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Paul brings a WSJ article that shares how a change to flag fraudulent accounts affecting your score is actually being abused and causing more credit score confusion. Paul shares about why you still need to care about your score and how it impacts how you finance your home or pay for various kinds of insurance.
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Worried about the future? Paul shares a Market Watch article called, “Why Many Older Adults Stress Out Much Less Than Twenty-Somethings Do.” Research shows that stress lowers as you age. Later in the episode, Paul talks about hardship withdrawals for 401(k)s reaching an all-time high.
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What has the biggest impact on your investments returns? Today, Paul covers a common misconception about returns that is pushed around the investment industry. Listen along as Paul explains why choosing the right funds or fund managers is a distraction, and how participating in the market is more important than beating the market.
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Paul brings on to the show Anne to talk about real estate and her experience as a real estate attorney and her work around lending specifically. If you own real estate or plan to purchase it, Paul and Anne get into the difference between being a small personal borrower and large corporate borrower and what investors who are buying and owning property should consider in order to avoid financial traps. Later, Paul and Anne talk about real estate market cycles and compare them to stock market cycles to help educate investors on the differences.
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Paul talks about why the investment industry leads investors away from sound investing strategies and toward flimsy products and trends. The reason is not primarily greed, but a lack of trust that investors will stick with it when times get hard. Paul shares why education is the answer and not chasing flashy products or returns. Later in the episode, Paul bemoans the fact that everyone seems to know that crypto is a bad idea now that it hasn’t done well.
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The conversations around finances and marriage are different for those getting married closer to retirement age. Today, Paul covers a class that helps all couples understand how their partner feels about debt, standard of living, and other financial topics. Later, Paul and Jim focus on what makes marriage unique for people who are further along in their financial journey.
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After what looks to be a crypto ponzi scheme melts down, the company (FTX) and some of the world’s most famous athletes who helped market crypto find themselves in court. Paul talks about how people in a situation like this usually don’t know what is wrong until it’s too late and why lawsuits like this don’t end well because the company didn’t have any money to begin with. Later in the episode, Paul talks about how disability insurance doesn’t come up very often and why you don’t want to scramble for finances when you find yourself unable to work anymore due to long-term illness or injury.
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Paul circles back to a video he made five years ago explaining the technology around cryptocurrencies, why they were gaining popularity, how their value is determined, and whether they are even investments at all. Paul explains how he knew this product was going to hurt investors, and he teaches you what to watch out for moving forward. Later in the episode, a former executive of an investment management firm says (ESG) is broken.
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China found most of its economic success from creating a wealthy business class and using its people for cheap labor. Listen along to hear what might happen as China tightens its grip on its businesses. Later in the episode, Paul and Arlene talk about how commitment in a relationship promotes building wealth.
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Paul shares an article about why inflation doesn’t fundamentally change the consumer and company relationship. Arlene talks about why inflation is different for each person. Listen along to hear these advisors explain why consumers aren’t the only ones struggling with inflation.
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