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Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 8/11/22

Although market timing and momentum investing sound good, especially in the short run, investing in stocks that pay increasing dividends every year can be a proven, powerful, and DURABLE way to grow retirement wealth with less stress, less bother—AND--with the power of mathematics on your side. Only a salesman trying to sell you a hot-stock strategy could deny the documented, long term success of investing and RE-investing the dividends of companies which consistently increase their dividends every single year without fail, and are properly positioned within their industry and sectors. With a dividend strategy, you welcome declining markets, you don't fear them! Today, Steve has the exact details you don't want to miss on the art and science of dividend GROWTH investing... (PLUS a special feature on the LITHIUM supply chain that may shock you.)  You don't want to miss today's show. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 8/10/22

One of the key challenges for amateur investors is the attraction to RISING PRICES. When the prices of most consumer goods such as gasoline or vegetables rise, people tend to either cut back or find a substitute. However, with financial assets, the opposite seems true. Many investors are attracted to a stock whose price has risen more than one whose price has fallen. This tendency often results in poor investment performance. It is difficult for an individual investor to effectively construct and maintain a portfolio that is properly diversified, minimizes fees and taxes, avoids overlapping assets, and stays in its lane without emotion. THAT'S why in retirement, hiring a professional to manage your assets with a clear WRITTEN strategy is so wise. Today, we'll review the most practical and pragmatic approach to your investments,  then Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. Don't miss it....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

SPECIAL PODCAST: The Truth About Q-LAC's (Qualified Annuity Contracts) Steve breaks down what you may not hear from the Q-LAC salesperson. Don't buy any Q-LAC until you hear this podcast! Then Steve serves up the most important points about dividend investing, and the Black Diamond Dividend Growth portfolio.  An important, timely podcast you won't want to miss.

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 8/9/22

Over the past few years we've seen a lot of publicity and news about the advent of the "robo advisor." These “robo advisors” are not like the robots that can clean your house or perform surgical procedures. The term  “Robo advisor” is probably a misnomer. The accurate description would be a  "low-cost, automated asset ALLOCATION program."   A robo allocation system creates an asset allocation from data it is fed by humans. It then makes trades via algorithm. Ironically robo advisors base their allocations 100% on past performance and  thirty year AVERAGES from the past! The problem: A thirty year average could be meaningless when it comes to navigating the NEXT five or ten years. We'll review what you need to know,  Don't miss today's show, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!

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!!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 8/8/22

One of the simplest ways for companies to communicate financial well-being and shareholder value is to say "the dividend check is in the mail." Dividends, those cash distributions that many companies pay out regularly from their earnings to their stockholders, send a clear, powerful message about future prospects and performance.  A company's willingness and ability to pay steady dividends over time – and better yet--its power to INCREASE them each year–goes a long way towards communicating its fundamental strength and sustainability to shareholders.  Then, insurance and Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. A power-packed show today that you don't want to miss....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!