News and Updates

October 19, 2026

Investment Migration and the €500K Portugal Golden Visa

Transcript Intro Stephan Shipe: Welcome back to the Scholar Wealth Podcast. One of the questions we get regularly from clients is around international residency and citizenship, specifically how the Portugal […]

October 12, 2026

The 351 Conversion Breakdown, a 400-Acre Farm Legacy Fight, and Patterns After Seven Years

Transcript Intro Stephan Shipe: Welcome back to the Scholar Wealth Podcast. This week we begin with a listener sitting on a concentrated single stock position from a 2015 acquisition who […]

October 5, 2026

The Fed Cut and the Bond Market, Physical Gold as Risk Management, and the Commercial Real Estate Refinancing Wall

Transcript Stephan Shipe: Today we’re here with Dr. Deon Strickland, our in-house economist and financial advisor at Scholar Financial Advising, in front of our live studio audience. Tell me what’s […]

September 28, 2026

Trustee Crime Insurance, Paying 1% for Alts Access, and NYC Real Estate with Ashley Reidy Quinn

Transcript Intro Stephan Shipe: Welcome back to the Scholar Wealth Podcast. This week we begin with a listener researching an insurance policy covering trustee theft. He’s weighing whether it’s worth […]

September 21, 2026

Selling Your Business Beyond the Earnout, Family Loans and the IRS, Counterfeit Wine

Transcript Intro Stephan Shipe: Welcome back to the Scholar Wealth Podcast. This week we begin with a listener considering selling his business who heard our earnout question a few weeks […]

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