Investing Education Podcast

Leon Noble and Bent Simpson started investing in Mutual Funds in 1992, while in High School per the advice of a friend’s father’s Financial Advisor. 

Hosted ByBrent Simpson

ABOUT LEON & BRENT

Leon Noble and Bent Simpson started investing in Mutual Funds in 1992, while in High School per the advice of a friend’s father’s Financial Advisor.  It was the best mistake ever made!  After the initial meeting at the firm’s office, the investing bug had bitten both Leon and Brent.  They began checking the local paper daily to see how their single mutual was doing.  Every time they opened a paper to look for yesterday’s performance they began to take note of how many other investment types they had to pass to read yesterday’s return for their one mutual fund.  Their curiosity was growing beyond their single mutual fund.

After a few weeks, they decided to read the mutual fund’s prospectus, which was the moment they realized there was an entire world of investing in front of them and they wanted IN.  They first learned their mutual fund owned a pool of stocks within it.  That is when they put the pieces together.  Their financial advisor should have talked to them about investing directly in the individual stocks instead of the mutual fund, so they fired their financial advisor in 1993 and began teaching themselves over the preceding 25 years.

Leon eventually became a self-sustaining Options Trader, which is a feet within itself.  Brent went on to become a stockbroker and later a fully licensed financial advisor for over 15 years.  However, they continued to notice that very few people around them were enjoying the benefits associated with investing in the market as they were.  It was after Leon started acquiring investment real-estate and Brent completed his Advanced Financial Planning course at Georgetown University they began to have a real interest in teaching their community ALL the lesson they learned and share the knowledge of the new associates they met along the way.

This birthed Investing Education Academy!


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All Episodes

In This Current Rough Market We Give Some Long Term Perspective

Brent and Leon discuss some specific stocks and show how they had some big drops in the past but later recovered and made new all-time highs. Any one moment...

How to Hedge your Stock Portfolio with I-Bonds

Brent and Leon discuss I-Bonds, a little-known but HIGHLY effective stock portfolio hedge during inflationary times like we are currently experiencing. I-Bonds also come with built-in tax advantages as...

Is Twitters Stock a Buy After Elon Musk Became its Largest Shareholder

Brent and Leon discuss if Elon Musk becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder and joining the board makes Twitter’s stock a buy or not. Other ways to Listen to IEA on...

What Robinhoods New Extended Trading Hours Mean

Leon and Brent discuss Robinhoods new extended trading hours and the dangers of trading during these new trading hours. Other ways to Listen to IEA on the Go! Spotify...

What We’ve Learned Since the Federal Reserve Rate Hike

In this video, Brent and Leon discuss what they have learned since the latest Federal Reserve Rate Hike of 0.25%, which hasn’t happened since 2018. Here’s how the market...

The Effects of the Federal Reserve Rate Hike

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The Trickledown Effect of High Gas Prices

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The Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Abandon Investing in Rough/Scary Markets

Brent and Leon present proof that selling and/or not buying in volatile, down markets is a big mistake. They also show that trying to time when best to get...

Why You Need To Sell High Valuation and/or Nonprofitable Companies

Brent and Leon detail some of their recent stock moves and why it’s been important to sell high-value/nonprofitable companies. Other ways to Listen to IEA on the Go! Spotify...