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Q&A With Chris Pedersen and Daryl Bahls: Thinking Through Your Portfolio Choices
Paul sits down with Chris Pedersen and Daryl Bahls for the first Q&A session in months — and this one is built around the questions readers and liste…
9 hours ago
2026 Best in Class ETF Portfolios
Paul and Chris introduce the new Avantis and DFA Best-in-Class fund family recommendations and talk about the shift away from evaluating and recommen…
1 week ago
Christine Benz: Practical Retirement Planning from Morningstar's Top Expert
This special two-part session opens with Paul Merriman solo — paying tribute to Tim Ranzetta of Next Generation Personal Finance, sharing the latest …
2 weeks ago
Larry Swedroe: The Evidence-Based Rules Every Investor Needs to Know | Bainbridge Financial Literacy Series 2026
Paul Merriman sits down with Larry Swedroe — author of 22 books and one of the most respected voices in evidence-based investing — for a conversation…
3 weeks ago
PlanVision: Low Cost Flat-Fee Financial Planning for Do-It-Yourself Investors
Paul Merriman sits down with Mark Zoril, founder of PlanVision, in the first episode of a new series spotlighting affordable financial planning optio…
4 weeks ago
Paul Merriman on Managing $1.6 Billion But Never His Own Money
At 82 years old, I still work. Not because I have to, but because I want to.
I joined Brian Herriot and Kirby Denison on “The Time Freedom Podcast” to…
1 month ago
Q & A Deep Dive
Q&A Highlights
How does a 4-fund portfolio compare to a 10-fund portfolio?What is the best way to invest for a child’s future?
Is it too late to use a …
1 month, 1 week ago
DFA & Avantis ETFs: Building the Ultimate Lifetime Equity Strategy
Paul Merriman is dedicated to helping do-it-yourself investors build portfolios they can stick with for life. In this episode, he shares what he beli…
1 month, 1 week ago
Flexible Retirement Withdrawals: Why Taking Less Can Give You More
In this episode, we explore how flexible (variable) withdrawal strategies can strengthen your retirement plan—and why fixed, inflation-adjusted withd…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Boot Camp #6 Fixed Distributions
In Boot Camp #6, Paul Merriman walks through real historical data starting in 1970 to test what happens when retirees withdraw 3%, 4%, or 5% from a $…
1 month, 3 weeks ago