Hear from founder and president, Tim Doehrmann.
A good, comprehensive financial advisor can boost investment performance by using tax planning strategies, such as asset location. Here's how.
On Retire Your Way Radio, I’m sharing a recent Morningstar study about why investors underperform every year and how to improve your returns. I also tie in how advisors can add value.
What is a robo-advisor and how do they compare with hiring a comprehensive financial planner? In this episode of Retire Your Way Radio, I’m going to talk about what a robo-advisor is, how a robo-advisor works, and who may or may not be a good fit for a robo-advisor.
In January 2021, a short squeeze of the stock of GameStop and other publicly-traded companies made headlines. Perhaps you heard the term "short squeeze" and wondered what a short squeeze is. Today I talk about what happened to cause the rapid increase in the stock price of GameStop, why it could happen again, and how it doesn’t have to affect your retirement.
This episode of Retire Your Way Radio covers how to use Roth IRAs for tax planning. This includes how to reduce your lifetime tax liability by using Roth IRA conversions, how to get more money into a Roth IRA using the “backdoor Roth” method, and how you can use a Roth IRA for college savings.
Today I’m going to go a bit more in depth to explain the“Don’t fight the Fed” line you’ve been hearing in some of our weekly emails. Then we’ll wrap up with a Twitter thread from Peter Mallouk for more clarification on why the markets are bouncing back so well.
This week I want to provide an update on the current market volatility, discuss important things to keep in mind during this uncertainty, and share 3 action items I am recommending to my clients.
In this week's episode of Retire Your Way Radio, I talk about how to assess the possible impact of the coronavirus (or any future pandemic) on your investment portfolio. I also use the story of Andy Dufresne from Shawshank Redemption as a great example of playing the long game.
Understanding investment fees is challenging! In this article, I discuss why investment fees are traditionally so high, how to think about value in relation to an advisor's fees, and why Eagle Ridge Wealth Advisors is different when it comes to value and transparency.
There can be quite a bit of confusion over how and where your assets are actually held when you have an investment account in general or when you have an account with a registered investment advisor (RIA) firm like mine. This week I cover what a custodian is and does and how to avoid getting Bernie Madoffed!
The investment landscape has greatly changed since the 1980s. Economic and societal change along with longer life expectancies are leading to recommendations of a greater allocation to equities if the client's risk tolerance will allow for it. This week I summarize a recent MarketWatch.com article about Bank of America's announcement regarding the end of the 60/40 portfolio.
In this episode of Retire Your Way Radio, I talk about the reality of how impeachment proceedings affect the stock market by looking at prior impeachments and the economic forces going on at the time.
Today I’m going to cover a listener question about dividend investing. I'll talk about five problems with dividend investing and also a better investment strategy. Check this out before deciding to add more companies to your portfolio that make regular cash payments to their investors.
This episode comes from conversations I’ve had recently concerning interest rates, inflation, economic growth and why they are all relatively low in historical terms. We dig into how the global financial paradigm has changed and why the basic principles of investing can no longer be taken for granted in today’s world.
Not only can delegating reduce stress and let you focus on things that matter most but it can also improve your finances. Not sure if you're ready to start delegating? Here are surefire signs.