#53 — Brian Orlando: The Case for Keeping Your Finances Simple
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey, it's Dave Chilton, The Wealthy Barber and former Dragon on Dragon's Den.
Who is Brian Orlando and what is his mission?
Welcome to The Wealthy Barber Podcast, where we'll be hosting some of the top minds in the world of personal finance. Yes, that's to balance me out. The podcast is about making the subject not just easy to understand, but dare I say, even fun, honest. Whether you're trying to fund your retirement, figure out how to build a down payment, save for your kids' education, manage debts, whatever, we'll be here to help you do it. Before we jump in, a quick but important note. Nothing we discuss here should be taken as investment advice.
Why is simplicity important in personal finance?
We don't know you and your personal financial situation, so we're not here to tell you where specifically to put your investment dollars. We're here to educate, get you thinking, and we hope, entertain. But please do your own research and or consult with your financial advisor before taking any action.
How can automating savings improve financial health?
Hey, it's Dave Chilton, The Wealthy Barber with The Wealthy Barber Podcast. You know, today is a very interesting guest because I sought him out. Brian, I'll introduce him officially in a moment. He and I do not know each other. We just spoke for the first time and I grabbed him for the show because I'm a fan. He produces financial education content and he is good.
What is the Smith Maneuver and how does it work?
He is very good. He first started hitting my algorithm about six months ago. A little skeptical, to be honest, just because you see some not so good educators. I watched the first couple and I thought, wow, this guy is knowledgeable. He's an outstanding communicator. He covers off the nuances of all of this very well, the exceptions. I kept watching.
What financial advice is relevant for Canadians in their 30s?
I love his material. In fact, sometimes I watch his short videos on Instagram, wherever else. And I go, oh, this guy is better than I am, which really annoys me to be perfectly honest. Like he is very solid. You're going to benefit dramatically from having him on. It's Brian Orlando.
What are common misconceptions about RRSPs?
Now we have a lot of Southwestern Ontario viewers. This is not Brian Kissimmee. Okay. I know that you always have Kissimmee on the mind when you hear Orlando. This is Brian Orlando. He's a CPA. His father, I think, was a teacher, and that drew him into the educational end of things. It's interesting. Brian works in a traditional job. He works for Sonos, isn't it?
I actually just left Sonos just this last month, but I was transitioning out of it. I gave them a lot of headroom and everything like that, but... Yeah, I just started like doing this business for real now, just in February.
Well, you're doing a wonderful job. Before we talk about financial education and you and I get involved in the back and forth, et cetera, tell a little bit about how you got involved in this because it is a bit of an unusual path.
I think just my family growing up and everything like that. If you don't mind me doing like a little bit back. No, of course not.
How do employer matching contributions benefit employees?
I like it. Stuff like that. So I was born in Montreal. I actually lost my biological father to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma just when I was one, which is quite an unusual circumstance, obviously. So my mom, she worked in sales and oil and gas. She put herself through her master's program, grinded her tail off in the 90s, especially sales and oil and gas is crazy. Not an easy environment.
Very cyclical, that's for sure.
100%. I get a lot of my work ethic from her. I just admire her so much. She's been a huge inspiration for me. And then we moved to Nova Scotia. She's met my dad, my stepdad. I just call him my dad, of course. He's a teacher, high school teacher, football coach for a million years. Such a community-focused person. Just took such an interest in his students over the years and everything like that.
Love it.
I took accounting at St. Mary's and I went to PwC, got my CPA. After doing that for about four years of grinding my tail feather off too, I decided to take a consulting job down in the US. I mostly did deals for Johnson & Johnson, mostly divestitures, a little bit on the buy side as well. I lived out of suitcases and just, you know, that's really where I saved all of my money, started to invest, started to get interest in this world of personal finance and everything like that.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–0:09
2
Who is Brian Orlando and what is his mission?
0:09–0:38
3
Why is simplicity important in personal finance?
0:38–0:55
4
How can automating savings improve financial health?
0:55–1:16
5
What is the Smith Maneuver and how does it work?
1:16–1:36
6
What financial advice is relevant for Canadians in their 30s?
1:36–1:52
7
What are common misconceptions about RRSPs?
1:52–2:42
8
How do employer matching contributions benefit employees?
2:42–54:00
Speakers
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