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The Financial Procast
by [email protected] (Brandon Roberts & Brantley Whitley)
Where Insurance Gets De-Mystified
Episodes
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188 We Are Tootally Done
Well, this is the end of the line. You have come to the very end of the Financial Procast. After a little over three years and 188 episodes we've decided to call it quits. Turns out the C-suite goons have decided to "go a different direction". The irony is that we're the goons and…we think it's…
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187 What Should We Do When We Run Out of Other People's Money?
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher Not much that needs to be added to that quote. We are seeing what happens when the government devises plans that use flawed logic and a lack of mathematical fact. Is it really a big surprise…
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186 It's Tough To Get A Job With Half An Associates Degree
Newsflash: someone has finally exposed the real problem with student loan defaults. Turns out that half a degree doesn't get you a decent return on investment for money you borrowed. And we all know why Vanguard can provide really low expenses for their mutual funds. You'll have to listen to the...
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185 Amazing, Simple, Easy, Fair
Well, today may be the shortest full-length podcast we've ever recorded. You're welcome for that little gift. Here's what we discussed in episode 185: New research shows that 401k's haven't hurt retirement benefits A well-known market pontificator sounds an alarm The tax code gets "Trumped" (pdf...
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184 Hey…Have You Heard About the "internet"?
We're back after taking a week off and wouldn't you know it…Gen Y still doesn't like being forced to talk to insurance agents at their kitchen tables? (sarcasm light on) This is a story that never gets old to us. It seems like financial services industry just discovered that the internet is here…
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183 Reduce Your Retirement Income or Pay Up
Today we're back to your regular format. A veritable hodge-podge of news from the world of finance. Yes, we could've spent another whole episode discussing the volatility of the markets, but we figured there are plenty of other places you can go to hear all about that. And no one really has any...
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182 A Discussion of Risk: Percentages Be Damned, I Need Income
Well, we take a week off from recording/producing the financial procast and the market decides it's going to fall apart. I wasn't aware that our podcast was the glue that holds it all together? In light of that, and the fact that today marks the 3rd anniversary of our show, we decided to take a…
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181 Cars, Houses and Yard Sale Knick Knacks
In episode 181 of the Financial Procast, here's what we discuss: Money Flees U.S. stock funds SEC commissioners push for greater pricing transparency for bonds Variable Annuity surrender charges aren't what some would have you think Rents rise to "crazy" levels An as a reminder, there will not be…
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180 Follow Us on Facebook and Like Us on the Tweeter
Ever been around someone who tried too hard? It's painfully obvious. The financial services industry is guilty of this kind of behavior. Need proof? Just google the term "society of grownups" and you will need no further evidence that we're telling you the truth. I could link to them here but we...
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179 Welcome to Chi Phi Pi
Don't let the title fool you. We're not actually starting our own sorority. But we do think that it's a shame that the CFP board recently compared itself to one in a recent court case where they were being sued. We thought it was an organization dedicated to upholding a professional standard in…
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178 Oh Kevin, I'd Like to Buy Some Health Insurance
We're back after a two week unplanned hiatus. Sometimes life happens, not much we can do about that. Thankfully, we still remember how to record and produce a podcast. Here's what we're discussing in episode 178: A $15/hr. minimum wage? Obamacare rates set to skyrocket The housing market is...
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177 URSA: The Other Retirement Plan
Are you tired of new ideas? Why is that people (us included) spend so much time trying to come up with new ideas when the old ones aren't bad? Let me clear, lest you think I'm a luddite. I'm not saying that things shouldn't improve over time and that new choices aren't a good thing. […] The post...
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176 I Don't Think That Word Means What You Think It Means
We tried not to talk about the Department of Labor's proposed rule change regarding retirement accounts. I promise. We had a conversation where we specifically decided we weren't going to do it. But then we did. There are times that no matter how much we'd like to talk about something else we...
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175 The Plural of Anecdote is Not Data
Every now and then something comes along that we just have to spend a bit more time on than usual. Today in the second half of the show, we get into proposed legislation from the Department of Labor. Now, this isn't the first time we've discussed the issue. But we now have congressional testimony...
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174 Predictions with Exactitude
Today we're tackling the topic of getting your financial house in order. That also means that we're discussing the lack of solid financial educational information that is available. And yes, we are talking about pensions…again. We (Brandon and Brantley) are very concerned that people are fed a…
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173 It's All About Cashflow
One of the most common phrases you'll see tossed around on the internet (at least as it relates to the topic of personal finance) is that "cash is king". In fact, we recorded a podcast on that very topic a couple years back. But today we're not talking about cash per se. No, today we're […] The...
