#568: Q&A: Why Smart Investors Are Questioning VTSAX and Chill
Jason is confused by the recent discussions about the efficient frontier and Paul Merriman’s four-sector strategy. It seems a lot…
Category: Personal finance
#567: Lessons from High-Stakes Decisions, with Polina Marinova Pompliano
What happens when an astronaut goes blind during a spacewalk? For Chris Hadfield, this wasn’t a hypothetical scenario. While working…
#566: Q&A: Breaking Up with Total Market Funds After 10 Years
Jackie is sold on Paul Merriman’s “Four Funds” approach, but she’s overwhelmed by the logistics of diversifying her single fund…
#565: Codie Sanchez: From Wall Street to Washing Machines
When Codie Sanchez worked in finance, she wasn’t planning to buy a laundromat. But facing 60-70 hour workweeks and realizing…
#564: The Real Story Behind These New Tariffs
Our economy just gave us two big surprises that shape how we’ll do business and invest in 2025. Our job…
#563: What the Crypto Shift Means for Your Money, with Tatiana Koffman
Bitcoin is hitting new all-time highs. Is this just another bull cycle, or are we witnessing a fundamental shift in…
#562: The Secret Psychology of Successful Negotiators, with Matt Schultz
xr:d:DAFkUlkZg1E:5,j:4752816009482341053,t:23060518 More than 90 percent of people who ask to get their credit card annual fee reduced are successful. Yet…
#561: Q&A: Why Your Retirement Math Isn’t Adding Up
Joanne is confident that her short and long-term financial plans are set, but she’s not certain about the medium-term. What’s…
Bill Bengen Created the 4% Rule. Now He Thinks We Can Withdraw More
Once upon a time, in southern California in 1994, there lived a man named William Bengen.⠀ His friends called him…
#560: The Father of the 4% Rule Finally Sets the Record Straight
Bill Bengen, the former rocket scientist who discovered the “4 percent rule” of retirement planning, joins us at the Bogleheads…
What Happens When Retirement Saving Becomes an Identity?
You’ve spent decades being the responsible one. The disciplined saver. The person who maxes out their 401k, lives below their…
#559: Q&A: Should We Ditch Rental Properties Entirely?
An anonymous caller, whom we name “Samantha,” and her husband are financially strained and feeling torn. Shortly after purchasing two…