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Connecting Dots

154 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratings

This is the podcast that takes one or more topics and ties them together with logical and organized thought. Connecting Dots explains the history, current events, and forecasts in a way that will make most nod their heads with the realizations often not seen or thought of previously. New episodes are available each week.

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Ruthless

April 08, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 12.6 MB

WELCOME Welcome to 3M, a podcast about a better way to think and manage your life. Click on this hyperlink for the 3M.MBA page on the website of Fixed Cost Financial, Inc.  The winning 3M formula involves one or a combination of making more, spending less, adjusting expectations, and having a fiduciary in your corner.  Minting Millionaire Mindsets is a philosophy, not a twelve round boxing match. 3M is brought to you by Fixed Cost Financial.  Fixed Cost Financial is a true fiduciar...

3M: Week 10

March 08, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

WELCOME Welcome to 3M, a podcast about a better way to think and manage your life. Click on this hyperlink for the 3M.MBA page on the website of Fixed Cost Financial, Inc.  The winning 3M formula involves one or a combination of making more, spending less, adjusting expectations, and having a fiduciary in your corner.  Minting Millionaire Mindsets is a philosophy, not a twelve round boxing match. 3M is brought to you by Fixed Cost Financial.  Fixed Cost Financial is a true fiduciar...

Episode 165 - The Last Show

December 08, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 3.96 MB

Paul Grant Truesdell, J.D., AIF  0:02   Well, this will be the last public episode of Connecting Dots. It's been an awful lot of fun as well as a tremendous learning experience. When it comes to podcasting, well on a regular basis we've been doing Connecting Dots. But you see, it's not really ending. Instead of Connecting Dots will be limited to clients of Fixed Cost Financial. If you're interested in learning more about what we're doing, you can take a look at the show notes where...

Breaking the Conformity Glass

November 24, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.2 MB

Show Notes 1.    Take responsibility 2.    Do what you like 3.    Do what you’re good at 4.    Do what you are profitable at 5.    Do what you can control 6.    Do what’s right for you, stop conforming and being a lemming 7.    Don’t let propaganda and fake main-stream media news think for you, think for yourself 8.    Embrace creativity and those who are willing to take a chance. 9.    Stop thinking small regardless of how large or small you live.  Thinking is limitless and one y...

163: Lifting Rocks and Peeking at Dirt

November 19, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 34.9 MB

00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:19 Financial Planner or Advisor - The lack of trust from a lack of consistent definition between the word planner and advisor.  00:04:14 Laser Sword versus the Drone - A simple low-power and inexpensive presentation tool is taking on the man in the sky. 00:06:36 Boss, Can you chip into my Go Fund - More employers are offering to help pay off student debt.  Here's an interesting take to secure longer-term employment. 00:10:00 Slowing Down Will Kill You - Physi...

The sand blows with the wind and the tide raises all ships and shops

November 13, 2019 11:05 - 40 minutes - 46.7 MB

November 13, 2019, Introduction and Disclaimer 00:00 Traffic Congestion and Time for Money Management and Learning 02:21 November S&P Case-Shiller National Home Price Index 05:12 Aramco  Going Public, Not Interested 06:59 Chicken Little, the Talking Head for CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC on the US-China Trade War 08:03 Home Depot and the Private Fixed residential Investment Index 10:07 The Harvard leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity Index 15:24 Facebook and Twitter Contribute to the Growth...

Working at Longevity

November 09, 2019 14:00 - 11 minutes - 5.26 MB

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Boeing BS - Calling It Out

October 30, 2019 10:00 - 9 minutes - 4.87 MB

Boeing and its subcontractors have relied on temporary workers making as little as $9 an hour to develop and test software, often from countries lacking a deep background in aerospace. Nuts? Damn right it's nuts. And where are many of these people coming from?  India.  Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg  Hacker News  Today’s Podcaster Paul Grant Truesdell, J.D., AIF | CEO Founder of Fixed Cost Investi...

