Financial literacy for musicians.

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Ep. 78: Bassist navigates the modern music industry

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Mat Maxwell is an American musician with almost two decades of studio and touring experience, specializing in the electric bass. He has played this instrument with some of music’s biggest names, performing all over the world. Mat is also the author of “Hired Musician: A Guide to Getting and Keeping Gigs,” a book offering insights on navigating the modern music industry. Beyond his touring and session work, Mat also enjoys teaching lessons and hosting clinics… a good cigar and tasty beverages.

Ep. 77: Chess master shows you a better way to invest

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Rubin Miller is the Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Peltoma Capital Partners. He and his wife Emily, and their daughter Olive Rae, live in Austin, TX. He has nearly 20 years of investment experience, starting as a commodities and fixed income trader at The Chicago Board of Trade, then as a Regional Director at Dimensional Fund Advisors, and most recently as a Partner, Senior Financial Advisor and Chief Investment Officer at Perspective Wealth Partners.

Rubin founded Peltoma Capital Partners, in 2023, to help show people that there’s a better way to invest. In addition to being a Forbes contributor, he is the acclaimed writer of the Fortunes & Frictions blog, which has readers in over 125 countries and has earned praise from individuals like Josh Brown (CNBC) and Jason Zweig (WSJ). He’s recognized as someone who can demystify complicated investment ideas, and takes the time to ensure investors are aligned on the core ideas of what’s being implemented on their behalf.

Rubin is a relentless advocate for financial literacy, and a founding committee member of the USC Financial Literacy Festival, which had over 1,000 attendees in its inaugural 2022 event. Most recently he spoke at SXSW in Austin, TX, and at the 2023 Private Wealth Management Summit in San Diego, CA.

He graduated from Kenyon College, and received an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California (USC). Rubin earned the National Chess Master title at age 15. He is a CFA charter holder.

The music industry guide to making sound financial decisions

Money trees is the perfect place for shade.

Kendrick Lamar

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A sustainable music business requires a stable personal financial plan.

This guide will review how to make sound financial decisions including:

  • Cash flow
  • Insurance
  • Taxes
  • Investing
  • Retirement
  • Estate planning

Ep. 60: Former professional musician kills the “broke musician” stereotype

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Jesse Josefsson from the Thriving Musician Podcast episode 55 interviewed Spenser on his popular Sync My Music YouTube channel!

We talked about:

  • What it means to be “financially literate”
  • Financial mistakes I see musicians make
  • Common sense rules to prepare for artistic freedom

Leave your questions in the comments of the video and we will record another interview to answer them.

Thanks for watching and keep thriving!

Ep. 56: LA musician becomes financial literacy advocate

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Rosh Roslin is an LA based guitarist, drummer, and digital nomad. Some of his credits include Def Leppard, Melissa Etheridge, Steve Vai, Maroon 5, Dweezil Zappa, A Perfect Circle, Kylie Minogue, Bush, Dweezil Zappa, Papa Roach, NOFX and more.

With an ear for sound, Rosh bridges the gap between technology and music helping musicians both live, and in the studio craft perfect sounds, build playback/guitar rigs for their albums and tours. He has a client base that spans the globe from places as far as London, Slovenia, Spain, and Singapore. While he can work remotely with them, he also enjoys traveling to work with these overseas clients onsite.

When home in Los Angeles, Rosh keeps a busy calendar performing as both a guitarist and a drummer playing in a variety of musical projects as well as teaching music classes, private lessons and producing and engineering music.

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