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Funding the Start Up of You

Funding the Start Up of You

#45 With student loan default rates soaring, what are some education funding models besides debt. Plus is college even worth it? Show notes at http:/…

Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage

Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage

#44 How a home mortgage can help you build real wealth. Plus what factors to weigh if you are considering paying off your mortgage. Show notes at htt…

What Drives Home Prices?

What Drives Home Prices?

#43 What investment return should you expect for your home and what leads to housing booms and bust. Show notes at link

All Countries Are Insolvent and That's A Good Thing

All Countries Are Insolvent and That's A Good Thing

#42 Why all federal governments are insolvent but investors still line up to buy government debt at low interest rates. Show notes at link

The Cult of Overwork

The Cult of Overwork

#41 Why overworking is so dangerous and why leisure is on a completely different plane from work. Show notes at link

Should You Invest In Commodities?

Should You Invest In Commodities?

#40 What you need to consider before investing in oil and other commodities. Two schools of thought regarding the direction of oil prices. Show notes…

What Drives Currency Exchange Rates

What Drives Currency Exchange Rates

#39 Why currencies fluctuate, what are the impacts and should you hedge against currency movements. Show notes at link

How To Invest Like A Hedge Fund

How To Invest Like A Hedge Fund

#38 What are hedge funds and how can individual investors apply strategies from top-tier hedge funds to their own portfolios. Show notes at link

Gold—Without the Hype and Politics

Gold—Without the Hype and Politics

#37 Why and how to invest in gold. Show notes at link To sign up for the Money For the Rest of Us Insider's Gu…

How Wealthy Are You?

How Wealthy Are You?

#36 Wealth can be measured in more than money. Wealth is also time and mobility. Show notes at link To sign…

Investment Performance—What You Need To Know

Investment Performance—What You Need To Know

#35 Power laws, fractals and investor psychology. Why security prices behave like they do. Show notes at link

Investing Rules of Thumb

Investing Rules of Thumb

#34 Why simple investment rules are more accurate than complex formulas. Show notes at link To sign …

To Retire Early, Mind the Gap

To Retire Early, Mind the Gap

#33 The simple formula to sustain an early retirement without running out of money. Show notes at link

Die Broke

Die Broke

#32 How to deplete most of your assets before you die by using single premium immediate annuities. Show notes at link

The Role of Luck In Success

The Role of Luck In Success

#31 How luck and skill intertwine to make you successful. Show notes at link To sign up for the Mo…

Are You Sure You're Diversified?

Are You Sure You're Diversified?

#30 How to tell if your investment portfolio is really diversified. Hint: Don't focus on correlation. Show notes at link

Quantitative Easing—A Big, Fat, Dangerous Placebo

Quantitative Easing—A Big, Fat, Dangerous Placebo

#29 Why quantitative easing is both a financial placebo and an unpredictable game of musical chairs. Show notes at link

Live By Your Own Financial Rules

Live By Your Own Financial Rules

#28 There are no hard-and-fast financial rules other then don't cause yourself irreparable financial harm. Show notes at link

What Is The Right Price?

What Is The Right Price?

#27 The right price for something is dependent on our state of mind. Anchoring, mental accounts and other behavioral tricks we rely on when buying. S…

Why Are Stocks Falling?—A Story

Why Are Stocks Falling?—A Story

#26 How stories drive the financial markets and why markets are currently declining. Show notes at link