If you search the internet for the average return of the S&P 500, you’ll likely get some very different answers. If the average return of your portfolio is off by even 1%, you end up with very different incomes in retirement. Today, Paul and Evan cover this topic at length and share why looking at the 30-year periods of the market will make the picture clearer. They also explain how we can use this kind of information to see that properly diversified portfolios outperform both large U.S. funds and total market funds.

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Searching your symptoms online can be a frightening experience, often leading you to seek professional medical advice. Similarly, Paul Winkler and Evan Barnard discuss how investors can be misled by unreliable or biased information online, resulting in a misdiagnosis of their financial situation. Listen along to hear these investors talk about how the internet as a whole paints a skewed picture of markets and how AI is making it even more difficult for investors to navigate.

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In the world of investing, there are multiple ways to engage in the trap of market timing. Today, Paul and Evan talk about how flexible markets and capitalism can be and then segue into a conversation about why trying to pay all of your taxes now, when your income is higher, can make a “tax-free” retirement more expensive in the long run. Listen along to hear why these kinds of ideas are more about advisors trying to get new clients than they are about you reaching your income goals in retirement.

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Companies have spent countless amounts of money convincing investors that investing is getting out before the market goes down and picking the companies that are going to have the best returns. Paul and Evan share that the financial industry can be such a hard place to navigate because investors have been trained to believe that advisors and fund companies can give them something that doesn’t exist. Listen along as these advisors explain that the alternative to the messages in these marketing campaigns is an academic approach backed by a century of data and Nobel Prize-winning strategies.

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Today, Paul and Evan offer a wider perspective on market crashes and address an almost ubiquitous phrase from people worried about markets: “I know markets have rebounded, but this time it’s different.” Listen along as these two advisors talk about what we can learn from the full century of data available on market crashes and why, even though the specific events we live through today have never occurred, the market has experienced similar conditions through the chaos of the last 100 years. 

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Today, Paul and Evan talk about two different financial topics that are not what they seem. After DOGE chose to make some changes to social security offices and policy, pundits declared that the program is in trouble and Americans should be scared. After gold had some better returns in the short term, pundits declared that tariffs are killing the U.S. Dollar and that gold is on the rise. Listen along to hear why neither of these stories is what they seem and why confident investors tune out the 24/7 financial news outlets. 

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Today, Paul explains that many people don’t want to do their homework before hiring a financial advisor. We love to trust word of mouth, or worse, the marketing materials of an advisory firm. Paul reminds investors that you don’t buy a car without doing some research or a home without having a proper inspection. The financial consequences of going 30 years of saving and investing without vetting your advisor can be dire. Listen along as Paul shares how to do the research and end up with the right planner. 

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Paul shares three examples of conversations where clients were operating with some old information about their financial situation and were looking for advice. In those situations, you can either tell clients what you think they should do or empower them to learn about finances and make a decision that feels best for them. Listen along as Paul shares some common misconceptions investors face and why you want an advisor who teaches you how to think through your own decisions. 

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When you work with a financial advisor, you are hiring someone to work for you and you should expect them to be qualified. Today, Paul asks: Do you know what financial advisors are supposed to be doing? And do you know how to vet an advisor to make sure they are the right fit? Listen along as Paul answers both of the questions and addresses things to be on the lookout for when you search for a good advisor. 

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The financial industry is working hard to convince investors that everyone should be dialing back the risk in their portfolios due to tariffs. Paul asks: Isn’t this just market timing? Listen along as Paul shares why making changes to a diversified portfolio means opening yourself up to inflation risk, losing out on upside potential, and ultimately engaging in market timing. Paul explains the real effect tariffs have on markets and why we have every reason to believe that stocks will continue to provide the same kinds of returns we have seen over the last 100 years.

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