Podcast Episodes

RBS 024: TIPS vs I Bonds -- What's the Best Way to Hedge Against Inflation

Episode 24

TIPS vs I Bonds--What's the Best Way to Hedge Against Inflation?

TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) and I Bonds both protect investors against unexpected inflation. Both bonds are also iss…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

RBS 023: VOO and Chill_Is An S&P 500 Index Fund Portfolio A Smart Idea

Episode 23

You'll often hear the phrase VOO and chill or sometimes VTI and chill. VOO is the ticker to Vanguard's S&P 500 index ETF (VTI is Vanguards total U.S. market ETF). The idea is to invest all of your mo…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

RBS 022: When Can I Retire--How to Determine If You Can Retire

Episode 22

A viewer recently asked me if he was able to retire in two years. He provided his investment balances, projected expenses, and pension income. In this video we'll evaluate his situation to determine …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

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Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

RBS 021: VOO vs VTI--S&P 500 Index Versus Total Stock Market Index

Episode 21

VOO vs. VTI--S&P 500 Index versus Total Stock Market Index Fund. 

Morningstar Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRfRq...
3-Fund Portfolio: https://robberger.com/go/3-fund-portf...

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

RBS 020: Building Wealth in 2022--Live Q&A

Season 3 Episode 1

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

RBS 019: The Dave Ramsey Portfolio vs Low Cost Index Funds

Season 2

Dave Ramsey is perhaps best known for his baby steps and helping countless people get out of debt. Among low cost index fund investors, he's also known as recommending expensive mutual funds with fro…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

RBS 018: 7 Best IRA for New Investors

Season 2 Episode 18

Opening an IRA account is an important step towards saving for retirement. The best IRA accounts have low fees, a wide array of investment options and tools that make investing easy. 

My analysis stem…

Published on 4 years ago

RBS 017: Christine Benz Interview--4% Rule & the Bucket Strategy for Retirement

In this interview with Christine Benz, Director of Personal Finance at Morningstar, we cover several timely topics including inflation, stimulus, the 4% rule and the bucket strategy of retirement spe…

Published on 4 years ago

RBS 016: Index Funds are for LOSERS (Seriously)

Season 2 Episode 16

Index funds like an S&P 500 index fund will underperform other investments each and every year. It will underperform countless stocks and even other actively managed ETFs and mutual funds. To build w…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago