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- 2 days ago57 min
Jim Dahle: Is Avoiding Taxes Costing You Money?
Today on the podcast, we welcome back Dr. Jim Dahle. Jim is a practicing ER physician, and he’s also the founder of The White Coat Investor, which is a financial education platform for healthcare professionals. The White Coat Investor includes a podcast, blog, conferences, and other educational resources. He is also the author of several books about money and investing, including his most recent, The White Coat Investor’s Guide to Asset Protection. One of the highlights from the episode was Jim’s explanation of how he shifted to become a “recovering optimizer” with his finances. We also liked his idea of creating a “20s fund” for your children as a way to shift part of their inheritance to an earlier point in life, and we found his discussion of his climbing accident to be impactful, particularly how the experience made him think about what really matters in life.Episode Highlights00:00:00 Introduction00:02:00 Managing Unexpected Portfolio Wealth00:03:37 When to Use Cash, Bonds, and TIPS00:13:02 Weighing Private Investment Trade-Offs00:22:58 Direct Indexing and Tax-Loss Harvesting00:27:02 Optimizers, Satisficers, and the “Too Hard Pile”00:33:43 Behavioral Biases and Teaching Kids About Money00:44:19 Lessons From Jack Bogle00:49:52 Finding What Matters After a Climbing AccidentMore From The Long ViewJean Chatzky: How to Create a Forever Paycheck for Retirement Andy Clarke and Nelson Wicas: Index Funds Aren’t Really Passive, and Other Lessons for Building a Better Portfolio Bill Yount: How Late Starters Can Find Financial Independence If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If you want more Morningstar podcasts, check out The Morning Filter and Investing Insi
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Joseph Moore: The Investments That Matter Most May Not Be in Your Portfolio
Our guest on the podcast today is Joseph Moore, a historian and author of the bestselling book, How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked & Didn’t, where he chronicles all of the various things Americans have tried to do to get ahead over three centuries. He’s also an investor who went from being an academic to funding a tech startup, buying land on the moon, founding a cryptocurrency, and owning dozens of investment properties. This was a really fun conversation where we covered a lot of ground about the history of financial advice in the US as well as Joseph’s own adventures in investing and money-making ventures. One of the really interesting things he said was that who you marry can be a strong indicator of financial success. We also enjoyed his discussion of the often overlooked role of women in household financial decision-making and found his take on what he calls the “despair industrial complex” especially thought-provoking.Episode Highlights00:00:00 Introduction00:01:41 Financial History and America’s ‘Go-Ahead’ Culture00:15:24 Wealth, Mobility, and the American Dream00:18:14 Fast Time, Career Risk, and Building Wealth00:24:38 The Rise of Financial Advising as a Profession00:35:34 Startups, Shorting Stocks, and Beating the Market00:41:15 When Bonds Historically Beat Stocks00:43:40 Marriage, Money, and Financial Success00:47:58 Failing Upward in Real EstateMore From The Long ViewRobin Wigglesworth: Why Bonds Are Behind Every Financial Boom and Bust Nick Maggiulli: Climbing the Wealth Ladder Erin Moriarity: My Dad Lost About $1.5 Million on Bad Investments. Here’s How to Avoid His Mistakes If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If you want more Morningstar podcasts, check out The Morning Filter and Investing Insights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago53 min
Mike Piper: Scammers Are Getting Smarter. Is Your Financial Security Keeping Up?
