The Investor Coaching Show with Paul Winkler

Watch Out for Payment App Scams

Most people are used to using services like PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle to pay their friends, family and even contractors, but these services are susceptible to fraud and are not as secure as other bank transactions. Today, Paul tells a horror story about a couple paying 10s of thousands of dollars to their pool contractor on Zelle only to find out that his email account was hacked and that the money was gone. Listen along to as Paul discusses some of the red flags you can be watching out for with payment app scams.

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Independence Day 2024: Understanding FINANCIAL Independence (Part 2)

What is financial independence? Everyone seems to want it, but it isn’t easy to get. Paul steps out for the holiday weekend and the team from the Goodlettsville office step in to celebrate Independence Day and talk about financial independence. Listen along as Michael Sharpnack (ChFC®, RICP®), Jim Wood (CFP®), and Chad Henson (CFP®,ChSNC®, CRPC®), help you understand what financial freedom means to you, how you can make a plan to achieve it, and how the industry twists the idea of financial freedom to sell you products that aren’t worth the risk.

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Independence Day 2024: Understanding FINANCIAL Independence (Part 1)

What is financial independence? Everyone seems to want it, but it isn’t easy to get. Paul steps out for the holiday weekend and the team from the Goodlettsville office step in to celebrate Independence Day and talk about financial independence. Listen along as Michael Sharpnack (ChFC®, RICP®), Jim Wood (CFP®), and Chad Henson (CFP®,ChSNC®, CRPC®), help you understand what financial freedom means to you, how you can make a plan to achieve it, and how the industry twists the idea of financial freedom to sell you products that aren’t worth the risk.

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Inherited Assets: How to Avoid Mishandling the Financial Legacy of a Loved One

Inheriting assets from loved ones can bring on a combination of emotional and financial decisions. Unfortunately, this can make it harder to make the right choice. Today, Paul lists all of the most common inherited assets and common mistakes people make with them. Later in the episode, Paul talks about why fear around the US dollar is usually misinformation and why a country’s trade position suffers when their currency weakens against the dollar.

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The Best Performing Asset Category in Q2 Is Likely Missing From Your 401(k)

Q2 is over and Paul shares the best performing asset class of the quarter. The problem is that this asset class is one of the best performing in the long-term and is completely looked over by 401(k) plans. Paul does a deep dive into the advantages and disadvantages of your employers retirement options and helps you build a plan that fills in the gaps. Later in the episode, Paul explains why inflation alone is enough of a reason to avoid annuities

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Election Season 2024: The Market Already Knows That This Presidential Race Is Going to Be Rough

Today, Paul spends a moment debriefing from an unusual presidential debate that has created a week of political turmoil for both sides. Paul urges investors to tune out any speculation about big market moves this election season. The truth is that the markets already know what you and I know—that this presidential race is going to be a rough one. Don’t let the industry use this common knowledge to move your money around and profit off of you. Listen along as Paul shows just how markets don’t follow politics. Later in the episode, Paul talks about a few companies who are making plans to mass produce flying cars and how huge technological innovations usually sneak up on consumers.

 

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Paul Agrees: "The Annuity Industry Is Prone to Scams." Here's How It Happens.

Paul finds an article claiming that investors are avoiding annuities at their own peril. The reality is that annuities had record sales in 2022 and are extremely misunderstood financial products. After some deeper digging, Paul has to talk about how the insurance industry has crept into our financial education system—placing insurance salespersons on the boards of accredited universities—and has been grooming students to assume annuity products are the best options for investment who are afraid of running out of money. Later in the episode, Paul addresses a listener who is worried about the Quantum Financial System and the safety of money in banks. 

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"The Top Stocks of Top Managers" — Educated Investors Don’t Take the Bait

No one wants anything less than the best investments and the best advisors possible. This week, Paul finds an article about the top 10 stocks successful managers recommend. Listen along as Paul breaks down the premise of this whole article and explains why educated investors know better than to chase the “best” products, stocks, and funds. Later in the episode, consumers flock to Costco to buy gold, but does anyone understand how the taxes work when they sell it?

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How Do Other Firms Feel About Annuities?

Paul covers some of his biggest gripes about the insurance industry selling investment products and addresses a listener who noticed other big firms have started openly speaking against annuity products as well. Listen along as Paul shares that some firms genuinely discourage annuity products out of the best interest of investors while others rail on annuities because they don’t specialize in selling them and want to push you into the products they do sell. Later in the episode, a study reveals that most people over the age of 50 are not confident about retirement. Paul shares why it might be a good idea to only contribute to your 401(k) up to the match and to look at IRAs after that. 

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Here’s How to Vet a Continuing Care Facility

Considering selling your home to find a situation that better meets your needs in retirement is a big decision. Today, Paul shares a story of a man who lost his $145,000 deposit from a continuing care facility that went bankrupt. Paul stresses that many people enter these facilities from a position of financial weakness and it's hard to understand the risks. Paul brings an article with some excellent tips for vetting a continuing care facility so that you can feel more confident when making this life changing financial decision. 

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