{"id":56929,"date":"2026-03-01T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=56929"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:30:33","slug":"tdi-podcast-reality-bites-962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/01\/tdi-podcast-reality-bites-962\/","title":{"rendered":"TDI Podcast: Reality Bites (#962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Markets not thrilled with tech<\/p>\n<p>Mortgage rates dip below 6%<\/p>\n<p>Feb ends with a dud<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the Fed\u2019s next move with our guest &#8211; Danielle DiMartino Booth &#8211; the &#8220;Fed watcher&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-disciplined-investor\/id217999782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54929 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-300x100.png\" alt=\"TDI Podcast on Apple Podcasts\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-610x204.png 610w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts.png 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>NEW!<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TDI-Notes-and-Summary-962.pdf\"><em><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE\u2019S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Segment<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-37164\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DDMB.jpg\" alt=\"Danielle DiMartino Booth\" width=\"138\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As Founder &amp; CEO of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/quillintelligence.com\/\">Quill Intelligence<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dimartinobooth.com\/\">Danielle DiMartino Booth<\/a><\/strong> set out to launch a #<em>ResearchRevolution<\/em>, redefining how markets intelligence is conceived and delivered.<\/p>\n<p>To build QI, she brought together a core team of investing veterans to analyze the trends and provide critical analysis on what is driving the markets \u2013 both in the United States and globally.<\/p>\n<p>A global thought leader on monetary policy, economics and finance, DiMartino Booth founded Quill Intelligence in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-37165\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Fed-Up-Book.jpg\" alt=\"fed-up-book\" width=\"110\" height=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/quillintelligence.com\/\"><strong><em>FED UP: An Insider\u2019s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>(Portfolio, Feb 2017), has a column on Bloomberg View, is a business speaker, and a commentator frequently featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, Fox Business News, BNN Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance and other major media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Quill, DiMartino Booth spent nine years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas where she served as Advisor to President Richard W. Fisher throughout the financial crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Her work at the Fed focused on financial stability and the efficacy of unconventional monetary policy.<\/p>\n<p>DiMartino Booth began her career in New York at Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin &amp; Jenrette where she worked in the fixed income, public equity, and private equity markets.<\/p>\n<p>DiMartino Booth earned her BBA as a College of Business Scholar at the University of Texas at San Antonio: she holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiMartinoBooth\" data-size=\"large\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @DiMartinoBooth<\/a><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Looking for style diversification?<\/strong> More information on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/tdi-strategy\/\">TDI Managed Growth Strategy<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/tdi-strategy\/<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stocks mentioned in this episode: (NVDA), (META), (ORCL), (GOOG), (AMZN), (MSFT), (IBM)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8578\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('8578','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=56929-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode962.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 57:00 &#8212; 52.5MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Markets not thrilled with tech Mortgage rates dip below 6% Feb ends with a dud Looking at the Fed\u2019s next move with our guest &#8211; Danielle DiMartino Booth &#8211; the &#8220;Fed watcher&#8221; NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE\u2019S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8579\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('8579','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=56929-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode962.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode962.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 57:00 &#8212; 52.5MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,296],"tags":[482,297],"class_list":["post-56929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-shownotes","tag-podcasts","tag-show-notes","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56932,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56929\/revisions\/56932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}