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Casual Friday: Financial Insights — 218 episodes

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2026 Market Outlook: What Policy-Driven Markets Mean for the Economy, Stocks, and Bonds

2

Why Retirees Underspend (and What Advisors Can Do About It)

3

Mid-Year Outlook: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations

4

What's going on with mortgage rates? (Featuring Joe Perry)

5

Pullbacks Amid Growing Recession Fears

6

Breaking Down Outlook 2025

7

4 Compelling Reasons Your Business Needs a 401(k) in 2025 – Insights with Marc Fowler

8

The $36 Trillion Question: National Debt and Its Impact on Investors

9

Facing Retirement Income Challenges in a High-Cost World

10

Navigating Interest Rate Shifts: Bonds, Money Market Funds, & Portfolio Strategies

11

Quick Reaction to Today's Interest Rate Cut by the Federal Reserve

12

Navigating 401(k) Plans and Department of Labor Audits - Featuring Expert Marc Fowler

13

Perspective on the Fed and Market Sell-Off

14

Mid-Year Outlook: A Different Second Half

15

The Fed's Projections & Bond Market Implications

16

Unmasking Online Scams: Protecting Yourself in the Digital Age

17

Real Estate Q&A with Expert Brian Domingos

18

Dow 40,000

19

Cash Isn't King

20

Geopolitics and Pullbacks

21

Tax Time: How High are Tax Brackets?

22

Time to Talk Politics: Market Performance in a Presidential Election Year

23

Money Market Funds After Rates Drop

24

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

25

Falling Yields and Rising Markets

26

New Year for Markets, S&P 500 Hangover?

27

Ripping Into Year-End

28

Doing Well by Doing Good: Exploring the Tax Benefits of Gifting from Your IRA

29

Mortgage and Real Estate Update with Joe Perry, Mortgage Ninja

30

Bonus: How Inflation Impacts Taxes and Retirement Benefits

31

The Magnificent 7 and Bear Markets

32

Artificial Intelligence and Coin Flip Recession Outlook

33

Spiking Yields and Falling Markets

34

Markets During Government Shutdowns & US Tech vs Europe

35

Seasonal Market Performance and Spiking Oil Prices

36

Back to School Inflation & Leading Indicators Show Recession

37

Softening Labor Market, US Credit Downgrade, and Football on the Way

38

Special Guest Joe Perry: Real Estate Insight & Tevas with Socks?

39

Dow Theory Update: Bullish Signals?

40

Casual Friday: S&P 500 Weighting, Credit Cards, Saizon & Fresno Bashing(?)

41

Q2 Triumph: Surging Markets Beat Odds with Easing Inflation & Positive Earnings

42

Casual Friday 6/30: Fed, Debts & Deficits, and Pickleball Injuries

43

Fed Recap: Connecting the Dots

44

Stock Market Implications of a Recession

45

Navigating the Bond Market Maze: Recession Risks and Investment Strategies

46

Unraveling Stock Market Patterns: Stitching Together a Prosperous 2023

47

Crisis Du Jour: Debt Ceiling Showdown

48

Social Security Pays to Wait?

49

The Long and Short View - Casual Tuesday?

50

6 Things to Know About Stocks and Recessions

51

Is a Roth Conversion the Right Move for You?

52

Can the Spring Melt Up Continue?

53

Three Takeaways from the Fed Decision

54

Joe Perry talks Mortgages and Real Estate - Casual Friday Webcast

55

"No Landing" Makes No Sense

56

Are Leading Indicators Signaling Caution?

57

Debt Ceiling Back in Focus

58

Is Cash Worth the (Reinvestment) Risk?

59

Casual Friday 2/10: Football Chart Mania!

60

Are Yields Telling Us Rates Will Stop Rising?

61

Win, Lose, or Recover?

62

Does "Seasonality" Support a December Rally?

63

Yield Curve Inversion and Predicting Recessions

64

"Chernobyl Level" Nuclear Winter for Housing Industry

65

Slowing Down and Going Higher? Feed Meeting Recap

66

A Rebound in Growth?

67

A Lost Decade for Bonds?

68

5 Tips to Handle Market Volatility

69

Casual Friday 9/30: Crashing into the End of Q3!

70

Fed Gets Pessimistic, Yet Realistic

71

Will the Fed Push Back on Markets?

72

Money in Motion - What to Do With That Old 401K

73

Midyear Outlook 2022: Navigating Turbulence

74

Historically Bad Half for Stocks and Bonds, Does it Get Better?

75

Rate Hikes and Stock Market Limbo

76

Bear Market Bonus!

77

Was that the Low?

78

Difficult Outlook for Consumer Discretionary

79

Is the 60/40 Portfolio Dead?

80

Fed Meeting & Jobs Report Recap

81

Time to Talk about Recession

82

Markets Drop on Continued Inflation Concerns

83

What Will Ease Inflation?

84

Is the Yield Curve Signaling Recession?

85

The Yellow Caution Light is Flashing

86

How Bonds and Stocks Bounce Back

87

Russia, Oil, and the Fed: March 11th Casual Friday

88

Russia Doesn't Matter as Much as You Think (Economically and Financially)

89

11 Things To Know About Russia and Ukraine

90

How Many Seats Could The Democrats Lose In November?

91

Inflation Surprise Shifts Fed Expectations and S&P 500 Technical Setup

92

What a Big Down January Means for Stocks

93

Have We Reached The In Peak Omicron Cases?

94

Bonus: Casual Friday Returns!

