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April 11, 2024

Best? Be Wary.

We are innundated with articles featuring lists of the "best" investments. Are they really that good and should you invest in them? Plus, we hear from listeners: What's the difference between two bond ETFs? Upset about the performance of her bond fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…
April 10, 2024

A True Fiduciary?

Most advisors claim to be fiduciaries and even those who are always required to act in a client's best interests can have conflicts. What makes a true fiduciary financial advisor? We also discuss young investors sources of ad...
April 9, 2024

The Highest Heights?

Nobel laureate, Robert Shiller, believes that the U.S. stock market may have run its course for awhile. So, what should you do is he's right? You be shocked (wink) at the answer. Then, aa whole lot of listeners call in: Where...
April 8, 2024

2% is Too Much

Paying too much for your retirement plan and the investments within can damage your future. Listeners ask: What do we think of direct indexing? Why isn't Don's book available as an audiobook?  Learn more about your ad choice...
April 5, 2024

A Few Friday Qs

Submit your spoken questions at talkingrealfmoney.com. This week: What if "messing around" with a portfolio simply means using Avantis and DFA ETFs? Are Avantis ETFs reall worth the extra expenses versus Vanguard index ETFs? What should be done with a portfolio of broket sold Franklin-Templeton fun…
April 4, 2024

How Much is Needed?

What is your retirement number? Everyone should have one. Most people's number is too low, so you really need to try and calculate how much money you will need to have invested to create a decent stream of income for thosee p...
April 3, 2024

Stocks Start Strong

Large-cap, U.S. stocks had a very good first quarter. However, many markets and previously hot stocks lagged far behind. What should this mean for your portfolio? We discuss the powerful research on investing psychology by Da...
April 2, 2024

Election Has You Worried?

Every four years investors grow concerned about the terrible impact that "other" presidential candidate might have on the stock market after the election. Yes, the evidence shows that new president's have had no discernable impact on the markets, so stop worrying. The listeners ask: Is it time to s…
April 1, 2024

The Mammoth in the Room

You can probably stumble through most of your financial life. The one money need for which you must plan is retirement. Today, we discuss some of the most important things you must do to retire comfortably. Plus, we answer yo...
March 29, 2024

Another Q and A Day

Don takes on a bunch of your questions again: What can be done about a late required minimum distribution (RMD)? Is there a waiting period before you can withdraw money from a rollover Roth IRA? What's the best way to start p...
March 28, 2024

Diversification Defined

For your portfolio to be properly diversified, how many stocks should you own? Is ten enough or do you need ten thousand? We share the Motley Fool's perspective and our own. Plus, listeners ask: What kind of credit card do we...
March 27, 2024

Thematic Gambling

The latest hot investing craze, thematic funds, are actually a recycled old idea, sector funds. As with any other attempt to nbeat the market, we found that "thematic" fund investors actually for worse than the funds themselv...
March 26, 2024

Portfolios Need Risk

You need to understand risk to be a successful investor. Most of us already have a very safe investment and should take risk elsewhere in our portfolio. What is risk and how can you manage it? We hear from listeners asking: H...
March 25, 2024

Big Income, Little Risk

The financial product industry knows that you want the highest possible retunr with little (or no) risk. Given the amount of money invoiced, they are willing to try almost anything to pull off this illusion. However, no one h...
March 22, 2024

Still More Friday Q&A

Today's question and qnswer session features: Does a CD ladder work for portfolio protection? Is Robin Hood's Gold account worth the fee? In moving from indicvidual stocsk to ETFs can one stock's loss offest another's gain? C...
March 21, 2024

Play it Safe?

After interest rates hit 5%, some investors seem content to stick with savings and CDs. Tom and Don discuss the downside oif settling for today's safe money returns. What about other investments that promise "safe", high yiel...
March 20, 2024

Financial Faux Pas

In this episode, we share several of the biggest blunders that keep us from building the wealth we need for the future. Learn how to be a better investor with some really simple lifestyle and investing tweaks. Plus, we hear f...
March 19, 2024

Playing It Too Safe?

Americans have a lot of money in cash, earning essentially nothing. Others are happy earning a nice, safe 5% on short-term CDs and bonds. Yet, we could be shortchaging ourselves in the future by not investing properly. Don sh...
March 18, 2024

Biggest Wealth Destroyers

Sometimes the hottest investments end up turning icy cold. Today, we share some of once exciting investments that destroyed much of their investors wealth. Plus, listeners join in to discuss: The positive impact our shows hav...
March 15, 2024

Questions and Crypto's End

We want to answer everyone's questions, without exception, However, every once in awhile a "trolll" takes advantage of our desire to present all sides of an issues. So, to be fair, I give the same listener three "last words" on crypto, before ending his participation. Then: What would it take to be…
March 14, 2024

Financial Jealousy

The desire to "keep up with the Joneses" is ingrained in is. However, the result of financial envy can be disastrous. Discover why you need to avoid money jealousy. Plus, listeners ask: How much of a portfolio should be in th...
March 13, 2024

Wait for Stocks to Fall?

With the stock markets at "all-time highs," should you wait a while before investing? In essence, can you accurately time the market? Then a bunch of listeners call in: What should an older investor do to create a simple retirement portfolio? Does it always make sense to tap taxable accounts before…
March 12, 2024

Free Usually Isn’t

After experiencing some radio show technical problems, Tom and Don discuss the shockingly large percentage of your money that goes to Wall Street firms and why should be wary of alternative investments. Then, they bemoan the ...
March 11, 2024

Question Overload

With Retiremeet, question flow increased. So, we added a special Monday Q&A Edition with Tom and Don. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!