Elder Abuse - By Others & Oneself

October 28, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 6.96 MB

Connecting Dots is a production of Fixed Cost Financial, the home of fixed cost investing. All rights reserved.  Re-broadcast or distribution prohibited without express written authorization. Connecting dots is for educational use only.  Investment Performance Is Not Guaranteed. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This broadcast does not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs.  Nothing should be construed as an individ...

Hydrogen Energy Part 10 - KIS

October 27, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 12.4 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 9 - KIS

October 25, 2019 10:00 - 20 minutes - 9.59 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 8 - KIS

October 24, 2019 15:00 - 14 minutes - 7.04 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 7 - KIS

October 24, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 6.73 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 6 - KIS

October 23, 2019 15:00 - 6 minutes - 3.57 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 5 - KIS

October 23, 2019 10:00 - 9 minutes - 4.7 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 4 - KIS

October 22, 2019 15:00 - 7 minutes - 8.5 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 3 - KIS

October 22, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 6.6 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 2 - KIS

October 21, 2019 15:00 - 9 minutes - 4.59 MB

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Hydrogen Energy Part 1 - KIS

October 21, 2019 10:00 - 6 minutes - 3.39 MB

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Smart People Can Be Dumb and Cheap Money Breeds Dumb Decisions

October 18, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 21.5 MB

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Jason Whitlock the Modern Trojan Horse, Hail Jason!

October 14, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 18.3 MB

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Splish Splash I Was Takin' a Bath

October 10, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.1 MB

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Cyclone Kills 300,000 In India, USA & UN Do Nothing

October 07, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MB

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The Nurse Killed Bobby, Kill the Nurse

October 04, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 31.9 MB

Show Notes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:57 - The school nurse calls and because of the smart phone, everyone comes running.  We've raised millions of emotional weaklings.  Let children experience tough times for their own good and the survival of mankind.  00:08:40 - Our current newsletter is available online for review by those who have not signed up.  Sign up and get the information in your inbox every few weeks.  00:10:26 - Not only do they want him out of office, many in th...

Jerry’s Relentless Growth. The Mo’s Got MoJo, Till It Peters Out. It’s Life and Money Mo. Sow the Seeds of Money Mo, Sow the Seeds of Money

October 02, 2019 05:00 - 14 minutes - 7.64 MB

Show Outline Network After Work Tampa at Yard Of Ale  Wed, October 23, 2019 - 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT - 406 S. Howard Ave. Thursday, October 24, 2019 from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM Cask Social Kitchen  208 S Howard Ave, Tampa Intercom - Blue - Website - Starbucks Kennedy & S. Dakota Ave, Kennedy & West Shore, Moody & Howard, or Armature Works  A relentless pursuit of growth Consumerism,  Toys, Trinkets The aftermath of buying it all. Long-term dreams in the toilet Self-control, Tim...

Used Stocks, Used Socks, A New PC Twist

October 01, 2019 05:00 - 11 minutes - 6.25 MB

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Goats are Idiots, Don’t Be A Goat

September 30, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.5 MB

Show Notes Life isn’t easy. It never has been and never will be.  People become sick, injured, and die.  Deal with it.  Productively deal with your feelings in a positive way.  Stop the pity party.  Time doesn’t heal everything.  Instead, heal yourself by being focused on be efficient, effective, productive, and enjoying what time you have.  Life is great. Enjoy it. I miss my father, mother, and sister.  I am the last one standing.  The pages of sadness are long gone.  Mean? Cold...

140: Delisting Chinese Securities?

September 28, 2019 16:00 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MB

Ongoing discussions to resolve the Chinese trade dispute are underway, but the administration is preparing for the strong possibility of this fight just entering the next phase. Links: White House Weighs Limits on U.S. Portfolio Flows Into China - Bloomberg Trump administration considers ban on Chinese listings in US - Financial Times Trade War Hasn’t Stopped Wall Street’s $9 Billion China Rush - Yahoo Finance / Bloomberg Sponsored by Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed C...

