There’s a lot that took place during the early days of the pandemic that still blows my mind. Schools were shut down. No sports. No one really left their house. And tens of millions of people started working from home in the biggest labor market experiment in history. Employers and employees were given no warning. There were no focus groups, training...

We also discussed exit taxes, understanding Roth 401ks, the tax implications of annuities and financial planning for early retirement. Further Reading: You Probably Need Less Money Than You Think For Retirement The post The Two Types of Money People appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Nasdaq and Fabric: See here for more information on Nasdaq’s ETF ecosystem Go to meetfabric.com/spirits for more information on life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life On today’s show, we discuss: Daily TSA travel data still strong  The loneliness of the American worker Why the recession still...

The plural of anecdote is not data. You can’t extrapolate your individual experience or the experiences of your family, friends and peers to the broader economy, markets, political climate, etc. Just because the dumbest person you know is going all-in on Nvidia does not mean the stock market is going to collapse tomorrow. That’s not how any of this...

Today’s Talk Your Book is sponsored by Franklin Templeton On today’s show, we spoke with Chris Floyd, VP and Portfolio Manager for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions to discuss the Franklin US Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF On today’s show, we discuss: How rates affect dividend payers Fund-specific rules and objectives Looking...

The bad news about the historic bond bear market is that fixed income investors were forced to deal with large losses in certain areas of the bond market. The good news is the rising rates that caused the bear market in bonds mean yields are in a much better place than they’ve been for the past 10-15 years. Fixed income has income again. In fact,...