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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 2/23/23

When a bull market is raging, theories abound by advisors on how you can retire by withdrawing four or five percent of your "constantly" and "permanently" growing nest egg.  The promises are all based on past performance. The theory works…until it doesn’t. Here's why:  five percent of a million is $50,000 dollars, but if the million gets cut in half, you’re suddenly taking TEN percent to get the same $50,000-- unsustainable.  Today, learn how YOU can get a lifetime guaranteed income rate of from 5 to 11 percent,  depending on age and deferral with your heirs protected!    Never take a principal or income loss-- EVEN if  the market falls by FIFTY PERCENT. Don't miss it...Mastering Money is on the air!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 2/22/23

The threat of robots taking over a big chunk of American jobs is alive and well. In fact, metal fabrication and automobile manufacturing are key areas where it's already begun. We'll review another industry where its happening today --reported on by Bloomberg-- that may surprise you. Quite interesting. Then Medicare and Health Insurance expert Shelley Grandidge joins us.  A power packed show today---MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 2/21/23

The world has a plastic problem. U.S. households dispose of more than 35 million tons of plastic each year. Recycling? Its barely advanced. Even with millions of Americans dutifully rinsing containers and filling blue bins, just 5% of plastic is recycled, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Energy. Almost all is landfilled, incinerated, exported, or washed to sea.  From beverage bottles to peanut butter jars and salad domes, to milk jugs, shampoo bottles, and detergent bottles, the amount of plastic is building up to a point that it will become more unsustainable than any global warming threat. Some details in the market intel segment, then some wisdom on low BETA investing.  A truly informative show--MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 2/20/23

Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts.    "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY"  is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm!  First we'll update breaking financial news and get a read on all the indexes, THEN,  we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show, with fresh ideas to help you become a more informed investor. Steve will cap it off with proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas that you DON'T want to miss! -- A jam-packed show --and we're READY TO ROLL !    ... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!

So, ..what factors drive return-on-investment in the stock market? We know that the stock market is all about supply and demand, but researchers have isolated multiple factors that, when properly employed, show evidence of increasing investment returns over time. Isolating and separating those factors may put an investor in the position of outperforming benchmarks like the S & P over time—or matching benchmarks with less risk—which is just as important. Global markets are made up of dozens of asset classes and millions of individual securities…making it challenging to understand what really matters for your portfolio. Today, we'll review in detail what really matters and why you need an asset allocation model built for a new financial environment. Then Medicare specialist Shelley Grandidge joins us. A big show you don't want to miss...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 2/17/23