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Retirement Investing Made Simple
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - May 12, 2020 21:28 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsInvesting for retirement is far easier than Wall Street would like you to believe. They want you to think you need them, when you don't.
Miss a Day, Miss a Lot
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - May 11, 2020 21:17 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSo you got out of the market. Lucky you. Now, when do you get back in?
Covid Home Office Deduction?
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - May 08, 2020 22:38 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNow that you're stuck working from home can you deduct anything?
Worse Than Flipping a Coin
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - May 01, 2020 20:51 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNo one can preduct the financial future, but many still pretend to be able to do so, Many of us keep believing despite evidence to the contrary. Flip a coin instead.
One Size Doesn't Fit All
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 30, 2020 21:27 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNot everyone of a ceratin age shares the same tolerance for risk. That's why target-date funds may not be the best investing solution for everyone. Discover your own risk tolerance at talkingrealmoney.com/risquiz
Better Emergency Fund Returns
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 29, 2020 21:05 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe current crisis has illustrated the need for an emergency fund, but where can you park it to earn more than your bank's pathetic savings yield?
Four Percent Rule Alternative
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 28, 2020 20:58 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe 4% Rule isn't really a rule. It's a starting point. The key to retirement income while maintaining your asset base is flexibility.
Financial Media Lies
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 28, 2020 20:55 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMarketwatch continues to play fast and loose with the facts. Example: A recent headline that portays a permanent-bear with a pricey newsletter as a stock prediction genius.
96% Losing Over $100,000
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 24, 2020 20:45 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsA new study found that 96% of Americans have taken Social Security at the wrong time leaving trillions of dollars on the table.
Getting Oil For Less Than Nothing?
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 20, 2020 21:08 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe US crude futures contract for May 2020 dropped below $0 per barrel for the first time ever. How can that happen?
Bad News and Bears
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 17, 2020 21:31 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHumans have a tendency to be overly negative. Yet, despite all the bad things that have happened the world continues to spin.
"Freedom Checks" Aren't Free
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 16, 2020 17:49 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThere are some very creative sales pitches out there for some really bad financial products like MLPs (master limited partnerships). Beware of "investments" that are good for the sellers and bad for you.
Bad Investments Take Time to Fail
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 15, 2020 19:52 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNon-publicly traded REITs sound so good, promising big income with little risk. All "hot" investment sound great until they prove to be little more than a compelling story. It's something investors only discover after a crisis has occurred.
How Long Will This Last?
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 14, 2020 17:46 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWhile it seems like the coronavirus crisis has been going on forever, it's only been a few weeks. How long will our isolation and economic crisis last? We will recover. We always have. But the process of doing so will feel too long for those of us living through it, but looking back it ...
Pick Your Stock Market Advice
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 13, 2020 22:11 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDon shares five stock prediction headlines so you can choose the one that fits your perosnal belief. Good news: You have aabout a 50% chance of picking the right advice. Bad news: You have about a 50% chance of chooing the wrong advice.
Forebearance Not Foregiveness
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 10, 2020 15:54 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThose struggling with mortgage payments have an opportunity for some temporary relief, forbearance. Don explains what forebearnce is and isn't and what might hapen once your payment suspension ends.
Whose Advice Should You Take?
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 09, 2020 14:46 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe airwaves and Internet are filled with money advice and market forecasts. Some say the financial future looks bleak, others predict stocks will dazzle. Who should you believe?
Time to Cut Your Losses?
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 08, 2020 17:55 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDon talks about the high cost of letting our emotions control our investing decisions.
Here Come the Stimulus Scams
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 07, 2020 15:36 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWhere there are potentially billions of dollars flowing into the hands of potentially gullible Americans there are bound to be phone and phishing scams. Learn what to watch for and how to avoid getting your stmulus check stolen. Report IRS scams to [email protected].
Forest or Trees
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 06, 2020 18:25 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsYou'll feel a lot better if you extend your financial horizon.
The Story of Annuities
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 05, 2020 13:52 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSo, what were annuities meant to be and what have the morphed into today?
Stop Investing Badly
Talking Real Money Minute - Investing Advice and Money Musings - April 02, 2020 18:16 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsInvesting is too simple to be this complicated. Learn the simple steps to better investing.
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