Our guest on the podcast today is Mike Piper. Mike is the author of several personal finance books, the latest of which is called Household Cybersecurity: A CPA’s Guide to Protecting Your Accounts and Personal Information. Mike also writes a wonderful blog called Oblivious Investor, and he’s developed a free tool exploring Social Security claiming decisions called Open Social Security. One thing we loved about the conversation with Mike and about Mike’s book is his attention to the interplay between cybercrimes and cognitive decline as we age. He has a lot of helpful tips for troubleshooting that issue. One of the really interesting points he made was that financial problems can actually be an early warning sign of cognitive decline for an older parent or other family member. Mike shared simple, helpful tips that are easy to implement, including why you should create a guest network that’s separate from your main network at home, and how that can improve your cybersecurity.Episode Highlights00:00:00 Introduction00:02:41 Why Cybercrime Is Increasing00:04:10 How AI Is Making Scams More Convincing00:08:25 How to Spot Cyber Fraud00:15:21 How to Create Stronger Passwords00:19:25 Multifactor Authentication and Passkeys00:33:27 How to Secure Devices and Home Networks00:36:53 Are Bank or Investment Accounts Safer?00:39:21 Can Financial Problems Signal Cognitive Decline?00:45:24 When to Bring in a Financial ProfessionalMore from The Long ViewDana Anspach: Don’t Let Fear Ruin Your Retirement Erin Moriarity: My Dad Lost About $1.5 Million on Bad Investments. Here’s How to Avoid His Mistakes Jean Chatzky: How to Create a Forever Paycheck for Retirement If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If you want more Morningstar podcasts, check out The Morning Filter and Investing Insights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago52 min
Spencer Look and Jack VanDerhei: The Assumptions That Can Put Your Retirement at Risk
Today, we’re happy to welcome two guests from the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies. Spencer Look is the associate director of retirement studies and public policy for Morningstar, and Jack VanDerhei is the director of retirement studies and public policy. Jack previously worked as the research director at the Employee Benefit Research Institute from 1996 through 2022. Spencer and Jack both produce a lot of really helpful research on retirement outcomes, Social Security reform, and retirement policy. One of the highlights was their more balanced take on whether there’s really a retirement crisis in the US. We hear a lot of really dire warnings about that, so we appreciated their perspective on where there’s room for improvement, as well as data on things that aren’t quite as bad as some people might have us believe. You won’t be surprised to hear that we really enjoyed the discussion about long-term care. Spencer and Jack have both concluded that the retirement planning community has underrated long-term care as a risk factor for people’s retirement plans.Episode Highlights00:00:00 Introduction00:02:52 Modeling US Retirement Outcomes00:07:06 Is There a Retirement Crisis?00:11:17 Evaluating Retirement Policy Reform00:14:49 Planning for Social Security Changes00:18:01 Access, Auto‑Enrollment, and Accumulation00:21:14 How the Saver’s Match Works00:30:52 Turning Savings Into Retirement Income00:34:45 Planning for Long-Term-Care Costs and LongevityMore from The Long ViewJean Chatzky: How to Create a Forever Paycheck for Retirement Dana Anspach: Don’t Let Fear Ruin Your Retirement Jamie Hopkins and Bonnie Treichel: Why You Can’t Set and Forget a Retirement Plan If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If you want more Morningstar podcasts, check out <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/podcasts/the-morning-filter" target="_bl
- Oct 6, 202649 min
Erin Moriarity: My Dad Lost About $1.5 Million on Bad Investments. Here’s How to Avoid His Mistakes
Our guest on the podcast today is Erin Moriarity. Erin is the originator of the Erin Talks Money channel on YouTube, where she explains personal finance and retirement planning concepts with easy-to-understand videos. Erin received her bachelor’s degree in business at Northern Michigan University and completed the Certified Financial Planner program at The Ohio State University. We loved hearing about Erin’s thought process on providing financial information to people who weren’t being well-served by traditional financial advice models. Erin also explained why people shouldn’t worry too much about Social Security benefits going away due to lack of funding, and the value of working with an advisor later in life, even if you’re a do-it-yourself investor.Episode Highlights00:00:00 Introduction00:01:21 Early Financial Education00:04:14 Bringing Financial Advice to the Middle Class00:14:16 Rethinking Conventional Retirement Wisdom00:19:07 Psychology of Saving to Spending00:20:59 Planning for Long-Term-Care Costs00:26:53 Can You Count on Social Security?00:32:20 Annuities and Protecting Your Finances as You Age00:42:05 Lessons From Financial MistakesMore from The Long ViewStefan Sharkansky: The Retirement Rule That Leaves Too Much Money Behind Brett Arends: Worried About Outliving Your Money? There’s an Answer Jean Chatzky: How to Create a Forever Paycheck for Retirement If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If you want more Morningstar podcasts, check out The Morning Filter and Investing Insights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 29, 20261h 8m
Robin Wigglesworth: Why Bonds Are Behind Every Financial Boom and Bust
