Podcast Episodes

Chris & Paul October 2025 Q&A: Best-in-Class ETFs, Equal-Weight vs. Cap-Weight, and How Much Small-Cap Value?

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Paul Merriman and Chris Pedersen tackle your biggest questions—from simplifying portfolios and picking best-in-class ETFs to…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Can You Trust the Market? Equal-Weighted S&P 500 vs. Four-Fund Strategy

In this week’s episode, Paul Merriman shares lessons from a lifetime of investing—prompted by conversations with students, longtime collaborator Rich…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

The Final Chapter: S&P 500 vs. 60/40 vs. Four-Fund Strategy

In this final episode of our four-part series, Paul Merriman compares three powerful approaches for a lifetime of investing:

100% S&P 500: high-risk, …

7 months ago

Retirement Distributions: All S&P 500 vs. 60/40 Portfolio

Paul Merriman continues our series on radical lifetime investment strategies—comparing an all-equity S&P 500 portfolio to a balanced 60% equity/40% b…

7 months, 1 week ago

Paul Merriman on Money Life with Chuck Jaffe at FinCon

At FinCon, Chuck Gaffe- moneylifeshow.com sat down with Paul for a wide-ranging conversation about investing and financial independence.

Paul shared i…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Radical Investments – U.S. 4-Fund Portfolio vs. S&P 500

In Part 2 of this 4-part series, Paul Merriman compares the accumulation results of the U.S. 4-Fund Portfolio against the S&P 500, using both all-equ…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Saving for Retirement: 100% S&P 500 vs. 60/40 — A Lifetime Portfolio Comparison

This is the first of a series of 4 podcasts focused on the decision to have all of your investments be all equities vs. a balanced portfolio of equit…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Last Step To Successful Investing

Paul starts this letter beginning with a letter from a listener. The letter ends with the reason why our work has had more impact than John Bogle and…

8 months ago

The Biggest Mistake Investors Make

On this podcast, Paul Merriman dives into three big investor questions: Why would anyone add bonds to their portfolio—even in retirement? How has the…

8 months, 1 week ago

100% stocks, Crypto, customizing 4 fund portfolio and Bogleheads & more

Paul Merriman is looking ahead to the 2025 Bogleheads Conference (October 17–19), one of the premier gatherings for long-term investors. The lineup i…

8 months, 2 weeks ago