Episode 352: Practical Advice On Investing In Gold, The Varying Value Of Education And Getting Your Generosity Matched

07/18/24 • 37 min

In this episode we answer emails from Judy, Steve and MyContactInfo. We discuss a recent offer by The Financial Quarterback podcast to match donations the the Father McKenna Center (yay!), why you should buy gold ETFs and NOT physical gold, Cartman and Kyle, and the varying value of education depending on the individual.
Links:
Father McKenna Center Donation Page -- Remember to mention "The Financial Quarterback match" in new donations: Donate - Father McKenna Center
ETF Database -- Gold ETFs: Gold ETF List (etfdb.com)
Listener John's Gold ETF link: 9 low cost physical Gold ETFs for portfolio parity - SmartMoneyToolbox
GLD FAQs: FAQs > USA > SPDR Gold Shares (GLD). Bringing the gold market to investors

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Episode 351: The GOVT Fund, Retirement Resources, The Socratic Method And Portfolio Reviews As Of July 12, 2024

In this episode we answer emails from Brian, Wendy, and Midas. We discuss the bond fund GOVT and how it fits or doesn't fit in portfolio construction, some basics about IRA conversions and retirement resources (podcasts and groups), and follow up on Episode 340 with a discussion on our pedagogical approach, the pluses and minuses of the Socratic Method and tilting at logical fallacies.
And THEN we our go through our weekly portfolio reviews of the seven sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio.
Additional links:
Morningstar Analysis of GOVT: GOVT – Portfolio – iShares US Treasury Bond ETF | Morningstar
Big Picture Retirement Podcast About IRA Conversions: When Roth IRA Conversions Go Too Far (bigpictureretirement.com)
Andy Panko YouTube Topical Playists: Retirement Planning Education - YouTube
Link to Retirement Planning Education Facebook Group (and other materials): Retirement Planning Education Facebook group
Retirement Answer Man Podcast: A Top Retirement Podcast, with over 8 Million Downloads — The Retirement Answer Man® (rogerwhitney.com)
Retirement & IRA Show: Podcasts Archives - The Retirement and IRA Show
Trogdor (Just Because): Trogdor Song (youtube.com)

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Episode 353: Our Annual Rebalancing Episode And Portfolio Reviews As Of July 19, 2024

In this final episode of Season Four we discuss the concepts of rebalancing and reallocating in all their glory and go through the planned annual rebalancings for four of the sample portfolios in excruciating detail. We also discuss all of the assets and allocations in the Risk Parity Ultimate portfolio and which ones we actually own in real life.
And we go through our weekly portfolio reviews of all eight of the sample portfolios you can find at Portfolios | Risk Parity Radio.
Additional link:
Father McKenna Center Donation Page -- Remember to mention "The Financial Quarterback match" in new donations: Donate - Father McKenna Center

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