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Broadcast Date: December 18, 2012 Topic: Workman’s Comp Hosts: Steve and Cynthia Click the play button to listen to this show:

Broadcast Date: December 17, 2012 Topic: Investing for the Future,With a Spin Hosts: Cynthia, Karen and Rich Click the play button to listen to this show:

Broadcast Date: December 14, 2012 Topic: Healthcare Costs & Living Longer Hosts: Steve and Cynthia Click the play button to listen to this show:

Broadcast Date: December 13, 2012 Topic: Melcher & Prescott Hosts: Steve and Cynthia Click the play button to listen to this show:

Today’s Podcast is:  Why is asset Allocation So Confusing…Part 1 By Steven Albrecht Why is Asset Allocation So Confusing Part 1

What is strategic investing, and how does it differ from tactical investing? Strategic investing is investing for long-term needs. It looks at the world in terms of structures and institutions, and invests in those areas that respect property rights, the rule of law, and that allow capital to flow freely. It understands that small companies, troubled companies, and junior claims on cash flow are more risky, and so their returns are more volatile. But if the investor […]

241 years ago, Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington on the plains of Yorktown, Virginia. 10,000 British troops were captured, effectively ending the Revolutionary War. Tradition has it that during the formal surrender ceremonies, the British band played the ballad, “The World Turned Upside Down.” Has asset management turned upside down? The riskiest assets are deemed safe, and the safest are certifiably risky. Cash, considered the safest of safe havens, is losing value relative to inflation. Inflation […]

Is the economy giving us a head-fake? Back in the Cretaceous Era, I played a little football. And one of the first moves I learned was a ball-carrier’s head fake. When approaching a defender, a ball-carrier will look and lean in one direction, then change at the last minute. If the defender has been watching the carrier’s head, he’ll be deceived and miss his tackle. For in 2010 and 2011, the economy gave investors a head-fake. Initial […]

Lost in the debate over how the looming fiscal cliff might affect taxes on the rich and cuts in defense spending is a little-followed portion of the Bush tax cuts: the child tax credit. Unless Congress renews the law, the $1000 refundable tax credit is scheduled to be cut in half at year-end. The child tax credit is one of those rare Washington accomplishments: a left-right compromise. Conservatives like the credit because it reduces taxes and supports […]

Is our financial system too complex? With LIBOR scandals, commodity-broker fraud, and big bank bailouts still making the news, many people are saying, “Stop the financial system, I want to get out!” But exiting our current financial system just isn’t practical. Sure, you could move off the grid, raise your own wheat, and exit the cash economy, but that’s all you would do. Moving back to an 18th century lifestyle would mean moving back to an 18th […]

Broadcast Date: March 13, 2012 Topic: Money Basics Guest: Just Steve and Cynthia

Broadcast Date:  January 23, 2012 Topic: Medical Records Guest:   Bruce Albrecht

Broadcast Date:  January 18, 2012 Topic: Cyber Safety with Intellectual Property Guest:  Steve and Cynthia

Broadcast Date:  January 17, 2012 Topic: European Debt Crisis Guest:  Steve and Cynthia