The Investor Coaching Show with Paul Winkler

Today Paul and Ira talk briefly about how 1031 exchanges are a tax benefit that can keep people stuck in real estate investing. The reality is that real estate ownership is a job and there are times when it makes sense to quit the job and move on to something else. Listen along as these advisors talk about how trying to make smart investing decisions can actually lead you away from

In a two-part episode, Paul interviews Dr. John Kennedy from Trevecca University. Dr. Kennedy began his career as an accountant and now teaches research methods, statistical analysis, and psychological testing classes as a member of Trevecca’s counseling department and practicing national certified counselor. Paul and John talk about the importance of psychology and mental health

In a two-part episode, Paul interviews Dr. John Kennedy from Trevecca University. Dr. Kennedy began his career as an accountant and now teaches research methods, statistical analysis, and psychological testing classes as a member of Trevecca’s counseling department and practicing national certified counselor. Paul and John, talk about the importance of psychology and mental healt

What age did you start investing? Paul teaches a personal finance class at Trevecca, and this was one of many questions he wasn’t able to answer in time. This question starts Paul and Ira on a great conversation about their first experiences with investing and selling investment products. Listen along as Ira shares his first experiences in the industry and Paul shares a guiding p

Actively managed portfolios usually have high fees and are full of strategies that lower the diversification of your investment and engage in market timing and speculation. As a result, the industry has another product for the more conservative investor – index funds. There are more than 3 million index funds available on the market in 2024. They are sold as a great way to captur

Actively managed portfolios usually have high fees and are full of strategies that lower the diversification of your investments and engage in market timing and speculation. As a result, the industry has another product for the more conservative investor — index funds. There are more than three million index funds available on the market in 2024. They are sold as a great way to c

Paul and Ira talk about an article from the Federal Trade Commission about scammers using QR codes to steal your personal information. After Paul received a piece of mail with a QR code on it last week that seemingly offered a deal on something if he scanned it, he warns that these codes can be used for more than just easy access to a website. Later in the episode, Paul talks about

The whole premise behind Target Date Funds is that investors only need to choose a date they want to retire and then check out of the investing process. What’s worse is that all the major companies market these products as long term investment, but barely include any of the asset categories that have historically performed the best over long periods of time. Today, Paul and Ira t

Paul was mentioned on the radio early this week by Matt Murphy who pretty accurately characterizes Paul’s thoughts on crypto in your portfolio: you shouldn’t have any. Paul wants to set the record straight because he’s heard some misinformation about his thoughts on crypto. He likens having crypto in your portfolio to having arsenic in your diet — it’s just not a good ide

After a few years of inflation, CD interest rates have risen up to around 5%. This has an investor asking Paul why he would take the risk to invest in market segments with historic 5% returns, like international companies, when he could just recommend CDs instead. Paul explains why you can’t compare the average return of international stocks over 20+ years to the return of CDs fo