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172 Congress Doesn't Give a #*?@! What You Think
Well, back from the beach and with much better wifi than what I had last week. I don't think there are any long moments of silence in this episode. Here's what's on tap for episode 172: Data Shows that Congress Doesn't Care What You Think Jack Bogle Likes Active Investment Management? Dividend...
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171 If We All Got an Inheritance, We'd All Be Rich
In this week's "live from the coast of Georgia" episode, we're talking about: Why Elite Colleges Don't Guarantee Success How the Rich Got Rich Is the 401k to Blame? Your financial advisor has vanished Not much else to add this week…somebody's gotta get some sand between their toes. As always, if...
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170 Spend More, Save Less
It seems like episode 170 is all about psychology and how people think about things related to money. Well, at least that's what we were shooting for…I think. Of course we'd all like to think that we're 100% logical when it comes to planning our finances but as you'll learn by listening, that's...
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169 Remember the Bondex?
In episode 169 of the Financial Procast we re-visit the Bondex. For those of you that have no idea what that means, you could go all the way back here and listen to the original episode. Be warned, it was one of the first recordings we made…sound quality is not great. The first half of today's…
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168 "O" is for Overconfidence
In the 168th episode of the Financial Procast there is a common theme. Being overconfident about money, how much you REALLY have, and what it takes is dangerous. Confidence is generally a good thing. But when it comes to money, being too confident can lead to apathy and apathy leads to...
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167 I Paid .25% and All I Got Was An ETF?
Today we're talking about Robo Advisors again. Don't worry, that's not the only thing we're discussing but we do spend quite a bit of time on that topic. What they're doing almost feels dirty. Taking a "process" that the investment industry has been doing on paper for 20 years and putting on the...
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166 Is That Latin 102?
Well, you lucked out again. We got so wrapped up in one of our discussions that we only got to complain about 3 topics today instead of four. In this episode of the Financial Procast we discuss the spending habits of the rich, poor and everyone in between. You may be surprised that the…
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165 We'll Watch Your Money
To those in our audience who have reached out to us and let us know more of what you'd like for us to discuss on the Finanical Procast, we thank you. And for those of you that have not let us know what you'd like to hear us discuss, please don't hesitate to do so, […] The post 165 We'll Watch…
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164 More Convicted Than An Index Fund Investor
Here is the lineup for today's show: Hate Your Boss? You're Not Alone. (02:49) Investment Firms Advertise Like Fiduciaries (16:50) Financial Services Companies Late to the Social Media Party (35:06) Index Fund Investors More Intelligent? (49:40) As you can probably tell by now, we are more than...
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163 We Hear Y'all Are Pretty Good on the Computer?
We're back after taking a little break last week but not to worry…we've made up for it with this week's episode. Here's what we're discussing about today: Elite Credit Card Holders Are a Fraud Target (03:06) Foreclosures Stalled by Pesky Laws (14:00) Investment Advisory Fees on the Rise (31:18)…
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162 I do, I do, I do, I do
You're probably wondering, "what's with the crazy title?" Well, one of us getting married in a few months and is getting quite the education on weddings and I say "miscellaneous" costs that tag along for the ride. But don't fret, if that's of little interest to you, we've got plenty more to…
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161 You Can Be Objective and Still Be Wrong
Sometimes after we record the Financial Procast I realize that though we've discussed three or four separate topics with no apparent connection, a common thread emerges that ties them all together. Today's episode is one of those moments. What is the obsession with "objective" financial advice?...
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160 Are You Ducking Crazy?
Despite it being a bit of a slow week in the world of financial news, we managed to find a few nuggets that hopefully you'll find interesting. Today we are talking about President Obama's proposed budget for 2016…well not really. But we are discussing some of his proposed changes to how IRA's are...
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159 This Episode Brought to You By Apple
No today's episode of the Financial Procast is not really sponsored by Apple, but if you listen closely you'll get the joke. All I can say is thank goodness for the amazing battery life of my Macbook Pro Retina. We were able to record this hour long podcast with me only having about 25% of the…
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158 You Are NOT Diversified!
In episode 158 we were truly given the gift of awesome topics to discuss and we even get to reference some commentary from one of our favorite economists/financial commentators, Robert Shiller. Today we're discussing what Dr. Shiller thinks investors can expect in regard to asset returns moving...
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157 What It Takes to Become a 401k Millionaire
Well, we're back after I was gone on a little vacation last week. I know that many of regular listeners were shocked that we didn't release an episode last week as it is customary for us to do so even when one of us is away. Alas, life happened and we weren't able to record […] The post 157 What…
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156 Newsflash: Rich People Save More Money
Well, today's episode takes us back to our normal format where we scoured the interwebs looking for stories that we think would interest our community and that we could pontificate on for more than a minute or two. Oddly enough we ended up with two stories that illustrate what we think is vast...
