The Rational Reminder Podcast Ep. 29 – Clearing Up the Holiday Back-Up: Podcast Housekeeping and Round Up

Global markets show considerable local variation and investors can expect higher risk adjusted returns from international diversification (with one exception).

If you’re hoping I’m going to tell you how to successfully pick winning stocks, you might as well shift your attention elsewhere. Instead, I’m going to show you the evidence on just how risky it is to even try.

It’s hard not to feel a little depressed when you pick up the newspaper or switch on the TV news these days. There seems to no end to the trouble in the world. From the latest antics in Washington to tensions with China to the Brexit mess to riots in France to the lack of progress on climate change, the problems just seem to keep piling up.

If there’s an overnight success story to be savored from 2018, it would be Vanguard’s Asset Allocation ETFs. Since their launch earlier this year, their combined assets under management have already exceeded $800 million. What’s not to like about gaining access to a low-cost, self-rebalancing globally diversified portfolio with the click of a mouse?

This is Episode 24 of the Rational Reminder podcast, with Cameron Passmore and Benjamin Felix.

Another year is essentially over, but there is still time to get a couple financial items off your to do list before the year end. While there are lots of things to do when it comes to personal finance, there are a few that are time sensitive and have annual deadlines. Here are some items you’ll want to check off your list before December 31st.

This is Episode 23 of the Rational Reminder Podcast, with Cameron Passmore, Benjamin Felix and very special guest, Glenn Cooke.

In this bonus episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast, Benjamin Felix and special guest Robert Little briefly discuss the Yield Curve.

In my last post, I shared four “qualifying” questions you can use to determine whether a financial advisor is a good fit for your needs. As we continue with our “Best of No Dumb Questions” series, let’s review five more questions to ask a financial advisor, to help you further narrow the field.

What do diets and owning a home have in common? Well, the way we struggle with diets and exercise actually says something about whether you should rent or buy your home.