Sound Investing

By Paul Merriman

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 May 13, 2021

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Weekly podcasts with Paul Merriman. Strategic planning for investing at every stage of life.

Episode Date
Understanding the Pros and Cons of Annuities with Stan Haithcock
May 01, 2024
Your top retirement questions answered with Christine Benz
May 01, 2024
Financial Gurus Collide: JL Collins and Paul Merriman Debate Wealth Strategies
Apr 24, 2024
Best in Class ETF 2024 Updates
Apr 17, 2024
2 Funds for Life 2024 Update
Apr 10, 2024
Flexible Distributions 2024 Update
Apr 03, 2024
Fixed Distributions 2024 Update
Mar 27, 2024
Fixed Contributions 2024 Update
Mar 20, 2024
Fine Tuning Your Asset Allocation 2024 Update
Mar 13, 2024
Sound Investing Portfolios: 2024 Update
Mar 06, 2024
The Ultimate Buy and Hold Portfolio 2024 Update
Feb 28, 2024
Stocks vs. Bonds: The $10 Million Decision
Feb 21, 2024
Chris Pedersen answers your questions: Best in Class, 2 Funds for Life and more!
Feb 14, 2024
10 Investment Decisions “Guaranteed” to Improve Your Financial Future
Feb 07, 2024
11 Q&A- Finding an advisor, educating kids, robo-advising, changing asset allocation and more
Jan 31, 2024
The #1 Reason most investors fail!
Jan 24, 2024
Configurators, Returns and Risks, and 2 Thumbs Up Movie Review
Jan 17, 2024
The Most Important Advice I know
Jan 10, 2024
Review of 2023 returns and a prediction for 2024
Jan 03, 2024
Why not all equities all the time?
Dec 27, 2023
2 Funds for Life Fine Tuning Table
Dec 20, 2023
A new way to look at risk and return
Dec 13, 2023
Factor Investing & Investor Behavior
Dec 06, 2023
New Study: S&P 500 vs 4 Fund Portfolio
Nov 29, 2023
Beyond Numbers: Unveiling the Generosity of Personal Finance
Nov 22, 2023
Yes, Virginia you can take 8% distributions in retirement!
Nov 15, 2023
12 more Small Cap Value Q&A's from AAII NYC
Nov 08, 2023
12 Small Cap Value Q & A's
Nov 01, 2023
My Worst Investment Ever! What You Do When You Are Young, Is Golden
Oct 25, 2023
How I failed the Bogleheads
Oct 18, 2023
The best advice this year
Oct 11, 2023
The Lifelong Process of Financial Education
Oct 04, 2023
Pros and cons of target date funds and Ken Fisher's advice
Sep 27, 2023
Paul and Tom on Talking Real Money
Sep 20, 2023
Expected future returns, difference in total market returns, lessons from 1928 to 2023 risk and return and more
Sep 13, 2023
Chris Pedersen podcast and video
Sep 06, 2023
SPIVA REPORT: One of the most important studies on fund returns
Aug 30, 2023
Everything & Everyone Underperforms Eventually
Aug 23, 2023
How will investing be different in the future and 7 AAII Q&As
Aug 16, 2023
Better than Wellesley and Wellington? and 19 other questions
Aug 09, 2023
AAII Orange County Chapter Q & A
Aug 02, 2023
The Worst Investment Advice I Know
Jul 26, 2023
New Avantis ETF, free curriculum, good news or bad
Jul 19, 2023
Does anyone really buy & hold and more Q&A
Jul 12, 2023
The most important investment decision you will ever make
Jul 05, 2023
Ben Felix- New Truth Teller and Q&A
Jun 28, 2023
ChatGPT offers shocking investment information!
Jun 21, 2023
Dave Ramsey, small cap value and a "new" 4 fund portfolio
Jun 14, 2023
What rate of return can I count on in the future?
Jun 07, 2023
8 Steps to a “Great Financial Future”
May 31, 2023
Going for a Million!
