Episodes

  • Savings Bonds, "Coast FI," and Do I Need a Trust? (Your Questions)

    Savings Bonds, "Coast FI," and Do I Need a Trust? (Your Questions)
    Jul 17 2024
    On today's show we dive headfirst into the mailbag, and answer your excellent questions on every facet of investing, saving, and protecting your money: Do I need a trust? What should I do with these savings bonds? Should I take my money out of a 529 college savings plan? Can I stop saving money well before I retire? ...and LOTS more. We're excited to not only bring you those questions, plus our TikTok minute (wait until you hear THIS bride...), AND Doug's incredible trivia question. Plus, we may rail on too long about fake IDs (just to help parents know how to spot them, of course). FULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/investing-saving-and-protecting-your-money/ Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Better Investing Using an Ancient Philosophy (SB1546)

    Better Investing Using an Ancient Philosophy (SB1546)
    Jul 15 2024
    Does winning at investing mean that you need more information, a better rule set to follow, or better connections? Our guest today says that while those can be advantages, it's hard to "win" those games. However, there is one method which can help us easily increase our odds of becoming a better saver and investor. More good news? This method is available to us all. Our guest today says learning from the Stoics, philosophers from ancient times, we can easily beat the average investor and we can set ourselves up for life. If you're listening to SB for that reason, you're in a for a treat. Darius Foroux is not only one of our favorite bloggers (we've used his work several times as the centerpiece for our Friday roundtable chats between personal finance luminaries), he actually joins us today in the basement to help you become a wiser, stronger, and hopefully wealthier Stacker. In our headline segment, one saver says that he saved too much money into his 401k retirement plan. Huh? How does that even make sense? We'll chat about how to best save for retirement and also challenge you to think about how you save...and not just about the amount you're saving. We'll hear from a Stacker in need as well AND of course, save time for Doug's trivia question that you'll be talking about all day long. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://stackingbenjamins.com/money-and-philosophy-1546 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Cool Electric Vehicle! Can You Afford To Insure It?

    Cool Electric Vehicle! Can You Afford To Insure It?
    Jul 12 2024
    Insurance is a topic we all often avoid, with HUGE consequences. When disaster strikes we have either the wrong coverage or none at all. That's why we decided today to have some fun talking about how making better insurance decisions can truly improve your life. You may find yourself skipping down your street because you've either 1) saved money or 2) found better coverages for your situation. We'll chat about: Big picture about using the stuff you buy (ensuring that the purchase is actually "worth it"). How much insurance is "enough" When you can skip the insurance altogether Working with insurance brokers Adding riders to your policies Long term care...the mother of all insurance problems Pet insurance ...and LOTS more. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://stackingbenjamins.com/finding-better-insurance-1545 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.StackingBenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Fighting Insecurities, Building a Business, and Behind-The-Scenes of SB and Afford Anything (SB1544)

    Fighting Insecurities, Building a Business, and Behind-The-Scenes of SB and Afford Anything (SB1544)
    Jul 10 2024
    On today's special episode, Joe and Paula Pant (AffordAnything) dive behind the scenes to share key learnings from the Craft & Commerce conference in Boise, Idaho. Recording live from the Kit studios in downtown Boise, they share lessons learned about serving audiences, fighting fear, breaking through business insecurity, and much, much more. It's a wide-ranging discussion where you'll see behind-the-scenes of both brands, and hear about how two creators learn, build, and grow. You'll learn lots of takeaways about your own career, life, and (if you're an entrepreneur) brand that you can apply. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://stackingbenjamins.com/live-craft-and-commerce-conference-1544 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Your Retirement Tax Time Bomb Is Ticking Louder (SB1543)

    Your Retirement Tax Time Bomb Is Ticking Louder (SB1543)
    Jul 8 2024
    What do you do to diffuse the retirement time bomb? The government has a plan, and you won't like it. Joe was the emcee recently for maybe the biggest name in tax planning -- Ed Slott -- and his book launch event. We're replaying as our mentor segment today Joe's interview with Ed from that event because there are so many "a-ha" moments and good direction toward ensuring that your tax time bomb doesn't go off all over your retirement. In our headline, we talk about interest rates and the financial markets. How do you avoid chasing interest rates and instead focus on the big picture? Doug and OG dive into this topic. Plus, we take a call from Nicole, who wonders about her husband's stock options. We talk options, restricted shares, and planning. How do you ensure that you don't overpay taxes on these incentives but at the same time don't end up holding on to worthless options or with an underdiversified portfolio. This type of planning can be messy, so today we help you unwind it all. Of course, Doug shares his trivia and much, much more! FULL SHOW NOTES: Add show notes url here. Be sure to please include https://www at the beginning of the show notes url that makes it clickable on YouTube Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Should You Shut Up About All That Money You Make (or that you don't make)? SB1542 GREATEST HITS

    Should You Shut Up About All That Money You Make (or that you don't make)? SB1542 GREATEST HITS
    Jul 5 2024
    Is there anything worse than someone who brags about how much money they make? Many of us would say, "No." On the other hand how many people wish someone would be more transparent about how much they make so that we can emulate them better and maybe earn more ourselves? Today we cover that in the final installment of our greatest hits episode series. We're back next week with new shows! Here are the original show notes from December 10th, 2021: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/roundtable-1127/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • RE/MAX Cofounder Dave Liniger on Persistence, Breaking the Rules, and Creating the Next Big Thing: Stacking Deeds (SB1561)

    RE/MAX Cofounder Dave Liniger on Persistence, Breaking the Rules, and Creating the Next Big Thing: Stacking Deeds (SB1561)
    Jul 4 2024
    On today's show...what skill do you need to lead a group of people toward real estate success? Leadership! And man, do we have a leader here to teach you that skill...REMAX Co-founder, Dave Liniger. In our headlines, we chat about the state of airbnbs and if guests get the warm and fuzzies when they walk in. Plus, we’ll answer a call to Ruth's Rotary phone from Aimsley who wants to avoid being over-leveraged, under-leveraged or inter-leveraged-we've got answers. And of course, Neighbor Doug will pop in later with the property pop quiz. Have a question for the show? Head to StackingDeeds.net/voicemail Subscribe to the new show wherever you're listening to today's episode! Just type "Stacking Deeds" into your search function so you catch all of the latest shows the day they arrive (every Tuesday). Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The Surprising Secret to Leading People Effectively (SB1540)

    The Surprising Secret to Leading People Effectively (SB1540)
    Jul 3 2024
    Whether you're a current leader or aspiring to become one, today's leader, Rachael Robertson, has a story you'll need to hear. Tasked with leading an Australian team in Antarctica, Robertson had to make quick, decisive decisions in an environment where nobody was allowed to find refuge. Everyone had to find a way to work together immediately and without fail. How did she do it? You'll hear today how the employment of one simple (but not easy) technique helped her not only maintain control but help her group thrive in the harshest of environments. Of course, as always, this greatest hits episode also includes a headline, Doug's trivia question, and more. For details on those, here are the original show notes: Being Liked Is Overrated (with Rachael Robertson). Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins