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Jan. 9, 2023

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 Madoff documentary airs on Netf...
Jan. 6, 2023

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 crypto trading hurt Fidelity? ...
Jan. 5, 2023

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 retirement account contr...
Jan. 4, 2023

Bad Markets Bring Worse Investments

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 to make foolish decisions. Then, listeners chime in: Have they picked a reasonable ETF allocation for…
Jan. 3, 2023

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 investment markets will rise...
Jan. 2, 2023

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 dividend funds? Learn more...
Dec. 30, 2022

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 number of holiday calls: On...
Dec. 29, 2022

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. Are mortgage buy downs w...
Dec. 22, 2022

4% Rule Resurrected

After recently declaring the 4% withdrawal rule dead, Morningstar has decided it's still kicking out income. A listener wonders if the Paul Merriman two-fund portfolio is a sensible way to go? Learn more about your ad choices...
Dec. 21, 2022

Real Estate Tapped Out?

Home prices rise and they fall. Those fluctuations are not predictable. With prices down recently, should you be a buyer or a seller? Plus, house flippers took s betaing in 2022. A listener wants to know if it makes more sens...
Dec. 20, 2022

Big Bucks, No Risk, Big Lie

Those who sell "the return of the market, with no risk" is a bald-faced lie. Indexed annuities by any name can't possibly deliver what they promise. That makes those most (if not all) of those who sell them liars. The story of Disney's mismanagement shows just how scary individual stocks can be. Pl…
Dec. 19, 2022

Stop Fooling Yourself

We lie to ourselves about our prognosticative abilities. We remember making market predictions that were wildly different than we actually did. Plus, retail stock traders have had a very bad year. Listeners ask: How to get in...
Dec. 16, 2022

Drip, Dripping Away

Tom and Don discuss those perpetual online subscriptions. They are good for businesses and often terrible for you. Find out how the regain control and slow the money leaks. Plus, a listener wants to know about an insurance po...
Dec. 15, 2022

One Unhappy Listener

For some reason one listener really dislikes Don (he's fine with Tom). He disagrees with so much – CBDCs, bonds, cryptocurrencies – that we made an episode of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec. 13, 2022

Adding Insult to Injury

Another downside to active funds, market declines can lead to dramatic taxable gains. It's like losing even more. Plus, we scold "Mr. Wonderful" for his support of failed crytocurrency exchange, FTX. Then we hear from listeners: The Question: How can I make more money with total safety? How can som…
Dec. 12, 2022

You're Losing Billions

Investor left billions of dollars on the table by keeping too much money in regular checking and savings accounts. Bad advice on YouTube for millennial investors from ClearValue tax and Meet Kevin. What should you do with the...
Dec. 9, 2022

Fantastic Friday Q&A

Don takes on a variety of questions: How should a son invest in his new 401k? Should he switch American Funds for something less expensive? What's the best way to name beneficiaries on accounts? Why do we suggest some higher ...
Dec. 8, 2022

Fixed Income Fools

The crazies who pleyed the proverbial meme stocks and failed may be turning in a new direction, gambling with bonds. Then a listener wants to know if brokered CDs might be better than a stable value fund. Learn more about you...
Dec. 7, 2022

Just Got Money

We address our favorite question: What should be done with a sudden financial windfall? Then, we answer questions: Is a 100% investment in AVGE too aggressive? Should a small cap value fund be added? Learn more about your ad ...
Dec. 6, 2022

Senior Regrets

Tom and Don share some of older Americans biggest financial regrets. Then, we hear from a lot of you: What kind of advisors do I need? Old stock guy is back. Should he invest in company stock options? She regrets not spending...
Dec. 5, 2022

Not Much New

Most of the "next new things" are neither new nor hot. Beware of trendy investments, because very few things stand the test of time. Plus, we "Meet Kevin" and his expensive exchange-traded fund (ETF). Plus, callers want to know: Does it make sense to retire early and, if so, how should a lump-sum p…
Dec. 2, 2022

Pre-Holiday Q&A

This episodes questions: With a new child on the way, what should be done financially? What are collective investment trusts? Daughter being sold a structured annuity, what it it? Does it make sense to pay of home mortgage? D...
Dec. 1, 2022

Give Lasting Gifts

Once again, we enter the gift giving season frustrated by trying to pick the perfect present. While things are quickly forgotten a gift of a financial future can literally last a lifetime. Plus, listeners want to know: The be...
Nov. 30, 2022

Avoid Inadvertent Gifting

Tom and Don get them, too. Those e-mails that offer you a free gift or inform you a gift that couldn't be delivered. Don't get scammed for Christmas. Plus listeners chime in: More agruments against actively managed mutual funds and ETFs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…