95

What Core Bond Investors Could Expect in 2022

96

Outlook 2022

97

Powell Pivot: The Federal Reserve Meeting Recap

98

Will Omicron Ruin the Santa Rally?

99

A Peek at Peak Inflation

100

Inflation Blowout!

101

Why Investors Should be Thankful

102

5 Things that Might Spook Markets

103

Bonus: Bonds Worry Over Debt Ceiling

104

September Slide

105

Fearing the Dip

106

Creating a Household Budget

107

Is Stagflation in the Cards?

108

Jobs Report Bucks Trend Of Recent Weak Data

109

Housing Starts Ramp Up, LEI Forecasts Growth

110

Checking in on Inflation

111

Is This the Start of a Correction?

112

Casual Friday Redux - Manufacturing at Historic Levels

113

Did Inflation Worries Just Peak?

114

Casual Friday!

115

Main Street Sentiment Strongest in Over a Decade

116

The Relationship Between Treasury Yields and Mortgage Rates.

117

5 Investing Principles

118

Record Breaking Earnings

119

Disappointing April Jobs Data

120

Sell in May and Go Away?

121

Accelerating Leading Economic Indicators (LEI)

122

Spring Cleaning & Goldilocks First Quarter

123

12 Common Financial Mistakes to Avoid

124

Covid-19 Update with Dr. Bill and Transamerica

125

Leading Indicators Remain Stubbornly Tepid

126

March Madness: Stock Market Edition

127

Jobs Market Gets Reopening Boost

128

Forecasting 2021 with Meera Pandit from JPMorgan's Global Market Insights Strategy Team

129

One Year Later: 3 Lessons Learned Since Market Peak

130

Bonus Episode! Inflation Worries?

131

Inflation Expectations Highest Since 2014

132

US Jobs Seek Shot in the Arm

133

Fed Support & Gamestop Craziness

134

Mortgage Rates Fall as Housing Market Booms

135

Small Business Optimism Falls to Recovery Low

136

Equity Winners and Losers in 2020

137

Outlook 2021

138

Do you believe in a Santa Claus Rally?

139

Money Tips for Newlyweds

140

Is Inflation Looming?

141

US Jobs Recovery is Slowing

142

Social Security Planning for Couples

143

Black Friday Tips - COVID Edition!

144

It's casual Friday, let's talk FAQ!

145

GDP Bounces Back

146

Investing for 12 Weeks VS 12 Months

147

Trump COVID FAQs

148

September Slide

149

College Savings Webinar & Creek Fire Woes

150

5 Lessons Learned About Rising Rates

151

Market Selloff & Credit Score Tips

152

Markets Continue Surge & Fraudulent Unemployment Claims on the Rise

153

Habits That Can Work Against Wealth Creation

154

The Best 100 Days Ever - Chart Check

155

A Promising Start to August

156

Biggest GDP Contraction Ever

157

Mid Year Outlook Webinar Replay

158

2020 Mid-Year Outlook

159

A Huge Second Quarter Recovery

160

Market Nervousness Over COVID Resurgence

161

Quick June Update

162

June Webinar Recap

163

Buying and Selling Real Estate During the Pandemic

164

May 2020 Market Update

165

Coronavirus, Estate Planning, & Health Care Directives

166

Your Estate Planning Questions Answered

167

What's Up with Oil?

168

What's Next? Timing, Rebalancing, and Allocations in Volatile Markets

169

The Stimulus Package: What's in it for me?

170

Washington Stimulus: Recovery on the Way?

171

Tips for selling your home with Realtor Lena Fisher

172

Coronavirus Crash

173

Bear Markets, COVID-19 & Oil Prices

174

7 Principles for Long Term Investing

175

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Market Volatility

176

Tips for New Homebuyers

177

New Family Starter Kit

178

Does a Lower January Have Bears Smiling?

179

Viral Outbreak Ends Period of Market Calm

180

Another Look at Election Years

181

A Closer Look at Election Years

182

BIG Changes to Retirement Saving Rules: the SECURE Act

183

Why The First Five Days Of 2020 Could Have Bulls Smiling

184

Tax Law Changes for Your 2019 Tax Filing

185

Outlook 2020

186

What Goes Into a Retirement Plan?

187

10 Ways to Avoid Fraud

188

Meet the Advisor - Brian Ullmann

189

Difficult Money Conversations with Family

190

Is a Roth IRA Conversion a Good Idea?

191

Succession Planning for Business Owners

192

Brining Student Loans Under Control

193

Meet the Advisor - Erin Redmond

194

Revisiting Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)

195

Meet the Advisor - Ryan Louie

196

Impeachment & Markets

197

Meet the Advisor - Dawn Collins

198

6 Social Security Potholes to Avoid

199

Let's Talk "Risk Tolerance"

200

Meet the Advisor - Nik Redmond

201

Young Investors & Recessions

202

What's New with Social Security? Seven Things for 2019.

203

Nik and Brian Discuss the Inverted Yield Curve

204

Is a Trade Deal Still Possible?

205

Meet the Advisor - Robert Farmer

206

The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Movement

207

S&P 500 Hits Target—Time to Sell?

208

Can Stocks Predict the Next President?

209

Meet the Advisor - Steve Jolly

210

Meet the Advisor - Carole Ford

211

Teaching Kids About Money

212

Social Security Basics

213

Required Minimum Distributions

214

Saving for College

215

Earnings Season

216

Yield Curve

217

What is a Fiduciary?

218

Markets, Rates, Insurance