Episode Details

Financial advice is everywhere, but useful investing guidance is strangely hard to find. Don and Tom sort through the stock-picking headlines, social-media hype, and finfluencers who turn excitement and fear into clicks.

Then Randy sends an annuity sales presentation that makes some very large claims. The guys examine the unsupported numbers, the misleading comparisons, and why a prospectus matters more than a polished pitch.

Plus, is a rising equity glide path really a cornerstone of retirement planning? And should an I bond help pay a daughter’s student loan or seed a grandchild’s 529?
00:44 Coyote vs. Acme and the genius of Looney Tunes
03:34 Why most investing headlines are useless
06:07 Where people get financial advice
07:33 TikTok finfluencers and online money hype
12:39 Three listener questions
13:35 An annuity sales pitch under scrutiny
22:44 Rising equity glide paths in retirement
29:22 Using an I bond for family education
31:31 The Financial Physicists return

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