan B. Garland is editor of Kiplinger's Retirement Report, a monthly personal finance publication for retirees and those approaching retirement. The publication covers all topics related to retirement, including investments, taxes, Social Security, pensions, personal money management, philanthropy, annuities, estate planning, health care, housing and leisure activities.   For 12 years, Ms. Garland was a Washington-based correspondent for Business Week magazine. While on the social policy beat, she covered benefits, poverty, retirement issues, health care and workplace issues. As a White House and national politics reporter, she covered the first term of the Clinton administration. While on the legal affairs beat, she wrote about the Justice Department's antitrust investigation of Microsoft and the subsequent federal trial. Ms. Garland also has been a freelance writer, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Week and other publications.   Ms. Garland has appeared on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNBC, AARP's Inside E Street, the Nightly Business Report, Retirement Living TV, Fox News and Court TV.   Ms. Garland is a graduate of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. She lives in Bethesda, Md., with her husband, James Feldesman, an attorney.

Diane Gottsman is a national modern manners and  etiquette expert, sought out industry leader,  accomplished speaker, author and the owner of The  Protocol School of Texas, a company specializing in  executive leadership and etiquette training. Her clients  range from university students to Fortune 500  companies, and her seminars cover topics ranging from  tattoos in the workplace to technology at the dinner  table and the proper use of social media. Her advice is  backed by a Master’s Degree in Sociology with an  emphasis on adult behavior. Diane’s engaging demeanor  and her straight forward approach to daily etiquette  situations are current, timely, informative and fun.    Diane is the resident etiquette expert for a popular  morning talk show, SA Living, WOAI TV, a regular  guest on Good Day Austin, KTBC TV, and can be seen  on The TODAY Show with Kathy Lee and Hoda, HLN Headline News, and CBS Sunday Morning with Nancy  Giles. She is a Huffington Post blogger, and routinely  quoted in media such as Kiplingers, CNN, Forbes, The  New York Times, HGTV, and Chicago Tribune to name  only a few.    Diane’s own popular blog was recently named by Forbes  as one of "The 100 Best Websites for Women, 2013".    To learn more about Diane:  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ProtocolSchoolofTexas  Blog: http://dianegottsman.com/  Twitter: @dianegottsman  Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/dianegottsman