Podcast Episodes

Bad Time to Retire?

Episode 986

Tom and Don discuss the scary "sequence of retrun risk" concept and share the best ways to stop worrying about the state of the market when you retir…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Woods' Titanic Losses

Episode 985

After posting fast, furious, triple-digot returns the Ark Innovation ETF attracted billions of dollars. Since then, the bulk of the funds investors h…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Crypto and Gold...

Episode 984

Today's episode was supposed to just be about the mistaken belief that gold and precious metals are invesment vehicles. However, with Bitcoin droppin…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Doge Con?

Episode 983

A hot June has led to a severe question drought. Thankfully, a combination of Elon Musk, a fake crypto currency, and a huge lawsuit lead to a fascina…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Talking Real Risk

Episode 982

We devote this entire episode to understanding investing risk. Learn how to judge the type of risk, know how much risk you need and are able to take,…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Risk-Free Stock Returns?

Episode 981

Indexed annuity sales are heading for record highs as investors search for the elusive (actually, non-existant) no-risk investment. The insurance ind…

3 years, 11 months ago

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How Bad Was It?

Episode 980

Investing news has been depressing. It looks like we have just experienced a bear market. Had you invested properly, you probably wouldn't have exper…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Financial Fibbers

Episode 979

It seems that every person who provides financial advice these days claims to be a fiduciary. Yet, the fact remains that very few are ALWAYS required…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Your Q and My A

Episode 978

Here are the questions for this episode:

Do I need more than one mutual fund?What do we think of the new TSP mutual fund program?What is the right per…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Real Estate Reality

Episode 977

We tend to believe that real estate is a great investment. Yet, in much of the country real estate prices have been stagnant for many years.

Plus, a l…

3 years, 11 months ago

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