When Paul asks most beginner investors, “What is a financial advisor’s job supposed to be?” he usually gets a familiar answer that involves understanding how markets work, being in the right part of the market at the right time, and knowing the best products to own. Today, Paul reveals that this is actually a lie perpetuated by the financial media, as most people you see weighing in on TV are being paid to be there. Listen along as Paul helps you understand the media bias around timing the market and buying investments after they’ve already gone up.

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Jim Kramer is taking every opportunity to sell young investors on his new book and the idea of “making it big” investing. Listen along as Paul talks about why pundits like this get a lot of airtime even though their advice has historically been a disaster to take.

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The industry likes to push investors into popular and predictable investments with low returns and low diversification. The result of this is a dwindling portfolio and an inflation problem in your 80s and beyond. Listen along as Paul explains why the strategies and products that promise you “safety” will actually lead to you running out of money at the worst possible time: after you are no longer able to work.

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Today, Paul continues a conversation about how markets work and how that guides the investments that should go into your portfolio. Listen along as Paul explains what happens when an opportunity to take advantage of the market occurs, and how attempting to time the market feels exciting but leaves you with a portfolio that is a fraction of what it could be.

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Paul finds a segment on CNBC that is pushing a new investment book called “How to Make Money in Any Market.” The host and author seem really into the topic of helping the average investor make wise decisions — until you start to hear what some of the advice is. Listen along to find out why the advice may seem nice when you’re watching television, but the author is more likely to make money selling the book than you are by doing what it says.

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Today, Paul and Jim talk about a WSJ article that explains how companies are charging 15–20% annual fees to customers who are trying to play the market like a slot machine. Listen along as Paul shares the slippery slope from being afraid of the future, wanting to get ahead, and then trusting the past performance of a fund or manager to try to play catch-up. Later in the episode, Paul talks about how QCDs are a great opportunity to give back to your community.

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Jim brings the results of a survey of financial planners on what they believe is most important for their clients in 2025. The results are absolutely underwhelming. Listen along as Paul and Jim process how the industry got to this state where half of the advisors don’t even believe that a product really needs to be suitable for you if it has other qualities. Later in the episode, “finfluencers” (financial influencers) have taken over the internet. Their job is to look smart and help companies sell products by gaining your trust.

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