May 24, 2023
10 Things You Can't Learn From a Backtest
May 17, 2023
The Simple Story About 2 Funds for Life
May 10, 2023
Flexible Distributions Update 2023
May 03, 2023
Fixed Distributions 2023 Update
Apr 26, 2023
Fixed Contributions 2023 Update
Apr 19, 2023
Fine Tuning Your Asset Allocation 2023
Apr 12, 2023
Sound Investing Portfolios Risk and Return History
Apr 05, 2023
The Ultimate Buy and Hold Portfolio 2023 Update
Mar 29, 2023
Three Keys to Long Term Investment Success
Mar 22, 2023
Can you count on backtested results?
Mar 15, 2023
Q&A for White Coat Investors Conference
Mar 08, 2023
Paul Merriman on "Informed Decisions" with Paddy Delaney
Mar 01, 2023
Rebalancing, parental advice, AVUV vs. FISVX and 10 more Q&A
Feb 22, 2023
Best-in-Class ETF Recommendations Update
Feb 15, 2023
Small cap value, timing and more Q&A
Feb 08, 2023
Should You Manage Your Investments Yourself or Hire a Professional?
Feb 01, 2023
Battling the Bear: Thriving in a Bear Market
Jan 25, 2023
How can you trust the market?
Jan 18, 2023
Funding a child’s retirement
Jan 11, 2023
How’d we do in 2022?
Jan 04, 2023
14 commonly-asked investor questions
Dec 28, 2022
10 reasons small-cap value can make you richer
Dec 21, 2022
Insights into Financial Independence
Dec 14, 2022
How to Create a Financial Legacy for a Child
Dec 07, 2022
Your part in financial education
Nov 29, 2022
How do you measure real wealth?
Nov 23, 2022
The best investment we will ever make! and Q&A
Nov 16, 2022
Back to Basics: 12 simple ways to supercharge your retirement
Nov 09, 2022
20 Minutes to Double Your Lifetime Spending Power
Nov 02, 2022
30 Ways to make another million—Really
Oct 26, 2022
How To Rebalance Your Portfolio
Oct 19, 2022
10 Life-Changing Lessons from The Merriman Financial Education Foundation
Oct 12, 2022
The biggest challenge to successful investing
Oct 05, 2022
Is This The Worst Bear Market Ever?
Sep 28, 2022
The 7 Biggest Investment Decisions or Are You Leaving Millions on the Table?
Sep 21, 2022
How do you manage investments during major declines?
Sep 14, 2022
Should you believe predictions of catastrophic future returns?
Sep 07, 2022
The most important investment decisions
Aug 31, 2022
The Biggest Financial Mistakes Retirees Make
Aug 24, 2022
This new tool helps you invest in specific funds
Aug 17, 2022
The one asset class you must own
Aug 10, 2022
Invest Successfully with Just Two Funds
Aug 03, 2022
150 Portfolios Better Than Yours
Jul 27, 2022
7 Things You Should Be Doing With Your Retirement Portfolio
Jul 19, 2022
How can the combo of S&P 500 and Small Cap Value be less risky than the S&P 500 by itself? (and other topics)
Jul 13, 2022
The Worst Bear Market Ever?
Jul 06, 2022
Should I include cryptocurrency in my portfolio? And other questions.
Jun 29, 2022
What path are your investments on?
Jun 22, 2022
What should you do next?
Jun 15, 2022
Strategies for Financial Success—The Roadmap After Graduation
Jun 08, 2022
The Future of Investing: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Jun 01, 2022
5 years of investing and you can become a multi-millionaire
May 25, 2022
What’s New for Social Security 2022
May 18, 2022
Do-it-yourself investor: be the best!
May 11, 2022
Simple & Effective Balanced Lifetime Portfolios, 2022 Update
May 04, 2022
The Inside Story About ESG investing
Apr 27, 2022
How To Have More Than Enough in Retirement
Apr 20, 2022
How to build a great long-term portfolio
Apr 13, 2022
How long can the unexpected continue?
Apr 06, 2022
How to strategically invest for your financially secure retirement
Mar 30, 2022
Flexible distributions: a great luxury in retirement
Mar 23, 2022
Fixed Distributions 2022 Update
Mar 16, 2022
How can I test results if I want to make changes to my portfolios? And other great questions
Mar 09, 2022
You can retire with millions more (and it takes less than $100 a month)
Mar 02, 2022
Comparing the risk and return of 20 different (mostly) popular portfolios for do it yourself investors
Feb 23, 2022
Fine Tuning Your Asset Allocation: 2022 Update
Feb 16, 2022
Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategies: Update 2022
Feb 09, 2022
How to Be The Perfect Investor
Feb 02, 2022
Is the market going to crash?
Jan 26, 2022
Your questions answered, our plans revealed
Jan 19, 2022
2021 investment results you should know
Jan 12, 2022
How to teach a teenager to invest
Jan 04, 2022
Part 2- Strategic Planning for Investing in Every Stage of Life
Dec 29, 2021
Part 1 - Strategic Planning for Investing in Every Stage of Life
Dec 22, 2021
The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
Dec 15, 2021
The Evidence (Part 2) 12 Simple Ways Can Supercharge Your Retirement
Dec 08, 2021
The Evidence (Part 1) 12 Simple Ways Can Supercharge Your Retirement
Dec 01, 2021
Is it time to sell?
Nov 24, 2021
Proof that this simple investment strategy works
Nov 17, 2021
Cryptocurrency- gamble, speculation or investment?
Nov 10, 2021
Simplify investing with Chris Pederson
Nov 03, 2021
What mutual funds and ETFs do we own? and more Q and A from the AAII Conference 360 
Oct 27, 2021
Q and A
Oct 20, 2021
Are you invested in best performing funds?
Oct 13, 2021
Get smart or get screwed
Oct 06, 2021
The Four Fund Portfolio Yields Higher Returns
Sep 29, 2021
Putting SCV to work with the S&P 500
Sep 22, 2021
How “Minding the Gap” may add millions to your portfolio
Sep 15, 2021
The #1 Two Equity Fund Portfolio
Sep 08, 2021
What can we learn from the Bogleheads?
Sep 01, 2021
Why does anyone listen to Paul Merriman?
Aug 25, 2021
The Merriman Financial Education Foundation Lifetime Investment Calculator
Aug 18, 2021
Calculating the future
Aug 11, 2021
How should we prepare for a catastrophic market? and 9 more Q&A
Aug 04, 2021
Which 2 or 10 million dollar decision is right for you? or How to build a $100 million retirement investing $500 a month.
Jul 28, 2021
Financial freedom is simpler than you think
Jul 21, 2021
Owning Only Stocks Talking Real Money/Sound Investing Episode 5
Jul 18, 2021
Stocks vs. Bonds- All or Nothing!
Jul 14, 2021
Paul gives it to you straight
Jul 07, 2021
The most important podcast of my career
Jun 30, 2021
Wait How Long? Talking Real Money/Sound Investing Episode 4
Jun 27, 2021
What if you don’t have 30 years ahead to invest? and other Q&A
Jun 23, 2021
Lessons from my favorite investing book
Jun 16, 2021
3 Investor Myths Debunked
Jun 13, 2021
The Most Frequently Asked Questions
Jun 09, 2021
Be the Market
Jun 02, 2021
Picking the Right Funds- Talking Real Money/Sound Investing Episode 2
May 30, 2021
Sex, food, money... and the impact of emotional decisions
May 26, 2021
Financial education can change the world
May 19, 2021
TALKING REAL MONEY/SOUND INVESTING Episode One: Cryptocurrencies
May 16, 2021
Supercharge Your Retirement and Shut Out the Noise
May 12, 2021
Habits that can add millions to your retirement
May 05, 2021
How to Plan for a Successful and Secure Retirement
Apr 28, 2021
Six Retirement Blind Spots and How to Fix Them
Apr 21, 2021
How to Invest in a Bubble- “Take Control of Your Financial Future” Series
Apr 15, 2021
Morningstar’s “The Long View” podcast hosts interview Paul Merriman
Apr 07, 2021
Flexible distributions 2021 update
Mar 31, 2021
Fixed Distributions in Retirement 2021
Mar 24, 2021
Fixed contributions 2021
Mar 17, 2021
Fine Tuning Your Asset Allocations 2021
Mar 11, 2021
How to simplify the Ultimate Buy and Hold and get higher returns
Mar 03, 2021
The Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy: 2021 Update
Feb 24, 2021
Paula Pant and Paul Merriman: The present and future of investing
Feb 17, 2021
Which investment portfolio is best for you?
