Fireside Finance

Fred Bereskin is a professor of Finance at the University of Missouri whose research focuses on corporate finance. In this episode, Fred discusses his research and relates it back to investing concepts. Specifically, Francis, Ogi, and Fred discuss what makes a successful merger or acquisition and how the execution impacts the value of the company which affects the stock price. They also discuss what determines a company’s value in general and how that influences the market value, or ‘price’, of a stock. Please send us any questions you may have about finance to support@emperorinvests.com or tweet us @emperorinvests using the hashtag #FiresideFinanceQA and professor Tapon may answer them in a future episode. To learn more about Emperor Investments, visit our website and follow us on social media: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Building up multiple passive income streams is one of the most popular ways to achieve financial independence and start living life without worrying about work and money. Join Francis and Ogi as they expand on the passive income strategies mentioned in 3 Passive Income Strategies. Francis explains some of his thoughts on these strategies; especially real estate investing, peer to peer lending, and dividend investing. He also shares his experience owning real-estate properties and contrasts that with his long history of investing in dividend paying stocks. Please send us any questions you may have about finance to support@emperorinvests.com or tweet us @emperorinvests using the hashtag #FiresideFinanceQA and professor Tapon may answer them in a future episode. To learn more about Emperor Investments, visit our website and follow us on social media: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Joe Saul-Sehy is a former financial planner and host of the Stacking Benjamins podcast. Throughout his experience, Joe has noticed that there is one underlying factor that will make or break your success as an investor - your behavior. Join Francis and Ogi as they explore why behavior is so important for investing and get advice from Joe on ways to change for the better. From depositing your paycheck directly into your savings account, to finding yourself a financial health buddy, Joe shares a few tips to improve your behavior that you won’t want to miss. Please send us any questions you may have about finance to support@emperorinvests.com or tweet us @emperorinvests using the hashtag #FiresideFinanceQA and professor Tapon may answer them in a future episode. To learn more about Emperor Investments, visit our website and follow us on social media: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Join the producer of the podcast, Ogi Sucur, as he explains the reason for rebranding the podcast from Emperor Teaches to Fireside Finance. He also explains the mission of the show and what type of content you can expect from future episodes - from personal finance tips, to detailed financial explanations. To celebrate the rebrand and launch of the Fireside Finance podcast, Ogi interviews the two co-founders of Emperor Investments, Brenna Casserly and Francis Tapon. They share their background stories, how they met, and how they founded and grew the company to what it is today. Additionally, learn about Emperor’s mission and vision as well as a few new products that are in the works. To end the podcast, the CEO, Brenna Casserly, shares a few words for current and potential Emperor clients. Please send us any questions you may have about finance to support@emperorinvests.com or tweet us @emperorinvests using the hashtag #FiresideFinanceQA and professor Tapon may answer them in a future episode. To learn more about Emperor Investments, visit our website and follow us on social media: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook