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AWM Insights Podcast

AWM Insights is a front row seat with our Chief Investment Officer, Justin Dyer, and Portfolio Manager, Mena Hanna, as we discuss our clients’ most pressing financial questions.

Hosted by
Brandon Averill
CEO, Senior Private Wealth Advisor
Justin Dyer
Partner, Chief Investment Officer, AWM Capital
Erik Averill
Partner, Senior Private Wealth Advisor
Mena Hanna
Portfolio Manager
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100-Year Family
Investing

Playing the Long Game: How Elite Athletes—and Investors—Win Through Process, Not Hype

Join Chief Investment Officer Justin Dyer and portfolio manager Mena Hanna as they break down what it really means to win in investing. This episode challenges the fixation on returns, spotlighting how true success comes from defining your personal goals and building a disciplined process. With relatable stories from sports and investing, Justin and Mena offer practical advice for making decisions that build lasting wealth and legacy. Tune in to learn how to craft a winning playbook for your family's financial future.
October 23, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Winning Decisions: Building Your Personal Playbook for Success | AWM Insights #223

Join Chief Investment Officer Justin Dyer and Portfolio Manager Mena Hanna as they break down what it really means to win in investing. This episode challenges the fixation on returns, spotlighting how true success comes from defining your personal goals and building a disciplined process. With relatable stories from sports and investing, Justin and Mena offer practical advice for making decisions that build lasting wealth and legacy. Tune in to learn how to craft a winning playbook for your family's financial future.
October 20, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Gold, Art, and Crypto — The Search for Value | AWM Insights #222

In this episode of AWM Insights, Justin Dyer and Mena Hanna break down the buzz around gold hitting all-time highs and the narratives that drive interest in alternative assets like crypto, collectibles, and NFTs. They challenge popular beliefs about gold as an inflation hedge and explore why traditional investments with real cash flows stand the test of time. With memorable stories and sharp analysis, this episode offers a seasoned perspective on navigating hype cycles and building a portfolio grounded in substance rather than speculation. Tune in if you want to sharpen your strategy and learn what truly matters in long-term wealth creation.
October 9, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Foundations of Wealth: What Every Generation Can Learn | AWM Insights #221

Join AWM’s Chief Investment Officer Justin Dyer and Portfolio Manager Mena Hanna as they break down the latest quarter’s market performance, tackle the headline-grabbing government shutdown, and explore how different generations approach investing. Drawing from historical data and lived experience, they separate economic noise from true market drivers and share the timeless role of discipline in building long-term wealth. If you want an inside track on how market pros think about volatility, generational perspective, and building a resilient portfolio, this episode packs strong opinions and practical insights you can use. Tune in for advice that cuts through the noise and helps you stay focused on what matters most for your financial future.
October 2, 2025
100-Year Family
Business management

Wealth in Motion: Going from Paycheck to Paycheck | AWM Insights #220

Join Chief Investment Officer Justin Dyer and Portfolio Manager Mena Hanna as they tackle one of the most common—and misunderstood—questions in wealth management: how should your investment approach shift as your income and wealth grow? Drawing from the world of professional athletes, Justin and Mena break down the discipline needed at every stage, from starting out to building multi-generational wealth. They share straightforward frameworks, practical analogies, and offer expert insights into aligning investments with your life’s milestones. If you want to learn how to create a playbook for sustainable, lasting wealth, this episode is for you.
September 25, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Trends Come and Go But Disciplined Investing Still Wins | AWM Insights #219

Disciplined investing and genuine diversification have historically protected generational wealth far better than chasing trends or concentrating on a handful of standout stocks. At AWM Capital, our method prioritizes stewardship, strategic integration, and a playbook meant to last for generations—because our job is to keep families wealthy, not just to make headlines.
September 21, 2025
100-Year Family
Business management

Interest Rates, Investing, and the Real Cost of Debt

Discover how Federal Reserve rate changes influence investing, debt, and opportunity. Understand the nuanced impact on your financial playbook and why measuring true refinancing costs—including all fees—matters.
September 15, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Quit Chasing Fads—Win With Legit Habits

Disciplined, long-term investing—fueled by repeated habits and aligned incentives—consistently outpaces hot trends and influencer-driven advice, giving professional athletes and high-net-worth families the blueprint to preserve wealth across generations.
September 4, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Should You Copy Politicians’ Trades? | AWM Insights #216

Copying politicians’ trades is a headline-grabbing idea, but reporting lags, incomplete data, and consistent underperformance against benchmarks prove it’s not a foundation for multi-generational wealth.
August 31, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Can AI Beat the Market & What Does It Mean to Strikeout? | AWM Insights #215

In episode 215 of the podcast Justin and Mena tackle two frequently asked questions from our listeners: Can AI beat the market? And, what does it mean to "strikeout"?
August 24, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Want to Be Wealthy? Don't Chase Investment Fads | AWM Insights #214

Hype-driven trends tempt athlete families, but chasing fads risks real loss. The path to multi-generational wealth demands discipline, due diligence, and sticking to a long-term game plan.
August 18, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Pro Answers to Your Investment Questions | AWM Insights #213

On this episode of the AWM Insights podcast Mena Hanna, AWM Portfolio Manager, is joined by Brandon Averill, AWM CEO and Senior Private Wealth Advisor, to tackle your questions: from investing in the S&P 500, to a true global portfolio, to markets vs gold and real estate, to interest rates, tariffs, and more.
August 10, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

When IPOs Soar and Speculation Strikes | AWM Insights #212

In this episode of AWM Insights, Justin Dyer and Mena Hanna trade rapid-fire takes on the week’s headlines—from the astonishing surge of Figma’s IPO, to the risks and realities of market speculation, to the state of the GDP.
July 31, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Smart investing strategies in turbulent crypto markets | AWM Insights #211

Steer through crypto volatility with discipline and a long view.
July 28, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Wealth Playbook for Newly Drafted Pros | AWM Insights #210

Early professional achievement is a rare blessing that brings both opportunity and responsibility. Rely on discipline, diversification, resilience, and purpose to shape lasting generational wealth.
July 18, 2025
100-Year Family

Building Generational Wealth—Why Tiny Habits Matter Most | AWM Insights #209

Enduring wealth starts with small, consistent actions.
July 11, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

2025 Q2 Market Lessons: Diversification Discipline and a Long-Term Focus

Turbulent markets favor disciplined, globally diversified investors.
July 7, 2025
100-Year Family
Investing

Short-Term Turbulence Shouldn't Distract Long-Term Investors | AWM Insights #207

Market volatility and headline drama can tempt investors off course, but a committed front office, clear playbook, and multi-generational mindset anchor families to enduring wealth.
June 28, 2025
Investing

Don’t Panic: Staying Invested Amidst Global and Domestic Tensions | AWM Insights #206

On this episode of AWM Insights, Justin and Mina bring steady leadership to a field rattled by Middle East conflict, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and an uptick in domestic political noise.
June 20, 2025
Investing

Being a disciplined investor in a risk-on market

As June opened, we saw that equity markets have powered higher on the back of upbeat economic data, surprising even some seasoned observers.
June 18, 2025
Investing

Staying Disciplined in a Risk-On Market: Equity Rally, Crypto Speculation & Long Term Investing | AWM Insights #205

Our hosts, Justin Dyer and Mena Hanna, break down the latest equity rally, spotlight a shifting fear-to-greed cycle, and take listeners through real stories—one investor who mistimed the market and another convinced he’d outsmarted it.
June 13, 2025
Investing

What a 6% S&P Surge Teaches About Long-Term Investing

In this article we discuss how May’s 6% S&P 500 surge illustrates why market discipline wins out over prediction or news-based reaction.
June 12, 2025
Investing

S&P 500 Up 6%: Lessons in Disciplined and Diversified Investing

May delivered the S&P 500’s strongest month in three decades, catching most experts flat-footed. In this AWM Insights episode, the team unpacks why disciplined, integrated investing—not predictions or gut feelings—can set your investing apart across decades of market cycles.
June 9, 2025
Investing

The Essential Building Blocks Every Successful Portfolio Needs

In the final instalment of our AWM Insights podcast mini-series on how to build a best-in-class portfolio, we discuss the essential asset classes, or building blocks, you need for successful investing. In this blog post we will cover the importance of cash, fixed income from bonds, public equities, real estate, and private markets, and the integrated and disciplined way you should be investing in them.
June 5, 2025
Investing

Building Blocks of a Human-Centered Portfolio: From Cash to Private Markets | AWM Insights #203

In this episode we're discussing the essential asset classes you need in your investment portfolio. From cash and fixed income to public equities, real estate, and private markets, each asset earns its seat not by tradition, but by its role in stewarding your family’s mission and values.
June 2, 2025
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