As you've probably already guessed, at least one of things up for discussion today has to do with the renewed vigor of the mortgage lending market. But not to worry, it's not all about poking fun at so-called “responsible borrowing”. No…we have a few other topics of interest as well.   Here's a full list […]

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  I guess we should've called this our “Thanksgiving Special” since we've decided to take the week off from producing an episode of the Financial Procast. So, here you go, it's our Thanksgiving Special–filled with joy of course (sarcasm light is blinking). Today's episode may not be filled with all the joy of a Thanksgiving […]

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Every now and then when we're compiling things that we'd like to discuss in an episode of the Financial Procast, we find 3 or 4 topics for discussion that have absolutely no relation at all to one another. If you've never experienced this phenomenon, you're in luck today! Listen closely, comment freely and let us […]

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Well, you'll find it a big relief to know that my office was clear of dead rodents this week so our sound quality should be back to an acceptable quality. Here's what we are talking about today:   Seems Some Millennials Can't Save Enough for Retirement (04:27) Is the 4% Rule Finally Dead? (16:15) LIMRA: […]

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Well, today we're back to our format of discussing a few different topics that we found interesting from the past week in the world of finance. I guess I should also mention that I had some technical difficulties today so the quality of our recording is a bit off of our high standard but hopefully […]

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In today's episode of the Financial Procast, we take a deep dive into why it is that universal life insurance is such a hated product by so many in our industry. This is a single topic episode as we had to record this episode a bit early due to travel. We'll be back soon with […]

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Here's what we're talking about today: Accredited investor gets redefined  (05:30) Congressman says “Not so fast  FINRA”  (15:30) Swiss banker arrested for helping Americans hide money  (34:39) Auto finance industry the next bubble? and New study says most can't afford a used car  (47:17)   As you can probably tell by now, we are more than […]

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To those in our audience who have reached out to us and let us know more of what you'd like for us to discuss on the Finanical Procast, we thank you. And for those of you that have not let us know what you'd like to hear us discuss, please don't hesitate to do so, […]

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Well, it's been a few weeks now since we've switched back to our original show format. For those who are new, that means we're recording a weekly episode that runs about an hour. This was requested by some in our audience and we aim to please. However, we would like to hear from more of […]

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If you've ever been in a position where you were responsible for creating content for a website, blog, newsletter, podcast, radio show or video, then you know how much of a struggle it can be to sometimes to find interesting subject matter to discuss. Particularly when you've been at it for a little over three years […]

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