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155 Taxes: Because I Don't Want To
Today's episode is all about taxes. Now, we normally talk about taxes as the April 15th deadline approaches, however, with all the buzz concerning the President's latest proposed changes that could ultimately change tax law, we felt obliged to talk about taxes today. So, we don't have a neatly...
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154 Variable Universal Life Insurance Lawsuit – Larson financial
A new variable universal life insurance lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court back in October of 2014 alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Professional Negligence, and Unjust Enrichment. Defendants listed in the lawsuit include Larson Financial Group, Larson Financial Securities…
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153 That Two-Faced Sonnova…
We had a couple of thin topics to start off today's episode but not to worry…the last two topics carried us and we had plenty to say about those things. It seems talking about 401k's and picking on government officials is always good fodder. Be sure you tune in to the bit on Roth IRA […] The post...
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152 Grandma's Gold Bunions
Well, here's the first episode of the Financial Procast for 2015. The show has now managed to span three calendar years and we are grateful that you choose to spend some time with us each week. It's been a while since we've done a "Q&A" type show and we would love to do a couple […] The post 152...
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151 Lawsky, Lew, & the Law
Well, it looks like we've survived another year…both literally and figuratively. This is our last episode of the Financial Procast for 2014 and we would like to sincerely thank all of your who listen regularly, occasionally or even just for a few minutes here and there. No doubt we are humbled…
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150 Fa-la-la-la-la You're Broke
Today we're sharing our Christmas cheer with all of our listeners–you should all be excited. Along with our healthy dose of holiday spirit there's also a somewhat harsh reality check coming for all those who love to spend, spend, spend during this time of year. But it's not all about admonishing...
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149 This Is What Responsible Borrowing Looks Like
As you've probably already guessed, at least one of things up for discussion today has to do with the renewed vigor of the mortgage lending market. But not to worry, it's not all about poking fun at so-called "responsible borrowing". No…we have a few other topics of interest as well. Here's a…
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148 This Is How I Say I Love You–Now Get Out!
I guess we should've called this our "Thanksgiving Special" since we've decided to take the week off from producing an episode of the Financial Procast. So, here you go, it's our Thanksgiving Special–filled with joy of course (sarcasm light is blinking). Today's episode may not be filled with all...
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147 The World's Wealthiest Manicurist
Every now and then when we're compiling things that we'd like to discuss in an episode of the Financial Procast, we find 3 or 4 topics for discussion that have absolutely no relation at all to one another. If you've never experienced this phenomenon, you're in luck today! Listen closely, comment...
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146 I Went to College And All I Got Was This Stupid Loan
Well, you'll find it a big relief to know that my office was clear of dead rodents this week so our sound quality should be back to an acceptable quality. Here's what we are talking about today: Seems Some Millennials Can't Save Enough for Retirement (04:27) Is the 4% Rule Finally Dead? (16:15)...
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145 And the 8th Thing The Middle Class Can't Afford is…
Well, today we're back to our format of discussing a few different topics that we found interesting from the past week in the world of finance. I guess I should also mention that I had some technical difficulties today so the quality of our recording is a bit off of our high standard but…
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144 Talking About Life Insurance on a Sunday
In today's episode of the Financial Procast, we take a deep dive into why it is that universal life insurance is such a hated product by so many in our industry. This is a single topic episode as we had to record this episode a bit early due to travel. We'll be back soon with […] The post 144...
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143 No Questions Asked
Here's what we're talking about today: Accredited investor gets redefined (05:30) Congressman says "Not so fast FINRA" (15:30) Swiss banker arrested for helping Americans hide money (34:39) Auto finance industry the next bubble? and New study says most can't afford a used car (47:17) As you can...
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142 How It Should Be Interpretated
To those in our audience who have reached out to us and let us know more of what you'd like for us to discuss on the Finanical Procast, we thank you. And for those of you that have not let us know what you'd like to hear us discuss, please don't hesitate to do so, […] The post 142 How It Should…
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141 It's Not You, It's Me
Well, it's been a few weeks now since we've switched back to our original show format. For those who are new, that means we're recording a weekly episode that runs about an hour. This was requested by some in our audience and we aim to please. However, we would like to hear from more of […] The...
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140 Hey, We Told You So
If you've ever been in a position where you were responsible for creating content for a website, blog, newsletter, podcast, radio show or video, then you know how much of a struggle it can be to sometimes to find interesting subject matter to discuss. Particularly when you've been at it for a...
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139 Financial Pro Cast: You Can't Sell THOSE Products?
This is our second week of publishing the Financial Procast after going back to our original format of discussing various issues that have come in the world of finance. We sincerely hope that those in our community are enjoying listening to the episodes as much as we enjoy putting them together…
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