Financial Focus Radio Show

Mar 03 2025 134 ep. 78 mins 19

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Financial Focus Radio Show is a weekly radio show broadcast in Oregon's Bend, Eugene, and John Day radio markets aiming to bring retail investors insight into the financial services industry.

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Howard Marks on Bubble Watch, International Stocks, Rebalancing, and Common Retirement Myths (3.1.25)

Mar 03 2025 78 mins

This week's show covers Howard Marks' imfamous Bubble Watch memo, international developed market stocks, when you should rebalance, and common retirement myths.

Private Equity: Caveat Emptor, Finding the Right Trustee, Diversifying Concentrated Stock (2.22.25)

Feb 24 2025 78 mins

This week's show covers private equity coming for your 401k, finding the right trustee, diversifying a concentrated stock position, interval funds, and more!

Safe Withdrawal Rates, Investing at a Bank, Gifting, and Large Cap Stocks (2.15.25)

Feb 18 2025 78 mins

This week's show covers the latest updates on safe withdrawal rates, whether you should trust a bank with your investments, gifting, large-cap stocks, and more!

Conflicts of Interest, IRA Mistakes to Avoid, Return to Normal Yield Curve (2.8.25)

Feb 10 2025 78 mins

This week's show covers IRA mistakes to avoid, conflicts of interest in financial advice, why you have so many accounts, and the normalizing yield curve.

Places to Never Invest, This Time Isn't Different, Creating an Income Plan (2.1.25)

Feb 03 2025 78 mins

This week's show covers places to never invest, annuities, this time isn't diferent, creating a retirement income plan, and reaching for yield.

Risk-on, The Demise of International Investing, and Fund Selection (1.25.24)

Jan 27 2025 76 mins

This week's show covers the unbridled risk-on trade, automated investing, the decline of international investing, and how to choose an index.

Sources of Investment Return (Selling Yield), Time to do something about Bonds, and Insurance "Investments" (1.18.25)

Jan 21 2025 78 mins

This week's show covers insurance products sold as investments, sources of return: yield vs. capital appreciation, time to do something about your bonds, and more retirement rule changes for 2025.

Bond Bombs in Your Portfolio, 2025 Retirement Changes, Saving More in 2025 (1.11.25)

Jan 13 2025 77 mins

This week's show covers newly-implemented 2025 retirement changes, the bond bombs in your portfolio, donor advised funds, and saving more.

2024 Year-End and Best-Of (1.4.2025)

Jan 06 2025 77 mins

This week's show covers 2024 year-end and best-of.

2024 Year-End Recap, Private Investments Invading your Portfolio, and Book Recommendations (12.28.24)

Jan 06 2025 77 mins

This week's show covers the performance of various asset classes in 2024, alternatives' invasion of your portfolio, our book recommendations, emails, and more!