Podcast Episodes

The Right Withdrawal Rate?

Tom and Don tackle one of retirement’s hardest questions: how much can you safely spend from your portfolio without blowing up the rest of your life?…

6 hours ago

Mom (Dad) and Money

As parents age, money can get more complicated—bill paying, account access, healthcare decisions, investment management, and eventually the possibili…

1 day, 5 hours ago

It's Very Volatile!

Don and Tom take on the latest crypto hype cycle, arguing that Bitcoin remains speculation—not a reliable store of wealth—and that putting crypto ins…

2 days, 5 hours ago

Clickbait Investing

Don and Tom take apart a clickbait Kiplinger piece touting the “five top buy-and-hold investments to manage market volatility,” arguing that the list…

6 days, 7 hours ago

Another Money Quiz

Can Tom beat the average American on a personal finance quiz?

Don puts Tom in the hot seat with eight questions drawn from a financial literacy quiz d…

1 week ago

You Can't Beat 'Em

Don and Tom tackle the blurry line between free speech and market manipulation after the conviction of prominent short seller Andrew Left. They debat…

1 week, 1 day ago

Cash Can Be Trash

Are you keeping too much money in cash because you’re waiting for the “right time” to invest? In this episode, Tom and Don explain why market timing …

1 week, 2 days ago

Q&A Big Day

This week’s Friday Q&A is packed with six listener questions covering some of the biggest financial decisions people face before and during retiremen…

1 week, 5 days ago

You Only Live Once

Why do so many retirees struggle to spend money they’ve spent decades saving? Don and Tom explore the psychology behind retirement spending, includin…

1 week, 6 days ago

They're Back...

Tom welcomes legendary investor educator and longtime friend Paul Merriman for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of indexing, the propo…

2 weeks ago