Six Pieces of Common Financial Advice You May Want to Avoid

 

Whether it’s from a financial professional or your brother-in-law, there’s no shortage of financial advice being dispensed.  I discuss some common advice that perhaps you shouldn’t heed.

 

 

Program Length: 25 minutes

A Shocking Number of Americans Unaware of The True Meaning of Memorial Day

Far too many Americans recently surveyed didn’t know that on Memorial Day we honor those who have served our country and paid the ultimate price.  I’m joined by Col. Kenneth DeTreux, U.S.M.C. Ret., currently Commandant of Cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy & College to discuss the true meaning of Memorial Day.

Program Length: 18 minutes

Tariff Talk Rocks the Markets 

 

Tariffs and the threat of a trade war with China were back in the news.  I’ll bring you up-to-date on where the negotiations currently stand, discuss the impact tariffs could have on your wallet, our economy and the strong influence news reports on tariffs have on the equities markets.

 

Program Length: 19 minutes

Increase Your Investment Returns with this Tax Saving Strategy 

I discuss tax loss harvesting, a way to realize losses to offset gains in your investment portfolio. It’s a strategy that could give you a half point increase in your investment returns, but there are some specific conditions you need to consider. 

Program Length: 18 minutes

Social Security Scandal

Questions about the future solvency of the social security system populate our news feeds.  There are a variety of gloomy predictions about the survival of the system.  As a preamble to future podcasts on social security, I briefly discuss whether or not our nation’s pool of social security money should be more aggressively invested. Could more aggressive investing of those dollars reduce the likelihood of a coming social security shortfall? Some consider the failure to more aggressively invest a real social security scandal.  

Program Length: 9 minutes