Feb 10, 2021
Why I bought GameStop under $10 a share
Feb 03, 2021
Best-in-Class ETFs 2021 Explained
Jan 27, 2021
2021 ETF & mutual fund recommendations and 8 Q&A
Jan 20, 2021
How do you invest in retirement when interest rates are so low? And 7 other important questions.
Jan 13, 2021
Our most important investment lessons from 2020
Jan 06, 2021
My Favorite 12 Vanguard Funds For Retirees
Dec 30, 2020
The “Ultimate” Year-End
Dec 23, 2020
"Stacking Benjamins" talks millions!
Dec 16, 2020
What's the most important decision when close to retirement? Plus 9 more Q&As 
Dec 09, 2020
Supercharge Your Retirement and Make Millions More
Nov 30, 2020
A Giant Thank You!
Nov 25, 2020
Paul Merriman on Vestory's Talking Real Money
Nov 25, 2020
“Money Talks” with Swedroe, Ferri & Merriman — Part 2
Nov 18, 2020
“Money Talks” with Swedroe, Ferri & Merriman — Part 1
Nov 11, 2020
Q&A Follow-up to “Simple & Effective Balanced Portfolios for Lifetime Investing Success”
Nov 04, 2020
Simple & Effective Balanced Portfolios for Lifetime Investing Success
Oct 26, 2020
Q&A Follow-up: "Which Is The Best 1-,2-, 3- and 4 Fund Strategy?” Part 3
Oct 21, 2020
Q&A Follow-up: "Which Is The Best 1-,2-, 3- and 4 Fund Strategy?” Part 2
Oct 14, 2020
Q&A Follow-up: "Which Is The Best 1-,2-, 3- and 4 Fund Strategy?” Part 1
Oct 07, 2020
Which Is the Best 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-Fund Strategy?
Sep 30, 2020
The importance of community, luck and half a percent
Sep 23, 2020
Answering investor concerns, Sept. 16, 2020
Sep 16, 2020
How to manage the biggest risks of investing
Sep 09, 2020
Investing for your children's future — what you should know
Sep 01, 2020
How to be a successful investor
Aug 31, 2020
Spending your way to wealth
Aug 19, 2020
Factor Investing Part II: Interview with Rick Ferri and Paul Merriman by White Coat Investor Dr. Jim Dahle
Aug 12, 2020
Factor Investing: Interview with Rick Ferri and Paul Merriman by White Coat Investor Dr. Jim Dahle — Part I
Aug 04, 2020
Can 12 simple steps really be worth millions? Plus 10 Q&A
Jul 28, 2020
What returns can we expect in the future?
Jul 22, 2020
Am I saving enough to retire? and 5 more Q&A
Jul 15, 2020
The Past, Present, and Future of Investing
Jul 08, 2020
Help for the do-it-yourself investor
Jul 01, 2020
Great news for target date fund Investors PLUS 7 more Q&A's
Jun 24, 2020
12 Q&A from San Diego AAII
Jun 17, 2020
How confident can we be in past performance?
Jun 10, 2020
Q&A Part 2 from ChooseFI Events May 2020
Jun 02, 2020
10 ways retirees can make an extra $1 million dollars on their portfolio
May 27, 2020
Q&A from the ChooseFI Facebook live event May 9, 2020
May 20, 2020
Questions, answers and opportunities during the pandemic
May 13, 2020
What's about to change in your financial life?
