EPISODE 100:
BE YOUR OWN FINANCIAL ADVOCATE WITH CARL FABER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/04/2023
Release Date: 09/04/2023
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How to advocate for your own financial wellness with freelance theatre designer Carl Faber.
Topics: ⭐️ Include a cover page in your will ⭐️ Financial plans are not intimidating ⭐️ Easy way to get a picture of your finances ⭐️ Ethan learns something new about ROTH IRAs We revisit past topics: ⭐️ I-Bonds yielding 10% ⭐️ Dave Ramsey is the Dunkin' of finance ⭐️ LinkedIn for entertainment professionals |
EPISODE 99:
CREDIT CARD REWARDS WITH JOHN ADCOX
Host: Ethan Steimel, Nicole Steimel
Release Date: 05/16/2022
Release Date: 05/16/2022
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Learn how to maximize your credit card points with financial analyst John Adcox.
Topics: ⭐️ How to transfer points ⭐️ Loyalty to a brand is beneficial ⭐️ Evaluating the annual fee versus the benefits ⭐️ Maximize earnings - always earn more than 1% ⭐️ Buying gift cards if they yield higher than the product ⭐️ Maximizing spending - transfer points to other rewards programs ⭐️ Transfer statuses between programs, even if points don’t transfer |
EPISODE 98:
CAN ANYBODY BEAT THE MARKET? - Q4 UPDATE OF THE ARTISTIC FINANCE 6K
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/09/2022
Release Date: 05/09/2022
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A year end review of the Artistic Finance 6k--our $6,000 investment. We’ve gathered a bond investment CEO, a data analyst, and two lighting designers to compare how our investments compare to the market (aka the S&P 500).
We discuss: ⭐️ The current shaky market ⭐️ Holding investments for a year ⭐️ Next steps for this investment experiment Our superstar guest panel is: ⭐️ Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan, CEO of LidquidiFi ⭐️ Ebony Madry, lighting designer and project manager ⭐️ Katie Buhrman, a leader in data and analytics |
EPISODE 97:
DANCE IN PUBLIC SPACES - COAST TO COAST WITH MELISSA RIKER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/02/2022
Release Date: 05/02/2022
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Choreographer Melissa Riker joins the show to discuss running a non-profit dance company in Seattle and New York City.
Topics: ⭐️ Melissa's IRS audit ⭐️ Paying dancers 1099 or W2 ⭐️ Writing and applying for grants ⭐️ Artistically wild. Financially responsible. ⭐️ Cost of public permits versus renting a venue ⭐️ Arts grants via city funding and federal funding ⭐️ To become a non profit or partner with a fiscal sponsor |
EPISODE 96:
HOW MUCH TO PAY TO FILE TAXES - HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 04/18/2022
Release Date: 04/18/2022
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How much do people pay to have their taxes filed? I asked my friends and share the results.
Topics: ⭐️ How much tax software costs ⭐️ The new IRS mobile app - IRS2Go ⭐️ How many freelancers file for themselves ⭐️ How much people pay an accountant to have taxes filed We are joined by special guest Mike Farmer of 4 Wall Entertainment. He files his own taxes and explains how he does it. |
EPISODE 95:
WHY I'LL NEVER MAKE IT WITH ACTOR PATRICK OLIVER JONES
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 04/11/2022
Release Date: 04/11/2022
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Actor Patrick Oliver Jones discusses managing finances a freelancer actor for the past thirty years.
Topics: ⭐️ Filing your own taxes ⭐️ The annual limits to ROTH IRAs ⭐️ The Actor’s Equity’s pension and 401k ⭐️ Opening of an LLC as an actor and creative ⭐️ Co-signing loans with your special someone They discuss Linda's most recent book ‘Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action’. |
EPISODE 94:
FINANCIAL WELLNESS WITH REBECCA SELKOWE AND PATRICK OLIVER JONES
Host: Patrick Oliver Jones
Release Date: 04/04/2022
Release Date: 04/04/2022
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Actor Patrick Oliver Jones interviews Rebecca Selkowe, head of the financial wellness program at The Actors Fund. Today's show is a collaboration with Patrick's podcast Why I'll Never Make It.
The discussion includes: ⭐️ Good debt and bad debt ⭐️ Creating a wealth building fund ⭐️ Budgeting with fluctuating income ⭐️ The Marie Kondo method to cut expenses ⭐️ Spending money for professional development |
EPISODE 93:
CAITE HEVNER - PROJECTION DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 03/28/2022
Release Date: 03/28/2022
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Broadway projection designer Caite Hevner chats finances as a freelancer and owner of a design studio.
We discuss: ⭐️ A huge tip for anyone opening a retirement account ⭐️ Decoupling money from YOU and tying it instead to the job ⭐️ Putting design studio employees on PAYROLL instead of paying them as CONTRACTORS |
EPISODE 92:
STAFFORD ARIMA - BROADWAY DIRECTOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 03/21/2022
Release Date: 03/21/2022
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Broadway director Stafford Arima joins us to discuss how he has managed his finances as a freelance director in New York City.
We discuss: ⭐️ Moving from Canada to be resident director of Broadway’s Ragtime ⭐️ How much he socked away for retirement during his 20 years freelancing ⭐️ His newest job as an artistic director of Theatre Calgary which was his first full time job, which he took when he was in his late forties ⭐️ Stafford talks about his parent’s relationship with gambling and the death of his uncle that shaped his perspective on money ⭐️ The show starts with Stafford raving about his SUPERSTAR design team of Bhangin' It at La Jolla Playhouse |
EPISODE 91:
FOSSIL FUEL FREE INVESTING WITH ALEX WRIGHT-GLADSTEIN
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 03/14/2022
Release Date: 03/14/2022
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How to fight climate change using retirement funds with Alex Wright-Gladstein, creator of SPFFX, a mutual fund that mirrors the S&P 500 Index without investing in fossil fuels.
We discuss: ⭐️ Where to invest fossil-fuel-free ⭐️ SPFFX expected returns and expense ratios ⭐️ How to fight climate change using retirement funds ⭐️ How to ask your 401k provider to provide a fossil fuel free option within your retirement plan |
EPISODE 90:
LAP CHI CHU - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/28/2022
Release Date: 02/28/2022
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EPISODE 89:
CHOOSING 401K OPTIONS WITH ELENA SARTOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/21/2022
Release Date: 02/21/2022
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Choosing 401k investments with stage manager turned teacher Elena Sartor.
Elena just became eligible for a 401k but wasn't sure which investments to pick. We decided to talk through all the choices. Today we will cover: ⭐️ 401ks ⭐️ ROTH 401ks ⭐️ Volatility ⭐️ Expense ratio ⭐️ Diversification ⭐️ Options for FREELANCERS ⭐️ ROTH IRA, SEP IRA, & SIMPLE IRA |
EPISODE 88:
CAN ANYBODY BEAT THE MARKET? Q3 UPDATE OF THE ARTISTIC FINANCE 6K
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/14/2022
Release Date: 02/14/2022
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Today's show is an update on the Artistic Finance 6k--our $6,000 investment. We’ve gathered a bond investment CEO, a data analyst, and two lighting designers to compare how our investments compare to the market (aka the S&P 500).
We discuss: ⭐️ Wine investing ⭐️ Investing Strategy ⭐️ Investments vs bonds ⭐️ Investments vs S&P 500 ⭐️ Financial gifts that say, "I love you." |
EPISODE 87:
BUIST BICKLEY - BROADWAY PROPS SUPERVISOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/07/2022
Release Date: 02/07/2022
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Broadway Prop Supervisor Buist Bickley explains how he has managed his personal finances throughout his career.
We discuss: ⭐️ Who he uses as an accountant ⭐️ The details of his retirement plan ⭐️ The importance of low overhead ⭐️ How props supervisors are hired ⭐️ What makes a good Broadway prop supervisor |
EPISODE 86:
BOND INVESTING WITH MAITHREYI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/31/2022
Release Date: 01/31/2022
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EPISODE 85:
CRYPTOCURRENCY & BITCOIN WITH NAJAH ROBERTS
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/24/2022
Release Date: 01/24/2022
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Crypto expert Najah Roberts educates us on cryptocurrency. MORE than enough education to get you started!
⭐️ How to purchase and when to buy. ⭐️ Bitcoin is the ONLY crypto to invest in. ⭐️ What financial advisors say about bitcoin. ⭐️ Artistic Finance is a sitting duck for hackers. ⭐️ How Artistic Finance must protect its 0.01682 bitcoin. |
EPISODE 84:
DAVE RAMSEY FINANCIAL ADVICE WITH GREG LUDLOW
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/17/2022
Release Date: 01/17/2022
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Learn the financial steps that Dave Ramsey recommends. We're joined by Greg Ludlow, who has learned the lessons of Financial Peace University, put them in practice, and subsequently has led the course.
We discuss: ⭐️ Emergency funds ⭐️ Envelope budgeting ⭐️ Snowball debt payoff ⭐️ Seven financial baby steps |
EPISODE 83:
GHOSTWRITING WITH JW
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/10/2022
Release Date: 01/10/2022
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A review of the book You Are A Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero. Presented by lighting designer Carl Faber.
We discuss: ⭐️ Quitting a job if it’s miserable ⭐️ Treating your art like a business ⭐️ Being intentional with your energy ⭐️ Letting go of the unhelpful familiar ⭐️ Associating value with what you’re using money for ⭐️ Shifting mindset from victim mode into badass mode ⭐️ Combining manifestation and hard work to achieve goals ⭐️ The starving artist myth. You CAN create art AND make money ⭐️ When it comes to limiting beliefs, asking yourself WHY you can’t do something |
EPISODE 82:
STARTING A PRODUCTION COMPANY WITH RYE MYERS
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/03/2022
Release Date: 01/03/2022
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EPISODE 81:
WHAT TO TIP THE MAIL CARRIER - A YEAR-END REVIEW
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 12/27/2021
Release Date: 12/27/2021
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Our last episode of 2021. It's a solo show where I talk through what I've learned about tipping during the holidays. I discuss:
⭐️ The origins of Santa Con ⭐️ Artistic Finance milestones of 2022 ⭐️ A shout out to side hustlers and sex workers ⭐️ What to tip mail carriers, doormen, supers, and maintenance staff And there's a surprise guest halfway through! |
EPISODE 79:
NFTS FOR NEWBIES WITH HEATHER PARADY
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 12/13/2021
Release Date: 12/13/2021
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EPISODE 78:
ETHICAL INVESTING WITH CHRIS LOSE
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 12/06/2021
Release Date: 12/06/2021
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EPISODE 77:
MULTIPLE STREAMS OF INCOME WITH EBONY MADRY (LIVE FROM LDI)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 11/29/2021
Release Date: 11/29/2021
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Have you ever heard that the average millionaire has seven streams of income?
Lighting designer Ebony Madry joins the show to discuss Multiple Streams of Income for live event workers. We chat about the challenges of multiple income streams, what they look like for arts workers, and cover examples of people in the entertainment industry who have multiple streams of income. This episode was recorded LIVE in Las Vegas at Live Design International, the leading tradeshow and conference for live design professionals around the world. |
EPISODE 76:
CAN ANYBODY BEAT THE MARKET? Q2 UPDATE OF THE ARTISTIC FINANCE 6K
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 11/15/2021
Release Date: 11/15/2021
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Can anyone beat the market? More specifically, did Artistic Finance beat the market? Ethan reviews the investments he made for the Artistic Finance 6k - his self designed index fund.
May 5, 2021 AF invested in stocks, REITs, cryptocurrency, and wine. This is a check in six months later to compare them to the market. |
EPISODE 73:
TREAT YOURSELF AS A BUSINESS WITH JONATHAN CERULLO
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/25/2021
Release Date: 10/25/2021
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EPISODE 72:
LET'S GIVE CZECHIA A TRY WITH MICAH STINSON
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/11/2021
Release Date: 10/11/2021
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EPISODE 71:
HOW TO PRODUCE A MAGIC SHOW WITH SARA CRASSON (PART 3 OF 4)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/04/2021
Release Date: 10/04/2021
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EPISODE 70:
ABCS FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE WITH LISA PANICCIA
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/27/2021
Release Date: 09/27/2021
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EPISODE 69:
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FINDING A FINANCIAL ADVISOR WITH MATT KWELLER (PART 2 OF 2)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/20/2021
Release Date: 09/20/2021
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CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional Matt Kweller discusses what a financial planner is and does, how to determine if and when you should enlist one, and what you can do to prepare yourself for meeting with an advisor. We also discuss what a financial plan is, as well as what the fees and minimums are to work with a planner long term or meeting with them one time to create a custom financial plan. Part 2 of 2.
