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PODCAST EPISODE 251: Real Estate Rent or Sell? Tips on Getting Started

   WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode begins Paul welcomes listeners. 01:10 – Paul sets up topics for the episode. 02:48 – Article Breakdown: In a Slowing Housing Market, Sellers Ask: Why List a Home When You Can Collect Rent? 12:08 – Article Breakdown: Startup Firms Help Home Buyers Win Bidding Wars With All-Cash Offers. 17:30 – The Final …

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PODCAST EPISODE 250: Investing in a Recession

 WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode begins Paul welcomes listeners. 01:45 – The year by the numbers 09:48 – What history tells us by the numbers. 12:40 – Volatility and how to buffer. 18:08 – Bonds and how they can bring a negative return. 22:52 – Inflation and “real” returns 28:30 – Episode ends, thank you for listening.   …

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PODCAST EPISODE 249: When You Self Insure, You Are a Pool of ONE

 WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode begins Paul welcomes listeners. 00:40 – Self Insurance and the definition of insurance. 03:00 – Self-Insurance scenario breakdown. 06:30 – reassessing your insurance ideaology. 11:20 – Closing thoughts 12:02 – Episode ends, thank you for listening.   [Tweet “To insure something means you enter into a contract with another entity, could be a …

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PODCAST EPISODE 248: Is Your Mutual Fund Manager Doing This?

   WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode begins Paul welcomes listeners. 01:20 – Setting the stage for the article breakdown, How benchmarks work. 14:45 – Article Breakdown: How to Beat the Stock Market Without Even Lying (WSJ). 22:42 – What this means as an investor. 25:30 – Episode ends, thank you for listening.   [Tweet “23% of actively managed …

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PODCAST EPISODE 247: Hidden Costs of IRA Rollovers

   WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode begins Paul welcomes listeners. 02:25 – Article Breakdown: The Hidden Costs of IRA Rollovers 15:28 – Examples of rolling over to IRA’s. 23:10 – When does an IRA rollover make sense. 28:22 – Considering “Value”. 29:50 – Episode ends, thank you for listening.   [Tweet “There’s nothing wrong with financial advisors having …

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PODCAST EPISODE 246: College Funding & a Swimming Pool Full of Spaghetti

 WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode begins Paul welcomes listeners. 02:45 – Article Breakdown: Many Investors Are Fleeing the Stock Market, but Some Are Doubling Down: ‘If I Lose $15,000, I’m Not Going to Die’ 15:00 – Article Breakdown: “Dad Praised for Holding Son’s $400K College Fund ‘Hostage’ After Graduation” 22:10 – Education funds and family dynamics. 29:28 – …

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PODCAST EPISODE 245 – I Bonds, Inherited IRA Rules & surviving the lottery

   WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode begins Paul, welcomes listeners. 01:30 – Article Breakdown – “My Husband Flipped Over Series I Savings Bonds Rates. Then We Read the Fine Print” 09:25 – Article Breakdown – “IRS Changes Guidelines for Inherited IRAs, Causing Confusion and Pushback” 15:10 – Article Breakdown – “10 times hitting the lottery jackpot ended in …

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PODCAST EPISODE 244 – Equations for Happiness

 WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Show Begins, Paul Welcomes listeners. 02:10 – Article Breakdown – “How To Want Less” 14:45 – Living in the gap. 20:00 – You control your wants. 21:25 – Closing thoughts. 22:19 – Episode ends, thank you for listening. [Tweet “Satisfaction equals your haves divided by your wants. #YourBusinessYourWealth”] [Tweet “One of the quickest ways …

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PODCAST EPISODE 243: Medicare – Unscrambling the Alphabet Soup

 WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode Begins, Corey Welcomes Listeners 01:20 – Cory Welcomes guest David Preston. 05:00 – The alphabet soup of Medicare. 08:35 – When do I actually have to enroll in Medicare? 14:50 – Medicare and variable rates. 18:05 – Medicare Advantage plans. 24:30 – Stepping up to the plate. 26:16 – closing thoughts. 27:00 – …

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PODCAST EPISODE 242: Market Debacle or Market Maintenance?

 WHAT WAS COVERED 00:00 – Episode Begins, Corey Welcomes Listeners 00:55 – Reviewing the scope of todays episode. 01:55 – “The Elusive Obvious” 05:30 – Whats wrong with “The Winners Circle”. 14:40 – What do you do in a downturn? 16:15 – Closing thoughts 17:17 – Episode ends, thank you for listening. [Tweet “We are not suppose to have …