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Bad News Letters
Episode 987
Investing newsletters are both a waste of money and massively ineffective in real life circumstances. Plus, a listener fears rebalancing in the curre…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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,…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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…
4 years ago
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…4 years ago