EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory continue their discussion on illusions of investing in the marketplace. In part four of this series, Paul and Cory talk about the importance of understanding fees and costs of your investments. Specifically, they focus on the illusion that mutual funds come without any hidden fees or …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory continue their discussion on illusions of investing in the marketplace. In part three of this series, Paul and Cory debunk the myth of market timing. Specifically, they focus on the illusion that an individual investor can successfully navigate the market in order to maximize returns. Paul …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory continue their discussion on illusions of investing in the marketplace. Specifically, they focus on the illusion of investing based on the successful track record of asset management firms. Nobody can consistently and predictively outperform the market, not even the highest performing mutual funds. Paul proves this …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory begin a discussion on stock picking and survivorship bias illusions. Specifically, they focus on the illusion that individuals and advisors can consistently and predictively outperform the market. Paul takes the audience through the history of mutual funds and provides an investment example to further his point …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory discuss building and protecting your sufficiency. Sufficiency is defined as having enough income to be able to live a good life, not necessarily a luxurious one. Paul and Cory stress the importance of understanding your sufficiency number and its impact on your lifestyle. Finally, they share …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory break down one of the most common and critical tools for retirement, the 401(k). While investing in your 401(k) can be a great way to start planning for retirement, it should not be viewed as the only tool. Paul and Cory discuss maximizing your match, penalties …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory break down the positive and negative impact that equity indexed products can have on your investments. They identify how an equity index product works and provide examples of performance, specifically using the Standard and Poor’s (S&P 500) Index. Paul and Cory talk about rates of return …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory welcome to the podcast, speaker and personal financial coach, Doug Peterson. Doug is an expert in helping people budget their household spending in a way that saves them time and money. Paul, Cory, and Doug talk about the importance of maintaining a budget. They break down …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Cory broaches the topic of financial planning and the concept of ‘should.’ Often times, when we’re looking back at our financial goals and where we currently stand, we use the word ‘should’ to describe what we could have done differently. However, Cory points out that our views on money …

 EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Your Business, Your Wealth, Paul and Cory tackle the topic understanding the difference between actual and average returns in investing. Often times, the media and financial advisors sell us on ‘average rate of return.’ On this podcast, we’re not here to be average. Paul and Cory break down and analyze multiple examples where …