Paul continues his discussion of the article “Where Are the Retirees’ Yachts?” Today, Paul explains how inflation and company value typically behave. The investment industry likes to predict the future, but Paul explains why these predictions are unrealistic. Later in the episode, Paul targets a few products that highlight how the industry is usually more concerned with selling than with performance.

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Paul discusses an article in Financial Advisor Magazine titled “Where Are the Retirees’ Yachts?” He pulls back the curtain to help investors see why the investment industry makes large profits while investors get weak returns. In Part 1, Paul explains how the firms disguise market timing and how the financial industry designs its messaging to push you toward the products with the highest commissions.

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ESG is marketed to investors to help change the world through investing. Defense stocks have gone up significantly since Russia invaded Ukraine. Paul explains how both investments miss out on capturing the whole market picture, and why the stock market works best when the profitability of companies is at the center. At the end, Paul shares why he is optimistic about the future.

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What hurts investors more than tumultuous markets, inflation, or a lack of investing education? Today, Paul talks about how an investor’s behavior determines the success of their goals more than any other factor. Paul shares an honest investor’s email who said he’s disillusioned with the process. Listen along to hear why you have the greatest impact on your investments and how to understand your own thoughts and emotions to avoid buying into products or philosophies that are designed to make other people money. Later in the show, Paul talks about the Russian oil supply and the changes that countries are considering to work around the issue.

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When a company chooses to do a stock split, it is usually to lower the share prices and encourage smaller investors to buy. Paul and Jim talk about a 20:1 stock split that Alphabet recently announced that would lower its share prices from over $2,500 to approximately $138. Listen along to hear why stock splits aren’t a sign of future success and have no effect on a company’s value. Later in the episode, Paul addresses some things to consider when choosing an age to start collecting Social Security.

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