The Investor Coaching Show with Paul Winkler

4 Million Americans Are Living Abroad. Here’s Why.

Paul and Evan get into a discussion about the 4 million Americans who have chosen to live abroad to stretch their dollars and experience a higher quality of life. Listen along to hear how it is going for these Americans and if we can expect to see this trend grow. Later in the episode, Paul and Evan find many people turning to AI instead of advisors for financial advice. Unfortunately, these investors don’t know how to prompt AI for the right kind of information, are asking the wrong questions, and are getting back bad information provided by financial companies' marketing firms.

 

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Musk’s Huge Payout Package/When You Need a Counselor and Not a Financial Planner

Paul and Evan hit a variety of topics in this episode, starting with Tesla’s future and Musk’s incentives to stay with the company, and then pivoting to a pet peeve of Paul’s: trying to use money to solve relationship problems. Listen along as these two advisors discuss innovation in business and why getting married shouldn’t be a financial decision, but rather a commitment between partners.

 

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First-Time Homebuyers: Don’t Be Afraid To Wait and Don’t Be Afraid To Start Small

The average first-time homebuyer is almost 40 now — up almost seven years since 2020. Paul and Evan discuss the challenges of being a first-time homebuyer in today's market and the shifting attitudes toward home ownership. Listen along as these advisors share the steps of purchasing your first home, some advice they have for people considering home ownership, and why first-time homebuyers shouldn’t be afraid to start small and wait until the time is right. 

 

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The Industry Wants You To Think They Have Market Experts Choosing the Best Companies

Paul and Evan continue a conversation they had last week about how the promises made by socialist governments are similar to those made by the investing industry. The industry wants you to believe that they have a group of experts who can choose the best companies for your portfolio. Listen along to hear why confident investors don’t trust the industry to gamble with their investments. Later in the episode, Paul shares a story about a famous fund manager who has repeatedly been wrong yet still has managed to get airtime. 

 

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Progress Comes Through Effort: Socialism vs. Capitalism

Progress comes through effort. Paul and Evan share an interview about how socialism is being marketed to people around the world as a cure for their problems. The problem is that when we look at socialist governments, they have not been good for the people they serve. Listen along to hear why capitalism can be a hard sell to people, but has so far proven to give the most opportunity to the most people. Paul shares that the way people get sold on bad investments is the same way people get sold on socialism through the belief that they can sidestep the work and get straight to the results. 

 

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Private Equity: The Industry's Newest Way to Overcharge for a Bad Product

The industry is looking to pull you into investments that let them charge you more fees to manage your portfolio. Private equity is making headlines this year and being sold as a unique opportunity for you to invest in the same things uber-wealthy investors do, but everyone fails to mention that this is similar to ESG investing, with lots of hype, lots of risk, and worse returns.

 

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A Gold Infomercial That Sounds Like Education, but Is Holding Back

Today, Paul shares an infomercial on gold that goes in-depth into bank runs and presidential executive orders, trying to convince you that gold has always been a strong investment. Listen along as Paul expands on this education to help you understand that they are priming you for a sale, not offering you financial advice out of the kindness of their hearts. Later in the episode, Evan brings up the latest attempt to push investors into crypto and explains why the house always wins in speculative investing.   

 

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Property Fraud: Learn About the Laws and Safeguards With Holly Hemmrich, Register of Deeds

Property fraud affects many property owners who don’t understand their rights or how to safeguard their ownership. Today, Paul invites Holly Hemmrich, Register of Deeds for Sumner County, to talk about how to properly own and safeguard your property, as well as insurance products to avoid, free resources for property owners, and how to spot scammers. 

 

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Watch Someone Teach an Advisor How To Manipulate Your Emotions

Paul wants you to know that one of the most dangerous things you can do is get into a room with an advisor who knows how to manipulate your emotions and sell you a product that gives them high commissions. Today, Paul shares a video where someone is teaching you how to sell annuities, right down to the words to say and body language to use to make you feel safe and consider the product. By learning these tactics, you can learn to spot the difference between financial help and sales.

 

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Cap-Weighted Funds Are Very Popular in the Industry. What Are They?

Today, Paul talks about cap-weighted funds, a popular method for trying to represent an area of the market through capitalization. Listen along to hear what these funds are, what capitalization means, and why companies call these funds diversified, but leave millions of investors mostly owning a few of America’s largest companies. 

 

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