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About John Emrich

I worked in finance for 20 years after business school, the first five in corporate finance and business valuation, the last 15 in active fund management, with mutual funds and hedge funds. The last ten years I have spent on boards, from an organic farmland company to 3 mutual fund families today. I have an MBA in finance and a MSES in conservation biology. I started a company, Red Earth Finance LLC, largely to provide fee-only asset allocation services on a consulting basis. I started a podcast to interview authors, economists, and practitioners in the investing space, called "Kick the Dogma" hosted at www.ktdpod.com.

John Emrich has worked for decades years in corporate finance, business valuation and fund management. He has a podcast about the investment space called Kick the Dogma.

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NBN Episodes hosted by John:

Higher Education September 29, 2023

The Abundant University

Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World

Michael D. Smith

Hosted by John Emrich
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For too long, our system of higher education has been defined by scarcity: scarcity in enrollment, scarcity in instruction, and scarcity in credentials. In addition to failing students professionally, this …
Public Policy August 21, 2023

We've Got You Covered

Rebooting American Health Care

Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein

Hosted by John Emrich
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Few of us need convincing that the American health insurance system needs reform. But many of the existing proposals focus on expanding one relatively successful piece of the system or …
Finance June 28, 2023

Four Ways to Beat the Market:

A Practical Guide to Stock-Screening Strategies to Help You Pick Winning Shares

Algy Hall

Hosted by John Emrich
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Investors in stocks are faced with two major problems: How to find and interpret the most useful data from company accounts. How to whittle down the list of thousands of public companies …
Economics March 25, 2023

Moving the Needle

What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor

Katherine S. Newman and Elisabeth S Jacobs

Hosted by John Emrich
Katherine S. Newman and Elisabeth S Jacobs' book Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do for the Poor (U California Press, 2023) is a timely investigation reveals how sustained tight …
Finance January 23, 2023

The Intelligent Fund Investor

Practical Steps for Better Results in Active and Passive Funds

Joe Wiggins

Hosted by John Emrich
Investing in funds is not straightforward. We are faced with a countless range of options and constantly distracted by meaningless noise and turbulent markets. To make matters worse, our flawed …
Economics January 21, 2023

Risky Business

Why Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It

Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, and Ray Fisman

Hosted by John Emrich
Why is dental insurance so crummy? Why is pet insurance so expensive? Why does your auto insurer ask for your credit score? The answer to these questions lies in understanding …
Business, Management, and Marketing October 4, 2022

Say Thank You for Everything

The Secrets of Being a Great Manager

Jim Edwards

Hosted by John Emrich
Say Thank You for Everything: The Secrets of Being a Great Manager (Harriman House, 2022) is a bullshit-free guide to management that shows you the right way to lead a …
Business, Management, and Marketing September 6, 2022

Unleash Your Complexity Genius

Growing Your Inner Capacity to Lead

Jennifer Garvey Berger and Carolyn Coughlin

Hosted by John Emrich
There is a complexity paradox that we all need to understand. We humans have a natural inclination towards connection, engagement, and creativity – all necessary skills to thrive in complexity …
Finance August 25, 2022

The ESG Investing Handbook

Insights and Developments in Environmental, Social and Governance Investment

Becky O'Connor

Hosted by John Emrich
As global governments and regulators set an agenda for net zero carbon emissions, the focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria among investors, from pension scheme members to institutions …
Economic and Business History August 17, 2022

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

Power, Profits, and Productivity in Modern America

Samuel Evan Milner

Hosted by John Emrich
Concentrated market power and the weakened sway of corporate stakeholders over management have emerged as leading concerns of American political economy.  In his book Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Power, Profits …
Finance August 10, 2022

How to Pay for College

A Complete Financial Plan for Funding Your Child's Education

Ann Garcia

Hosted by John Emrich
Providing your children with a good education is one of the best gifts you can give. But it’s not straightforward. Education costs and student loan debt are skyrocketing. In some cases …
Economics June 7, 2022

Can Legal Weed Win?

The Blunt Realities of Cannabis Economics

Robin Goldstein and Daniel Sumner

Hosted by John Emrich
Cannabis "legalization" hasn't lived up to the hype. Across North America, investors are reeling, tax collections are below projections, and people are pointing fingers. On the business side, companies have …
Business, Management, and Marketing May 11, 2022

Evolutionary Ideas

Unlocking Ancient Innovation to Solve Tomorrow's Challenges

Sam Tatam

Hosted by John Emrich
When faced with new challenges, it’s easy to feel our solutions need to be equally unprecedented. We think we need a revolution. But what if this is a big mistake …
Finance April 28, 2022

Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing

How to Live your Values and Achieve your Financial Goals with ESG, SRI, and Impact Investing

Larry E. Swedroe and Samuel C. Adams

Hosted by John Emrich
The investment industry is fast approaching a point where one-third of global assets under management are invested with a sustainable objective. But do sustainable investment products do what investors expect them …
Finance April 20, 2022

The Bond King

How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All

Mary Childs

Hosted by John Emrich
From the host of NPR's Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond …
Finance April 5, 2022

Restarting the Future

How to Fix the Intangible Economy

Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake

Hosted by John Emrich
The past two decades have witnessed sluggish economic growth, mounting inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a host of other ills that have left people wondering what has happened to the future …