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EPISODE 68:
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FINDING A FINANCIAL ADVISOR WITH MATT KWELLER (PART 1 OF 2)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/13/2021
Release Date: 09/13/2021
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CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Matt Kweller discusses what a financial planner is and does, how to determine if and when you should enlist one, and what you can do to prepare yourself for meeting with an advisor. We also discuss what a financial plan is, as well as what the fees and minimums are to work with a planner long term or meeting with them one time to create a custom financial plan. Part 1 of 2.
The goal with this two-part series is to create the best resource available for anyone wondering if they should get a financial planner. This can be a guide you can refer back to time and time again. I’ve already re-listened to this interview twice and I’ll likely refer back to it many times. Matt and I chatted for over two hours. Instead of having one long two-hour episode, I decided to make it a two-part series. |
EPISODE 67:
PUBLISHING A COMIC ON WEBTOON WITH CHRISTOPHER O. AJAYI
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/06/2021
Release Date: 09/06/2021
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EPISODE 61:
WE SEE YOU WAT WITH ALAINA NEWELL (PART 1 OF 2)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 07/26/2021
Release Date: 07/26/2021
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A discussion on the finance related demands of We See You WAT, the movement calling for racial equality in American Theatre. In June 2020 they published a list of demands for making American Theatre more equitable. Theatre artist Alaina Newell joins us for the first of two episodes discussing each finance related demand. Some are free or inexpensive, which theatre companies of any size can accommodate. Others require a bit of money and are aimed at bigger theatre companies and commercial productions including Broadway.
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EPISODE 60:
HOW TO PRODUCE A MAGIC SHOW WITH SARA CRASSON (PART 1 OF 4)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 07/19/2021
Release Date: 07/19/2021
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EPISODE 59:
DIVERSIFY WITH DAVID JACQUES
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 07/12/2021
Release Date: 07/12/2021
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EPISODE 58:
CREATING DISNEY WITH JIM JIMIRRO
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/28/2021
Release Date: 06/28/2021
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An interview with Jim Jimirro about his time as CEO of Walt Disney Home Video, creating the Disney Channel, and taking his own media company, J2 Communications, public. We discuss his purchase of the National Lampoon brand, his love of the Great American Songbook, and his newest endeavor producing musicals off Broadway.
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EPISODE 57:
PAYING A LIVABLE WAGE IN THEATRE WITH RYAN GUZZO PURCELL
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/14/2021
Release Date: 06/14/2021
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Can non profit theaters afford to pay livable wages? Director Ryan Guzzo Purcell joins us to talk about The Williams Project, a Seattle based theatre company with a core belief to pay a livable wage to its staff while providing a pay-what-you-can model for its audience. The company is six years old and is hoping to break into regional theatre status. When it does so, it will pay the highest wages of any non profit regional theater in the country
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EPISODE 56:
WINE INVESTING WITH ANTHONY ZHANG
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/31/2021
Release Date: 05/31/2021
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EPISODE 55:
PURCHASING A HOME IN NYC AS A THEATRICAL DESIGNER W/ DONYALE WERLE AND BETH TUROMSHA
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/17/2021
Release Date: 05/17/2021
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Learn the advantages of purchasing a home in NYC as theatrical designers with set & garden designer Donyale Werle and lighting designer Beth Turomsha.
We talk about their experiences buying homes in New York City, what has happened since, and what they expect to do with their homes moving forward. We also discuss factors that affect home purchases, including climate change, quality of life, and inequity. If you are thinking about purchasing a home, listen to these artists who have lived thrived through the experience. |
EPISODE 54:
LEARN HOW TO INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET - ARTISTIC FINANCE 6K SPECIAL
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/07/2021
Release Date: 05/07/2021
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A live episode introducing our a series on learning how to invest in the stock market.
Dance photographer and theatre electrician Marc Santos joins lighting designer Ethan Steimel to co-host this live audio podcast. Marc and Ethan are from the entertainment industry with no Wall Street training. You will learn alongside them terms like mutual fund, self-directed IRA, and capital gains. We are putting $1,000 into 6 investments, $6,000 of skin in the game. |
EPISODE 51:
PRODUCING ON BROADWAY WITH IRENE GANDY
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 04/19/2021
Release Date: 04/19/2021
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