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Left Brain Thinking: Retirement and Wealth Strategy for Executives
by Left Brain Wealth Management | Noland Langford & Brian Dress
Left Brain Thinking highlights the securities analysis of Left Brain Wealth Management and the logical approach that the firm brings to creative investment ideas. Each week, you'll get Left Brain's take on specific stocks and bonds. Tune in to experience the disciplined decision-making and independent thinking that powers the firm's search for profitable investment opportunities.
Episodes
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How Much Income Can a $5M Portfolio Generate?
I'll come right out and say it: net worth is the wrong number to obsess over. If you have a $5 million portfolio and need $120,000 a year from it, that's a 2.4% annual cash flow need. Almost nobody frames it that way. Everybody asks the net worth question instead. In this episode, Brian Dress and...
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Can You Retire at 50 with $5 Million?
Can you retire at 50 with $5 million? One person can. Another person with the exact same $5 million isn't close, because the number was never the point. The spending rate behind it is. In this episode, Brian Dress and Noland Langford compare two 50-year-old households with identical $5 million...
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Is AI a Bubble? Plus the Hidden Concentration Risk Inside Your Index Fund
In this episode, Left Brain Wealth Management Founder & CIO Noland Langford and Director of Research Brian Dress sit down for their Q2 2026 Investment Committee debrief. On the surface it was a strong quarter, the S&P 500 was up 14.9%, but the conversation goes well beyond the scoreboard. Noland...
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What Executives Actually Need to Know About Their Equity Comp
Brian Dress and Noland Langford walk through everything executives need to know about their equity comp packages, from the basics of RSUs, stock options, and ESPP, to vest day tax implications, the job change trap, and what building a real equity compensation plan actually looks like. In this...
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What Happens If You're Wrong? Managing Concentrated Company Stock | Fundamentals of Investing
In this episode of Fundamentals of Investing, Brian Dress and Noland Langford tackle one of the most common (and most overlooked) financial challenges facing corporate executives: what to do when your company stock becomes a dominant part of your net worth. They cover the full picture of equity...
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Your Stock Is Down. Here's What Executives Actually Do About It.
I n this episode, Left Brain Wealth Management CEO Noland Langford and Director of Research Brian Dress address one of the most painful and underserved situations in executive finance: your concentrated company stock position is falling — and you don't know whether to act or wait. Noland and…
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The Diversification Trap Nobody Sees Coming
If you work at a publicly traded company and receive any form of equity compensation, RSUs, stock options, ESPP, or deferred comp, this episode is for you. Brian Dress and Noland Langford walk through the executive diversification trap: how concentration in employer stock builds gradually, why it...
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Tax Planning for Executives Earning $300K+
Once income crosses $300K, taxes often become one of the largest controllable expenses. At that level, several things begin to change: • deductions phase out • equity compensation adds complexity • timing decisions matter more We recently recorded a discussion covering several of these...
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Is It Time to Stop Buying the Dip?
For 15 years, buying the dip worked. That conditioning may now be a liability. Defensive sectors are leading. Growth multiples are compressing. For more than a decade, markets rewarded a simple discipline: buy the dip. It worked. But leadership is rotating. Growth multiples are compressing....
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Don't Just Take the Job, Evaluate the Equity Compensation!
Executives often focus on salary when evaluating offers. But real wealth (and potentially real risk) usually lives in the equity package. In this episode, Brian Dress and Noland Langford unpack how to evaluate job offers through a strategic lens, helping leaders avoid costly missteps and uncover...
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Why Strong Earnings Aren't Lifting Stocks | Q3 2025 Earnings Breakdown
Strong results, soft reactions. In this month's Jarvis Update, CIO Noland Langford and Director of Research Brian Dress review Q3 earnings trends, consumer weakness, AI infrastructure growth, and what executives should evaluate as year-end approaches. Links: • Download the Executive Stock...
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Q3 Market Update 2025: Why the Bull Market Is Stronger Than You Think
Are we really in a bull market? Noland Langford and Brian Dress discuss sector winners, AI-driven growth, and the return of income opportunities in a falling-rate environment. Watch the full update on YouTube Download the Income Securities Booklet Book a Portfolio Review To learn more:...
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Stop Letting Your Cash Sleep! Discover Predictable Income Strategies for HNW Investors
If you're holding idle cash or searching for a way to replace a paycheck in retirement, this is your wake-up call. In this episode of Fundamentals of Investing, Left Brain Wealth Management's Director of Research, Brian Dress, and CEO/CIO Noland Langford explore the often-overlooked power of…
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Overexposed to Company Stock? Don't Make These Mistakes!