May 06, 2020
The best we have to offer investors
Apr 29, 2020
Fixed Contributions- small changes leading to big returns
Apr 22, 2020
4-Fund Combo and Your Overall Financial Picture
Apr 15, 2020
The Ultimate Distribution Strategy-2020
Apr 08, 2020
20 Q&A for March 2020’s Bear Market
Apr 01, 2020
How to build the best comeback portfolio
Mar 25, 2020
Bear Markets and Fixed Distributions
Mar 18, 2020
20 things you should know about small-cap value
Mar 11, 2020
Should I try to time the market?
Mar 04, 2020
Fine-Tuning Your Asset Allocations 2020 Update
Feb 26, 2020
The Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy 2020 Update
Feb 19, 2020
The big payoff for asset class diversification
Feb 12, 2020
10 important lessons from the 2020 Callan Periodic Tables 
Feb 06, 2020
How did Paul Merriman make 30% a year for 30 years? and 10 more Q&A's
Jan 30, 2020
Paul answers questions from Bogleheads’ forum
Jan 22, 2020
The real secret to long-term investment success
Jan 15, 2020
Best in Class 2019 Returns plus 12 Q & A
Jan 08, 2020
Thoughts on 2020 and Q&A from Paul’s Listeners & Readers
Jan 02, 2020
Could this be the #1 reason to use index funds?
Dec 26, 2019
Strategy update: How to turn $3000 into $50 million
Dec 18, 2019
The Ultimate Buy & Hold vs. 2 Funds for Life
Dec 11, 2019
What are the odds we are going to have a bear market in the coming year?
Dec 04, 2019
20 Steps to Double Your Income During Your Retirement
Nov 27, 2019
Why doesn’t Vanguard add more small-cap value to its TDFs?… and 13 more Q&A
Nov 20, 2019
Is it time to add small cap and value to your portfolio?
Nov 13, 2019
How to invest in a bear market
Nov 06, 2019
Lessons from teaching teachers, FIRE students and independent investors
Oct 30, 2019
When should you fire an advisor?  Plus, who to trust and how much is enough?
Oct 23, 2019
Which funds are best in a bear market: passively or actively-managed funds?
Oct 16, 2019
Why not own a growth index fund instead of the S&P 500?
Oct 09, 2019
Facts and fictions of small-cap-value returns – Part II
Oct 02, 2019
Facts and fictions of small-cap-value returns Part 1
Sep 25, 2019
Financial Independence Retire Early (Part 2)
Sep 18, 2019
Financial Independence Retire Early (Part 1)
Sep 11, 2019
Target Date Funds: America’s #1 Retirement Investment
Sep 04, 2019
Are These Two Funds the Only Ones You Need for Life?
Aug 28, 2019
How to avoid the big mistakes pre-retirees make
Aug 21, 2019
Talking Real Money
Aug 14, 2019
Understanding the 2 Funds for Life strategy
Aug 07, 2019
21 things mutual funds won’t tell you
Aug 06, 2019
Is dollar cost averaging the best approach? And what’s the future of small-cap value index funds?
Jul 31, 2019
7 Q&A’s on Expected Risk and Return in Today’s Market
Jul 24, 2019
20 things you should know about diversification
Jul 17, 2019
Tax rates, presidents, record economic growth
Jul 10, 2019
Making the best of your financial future
Jul 03, 2019
How is the stock market doing? (First half of 2019)
Jun 26, 2019
Is the value premium dead? And 9 more answers to investors’ questions
Jun 19, 2019
Flexible distributions in retirement: The ultimate strategy
Jun 11, 2019
Explaining the Ultimate Buy-and-Hold Portfolio
Jun 05, 2019
10 things you need to know about fixed distributions- 2019 update
May 29, 2019
Answers to 12 Questions from AAII investors
May 22, 2019
Performance: What should you plan on for the future?
