Hear from founder and president, Tim Doehrmann.
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 this episode of Retire Your Way Radio, I describe how our dynamic distribution strategy with guardrails works for providing on-going retirement income and how we determine how much money you can safely withdraw from your investments in retirement.
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.
Continuing with the theme of tax planning, I’m going to cover a listener question: Will capital gains push me into a higher tax bracket? Then I will give some thoughts on the financial advice industry as a whole.
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.
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.
In an update to a recent episode about initial public offerings, I talk about why my opinion about IPOs hasn’t changed by discussing two recent IPO examples. Then, I'll describe why it's important for my firm to be the high-value option for financial planning by telling a story about a recent conversation with a prospective client.
In this episode of Retire Your Way Radio, we'll talk about the appeal of investing in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), the problems with IPOs and why companies do IPOs. Plus, I cover whether or not IPOs should be a part of your investment portfolio and my personal choice of whether or not to invest in IPOs.
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.
It can be difficult to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and this is certainly the case when it comes to money. However, helping them find an understanding or compromise can be rewarding for everyone. Like with most things, an objective third party can add great value to this type of situation.
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.