Saving Money

Washington’s Lust For Your Retirement Savings

This week David talks about a very important subject. Washington’s lust for Americans’ retirement savings. The recent Cyprus bank crisis has made everyone (or at least those who have saved their money) keenly aware that something like this could happen to them. Tune… (Read more)

The 4% Rule Is Dead, Will You Outlive Your Money?

This week, David is joined by John Little to discuss an important topic. David and John talk about a recent published study titled “The 4 Percent Rule is Not Safe in a Low-Yield World.” The study argues that advisers make a grave mistake in basing their… (Read more)

Big Subsidies = Big Banks

“Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin – it just doesn’t work.” Allan Maultzer, economist. “The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.” Herbert Spencer, English philosopher. So what… (Read more)

I’m From the Government and I’m Here To Help With Your 401K

Many in Washington see our investment accounts not as the expressions of well-planned, disciplined decisions but as untapped reservoirs of wealth they can drain to fix the problems that they caused. Is the same federal government that has Social Security… (Read more)

Money and Banking

David spends some time talking about the need to understand economics and banking. “Where did the money come from? It came, and this is the most important single thing to know about modern banking-it came out of thin air. Commercial… (Read more)

The Creature from Jekyll Island: The Federal Reserve Is Born

Think the creation of money is a boring subject? Think again! Just how much do you know about that Federal Reserve Note that’s in your wallet? The American Heritage Dictionary defines fiat money as “paper money decreed legal tender, not backed… (Read more)