On this week’s podcast we have Special Guest, Dr. Ryan Peckham host of The Investor Professor Podcast, President of Rydar Equities, a registered investment advisory firm, and one of my former college professors. We share a glass of Ruthie Gold Lager from Exile Brewing in Des Moines, IA.

Dr. Ryan Peckham is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with over 15 years of financial services experience. He established Rydar Equities, Inc. in 2009 with the primary goal of helping families and business owners achieve their financial goals through improved investing strategies. Dr. Peckham established an RIA because it allows for a closer one on one fiduciary relationship and in most cases is a fiscally better choice for clients.

Dr. Peckham finished his Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Liverpool, England in 2018 where he concentrated on Behavioral Finance. Behavioral Finance is the study of how psychology can impact the behavior of investors. Specifically, Dr. Peckham researched how critical incidents in investors past continue to impact their investment decision making. These skills allow him to not only act as a trusted advisor to investors but also as a guide through the emotional ups and downs of investing.

Dr. Peckham is also an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas – Permian Basin and has taught finance courses at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth as well as in the Bachelor of Organizational Management program at Midland College.

In 2021 he launched The Investor Professor Podcast produced under the L&L Podcasts umbrella. Join Dr. Ryan Peckham for a different perspective on investing, finance, entrepreneurship, career development and life.

In addition, he holds a MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas with concentrations in finance and management and a Bachelors of Engineering from Texas A&M University. He resides in Midland, Texas with his wife, Cheryl and their two daughters, Hannah and Zoe. In his free time he likes to exercise, travel, and spend time with his girls.