'I'm getting lit up on TikTok!' A candid conversation with Josh Brown

Episode 18

Episode Summary

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly delve into the story behind Josh Brown’s latest book, 'How I Invest My Money,' a collection of essays by leading financial professionals on how they manage their own money. The renowned Reformed Broker talks about how he got to where he is and why he is no longer a fan of Twitter.

Episode Notes

1:40 - Where "How I Invest My Money" comes from

4:00 - The exceptions advisers make in their own investing

7:00 - The importance of roots in how we think about money

11:00 - The editing process

13:20 - Lessons learned from the book and the recruiting process

16:30 - Revisiting Josh's first book and the Jamba Juice pitch

20:30 - The Social Media Adviser opportunity

23:30 - Josh's Twitter silence and focus on YouTube

29:30 - Hope for Twitter, or does the problem run to its roots?

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