Risk Parity Radio
Risk Parity Radio
Frank Vasquez
Episode 523: Funding A Family Gap Year Without Derailing FI, A Cowbell History, And Assorted AUM Advisor Follies And Conflicts
38 minutes Posted Jul 1, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Opening Quotes And Theme
Welcome To Risk Parity Radio
Sarah Plans A Family Gap Year
Charity Thanks And Matching Funds
Cash Plan For A One To Two Years
Tax Loss And Tax Gain Harvesting
Keep Retirement Money In Equities
Add Small Cap Value Diversification
Tyler Email And The Cowbell Lesson
Luke Questions After Tax Valuations
Why Advisors Love Complexity
Cedarberg Paper Critique And Reality Check
How To Reach Us And Subscribe
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In this episode we answer emails from Sarah, Tyler and Luc. We Sarah's detailed plan to take a one to two year family gap year, travel, and unpack tax-smart ways to fund short-term spending, why we keep long-term money invested simply, more cowbell, and why complicated advisor math can be more noise than help how it can mask conflicts of interest. We also touch on the Cederberg paper (yes, with a C and not an S despite my mis-statement) and why it is of little or no practical use ...