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Ep. 1974: Who Watches the Insurers?
Episode 1974
Who is looking out for insurance customers—and who is paying the people who set the standards? Don and Tom examine insurance-industry incentives, que…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 1973: One Size Fits Nobody
Episode 1973
Target-date funds promise a simple glide path from growth to safety—but people with the same retirement date can have completely different needs. Don…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 1972: Your Questions, No Detours
Episode 1972
Should retirement spending pass through a Roth? Can a nonprofit offer a 401(k) with ETFs? Does active management really win overseas? Don works throu…
2 months ago
Trust, But Verify
A CFP mark reflects meaningful education, but it does not guarantee clean disciplinary history, fee-only advice, or an unwavering fiduciary relations…
2 months ago
The 11% Trapdoor
An 11.15% coupon sounds irresistible—until you read the trapdoors. Don and Tom unpack a listener’s BNP Paribas auto-callable structured note and ask …
2 months ago
Stay Calm
Dimensional Fund Advisors founder David Booth joins Don and Tom to explain why better investing begins with accepting uncertainty instead of pretendi…
2 months ago
No Reward Without Risk
Risk and reward are inseparable, even when an investment pitch makes the danger hard to see. Don and Tom explain why higher expected returns require …
2 months ago
Find the Robot
It’s Friday Q&A—with a small experiment. Don slips one AI-generated voice among the listener questions and challenges you to identify the robot, with…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Casino Next Door
Robinhood says it wants to be everything to investors—but its fastest-growing attractions look a lot like a casino. Don and Tom examine prediction ma…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Market Hasn’t Sung Yet
The market’s long winning streak has investors wondering whether a crash is waiting in the wings. Don and Tom look at the S&P 500’s run, the lost dec…
2 months, 1 week ago