Episodes (Page 18)
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Bitcoin's price spike prompts discussion on market efficiency and crypto's legitimacy.
Crypto Markets Efficient
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Investors spend only six minutes researching stocks, often driven by emotion, not logic.
Only Six Minutes
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Municipal bond ETFs are not ideal for short-term cash due to liquidity and risk.
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Americans receive financial advice from unreliable sources, not always great.
Bad Advice the Norm
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Exposing 'financial educators' selling high-commission indexed annuities with false 9% guarantees.
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Deep dive into target date funds: performance, differences, and fee structures.
Target Date Truth
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Addressing Roth conversions, selling homes, foreign tax credits, and emotional investing overload.
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Personal story of avoiding auction-rate securities before the 2008 crisis.
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Discussing the U.S. credit rating downgrade and its impact on borrowing costs.
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Analyzing the market's wild $8 trillion round trip and April's tantrum.
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Conversation with Dimensional Funds' Weston Wellington on market volatility and index investing.
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Tackling listener questions on Roth conversions, TSP G Fund, and cash balance plans.
You Ask. Don Rants
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Challenging 'home country bias' and advocating for global investing.
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Revisiting old-school investing habits with a modern perspective on Wall Street paperwork.
There's an Easier Way
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Debunking myths: real estate and gold are not the best long-term investments.
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Reinforcing long-term investing value during volatile markets and combating fear.
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Covering sketchy SIMPLE IRA fees and Roth rollover rules.
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Challenging the myth of a house as a retirement plan, despite $35 trillion equity.
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Americans are lowering retirement savings goals despite slipping confidence.
Will I Have Enough
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Reflecting on Warren Buffett's value investing strategy and cash holdings.