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Magical Thinking?
A few mutual funds turned a profit in 2022. Are the managers magicians? Investors need to face reality. No one has a secret (legal) way to make you lots of money in good markets and lose you nothing …
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Higher Yields Help
The demise of the 60/40 portfolio appears to have been short-lived as sharply higher rates on bonds have lifted the returns for the 40% invested in fixed income funds and ETFs.
Listeners want to know:…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Madoff Lessons
Have we already forgotten the lessons imparted by the 40-year Madoff scheme that collapsed in 2008? We revisit the unbelieveable story of the biggest investor robbery in history as a new Bernie Mado…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Friday Questions Return
After being away for two holiday Fridays, Don is catching up on your questions (and comments):
Invest or pay off mortgage? Thanks for helping a friend. Looking for a good financial charity. Will cryp…Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Don't Get Burned
What's hot eventually cools and you will never see it coming. Discover why you need to avoid hot investments and sectors.
Then Tom crams in a bunch of questions:
Does it make sense to reduce qualified…Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Bad Markets Bring Worse Investment
After a year in which most securities took a beating, the "no-risk" investment touting free steak dinner offers should soon be filling mailboxes across the country. Don't let your emotion drive you t…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Simply Unpredictable
Every year about 133 million babies are born. Is there any way to predict which of them will die famous enough to make the TV retrospectives? Of course not. Do you believe you can predict when the in…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How to Save in 2023
Tom and Don look at your top financioal resolutions and what they believe you should do to start growing your wealth. Plus, we take a question:
Why do we prefer total market funds as opposed to a US d…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Financial Fee Blindness
Most people have no idea how much they are paying for their investments and investing advice. In this case what you don't know can really hurt you in the future. Plus Tom gets a surpriningly larger n…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Almost Alone on Christmas Eve
With Don on vacation, Tom shares a semi-poetic ode to his absent co-host. He discusses 401k auto-enrollment. ConsumerMan, Herb Weisbaum stopes by to discuss protecting your wealth during the holidays…
Published on 3 years ago