Podcast Episodes

213: Ask Buck Part 2

As I mentioned last week, we had a lot of questions piled up in the “Ask Buck” file that I need to get answered. As a result, we ended up with multiple shows. You can listen to the latest episode HER…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

212: Ask Buck Part 1

Ever since this COVID-19 thing started, it seems like there is no other news. Maybe what that tells us is that most of the news we ordinarily get on a daily basis is worthless. 

But seriously, doesn’…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

211: Are We Headed Towards a Depression NOW?

“It’s hard to make predictions—especially about the future.” That’s one of my favorite Yogi Berra quotes. It’s funny but also incredibly true.

Think about what is happening now with COVID-19. Social …

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

210: Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful: Oil and Gas

“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful,” said a wise sage from Omaha. We’ve heard these words from Warren Buffett for years.

On the surface, the advice seems pretty ob…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

209: 4 Doctors, a Virus, and a Battered Economy: Part 2

Last episode we talked about the realities of COVID-19—what it is, what makes it so challenging and how dangerous it really is. We also talked about potential medical treatments. In this episode, we …

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

208: 4 Doctors, a Virus, and a Battered Economy: Part 1

What a strange time we live in where even public health issues are politicized. The wingnuts on the right want to downplay a virus that has already taken the lives of more people than the Vietnam war…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

207: Non-Performing Notes in a Non-Performing Economy with Jorge Newbery

What are notes? Well, for simplicity, let’s call them mortgages. You owe the lender money when you take out a mortgage. However, that lender can sell that mortgage to someone else. That’s what it mea…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

206: The Realities on the Ground

As expected, the government roll out of the multi-trillion dollar stimulus program to save the economy has been sloppy and slow.

People who need to tap into unemployment insurance can’t get through o…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

205: How to Protect Your Real Estate Investments

I have to admit, I did not think that this Coronavirus thing was going to hit us this hard. 

To be clear, I’m not just talking about how deadly this pandemic has turned out to be in terms of human li…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

204: Wealth and Tax During a Meltdown: Tom Wheelwright, CPA

Remember a month ago when this whole Corona-thing was sort of a theoretical issue? After all, we only had 15 cases reported in the whole country and no one had died. Sure, we were starting to see the…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago