Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Episodes
Emotions That Lead Us Astray
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fear and greed are our worst enemies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Should I Be Doing Now?
17 Mar 2020
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The crazy markets and how to cope with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Black Swans: Rare But Not Unheard Of
16 Mar 2020
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Times like these are the price we pay for higher returns over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Market Changes Can Make Your Head Spin
13 Mar 2020
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Change is normal and should be expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stocks Succumb to Virus Scare
12 Mar 2020
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The stock market hates what it doesn't understand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Buy Bonds for Big, Bad Bears
11 Mar 2020
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You're living the reason you need bonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Market's Circuit Breaker Tripped
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It may have kept the market from melting down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Which is Worse: Stocks, COVID-19, or Cars?
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you afraid of the virus or the stock market? Why not driving? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Market is a Scary Roller Coaster
06 Mar 2020
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The market goes up and down and up and down and... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can You Trust the Stock Market?
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of Wall Street cheat's Micheal Milkin's presidential pardon and market volatility you might worry that the market is rigged against you. T...
I Don't Want to Talk About it
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market, the Fed, and some of us are temporarily insane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Good Thing You Didn't Sell Last Week
02 Mar 2020
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Stocks go down and they go up (usually more than they go down). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Relax: You're Probably Not All in Stocks
28 Feb 2020
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If you're not 100% in stocks you've fared better lately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another Day, Another Decline: Are We Done Yet?
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Could this be as bad as the last decline? No, not 2008. 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Virus? President? The Economy Doesn't Care.
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
But what about coronavirus or the election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Help! The Market's Fallen! What Do I Do?
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Keep calm and take your RisQuiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
They'll Tell You Anything to Make a Sale
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The lies told to sell financial products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
No Security in the Secure Act
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What the SECURE Act means to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Retirement Home: Buy or Rent?
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is it better to own your retirement home? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Most People are Really Bad Investors
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Face it. You're investing badly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every Journey Requires a Plan
12 Feb 2020
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You need a plan for your future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to Turn a Settlement in an Investment
12 Feb 2020
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Taking the first step toward a better future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Take a Little Now or Possibly More Later
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is a tax-deduction today better than tax-free growth? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom's Recipe for Cooking Up a Better Portfolio
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is your portfolio made with the proper ingredients? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's Easier to Eliminate Bad Investments
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Picking the right investments is hard. Start by skipping the bad ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fear of Crash Leads to Income Dash
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As stocks fall, many flee to dangerous high-yield mutual funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There will always be ways to cheat the system.
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is no perfect compensation system for professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lessons from Tom's Dad
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom shares memories of his father Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fee-Only Advisors Not Helping Small Investors?
29 Jan 2020
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The arguments for and against advisors who charge asset-based fees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Can You Expect in the Future?
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can you reasonably guess what you might make? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Before You Invest: Know Your Number
23 Jan 2020
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In this short episode, Tom shares a better way to express you risk tolerance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You Can't Do Anything, So Stop Worrying
23 Jan 2020
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Volatility is inevitable and unpredictable, so invest as if you have no control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Those Extra Fees Add Up and Hurt You
21 Jan 2020
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One percent here and one percent there and pretty soon you're talking real money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Podcast of Legends: Merriman and Marshawn
17 Jan 2020
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Don is joined by financial and football stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
China: From Hot to Not
17 Jan 2020
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Don't try to pick the next hot market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Your Biggest Investing Questions
16 Jan 2020
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Some of the most popular questions asked of financial advisors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Expensive, Illiquid, Opaque, and Unnecessary
15 Jan 2020
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There is no reason for anyone to own non-public REITs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stop Overthinking Investing
15 Jan 2020
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You can't know anything about the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roth Your Way to Wealth
13 Jan 2020
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Tax-free should typically beat tax-deferred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global Real Investing Advice
09 Jan 2020
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Helping everyone manage money better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stocks Have Been Down for 30 Years
08 Jan 2020
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What would a 30-year bear market do to your portfolio? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Owning Individual Stocks is Still a Bad Idea
07 Jan 2020
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Despite the occasional anecdotal success, owning individual stocks is still gambling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Best Ways to Put it In and Take it Out
07 Jan 2020
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There are differences between accumulation and withdrawal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Few More Wrong than Prechter the Predictor
03 Jan 2020
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Make better market predictions by flipping a coin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stocks: More Like Gambling Than Investing
02 Jan 2020
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If you can easily lose everything it's gambling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Make Better Resolutions in 2020
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Resolve to build a better future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Scary and Expensive Alternative Investment
31 Dec 2019
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Could consumer loans be the next collateralized debt crisis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Ultimate Buy & Hold Fund
23 Dec 2019
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What if a mutual fund never traded its portfolio? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Money Even Corrupts Those Who Claim to Care
20 Dec 2019
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That guy on the radio and even your union may be ripping you off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stop expecting a bunch of experts to know the unknowable.
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise! Economists failed to predict the future, again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Social Security Already Has Your Number
19 Dec 2019
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No one is ever going to call and tell you you're being arrested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don't invest in alphabetical order.
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Don't pick the funds at the top of the lists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why do you keep wasting your money?
16 Dec 2019
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Lotteries are for losers. Literally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Love of stocks is the root of many losses
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Love your spouse, country, or pets, just don't love your stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Only Way to Consistently Buy Low and Sell High
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You can't time the market, but a disciplined plan can help you buy and sell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If the told you the truth you wouldn't buy their stuff.
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The incredible lengths to which they will go to sell "investments." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ongoing Financial Guidance is Good for You
10 Dec 2019
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Most investors need regular hand holding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Q&A: Income desperation leads to high risks
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Don't go crazy reaching for yield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Holiday gifts even a Scrooge would love.
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to say "humbug" to a brighter future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don't let financial fiends feast on your funds.
05 Dec 2019
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Beware of the sharks wanting to take a bite of your wealth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The future isn't foreseeable. Maybe foreguessable.
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The future's not ours to see. Even financially. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cryptocurrencies: Useless or Crooked?
02 Dec 2019
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Cryptocurrencies are making a few rich at your expense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Happy Thanksgiving: A Shortcut to Charity.
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How to give your RMD directly to charity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are Commodities Real Investments?
26 Nov 2019
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Can stuff actually grow larger? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Future Will Always Be Unknowable
25 Nov 2019
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You may want to, but can't know the financial future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is human advice becoming obsolete?
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Real or robo advice? That is the question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Retirement's Biggest Challenge: Lifelong Income
20 Nov 2019
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Avoid running out of moeny before you run out of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Market beating performance at a high cost.
19 Nov 2019
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While a few may win big, you probably won't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Using Omission and Obfuscation to Make a Sale
18 Nov 2019
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The whole truth behind a financial product pitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Companies Collapse, Economies Endure
15 Nov 2019
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You can lose money in stocks, but not likely in stock markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cracking down on the sale of liar load funds
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Most investments are sold and sold pretty badly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking Forward to Aerobics, Polka, and Bingo?
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here's one baby boomer who won't be looking for a "typical" retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Life and Investing Lessons from Gert Boyle
12 Nov 2019
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A memorial lesson from a very special business woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Deferring Pay, Selling a House, and Investing in Small Cap
07 Nov 2019
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The phones were very busy at 855-935-TALK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Hedge Fund by Another Other Name...
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
...is still an overpriced, underperforming, risky invesment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Crypto Corruption - Manipulating BitCoin
05 Nov 2019
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Cryptocurrencies are far too dangerous for mere mortals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to avoid capital gains tax on your home.
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You can still avoid paying taxes on the sale of your primary residence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why the Crash of 1929 should no longer haunt us.
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why a systemic, long-lived stock crash is unlikely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The harder they're sold, the worse the investment.
28 Oct 2019
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How does a hot, managed fund compare with a boring index product? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thirty stocks do not a market make.
25 Oct 2019
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The Dow Jones is a bad proxy for the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One of the strangest investment ideas ever.
25 Oct 2019
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Put ham and cheese in a sandwich, not a portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Repos, Zeros, and Pounds, Oh My!
23 Oct 2019
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Fed repos, zero fund fees, and UK investing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Taking the wealth that the economy has given.
22 Oct 2019
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Indexing has worked because economies have grown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The biggest advisor loses more than his mind.
17 Oct 2019
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Ken Fisher's faux pas may cost him a fortune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Popular financial books. Bad Investing advice.
16 Oct 2019
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Some of the best-read money books are investing disasters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BONUS EPISODE: Stop Buying Stocks!
11 Oct 2019
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Why you should never own individual stocks in your portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vanguard measures the emotional value of an advisor.
11 Oct 2019
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It appears that the value of a 100% fiduciary advisor runs deep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How did you feel in 2008?
08 Oct 2019
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Were you feeling good about stocks as 2008 was ending? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Using your home equity to invest
03 Oct 2019
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Does it make sense to take cash from your home? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the stock market a form of gambling?
03 Oct 2019
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Comparing stock market investing to gambling is misleading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A quick lesson on the equity market.
03 Oct 2019
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What happens when short-term bonds yield more than long-term? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does it make sense to harvest your gains?
02 Oct 2019
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Plus, how rich are you compared with the rest of the world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Taking stock of stocks: A Primer
28 Sep 2019
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A quick lesson on the equity market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There's a Lot of Bad Advice Out There
13 Sep 2019
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It's almost impossible to find an advisor who always does what's best... for you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another annuity pitching charlatan exposed
12 Sep 2019
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The feeble reality of the so-called “Super Annuity.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laddering Your Way to Steady Income
11 Sep 2019
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Can a CD ladder be a decent alternative to a bond fund? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
VTWAX, E-Bonds, and an Expired Advisor
10 Sep 2019
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The question catch up continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One angry listener and a batch of Bobs.
09 Sep 2019
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We get called on the carpet for slagging "advisors." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hurricanes, Stock Markets, and the Media
08 Sep 2019
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The emotional similarities between weather and market coverage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Risk always exists, so be prepared for it.
29 Aug 2019
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There is no such thing as wealth without risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices