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Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
Investing Insights
04/29/22 • 23 min
In this week’s special episode, Gregg Warren from Morningstar Research Services and Susan Dziubinski from Morningstar, Inc. tell us everything we need to know about Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.
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How to Retire: Know What ‘Enough’ Means in Retirement
Investing Insights
10/02/24 • 22 min
Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, interviews financial experts about different aspects of retirement in ‘How to Retire,’ the companion podcast to her book of the same name. In this episode, Christine sits down with personal finance expert Manisha Thakor to address the question of “What is enough?” when it comes to retirement.
Do You Have Enough Financial Resources to Retire?
How Retirement Spending Changes as We Age
Planning for Long-Term Care in Retirement
Non-Financial Planning for Retirement
How to Establish a Sense of Identity Away From Work
How to Take a Phased Approach to Retirement
Key Takeaways
Hi, I'm Christine Benz from Morningstar and welcome to the How to Retire podcast. It's a companion to my book, which is also called How to Retire. Each episode will provide a bite-sized lesson about how to do some aspect of retirement well.
One big question that people often grapple with as they contemplate retirement is whether they'll have enough, financially and otherwise, in retirement. To help address that question, I sat down with author and personal finance expert, Manisha Thakor. She wrote a book called MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your "Enough". She is also the founder of MoneyZen, which is a financial education consultancy.
More from Manisha Thakor
MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your “Enough,” by Manisha Thakor
Manisha Thakor on The Long View: Finding Your Enough
Read more from Christine Benz.
How to Retire: Tips for Entering Retirement
How to Determine Your Expected Retirement Date
A Retirement Readiness Checklist
How Likely Are You to Need Long-Term Care?
I’m Not Ready for Retirement (but I’m Not Waiting)
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Your Retirement Checklist Should Go Beyond Finances
Watch more from How to Retire.
How to Retire: Understand the Role of Working Longer
How to Retire: Stay Flexible with Your Retirement Spending
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How to Retire: Transition from Saving to Spending
Investing Insights
10/16/24 • 21 min
Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, interviews financial experts about different aspects of retirement in ‘How to Retire,’ the companion podcast to her book of the same name. In this episode, Christine sits down with Washington Post personal finance columnist and author Michelle Singletary. They talk about the difficult psychological transition from saving to spending in retirement.
Transitioning from Saving to Spending in Retirement
How to Plan for Retirement When Your Spouse Doesn’t Retire at the Same Time
Are Annuities Helpful for In-Retirement Cash Needs?
Delaying Social Security in Retirement
How Couples Can Approach Different Money Mindsets in Retirement
Key Takeaways
Hi, I'm Christine Benz from Morningstar and welcome to the How to Retire podcast. It's a companion to my book, which is also called How to Retire. Each episode will provide a bite-sized lesson about how to do some aspect of retirement well.
One of my favorite personal finance journalists is author and Washington Post columnist, Michelle Singletary. Happy to say that I've gotten to know Michelle a bit through our regular conversations. In her work and presentations, she frequently discusses her thriftiness. So, I wanted to discuss with Michelle an issue that I've observed through talking to a lot of retirees, that if they've been good savers like Michelle, it's difficult to flip the switch into spending. I asked her to discuss that transition in her own household.
More from Michelle Singletary
What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits: A Survival Guide, by Michelle Singletary
Michelle Singletary on The Long View: 'You Need Diversity'
Read more from Christine Benz.
How to Retire: Tips for Entering Retirement
3 Tricky Decisions for Every Retirement Plan
We Need to Talk About Your Retirement ‘Spending’
Social Security Planning Tips for Married Couples
How to Determine Your Expected Retirement Date
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The Psychology of Retirement Income: From Saving to Spending
How Retirees Can Avoid the ‘Tax Torpedo’
Watch more from How to Retire.
How to Retire: Consider a Retirement Bucket Portfolio Strategy
How to Retire: Know What ‘Enough’ Means in Retirement
How to Retire: Understand the Role of Working Longer
How to Retire: Stay Flexible with Your Retirement Spending
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Utilities Stocks and Interest Rates
Investing Insights
04/22/22 • 28 min
In this week’s episode, David Harrell and Travis Miller talk utilities stocks, dividends, and interest rates. Plus, Christine Benz and Susan Dziubinski talk all things bond funds, required minimum distributions, and buckets.
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Yes, You Can Still Find Tax-Loss Harvesting Opportunities in 2024
Investing Insights
11/22/24 • 15 min
Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, discusses the ins and outs of tax-loss selling and where investors can look for potential opportunities to harvest losses in their portfolios.
What is Tax-Loss Selling?
Are There Limits to How Much You Can Offset Capital?
How to Evaluate Your Cost Basis to Find Loss Opportunities
What is the 30 Day Rule for Tax-Loss Selling?
Why Investors Should Think About Tax-Loss Selling When Markets Are Up
How to Make Tax-Loss Selling a Part of Your Portfolio Maintenance Strategy
Why Tax-Loss Selling is a Bear Market Strategy
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How You Could Benefit from Tax-Loss Selling This Year
Are Active ETFs Truly More Tax-Efficient?
Ready for a Big Capital Gains Tax Bill?
What You Need to Know About Capital Gains Distributions
Which Investments to Keep Out of Your Taxable Account
What to watch from Morningstar.
A Simpler Medicare Part D Is Coming. Here's How It Could Save You Money
A Better Way to Use Leverage in Your ETF Portfolio
Apple Earnings Are on Deck. Will Apple Intelligence Help Drive iPhone Sales?
Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?
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A Better Way to Use Leverage in Your ETF Portfolio
Investing Insights
11/01/24 • 26 min
Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America for Morningstar Research Services, talks about the best way for most retail investors to leverage and which leveraged ETFs look promising. Travis Miller, strategist for Morningstar Research Services, discusses how tech companies are looking to nuclear energy to fuel data centers’ surging demand.
Why Leverage Has a Debatable Reputation in Investing
Volatility Drag and Leveraged ETFs
Why Does Leverage Kill ETFs?
What Are ETPs?
A Better Way for Investors to Use Leverage in Their Portfolio
How Can Investors Add Leverage to Their Portfolio Without Volatility Drag?
Costs of Leveraged ETFs
How Most Investors Should Gain Exposure to Leverage
Do Leveraged ETFs Show Promise?
What’s Coming Up in the Markets?
How Much Energy Does a Data Center Need to Run?
Why Small Modular Reactors Could Be Key to Powering Data Centers
Are Carbon-Free Pledges Driving Companies Toward Nuclear Energy?
Which Utilities Companies Are Next to Sign Data Center Deals?
Is This Shift Toward Nuclear Energy Larger Than Just AI?
What to Look for in Utilities Companies’ Earnings
Utilities Stock Picks
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Subscribe to Morningstar's ETFInvestor Newsletter.
The AI Revolution Is Ready to Power Up. It Just Needs Electricity
Utilities: Falling Interest Rates, Growth Outlook Boosting Stocks
What to watch from Morningstar.
Apple Earnings Are on Deck. Will Apple Intelligence Help Drive iPhone Sales?
Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?
Inherited IRA Rules: What You Need to Know Before 2025
How to Find the Best Health Savings Account
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Worried About a Market Sell-Off? These 10 Funds Reduce Portfolio Risk
Investing Insights
03/14/25 • 12 min
Russ Kinnel, senior principal of ratings for Morningstar Research Services, researched which alternative, equity, and value funds could provide a good hedge during a market sell-off.
What is the Downside Capture Ratio?
Why Funds with A Low Downside Capture Ratio Make Good Diversifiers
How Does a Fund’s Maximum Drawdown Line Up with Its Downside Capture?
Why Savers Should Look for Low-Risk Investments
Floating-Rate Funds to Help Protect a Bond-Heavy Portfolio Against Interest-Rate Risk
Alternative Funds for Diversification
What is Arbitrage?
Large-Blend Funds to Help Preserve Capital
Defensive Large-Value Funds to Consider
A Small-Value Fund That Can Serve as a Good Diversifier
How Can Risk-Averse Investors Get Zero Downside?
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How to Diversify Away From Large-Growth Funds
How to Diversify Your Portfolio to Handle a Market Correction
3 Super Risky Low-Risk Funds
A Practical Test for Contrarian Investing: When Should You Go Against the Grain?
Where to Invest in 2025 and Beyond
5 Mistakes to Avoid With Your Investment Portfolio in 2025
Can Growth Stocks Keep Powering the Market Higher?
What to watch from Morningstar.
Gray Divorce: How to Avoid Triggering a Costly Tax Bill
Why the Bond Market Looks Brighter Than It Did in 2022
Where to Find Bargain Stocks in an Expensive Market
These 4 Dividend ETFs Strike the Right Balance for Income Investors
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Morningstar Investment Conference
Investing Insights
05/24/19 • 33 min
In this special edition of the podcast, we’ll focus on what managers and practitioners had to say at the 2019 Morningstar Investment Conference. Three fixed-income experts share their expectations for the bond market, J.P. Morgan’s Anne Lester discusses the risks facing young retirees, T. Rowe Price manager David Giroux reveals where he’s finding opportunities today, Franklin Templeton’s Sonal Desai provides her economic outlook, and Blackrock’s Holly Framsted discusses the value factor.

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03/25/22 • 29 min
In this week’s podcast, Susan Dziubinski and Megan Pacholok discuss risk in target-date funds, Christine Benz speaks with tax expert Ed Slott about qualified charitable distributions, Ed Slott tells you why you should review your estate plan, and Jake VanKersen compares Disney and Netflix stock.
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How to Retire: Consider a Retirement Bucket Portfolio Strategy
Investing Insights
10/09/24 • 22 min
Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, interviews financial experts about different aspects of retirement in ‘How to Retire,’ the companion podcast to her book of the same name. In this episode, Christine sits down with wealth manager Harold Evensky, who inspired Christine’s work in retirement portfolio bucketing.
How the Bucket Approach to Retirement Planning Helps Investors
How the Bucket Approach Helped Keep Clients Steady During Market Downturns
Benefits of Limiting Cash in Retirement Portfolios
Why Investors Should Avoid Too Many Retirement Buckets
Why Prioritizing Goals is Most Important for Retirement Planning
The Most Underrated Aspect of Retirement Planning
Overrated Discussions in Retirement Planning
Harold Evensky’s Transition from Work to Retirement
Key Takeaways
Hi, I'm Christine Benz from Morningstar and welcome to the How to Retire podcast. It's a companion to my book, which is also called How to Retire. Each episode will provide a bite-sized lesson about how to do some aspect of retirement well.
Many of you know that I frequently talk about the bucket approach to retirement portfolio construction. I was inspired to work on bucketing after talking to Harold Evensky nearly two decades ago, and I knew that I wanted to chat with Harold for this podcast. He is the founder of Evensky & Katz/ Foldes Wealth Management and a retired professor of practice of the Texas Tech University Personal Financial Planning Department. Harold and I talked about how he hit on the bucket strategy and used it with his clients.
More from Harold Evensky
Evensky & Katz / Foldes Wealth Management
Harold Evensky on The Long View: 'It's an Unmitigated Disaster'
Read more from Christine Benz.
How to Retire: Tips for Entering Retirement
Do You Need More Than 3 Buckets?
The Bucket Investor’s Guide to Setting Retirement Asset Allocation
Why Retirees and Investors Approaching Retirement Should Reduce Risk Today
Take This Simple Step As You Approach Retirement
7 Key Tasks for Investors Approaching Retirement
Read about topics from this episode.
Panicking About Market Volatility? Don’t Lose Money Chasing the Crowd
Watch more from How to Retire.
How to Retire: Know What ‘Enough’ Means in Retirement
How to Retire: Understand the Role of Working Longer
How to Retire: Stay Flexible with Your Retirement Spending
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How many episodes does Investing Insights have?
Investing Insights currently has 321 episodes available.
What topics does Investing Insights cover?
The podcast is about Economic, Ideas, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Independent, Investment, Podcasts, Finance, Trading, Business, Analysis, Advice and Stocks.
What is the most popular episode on Investing Insights?
The episode title 'How to Retire: Consider a Retirement Bucket Portfolio Strategy' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Investing Insights?
The average episode length on Investing Insights is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of Investing Insights released?
Episodes of Investing Insights are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Investing Insights?
The first episode of Investing Insights was released on Dec 7, 2018.
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