Today’s guest on The Long View is Robin Wigglesworth. Robin is the editor of the Financial Times finance blog, Alphaville. He’s also the author of Trillions, which is the definitive book on the past, present, and future of passive investing. Robin’s joining us today to discuss his latest book, A Fabulous Debt, which is a history of the bond market. The history of the bond market is marked by war, peace, market mania featuring a very colorful cast of characters, and so much more. Robin is such a brilliant writer that he really brings every aspect of a history to life. One of the highlights of the show was when he was talking about the huge amount of capital spending we’re seeing in artificial intelligence and how it parallels the railroad boom in the 19th century. He made the point that debt-fueled capital spending sprees tend to end quite badly, although the scale of capital investment in AI this time around is still quite a bit smaller. As Robin points out, history rarely repeats, but often rhymes, and we might be living through one of those rhyming moments today.Episode Highlights00:00:00 Why the History of Bond Market Matters00:09:38 Venice and the Birth of Bonds00:16:34 How Britain Shaped America’s Financial System00:24:48 The Poyais Bond Scam00:30:13 Railroad Capex and AI Spending00:37:08 Jay Cooke and The Father of Junk Bonds00:41:55 The Rise of Credit Ratings00:47:07 How Bond Markets Replaced Banks00:57:11 How Much Debt Can the US Carry?More From The Long ViewWade Pfau: Higher Bond Yields Are a Plus for Retirees Ben Carlson: Exploring Risk and Reward Jeremy Grantham: ‘Almost Everything Looks More Attractive Than the US Equity Market’ If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If you want more Morningstar podcasts, check out The Morning Filter and Investing Insights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 22, 202649 min
Elliott Appel: Caring for My Father Put My Life on Pause for 7 Years. Here’s What I Learned
Our guest on the podcast today is Elliott Appel. He’s a financial planner and the founder of Kindness Financial Planning. He’s also an author. His latest book is called How to Help Your Parents As They Age: A Financial Planner’s Guide to Caregiving, which chronicles his father’s last years and the key lessons he learned along the way. He’s also co-host of his own podcast called the ME and Money Podcast. We really loved this conversation because Elliott provided so many tangible tips that people can use to help their parents, and his personal story really provides a lot of color.We’d love to hear what you think about The Long View podcast. Please take a moment to share your feedback—thanks for listening! Episode Highlights00:00:00 Introduction00:01:23 Financial Planning Through Life Transitions00:03:22 Appel’s Journey Planning for His Father00:08:45 How an Eldercare Consultant Can Help00:13:03 Estate Planning and Choosing the Right Power of Attorney00:17:05 Guardrails for Aging Parents’ Finances00:24:43 Put Parents on Your Cellphone Plan00:27:17 Navigating Healthcare, Housing, and Care Transitions00:33:59 Managing Caregiver Stress and Burnout00:43:31 Rethinking Aging and Death in the USMore From The Long ViewBeth Pinsker: Lessons From ‘My Mother’s Money’ Kathleen Rehl: Helping Widows and the Advisors Who Serve Them Sally Balch Hurme: Getting Your Affairs in Order as You Get Older If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If you want more Morningstar podcasts, check out The Morning Filter and <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/podcasts/investing-insights" target=
- Sep 15, 202652 min
Jeff Ptak: The Simple Secret to Becoming a Better Investor
Our guest on the podcast today is Jeff Ptak. He’s a longtime Morningstar employee and currently serves as managing director for Morningstar Research Services. He originally joined Morningstar back in 2002 as a senior mutual fund analyst. Jeff was one of the original two co-hosts of this podcast and regularly posts his thoughts on Morningstar.com, Substack, X, and LinkedIn. Ptak’s work really focuses on investor outcomes. One of the highlights from the podcast today was when Ptak talked about how such a small number of stocks tend to generate a disproportionate amount of the market returns and what that means for diversified actively managed funds. He also discusses what target-date funds get right for investors, as well as what some of them may be missing.We’d love to hear what you think about The Long View podcast. Please take a moment to share your feedback—thanks for listening! Episode Highlights00:00:00 Mind the Gap and Investor Behavior 00:08:15 Crypto ETFs and Timing Mistakes 00:11:44 Active Funds and Letting Winners Run 00:23:11 Improving Investor Outcomes Through Lower Costs 00:30:20 Private Markets, SpaceX, and 401(k) Risks 00:34:26 Thematic ETFs, Speculation, and Fun Money 00:38:51 Market Timing Myths and Portfolio Construction 00:42:27 Is Tech’s Dominance Sustainable? More From MorningstarRead: Mind the Gap 2026 Leyla Kunimoto: Why Investors in Private Markets Need a Louder Voice Will Danoff: ‘Be Very Careful of Unprofitable Companies’ Don Phillips: Encouraging Better Outcomes for Investors If you have a comment or a guest idea, please email us at TheLongView@Morningstar.com. Follow Christine Benz (@christine_benz) and Ben Johnson (@MstarBenJohnson) on X, and Christine Benz, Amy Arnott, and Ben Johnson on LinkedIn. Visit Morningstar.com for new research and insights from Christine, Ben, and Amy. Subscribe to Christine’s weekly newsletter, Improving Your Finances. If
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