Are you a corporate executive sitting on a growing pile of company stock, but unsure what your next steps should be? We've seen it happen far too many times: executives who build wealth through stock compensation, but ultimately fail to fully take advantage because they lack a well-considered…
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Forget the Headlines: How Smart Money is Investing in 2025
In this episode, Left Brain Wealth Management's Brian Dress (Director of Research) and Noland Langford (CEO & CIO) take a level-headed look at the first half of 2025 and explore where smart investors are putting their money right now — without letting political noise cloud their decisions. We...
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How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Software Investing | Insights from SaaStr 2025
Are you a high net worth investor looking to stay ahead of the curve in the age of AI? Here's your inside track on how artificial intelligence is transforming enterprise software—and where forward-thinking investors are putting capital to work right now. In this episode, Brian Dress (Director of...
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Is Your Portfolio Ready for 2025? Trends and Strategies for 2025; Jarvis® Update January 10, 2025
0:00 Intro 1:20 Should You Make Changes Post-Election? 2:42 Topic 1: Preparing for a New Administration 5:20 Should You Be Looking at Financials? 8:34 Questioning International Investment Exposure 11:03 Where Can We Expect Outperformance and Underperformance in 2025? 14:39 Topic 2: Talking…
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Is "Too High, Too Fast" Really a Thing? Jarvis Update November 22, 2024
0:00 Intro 0:56 Recapping the Year for the Market's Best Performers 2:28 How to Respond When Your Stocks are Up Significantly 3:59 Topic 1: Debunking "Too High, Too Fast" 13:39 Topic 2: Alternatives if You Can't Stomach Staying Long 16:40 Bonus: Another Income Idea In speaking with clients over…
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The Election is Over -- What's Next? Jarvis Update November 8, 2024
0:00 Intro 0:59 Market Update 3:29 Topic 1: Outlook for New Administration Policy 8:09 Topic 2: Investment Opportunities in the New Administration 11:27 BKLN -- Another Income Security The US Election is past and we have a definitive winner. There are plenty of implications for health policy,...
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How Could This Election Impact Your Portfolio? Jarvis Update October 25, 2024
0:00 Intro 0:53 A Look Back at the Year to Date 3:52 Topic 1: Investing Around the US Election 7:49 Topic 2: Earnings Season in Full Swing 13:01 Topic 3: BONUS -- Income Securities We know there are jitters among investors as we move swiftly toward the US Presidential #election. Volatility has...
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Are You Taking Full Advantage of Your Company Benefit Plan? Fundamentals of Investing
0:00 Intro 0:54 Preview 2:11 Topic 1: Deferred Compensation 8:06 Topic 2: After-Tax Contribution to Retirement Plans 12:45 Topic 3: Net Unrealized Appreciation (NUA) So you're an executive at work with an excellent benefit plan. Have you sat down with a professional to make sure you are taking…
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Are You Maximizing Your Employee Stock Compensation? Fundamentals of Investing
0:00 Intro 1:04 Importance of Optimizing Your Stock Compensation 1:52 Topic 1: Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) 7:35 Topic 2: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 11:06 Topic 3: Stock Options Does your benefits plan at work include equity (stock) compensation? If so, there are a lot of nuances and...
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How is AI Impacting Software? Jarvis Update September 13, 2024: Live from the 2024 SaaStr Conference
0:00 Intro 1:02 Why Noland is at SaaStr this year 1:40 Topic 1: Recapping 2024 SaaStr 5:24 Topic 2: Trends and Takeaways from SaaStr Software companies and, consequently, software stocks, have been on a rollercoaster ride over the last three years. Rising interest rates and the emergence of AI…
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Is This a Market in Transition? Jarvis Update September 3, 2024
0:00 Intro 0:49 Market Recap 1:59 Topic 1: 2nd Quarter Earnings Review 8:36 Topic 2: Is This a Market in Transition? With 2nd quarter earnings moving toward a close, we are taking inventory of trends developing in the overall markets. Where information technology and communications services were...