May 14, 2019
The biggest risk of all for investors plus 12 Q&A’s
May 08, 2019
Why investing has never been easier or more profitable
May 01, 2019
Top 10 Truth Tellers: George Sisti
Apr 24, 2019
Q&A for DIY and Professionally-Advised Investors
Apr 17, 2019
How realistic are your expectations for future returns?
Apr 10, 2019
What every investor should learn from the Fine-Tuning Tables
Apr 02, 2019
Is it time for Bitcoin, value and small caps to be the big winners?
Mar 27, 2019
10 more things you need to know about the Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy
Mar 20, 2019
Are you better off investing in bonds or stocks paying dividends?
Mar 13, 2019
Best-in-Class ETF Portfolio Recommendations: 2019 Update
Mar 06, 2019
What successful investors know about performance in risky times
Feb 27, 2019
Paul’s best investment advice for first time investors
Feb 19, 2019
The Most Important Investment Decision of Your Life
Feb 13, 2019
8 Q&A, from upcoming events and Millennial spending to investor recommendations
Feb 06, 2019
Advice for new, mid-career and retired investors: 8 Q&A’s
Jan 30, 2019
How John Bogle changed my life… and yours too!
Jan 22, 2019
What do you know about the past and future returns of your investments?
Jan 16, 2019
Is it time to make changes to your portfolio? And 9 other Q&A’s.
Jan 09, 2019
Paul Merriman’s 2018 in Review
Jan 02, 2019
How far will the market fall? and 6 more Q&A
Dec 26, 2018
The Best Podcast of 2018: Mark Hulbert on “Lessons learned from 40 years of independently tracking investment advisers’ performance”
Dec 19, 2018
Investment lies many investors believe… especially during market declines
Dec 12, 2018
Always something more to learn, and teach
Dec 05, 2018
How much should I have in equities? And other questions
Nov 28, 2018
The Only 12 Things You Need to Know to be a Successful Investor for Life
Nov 21, 2018
Updates on ETFs and other projects with Chris Pedersen and Paul Merriman
Nov 14, 2018
How to respond to election results plus 8 investment Q&A’s
Nov 07, 2018
2 Funds for Life: The Bottom Line (10 lessons from the 2 Funds for Life study)
Oct 31, 2018
2 Funds For Life
Oct 24, 2018
Value, risk and retirement
Oct 17, 2018
What’s wrong with target date funds? The three greatest investment products – Part II
Oct 10, 2018
Best mutual fund and best “safe” withdrawal rate, plus 8 Q&A’s
Oct 03, 2018
The three greatest investment products – Part I
Sep 26, 2018
Can we trust hypothetical returns, plus 7 Q&As
Sep 19, 2018
10 things Mark Cuban says to do with your money
Sep 12, 2018
Passive vs. Active: Paul Merriman vs. Ken Fisher
Sep 05, 2018
10 Q&A for investors trying to do the right thing
Aug 29, 2018
How To Invest In Today’s Market
Aug 22, 2018
The coming correction and other questions
Aug 15, 2018
What you probably don’t know about Paul Merriman
Aug 08, 2018
What is the best Vanguard balanced fund?
Aug 01, 2018
Small-Cap Value: What Could Go Wrong?
Jul 25, 2018
Finance across the generations
Jul 18, 2018
How will you change your Vanguard ETF portfolios?
Jul 11, 2018
The truth of market timing and more
Jul 04, 2018
Are great value returns a thing of the past? And nine other Q&A’s
Jun 27, 2018
Investing Myths
Jun 20, 2018
Preparing for retirement
Jun 13, 2018
A huge reason to invest in small-cap value
Jun 05, 2018
Should we get out now? Plus 9 Q&A
May 30, 2018
The Truth about Market Timing
May 21, 2018
Those who come out ahead have put their trust in the system over the long term
May 16, 2018
What rate of return should I use in my retirement plan?
