Richard and Joe’s guest was Dr. Budd Rubin DDS, MS. Dr. Rubin has led an exciting and eclectic life. In his early career he became one of the first orthodontists to use the transparent plastic brace (you may know it as Invisaline) to bring orthodontics to adults. As a result he became an orthodontist to ...

Richard and Joe interviewed Mr. Alan Nevin, Director of Economic and Market Research at Xpera Group and returning sponsor Joel Grushkin of Cost Segregation Initiatives. Mr. Nevin has an extensive background in real estate economics, lending and market analysis. He serves the development, investment, legal and public agency communities with residential and commercial real estate ...

Richard and Joe welcomed two guests, Austin Beutner, the CEO and publisher of both the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune, and Bill Powers, master diver, scuba instructor and proprietor of Powers Scuba. Austin Beutner Mr. Beutner received his bachelor’s in economics from Dartmouth College, and is known for being the first Deputy Mayor ...

Richard and Joe welcomed back sponsor and friend, Carl Sheeler of Berkeley Research Group, LLC. Dr. Sheeler is retained by companies as a “Strategic Value Architect” to distill complex issues into a strategic plan that mitigates risk, closes operational gaps and improves human and financial performance. In fact, Dr. Sheeler’s professional expertise is beneficial not ...

This weeks guest will be Paul Hynes, President and CEO of HearthStone Private Wealth Management. A Certified Financial Planner, Paul founded Hearthstone in 2006 leaving a successful 22-year career at a large Wall Street investment firm. HearthStone is a fee-only financial planning firm never satisfied with “good enough” and constantly searching for “better” only ...

Saturday, Joe Vecchio broadcasted the show from the Berry Good Night event in La Jolla. Hosted by Bill & Michelle Lerach and now in its sixth year, the event celebrates local growers, ranchers, and producers, along with championing the ideology of sustainable food. It unites kindred spirits—artisans, food activists, farmers, ranchers, winemakers, brewers, writers, chefs, restaurateurs and dedicated locavores—for ...

This week Richard was joined by show sponsors Don Eppich and Paul Polito, founders of the Polito Eppich accounting firm which specializes in accounting services for businesses generating revenues from $500k to $150 million a year. Generally, these businesses are dynamic, growing, and have complex tax structures but limited financial management resources. Combined with their ...

Richard and Joe’s welcomed guest, Mitch Siegler, Co-founder and Senior Managing Director of Pathfinder Partners. Specializing in real estate, Pathfinder Partners is a leading middle-market real estate fund manager specializing in transactions that are “below the radar” of large institutional investors. They are focused on value-added situations where infusion of capital or improved asset ...

Creation, preservation and legacy of great wealth in a second “Gilded Age” This week, UBS and PwC launched the 2015 Billionaires Report, entitled “Billionaires: Master architects of great wealth and lasting legacies”. During the past 35 years, billionaires have created extraordinary wealth on a scale not seen since the “Gilded Age” at the beginning of the 20th ...

Kings of the Craft Documentary Director Ben Moxley Ben Moxley joins the show to talk about the craft beer industry. He is the the director of a new local San Diego KPBS series that made its debut on May 21st entitled, Kings of the Craft. The six-part series features stories from established craft beer makers in ...