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Are You Ready for the Market Rotation? Jarvis Update July 19, 2024
0:00 Intro 0:45 Market Recap 2:23 Topic 1: Market Rally is Broadening 7:52 Topic 2: Previewing 2nd Quarter Earnings As summer rolls on, we are coming into the most important time in the investment calendar: Earnings Season In this week's Jarvis® Update, CEO Noland Langford and Director of…
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Is Your Money Safe? Fundamentals of Investing
0:00 Intro 1:54 Topic 1: Common Scams 5:38 Topic 2: Ways to Secure Your Money (and Data) 10:32 Topic 3: Ways Left Brain is Protecting You 15:57 Key Takeaways Have you or anyone you know been caught up in financial online scams? It's much more common than you may think! Securing money, data, and…
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The Market Bull is Roaring -- Are You Taking Advantage? Jarvis® Update June 21, 2024
0:00 Intro 1:02 Market Recap 2:23 Topic 1: Bull is Roaring, But the Rally is Narrowing 8:04 Topic 2: Interest Rates, Inflation, and the Consumer As summer begins, we are back with you with a market update video for the first time in the last six weeks. In this week's Jarvis® Update, CEO Noland...
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Should You Invest in Real Estate? Fundamentals of Investing (Part 2)
0:06 Is Real Estate Really "Passive"? 2:20 What About Vacancy? 3:39 More Hidden Costs 5:53 Four Passive Investment Alternatives to Real Estate Should you invest in real estate? As advisors, this is one of the most frequently asked questions we hear from clients and other investors. Most important...
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Should You Invest in Real Estate? Fundamentals of Investing (Part 1)
0:00 Intro 2:24 What Are Your Goals? 5:10 Hidden Costs of Rental Ownership 6:55 Pros of Real Estate Investing 8:00 Cons of Real Estate Investing Should you invest in real estate? As advisors, this is one of the most frequently asked questions we hear from clients and other investors. Most…
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How Should You Respond to this Market Correction? Jarvis® Update May 3, 2024
0:00 Intro 1:34 Market Recap 2:56 Topic 1: Earnings Review -- Things Have Been Changing 6:22 Topic 2: Practical Ways to Respond to the Market Correction We are smack dab in the middle of the earnings season. Results so far have been mixed and we've seen a few extreme negative reactions. What has…
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Can Earnings Season Bolster a Weak Market?
0:00 Intro 1:15 Market Recap 3:01 Topic 1: Earnings Season -- The Antidote for the Macro Malaise? 8:52 Topic 2: A Tax-Efficient Income Strategy It's been some time since we've heard any substantial news about companies and their microeconomics. That's about to change, as we move into earnings...
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What's In Store for the Rest of 2024? Jarvis® Update March 28, 2024
0:00 Intro 2:19 Market Recap 4:25 Topic 1: Winners and Losers in 2024 8:31 Topic 2: Previewing the Rest of 2024 The first quarter of the year is now in the books and, boy, did it fly by! After a strong 2023, we have seen an excellent start to the year in markets, with both the S&P 500 and the...
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Bitcoin Rising – But is AI the Real Growth Engine? Jarvis® Update March 15, 2024
0:00 Intro 2:18 Market Recap 4:36 Topic 1: Bitcoin "Mooning" but It's Not the Only Growth Engine 7:19 Topic 2: Ways to Take Advantage of the Bull Market Bitcoin has been dominating the news in recent weeks and with good reason: it's been up more than 60% in the first few months of 2024. But we...
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What's Driving the Bull Market? Jarvis® Update March 1, 2023
0:00 Intro 2:19 Market Recap 3:43 Topic 1: Giving the Bull Market Some Context 9:50 Topic 2: Action Steps for Investors in Early 2024 We continue to see evidence that the US stock market is in bull territory. This week we dive deeper into the data of 2024's first two months as we look to see what...
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It's a Bull Market -- What Does it Mean for You? Jarvis Update -- February 16, 2024
0:00 Intro 2:16 Market Recap 5:00 Personal Finance Corner: IRAs and Roth Conversions 6:16 Topic 1: NASDAQ 1990s -- A History Lesson 11:18 Topic 2: Earnings Season -- Trends Are Emerging Earnings season is coming to a close and a conclusion is emerging -- we are looking at the early stages of a…
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Tips to Adjust Your Retirement Plan (and Earnings, Too)
The beginning of the year is the best time to make adjustments to your financial plan. This week we wanted to cover some of the most simple, yet effective techniques that we often recommend to clients. In this week's Jarvis® Update, CEO Noland Langford and Director of Research, Brian Dress…
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The Fed Finally Lets Up! Why We Are Optimistic for 2024
0:00 Intro 2:20 Market Recap 4:39 Topic 1: Putting the Macro Behind Us (For Good) 7:59 Topic 2: What Makes Us Optimistic for 2024 The investing year of 2023 has been a rollercoaster, but we look to be ending the year out on a positive note. Interest rates and inflation have dominated the...