May 09, 2018
Investing for Life: Dr. Jim Dahle of White Coat Investing interviews Paul Merriman
May 02, 2018
The ultimate distribution strategy: 2018 update
Apr 23, 2018
Big news- SPIVA and DALBAR reports are out!
Apr 18, 2018
Fixed Distribution Strategies-2018 Update
Apr 09, 2018
The most important lesson from “Save $1000 a year. Retire with millions”
Apr 04, 2018
Building a million dollar portfolio with $1000 a year
Mar 26, 2018
How to get started investing and keep going – Q&A
Mar 21, 2018
Fine Tuning Your Asset Allocation,Worldwide and All Value Portfolios
Mar 14, 2018
Is it time to sell? and other investor questions
Mar 07, 2018
Fine Tuning Your Asset Allocation with the S&P 500 2018 update
Feb 28, 2018
CDs vs. bonds and other important questions
Feb 21, 2018
2018 Update of Paul’s “Ultimate Buy-and-Hold” Portfolio
Feb 14, 2018
Topics you can’t afford to miss
Feb 07, 2018
Pros and Cons of Motif and M1 Finance
Jan 31, 2018
Passive VS. Active Q&A
Jan 24, 2018
The #1 investment table
Jan 17, 2018
2017 Portfolio performance plus your questions answered
Jan 10, 2018
What you should know about 2017 returns
Jan 03, 2018
What I think about Bitcoin and my 12 projects for 2018
Dec 27, 2017
What to do about bonds?
Dec 20, 2017
10 things you should know about small cap value
Dec 13, 2017
8 Great Investment Questions and Answers
Dec 06, 2017
34 ways to get more out of your 401k
Nov 29, 2017
Is it time to get more conservative? And 9 more interesting questions…
Nov 22, 2017
12 Answers to Investor Questions
Nov 15, 2017
Lessons learned at AAII Conference
Nov 08, 2017
Introducing The Merriman Ultimate Target-Date Portfolios
Nov 01, 2017
What’s wrong with target date funds?
Oct 18, 2017
How to Avoid the 20 Most Common Investment Mistakes Retirees Make
Oct 11, 2017
15 Risks of Managing Your Money
Oct 11, 2017
20 Steps to Double Income During Retirement
Oct 11, 2017
20 Money-Losing Myths
Oct 11, 2017
10 Investment Guarantees Every Investor Should Know
Oct 11, 2017
How did the Best-in-Class ETF portfolio do?
Oct 04, 2017
Evidence that could derail the value vs. growth debate
Sep 27, 2017
22 Ways to get more from your 401(k) and IRA
Sep 20, 2017
Our 401k Project and answers to investor questions
Sep 13, 2017
The case for the Total Stock Market Index and more
Sep 06, 2017
How to Prepare for a Bear Market
Aug 30, 2017
The 4 Most Common investment Questions
Aug 23, 2017
Q&A with Ken Roberts of Ken’s Bulls & Bears
Aug 16, 2017
50 Facts Every Investor Should Know
Aug 09, 2017
Beyond Buffet: Everything You Need to Know about Value Investing
Aug 02, 2017
Asset allocation, market timing and private equity long-term returns
Jul 26, 2017
Rebalancing, financial facts over 70, new Callan Tables and more
Jul 19, 2017
14 Q&A’s for Sound Investing listeners
Jul 12, 2017
Why picking stocks is only slightly better than playing the lottery
Jul 05, 2017
10 lessons from meeting with John “Jack” Bogle
Jun 28, 2017
Getting the most out of your 401k
Jun 21, 2017
Invest now or wait for the next correction
Jun 14, 2017
Flexible retirement distributions 2017 update
Jun 07, 2017
Taking fixed distributions in retirement 2017 update
May 31, 2017
Q&A from AAII presentation, May 20, 2017
May 24, 2017
May 2017 Update of Fine Tuning Your Asset Allocation
May 17, 2017
The Ultimate Buy & Hold Portfolio Update 2017
May 03, 2017
The truth about mutual fund performance
Apr 26, 2017
How financial “Fake News” can ruin your financial future.
