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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

Are You A Materialist?

Are You A Materialist?

#25 Why paying more for what you buy not only helps the economy but enriches your life. Plus why we prefer things that are wabi sabi. Show notes at h…

Timeshares, Preppers and, Permanent Portfolios

Timeshares, Preppers and, Permanent Portfolios

#24 What are the economics behind vacation timeshares, how to implement a permanent portfolio and has the stock market ever taken decades to recover …

Smart Beta—What Is It and Should You Use It?

Smart Beta—What Is It and Should You Use It?

#23 What is the difference between beta, smart beta and alpha when investing. Plus, what are the different ways to index a portfolio, and why it's ea…

Will Interest Rates Ever Increase?

Will Interest Rates Ever Increase?

#22 What causes interest rates to rise and fall, and what can you do to adjust your investment portfolio when interest rates begin climbing. Show not…

Investing Without A Map

Investing Without A Map

#21 I share my own portfolio as an example of investing without a map. Plus why I don't use peer-to-peer lending platforms such as the Lending Club a…

How To Allocate Your Assets

How To Allocate Your Assets

#20 What you need to know about asset allocation, including the flaws in modern portfolio theory. Show notes at <iframe src="https://art19.com/sho…

Live Like You're Already Retired

Live Like You're Already Retired

#19 A traditional thirty year retirement will be out of reach for most people. Here's how to live like you're already retired. Show notes at link

Which Investment Vehicles Should You Use?

Which Investment Vehicles Should You Use?

#18 How do closed end funds, open end mutual funds, exchange traded funds ("ETFs") and exchange traded notes ("ETNs") differ and when should you use …

Why China Matters To Your Pocketbook

Why China Matters To Your Pocketbook

#17 How China's stunning economic growth impacts everything from how much you pay for gas and burgers to what you can earn investing. Show notes at h…

The World Is Getting More Risky

The World Is Getting More Risky

#16 What is risk and how do you manage it so you can protect against the downside and capture the upside. Plus, why the world is more risky and what …

Stop Worrying About the Next Market Crash

Stop Worrying About the Next Market Crash

#15 Discover the four things you can do to stop worrying about financial calamities. Show notes at link