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Turnaround Candidates for 2024: Jarvis® Update December 1, 2023
Investor sentiment has been weak in the second half of 2023, but things have certainly changed for the better in November. Interest rates seem to have topped and we are moving toward the time for the traditional "Santa Claus rally". In this week's Jarvis® Update, CEO Noland Langford and Director…
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The Five Biggest Mistakes of Estate Planning
0:00 Intro 0:56 Who Needs an Estate Plan? 1:35 Mistake #1: Not Defining Your Goals 4:23 Mistake #2: Not Getting Beneficiaries Right 5:42 "Five by Five" Power in a Trust 8:11 Mistake #3: Not Considering Your Liabilities 9:57 Mistake #4: Not Updating Your Estate Plan 11:01 Mistake #5 : Going it…
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Should You Sell Because of the Middle East Conflict?
0:00 Intro 2:19 Market Recap 5:03 Topic 1: How to Respond to Global Crises 8:45 Topic 2: Earnings Season is Finally Here! 15:05 Bonus Topic: End of Year Tax Management We continue to experience jittery markets in the month of October, with two major stories continuing to dominate the headlines --...
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Interest Rates Weigh on Markets; Is There Hope for the 4th Quarter?
September is closing out in markets just the way it started -- poorly. This week, we examine the various reasons why investors appear to be on edge. It should come as little surprise that interest rates are at the heart of the angst. In this week's Jarvis® Update, CEO Noland Langford and Director...
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CEO Noland Langford Talks AI, Cybersecurity, and Energy with Chuck Jaffe
This week our CEO Noland Langford sat down with an old friend of the show, Chuck Jaffe, for a good old-fashioned stock talk. Noland starts out the show giving a review of 2023 year-to-date, noting the top-heavy nature of the market over the past 9 months. He mentions that he is looking for...
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The 4 Most Common Mistakes with Life Insurance
This week we switch gears from our usual market recap videos to bring you the latest in our Fundamentals of Investing series, discussing a topic that is relevant to literally all families -- Life Insurance. Most of us know Life Insurance is an essential building block of a comprehensive financial...
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Why We Don't Knee-Jerk Sell
The first few weeks of August have been fairly dismal across markets. But we saw some quite impressive earnings reports out of a few AI-related names this week in Nvidia (NVDA), Splunk (SPLK), and Snowflake (SNOW). This got us to thinking we should share part of the discipline of long-term...
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Is the Bull Market Intact? How Investors Can Cope with Rising Rates
Markets were positively buoyant in the first 7 months of the year, with the S&P 500 gaining roughly 17% on the way to August 1. But in the last couple weeks we have seen a slight correction across the market. With that in mind, along with the inflation data, as well as the rising interest rate...
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As Markets Heat Up, Let's Talk Taxes!
Tax day was just 3 months ago, but we think now is the time to start thinking about how to be tax-efficient for next year! In this week's Jarvis® Update, CEO Noland Langford and Director of Research, Brian Dress, cover our three favorite tax strategies for investors, along with a fourth bonus...
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Travel Stocks: What Recession?
We've been as out front as anyone stating our view that we are in the early days of a bull market. This week we cover one of the biggest turnaround sectors of 2023 -- travel. Whether it be airlines, cruise lines, hotels, or anything tangentially related to travel, it seems to be working. Strength...
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Is It a Bull Market?
It's certainly been a tough road the last 18 months, but finally we see the clouds beginning to part in markets. We have seen great strength in the growth areas of the market, sure, but things are beginning to widen out and we are ready to make that the call that we are finally back into bull...
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AI Stocks Dominate with the Debt Ceiling Finally Behind Us
Boy, are we glad to put the debt ceiling fiasco behind us! Markets have started to gain steam, both from the resolution of the debt ceiling, but even more because of the continued emergence of AI as an investment theme. In this week's Jarvis® Update, we cover the new market dynamic we seem to be...
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Time to Shift from Defense to Offense?
Markets are starting to heat up as earnings season slowly winds down. In this week's Jarvis® Update, we answer the question that is on many investors' minds as things start to firm up in the financial markets: Is it time to shift from defense to offense? CEO Noland Langford and Director of...
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Left Brain Thinking highlights the securities analysis of Left Brain Wealth Management and the logical approach that the firm brings to creative investment ideas. Each week, you'll get Left Brain's take on specific stocks and bonds. Tune in to experience the disciplined decision-making and independent thinking that powers the firm's search for profitable investment opportunities.
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