The Basis Point of Swindles

September 26, 2019 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.58 MB

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Uncle Ted - Clear Vision, Bad Execution, He Needed A Chill Pill

September 25, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.38 MB

Show Notes (Outline)  Sign Up Now  December 1969, 50 Years, < 3.8% Unemployment Manipulation, Calculation Changes, Sure, However Chicago - $838 million Deficit, $10.68 Billion Revenues - $11.52 Billion Outlay 376 Murders - Chicago / 2019 Shot / Shot Every 3 Hours / Killed Every 16 Hours / 9.5% Clearance Rate Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Financial Companies - Domestic, Foreign, Retail, Social Media, Employer, Corporate Spying - Overwhelming -  Ted Kozinski Technical necessity ...

Oh, It's You Neumann

September 24, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MB

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Henny Penny and Chicken Shinola

September 23, 2019 04:01 - 10 minutes - 7.65 MB

Show Notes Since 1986 1987 Black Monday 1989 Rio de Janeiro  1989 Friday the 13th 1990 Kuwait Invasion 1991 Japan Asset Bubble 1992 EU Black Wednesday 1997 Asian Crash 1998 Russian Ruble Default 2000 Dot-Com Bubble 2001 Terrorism 2002 Broad Drop 2007 Shanghai Crash 2008 US Housing Crash 2009 Dubai Debt 2010 Greece Bailout 2010 Flash Crash 2011 US Bear 2015-16 Chinese Crash 2018 US Downturn Sign Up  Sign Up Now - Our newsletter posted on a bi-weekly basis.  You...

A Firecracker Goes Off In Your Pocket, Why Was It There?

September 18, 2019 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.61 MB

Let’s talk about China.  Specifically, let’s talk about banking, lending, and debt owed by and to China, the nation and various companies that are based in mainland China.   Show Notes China's Debt Tops 300% Looming China Debt? China's Corporate Bond Defaults Sign UP Sign Up Now - Our newsletter posted on a bi-weekly basis.  Your Privacy – Our Top Concern In an age of unsolicited emails, you can trust FCF to keep your information confidential. We do not spam you with junk em...

Consumer Manipulation Always Exists And The Weak Pay The Most

September 17, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 7.29 MB

Episode Outline  Amazon changes its search algorithm in ways that boost its own products. Wow, that’s a surprise. Not Google has algorithm’s Facebook has them Everyone has them.  It’s called discretion. There is always a conflict of interest when you are working both sides. Great debate Regulation as a public utility Sears, Penny’s WalMart, Costco, Men’s Warehouse - you know what you’re getting Tweak here and there destroys a business Complain about any of them and you’re...

Paying The Man More Than You Make Ain't Right

September 16, 2019 04:01 - 10 minutes - 7.91 MB

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES - PRIMERICA GENERAL & RECRUITING DISCLOSURES - U.S. AND CANADA Glenn J. Williams - Compensation: As Chief Executive Officer at PRIMERICA INC, Glenn J. Williams made $5,142,189 in total compensation. Of this total $750,000 was received as a salary, $1,588,500 was received as a bonus, $0 was received in stock options, $2,749,841 was awarded as stock and $53,848 came from other types of compensation. This information is according to proxy statements filed for the...

We Found Him and Killed Him for Changing The Algorithm with Our Flying Monkeys

September 13, 2019 04:01 - 10 minutes - 7.3 MB

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Pencils and Matching Patterns Was Invented Yesterday

September 12, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.68 MB

Show Notes String Matching String Matching - Part 2 How can humans keep the upper hand on artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors – soon it will be dangerously good How China Uses Artificial Intelligence to Control Society Sign Up Now - Our newsletter posted on a bi-weekly basis.  Your Privacy – Our Top Concern In an age of unsolicited emails, you can trust FCF to keep your information confidential. We do not spam you with junk email o...

California Tells Uber & Lyft to Drop Dead

September 11, 2019 04:00 - 8 minutes - 6.39 MB

California is poised to implement “gig work” legislation that could send shock waves across California and the nation. The governor says he'll sign it. Hundreds of thousands of independent contractors, ranging from Uber and Lyft drivers to manicurists, could become employees under AB5. Subscribe Sponsored by Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. - The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠. 212-433-2525 Connecting Dots is a production of Fixed Cost Financial, the home of fixed cost investing. All ri...

Electric Chinese Ghosts Playing Chess - Part 2 of 2

September 10, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 24.3 MB

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Electric Chinese Ghosts Playing Chess - Part 1 of 2

September 09, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

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Bands for Life

September 07, 2019 09:00 - 8 minutes - 6.28 MB

Connecting Dots is sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 Resistance Bands - Train Anywhere - A good visual of the many types of bands 20 Resistance Band Exercises to Strengthen Your Entire Body - Note: You can workout all day long, but if you consume more calories than you burn, you will still be fat.  See the photo and remember what I always say: Physical wealth is the most important component of the five components of wealth, a...

Census on Time

September 06, 2019 09:00 - 8 minutes - 5.91 MB

Connecting Dots is sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 Bureau of Labor Statistics WSJ - Changing Times DISCLAIMER: Connecting Dots is a production of Fixed Cost Financial, the home of fixed cost investing. All rights reserved.  Re-broadcast or distribution prohibited without express written authorization. Connecting Dots is for educational use only.  Investment Performance Is Not Guaranteed. Past performance is not indicative...

Turning Gold into Tin

September 05, 2019 09:00 - 7 minutes - 5.38 MB

Connecting Dots is sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 Inflation Adjusted Gold Return Calculator Historical Price of Gold Stocks vs Bonds vs Gold Returns for the Past 200 Years DISCLAIMER: Connecting Dots is a production of Fixed Cost Financial, the home of fixed cost investing. All rights reserved.  Re-broadcast or distribution prohibited without express written authorization. Connecting Dots is for educational use only.  Inv...

Hurricane Prep and Investing

September 04, 2019 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.51 MB

Connecting Dots is sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 Why People Often Don’t Properly Prepare for Hurricanes Having too much time to prepare for a hurricane could actually be a bad thing The Psychology of Riding it Out: Why People Don’t Prepare for Hurricanes DISCLAIMER: Connecting Dots is a production of Fixed Cost Financial, the home of fixed cost investing. All rights reserved.  Re-broadcast or distribution prohibited wit...

50 Big City Murderers Running Free in the USA

September 03, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 7.89 MB

Sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 327,000,000 - 100% 32,700,000 - 10% 3,270,000 - 1% 327,000 - 1/10% 32,700 - 1/100% 19,500 - Nationwide Murder 44,965 - Suicide - 2.3 Times More Likely 50 Largest Cities by Population 5,738 Murders 0.000421 versus  0.0011476 - 2.725 Times More Likely In a Big 50 City #  1 New York #  2 Los Angeles #49 Tampa #50 New Orleans Facts and Figures Opinions Without Basis Focus On The Pl...

Spaghetti For Everyone In The Know, Pasta for The Rest

September 02, 2019 09:00 - 7 minutes - 5.71 MB

Sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 The standard deviation essentially reports an investment's volatility, which indicates the tendency of the returns to rise or fall drastically in a short period of time. Volatile securities are considered higher risk because their performance may change quickly in either direction at any moment.  Watching what the professionals, not the typical talking head on the lamestream news, says about a ...

121: China & Economic War Leading to a Real War

August 30, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

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120: RIP Vince Naimoli - Thanks for your time.

August 29, 2019 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MB

Sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 A shrewd businessman, Naimoli used his years of experience to help negotiate with Major League Baseball and land a franchise for the Tampa Bay region. In 1995, MLB owners voted 28-0 to grant a franchise to Tampa Bay and make them a part of the American League. Naimoli was strongly involved in all facets of the franchise, until selling his majority of the stake in the team in 2005 to the Rays cu...

119: Marching to the Slaughter House - Boomers Did It Badly

August 28, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

Sponsored by: Fixed Cost Financial, Inc. The home of Fixed Cost Investing℠ 212-433-2525 How baby boomers became the most selfish generation Boomers are isolating themselves as they age Why are adults acting like children? Why Is There an Increase in Baby Boomer Substance Abuse? Images remain the most popular type of content: Around three-quarters of Generation Zers (77%), millennials (77%), and Generation Xers (72%), along with 52% of baby boomers, prefer posting images on socia...

118: Screwing Over Restaurant Workers - Note Production Error Known

August 27, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

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