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Should You Investment 100% of Your Retirement in Closed-End Funds?
We compare three approaches to closed-end fund investing: Opportunistic trading, the buy and hold income factory, and a systematic approach of sellin…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/26/2025
What Trump Wants Part 2 - How Trade Deficits and Capital Flows Can Harm or Help Countries
How trade deficits are making the U.S. poorer, while in the past they have made the U.S. wealthier.Topics covered include:Two ways countries can incr…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/19/2025
Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants
How the Trump administration is using tariffs as a negotiating tool to weaken the U.S. dollar and increase the global competitiveness of U.S. manufac…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/12/2025
Why Japanese Stocks Could Outperform with Howard Smith - FEG Insight Bridge
This week on episode 514, we share a conversation between Howard Smith of Indus Capital and Greg Dowling of FEG Investment Advisors on why Japan coul…
Money For the Rest of Us
03/05/2025
Crypto: Innovation or Insanity? Meme Coins, Hacks, and Strategic Bitcoin Reserves
We consider the incongruency of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the latest crypto exchange hack, and how most participants lost money on the Trump …
Money For the Rest of Us
02/26/2025
Unlocking Hidden Returns: How Mortality Credits Boost Retirement Income
How using a deferred income annuity can increase retirement income compared to an immediate annuity or a bond ladder.Topics covered include:How immed…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/19/2025
What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds and Does the U.S. Need One?
The U.S. and the UK each announced they were establishing sovereign wealth funds. We explore the purposes and types of sovereign wealth funds, how th…
Money For the Rest of Us
02/12/2025
Contrarian Investing with GMO's Ben Inker - FEG Insight Bridge
This week on episode 510, we share a conversation between Ben Inker of GMO and Greg Dowling of FEG Investment Advisors on contrarian investing, deep …
Money For the Rest of Us
02/05/2025
How to Invest in Private Credit / Direct Lending
We explore what private credit, or direct lending, is and how to invest in it. We also show how it is similar and different from investing in leverag…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/29/2025
Who Should Bear the Cost? Socialized versus Market-Based Risk Management
Natural disasters are becoming more severe and costly—who should bear the financial burden? We explore the tension between socialized risk and market…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/22/2025
Where You Live Matters - How Geography Contributes to Wealth
How geography contributes to economic growth and can increase or lower the cost of living.Topics covered include:Why living in a developing country l…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/15/2025
Should You Retire Early and Live Outside Your Home Country? with Joshua Sheets
In episode 506, Joshua shares the pros and cons of living outside of your home country. He convinces David why he needs more than one passport. Final…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/08/2025
Optimization, AI and Opting Out with Coco Krumme
In our final episode of the year, I converse with author and data scientist Coco Krumme about the benefits and costs of optimization in finance, indu…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/18/2024
Indexing Bubble and Asset Class Returns Still Revert to the Mean
How asset class returns move in cycles with periods of above-average returns followed by periods of lower returns. How has the rise of passive indexi…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/11/2024
U.S. Stocks Have Never Been This Overhyped or Expensive
What are the tangible and intangible factors that have contributed to long-term U.S. stock market outperformance compared to the rest of the world? D…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/04/2024
Should You Invest in Nuclear Energy?
Why has there been renewed interest in nuclear power generation in the last couple of years, and how can we invest in it?Topics covered include:Why d…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/20/2024
Strategies and Systems Want Your Money
We explore what strategy and systems are and how we craft and change them. We consider how investment strategies and financial systems have changed o…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/13/2024
Episode 500: The S&P 500 Index and the Decade Ahead
In the 500th episode of Money for the Rest of Us, we focus on the S&P 500 Index. How has the index changed, and why have U.S. stocks performed so…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/06/2024
What Makes an Economy Prosperous? Spotlight on Cuba and Argentina
We explore eight things that contribute to a healthy, growing economy and where Cuba and Argentina have fallen short.Topics covered include:Why Cuba …
Money For the Rest of Us
10/30/2024
Ten Things I've Learned About Investing in the Past Decade
In episode 498, David shares how his investing has changed over the past ten years and lessons you can apply to your portfolio.Document Your JourneyK…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/23/2024