Apr 19, 2017
How to select the best Motif portfolio for you.
Apr 12, 2017
Risk, return and most important investor lessons
Apr 05, 2017
Motif Investing and the Tale of Two Emails
Apr 05, 2017
Motif Investing Q & A
Mar 29, 2017
2017 Update: Fine-Tuning Your Asset Allocations
Mar 22, 2017
Understand one-click Ultimate Buy and Hold portfolios at Motif Investing
Mar 15, 2017
Introducing the The Best, Easiest, Lowest-Cost Way To Invest
Mar 15, 2017
10 ways to protect your investments from the next bear market.
Mar 09, 2017
The Perfect Investment
Mar 01, 2017
Is passive indexing a delusion?
Feb 22, 2017
Finding a fiduciary, plus Vanguard vs. DFA
Feb 15, 2017
Three decisions to reach your “early retirement” goal
Feb 08, 2017
The biggest investment mistake I know (“Outrage of the Year #1”)
Feb 01, 2017
How to invest during a Trump Presidency and more
Jan 25, 2017
Investing vs. Speculating: The case for diversification
Jan 18, 2017
Outrages, Q&A’s, a correction and a coming attraction
Jan 11, 2017
What worked and what didn’t in 2016
Jan 04, 2017
31 important rules of financial fitness
Dec 28, 2016
How to Avoid the Big Mistakes Pre-Retirees Make
Dec 21, 2016
Ken Roberts’ Bulls and Bears – A Radio Interview with Paul Merriman 12-5-16
Dec 14, 2016
The Death of Equities
Dec 07, 2016
How to make a million dollars with your smartphone
Nov 30, 2016
Lessons From the World’s Most Famous Investors
Nov 23, 2016
What will the market do under President Trump?
Nov 16, 2016
Paul Merriman: 12 Investment Decisions Guaranteed to Change Your Financial Future
Nov 09, 2016
The ultimate all value equity portfolio
Nov 02, 2016
This 2 fund solution leaves the S&P 500 in the dust
Oct 26, 2016
The worst bear market that nobody ever talks about
Oct 19, 2016
Is John Bogle the best source of investment advice?
Oct 12, 2016
How to defend against bear market losses and other questions
Oct 05, 2016
The 1/2 Percent Difference
Sep 28, 2016
Lessons from “How to Think About Money” by Jonathan Clements
Sep 21, 2016
How to select the best financial advisor
Sep 14, 2016
10 lessons from 80 years of history
Sep 07, 2016
MASTERING YOUR MONEY
Aug 31, 2016
20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INVESTING PART 2
Aug 24, 2016
20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INVESTING PART 1
Aug 17, 2016
What investors need to know
Aug 10, 2016
Outrage of the Week and 11 Q&A’s
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Jul 20, 2016
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Jul 06, 2016
What to do about the Brexit Blues?
Jun 27, 2016
Answers to your questions and comments about “How to turn $3000 into $50 million”
Jun 22, 2016
12 lessons we must teach first time investors
Jun 15, 2016
Must-know lessons from the king of investment newsletters
Jun 08, 2016
Investing to put luck on your side
Jun 01, 2016
7 reasons Vanguard is better than Fidelity
May 23, 2016
The end of active management
May 18, 2016
Habits and Attitudes of Successful Investors
May 11, 2016
Why not put all of your investments in small cap value?
May 02, 2016
10 lessons from my favorite investment book
Apr 25, 2016
Hulbert and 36 years of lessons
Apr 19, 2016
How will you protect yourself from yourself?
Apr 13, 2016
Chapter 6-How Will You Diverisfy Your Investments?
Apr 06, 2016
Chapter 5-How Much Risk Will You Take?
Mar 30, 2016
Will you try to beat the market?
Mar 21, 2016
A crucial decision: Who deserves your trust?
Mar 13, 2016
The Ultimate Distribution Strategy 2016
Mar 06, 2016
How Much Can You Take Out of Your Investments in Retirement
Feb 29, 2016