Love is in the air! Today we're talking about relationships with two fantastic people - our guest of honor today is the host of the Optimal Finance Daily podcast and also the woman behind the EconoMe Conference, Diania Merriam. Diania and Joe talk about relationships, money, and that the whole idea of "relationship" doesn't start where many people think it does. We especially focus on money's role in a relationship and how focusing on the wrong aspects of "love" can end up helping out OUT of a relationship instead of getting closer with your "soulmate." Before that we have some fun talking about investing strategies with guest co-host, comedian Paul Ollinger. Paul rides along with Joe, OG, and Doug through a fun discussion on the fact that advisors are getting away from "boring" allocations of exchange traded funds and instead moving to separately managed accounts. What IS a separately managed account and why would an advisor do that? We get NERDY on today's show and shine a light in an area that advisors may not want you to look. Of course, we take a call for help from a Stacker AND Doug regales us with his amazing trivia, which we're sure you'll LOVE. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/2024-econome-conference-diania-merriam-1477 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Grab some candles and cuddle up with a loved one for this one! It's an epic episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices