72% of fund managers can't beat index
Tom Ellsworth cited data showing 72% of professional fund managers cannot outperform QQQ or SPY (index funds) over a 5-year period.
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House Passes Housing Bill, Daily Wire $2B IPO, Knicks Trash Can Lady Fired | PBD Podcast #823
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Jun 24, 2026
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Sponsor Break 1
At 38:30 · chapter starts 37:40
The show breaks for two brief sponsor segments. The first promotes Starbucks Frappuccino grocery drinks with a smooth-jazz-inflected read. The second features the signature Ryan Reynolds voice-over for Mint Mobile, promoting unlimited premium wireless service at $15 per month — a deal the narrator jokes he tried to promote with literal $15 bills before being told that was 'very illegal.'
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