MCM Wealth Podcast: Plan, Invest and Progress

MCM Wealth Podcast: Plan, Invest and Progress


Second Opinions: The Key to Financial Confidence with Robert Hoyt and Kirk Loury

September 06, 2023

Do financial markets and daily news headlines make you anxious? 


Do you think your portfolio and investments may be off-track?


It’s time to get a second opinion!


In this episode, Robert Hoyt, Ph.D., Principal and President of MCM Wealth, and Kirk Loury, portfolio strategist at MCM Wealth and managing member of Advisable Wealth Engines, discuss the role of portfolio second opinions in building financial confidence.


Listen as they touch on: 


  • The psychological factors behind seeking a second opinion in finance
  • Why investments should align with one’s goals and values
  • The role of technology in the analysis, monitoring, and fine-tuning of investment plans
  • How MCM Wealth’s second opinion discovery process works
  • And more

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About Robert Hoyt: 


Robert Hoyt, Ph.D., is the Principal and President of MCM Wealth and chairs the Investment Committees for both MCM Wealth and the AMP I Fund. Dr. Hoyt began his career practicing clinical psychology while serving as an Adjunct Professor at Mount Sinai Medical School. He then worked within his family’s industrial distribution business, eventually becoming CEO and ultimately taking his business public. He became CIO of his own family office in 2000. In 2004, he also became a partner and a member of the Investment Committee of a hedge fund that made private placements in public securities (PIPES). Ten years later, he founded Blue Hall Wealth Advisors. And in 2021, after years of sharing ideas and collaborating on projects with Geoffrey Hakim, he joined Marin Capital Management. Robert received his B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, a master’s degree from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University.


About Kirk Loury:


Kirk provides integration between MCM’s marketing, investment strategies, and implementation. He is also a co-founder and managing member of Advisable Wealth Engines. Mr. Loury has over thirty years of experience in a variety of executive roles covering investing, marketing, and wealth-technology deployment. He has particular expertise in applying well-conceived insurance products as investments within a wealth plan to minimize portfolio volatility, deliver high tax efficiency, and meet multi-generational income goals. While having experience with institutional investors, Mr. Loury’s primary focus is with private wealth investors including family offices. Kirk Loury received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.