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Few Worthwhile Innovations
While Wall Street would like you to think that there are new financial products, being created, all the time, real financial innovations are few and far between. In fact, the last significant change …
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Expensive Lessons
Most of us don't know what we don't know about money and investing. That lack of knowledge can be more costly that you can imagine. Getting financially educated is hard and yet essential for your fut…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How Should You Invest in a...?
Everyone wants to know how how to invest for the next... whatever. Many, included one of the most famous "stopped clocks" of all time, Robert Kyosaki, want you to believe they know. In fact, we do kn…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Q&A: Broker Fees, ETFs vs MFs, CDs vs. Ts
Today, Don starts the Q&A edition with a powerful follow-up from a past caller. Then, it's on determining a brokers fees, the differences between exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, a portfolio a…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The Best Retirement Age?
The French are rioting over a proposal to raise the national retirement age from 62 to 64. The US may need to raise the full retirement age beyond 67. When should you retire and how should you plan f…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How to Dump Debt
Is the avalanche better than the snowball? Paying off debt can be challenging. What's the best way to get out? Plus, a listener finds that giving up control is hard to do.
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Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Their Best Advice?
The SEC claims that all "financial advisors" are supposed to act in your best interests and fully disclose any conflict of interest (including high fees, commissions, and expenses). Yet, high-cost, d…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Dangerous Dreck
Stop deluding yourself. As much as you want them, there are no higher returning, lower risk investments. Yet, far too many investors are are falling prey to impossible promises from purveyors of high…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Your Lucky Q&A Day
This Friday the 13th is your lucky day as Don answers some important questions that could help you build wealth better:
How much can an employee contribute to a 403b? Can money in 529 education plans…Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Your Advisor Expectations
Today, Tom and Don share what they believe those who provide financial and investing advice should do for you, their clients. Plus, we hear from two listeners asking:
Does his strategy get around wa…Published on 2 years, 11 months ago