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Sept. 18, 2022

Add Bonds, Too.

Program note: We apologize for the delay in getting this episode posted. Don had a major medical emergency on September 9th that both kept him from doing the show and caused him to undergo some intensive surgery on Monday. Thanks so much for your understanding. What is the diffrenece between stocks and bonds and why do you need those boring bonds? He also discusses the power of broad diversification and a long period during which owning the S&P 500 alone was disasterous. Plus, Tom takes question...
Sept. 16, 2022

Lessons from a Queen

Program note: We apologize for the delay in getting this episode posted. Don had a major medical emergency on Friday that both kept him from doing the show and caused him to undergo some intensive surgery on Monday. Thanks so much for your understanding. He plans to be back for the Saturday show and subsequent episodes. Tom uses the passing of Queen Elizabeth to make a point about investing consistency. Do you know your retirement number? Can you really retire in a recession? Can iBonds be used ...
Sept. 8, 2022

Getting Back to Work

Don and Tom and John Rekenthaler share some lessons learned about the latest hot boutique funds. Then we take some questions: Which mutual funds should be used in new Fidelity IRAs? What's a good ETF in which to park tax loss assets? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Sept. 7, 2022

Always Right

Sure, you might correctly guess the future direction of the stock market once, but can you do it every time? Then, we hear from a bunch of listeners: One shares a great Vanguard experience. Another with some really bad investments. Are Vanguard and few other fund groups facing government intervention? We hear about the elcetic concept of private foundations avoiding RMD. Must money be in Roth for five years before withdrawals? Finally, what do we think of the Fidelity Zero funds? Learn more abou...
Sept. 6, 2022

Retiring in a Bad Market

We start with off-topic discusssions about holidays and changes in office work. Then we discuss a concern that many share: Can I afford to retire? Plus, we question a retirement portfolio suggestion. We hear from listeners: About Vanguard's declining level of customer support. Wondering if Tom remembers him? Bashing us for bashing crypto. It was a holiday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Sept. 1, 2022

Worthless Writings

Don discover a number of articles in Entreprenuer magazine that seem to be created from the same formula by a stock "research" firm in Kalkota. Plus, a comment of our tax-free investing advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 31, 2022

More Pointless Products

Tom and Don take a look at a couple of popular investnents that no one needs; buffer funds, private real estate. Then a listener wonders how to get into Dimensional Funds' products? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 30, 2022

401 Fiduciary Failure?

United Healthcare has been using expensive funds in their 401k plan. Should they have looked for cheaper products? Looks like a court will decide. Then we take lots of listener questions: Is Vanguard getting out of mutual fund business? How do ETFs work and why use them? What might happen to a company when all shares are held internally? Will savings rates ever get reasonable again? How do Treasury Bills work? Must IRA accounts have beneficiaries named? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Aug. 29, 2022

1,000 and 10,000

As the market collapsed again, how bad has the market actuall been for real investors? Then, what should you do with your student loan forgiveness? How do you pick the right mutual funds? We share the latest chapter in the AMC meme stock stupidity. Listeners ask: Does it make sense to tax-loss harvest in tax-advantaged accounts? How long does the IRS expect us to live? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 26, 2022

A Better Way to Q&A

Don spends another day answering listeners questions: What to we think about market timing? How can he add small and emerging markets with a mediocre 401k? What is the worst case scenarion for an I-Bond buyer? What is a basis point and is Tom caffeinated? Can a retored spouse have a Roth IRA and Personal Capital's new savings account? What should be done with next year's Roth contributions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 25, 2022

Are There No Fiduciaries?

We explore one of those lists of the "best" financial "advisors." What makes this list of commissioned brokers the "best" wealth managers? We ask and answer that question. Plus, listeners want to know what to do with a bunch of Microsoft stocks and what is the difference between Dimensional and Avantis? Also, check out the video version at YouTube.com/talkingrealmoney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesQuestions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 24, 2022

Are There No Rules?

Tom is back. First, we discover that active mutual funds can pick their own securities benchmarks against which they are compared. Now, it appeard that insitutional fund managers are setting their own performance targets to increase performance bonuses. A listener wonders if Social Security can be considered part of a fixed-income portfolio? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 23, 2022

Just Change the Rules

Don't like the way your active mutual fund compares to the competition? No problem. Just pick a better benchmark. It's perfectly legal and very effective at misdirecting investors. Don also considers the arguments that index funds are un-American. Yet, only a tiny percentage of active funds beat the indexes. A caller wonders if annuities are guaranteed and what to do with them? What's the best way to fund retirement accounts for young children? How could Wellington and Wellesley be recreated ...
Aug. 22, 2022

The Great Ed and Med Ruse

Don dives into one of his biggest issues with the financial services industry. Many insurance companies are lying their way into the retirement plans of educators, medical workers, and public employees and sucking out HUGE fees. That's not conjecture, it's fact. Even worse the teachers unions are more than complicit. They actively promote expensive annuities to their members. Then onto the questions: Where can the most recent IRS mortality tables ne found? Does al all value portfolio make sense?...
Aug. 19, 2022

Chock Full O' Qs

Thanks for all the great questions. Here's what Don answers in this episode: How should bonds be added to a portfolio? Is it time to abandon the sinking ARKK? Does Crowdstreet look like a good investment? Will a 70-year old employee face any emergency 401k penalties? Are these advisors always fiduciaries? Any apparent problems with this 60/40 portfolio? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 18, 2022

Paying Too Much

Today Don dives into Morgan Stanley's form ADV and a sample crokerage statement to try and help you understand how much you might be paying for investing advice. Be sure to watch the video to get the visual details at youtube.com/talkingrealmoney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 17, 2022

Who Shot Crypto?

Who was responsible for Crypto's recent collapse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 16, 2022

Famously Bad Advice

Famous people are notoriously bad investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 15, 2022

Reacting to News

Don't react to the markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 10, 2022

Bad Brokers Sell Insurance

Where do problem brokers go? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 8, 2022

Essentials Ignorance

Too many don't know the basics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 5, 2022

Friday Means Questions

It's Don's favorite day: Q&A Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 4, 2022

Too Little to Retire?

What should you do if you didn't save enough? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!
Aug. 3, 2022

Returns Can Deceive

Even a great long-term track record means little. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Questions? Comments? Click!