In this episode of the Saving Yourself from Wall Street podcast, we look at a Bankrate.com study of the best (and worst) states for retirees. Also, we do a follow up to how Wall Street is compensated. I break down how much your commissioned planner is paid to sell products. Here is a link to […]
Did you know 15 million Americans suffer from some form of identity theft each year? We start off with a story of a man who was victimized, and you will be surprised who it is. Then, we get into the three top ways to protect your identity. I even identify what I do to protect […]
In this episode of the Saving Yourself From Wall Street podcast, we look at the Top 15 financial searches by Americans as well as the three major ways Wall Street makes money off of you. It might shock you. Here is a link to the Liberty Bank article on the most Googled financial terms: https://www.libertybank.com/blog/most-searched-financial-questions/
In this episode of the Saving Yourself from Wall Street podcast, we talk to Buddy Rushing, who serves our nation as a Major in the United States Marine Corp (insert your own Hoo-yah yell). Buddy grew up in tough economic environment where his family survived with food stamps and government assistance. Using this upbringing as […]
The first year of the new Trump tax laws is officially in the books. It was a brutal year for most people. It wasn’t brutal as far as total tax paid or annual tax liability. This went down for the vast majority of people. However, with the new changes, new IRS withholding tables, and alterations […]
The first year of the new Trump tax laws is officially in the books. It was a brutal year for most people. It wasn’t brutal as far as total tax paid or annual tax liability. This went down for the vast majority of people. However, with the new changes, new IRS withholding tables, and alterations […]
Getting into, and paying for college, is one of the biggest stressors for kids AND parents today. And, overpaying for school can have a material impact on a parent’s retirement as well as the start of a student’s financial life. Today’s guest helps students and parents bring order to the college chaos. Andy Lockwood, owner […]
You are in for another treat this week. We recently interviewed Dan David, the V.P. of GeoInvesting. Dan has had an interesting path from his school days in Flint, Michigan to running a hedge fund to being profiled in the award winning movie, “The China Hustle”, to running for Congress. Dan brings his no b.s. […]
In this podcast, I talked to one of my best friends dating back to my days at the Coast Guard Academy, Cale Smith. Cale founded Islamorada Investment Management back in 2008 as the world was in financial chaos – great timing, right. Cale’s money management process is quite different, and investor friendly, than Wall Street’s. […]
We were fortunate enough to chat with Jared Dillian recently to discuss a wide array of issues. For those who don’t know Jared, he is the author for The Daily Dirtnap and The 10th Man newsletters published through Mauldin Economics. Jared has published two books as well, Street Freak and All the Evil of this World. Jared was at Lehman Bros. the day it went […]