HonestMath.com Weighs In on Dave Ramsey’s Epic Meltdown Over the 4% Rule
David and Khalen Dwyer discuss HonestMath.com’s research proposing a conservative 4% annual withdrawal for a 30-year retirement–contradicting Ramsey’s long-standing advice of an 8% withdrawal rate. Khalen explains how Ramsey’s assumptions defy both…
The Worst IUL TikTok Video You’ve Ever Seen (Financial Malpractice on FULL Display)
David makes a clear preface: “If anyone ever tells you to cash out your 401k and put it all into an IUL, you’re to turn around and run the other way!” This episode addresses what David refers to as “the worst IUL TikTok video I’ve ever seen;…
Investing Fundamentals: Building Wealth for the Future
Learn the Fundamentals to Develop a Comprehensive Approach Effective financial planning and management can play a role in wealth building. A solid wealth-building strategy can help you prepare for potential financial emergencies and work towards a comfortable retirement. Many people don’t understand that to truly build wealth, you need to do more than just save the money you make — you need to develop a long-term investment strategy. Here’s a look at the investing fundamentals you should know.
How to Take SUSTAINABLE 8% Withdrawal Rates in Retirement (Not the Dave Ramsey Way)
One of the things Dave Ramsey is famous for is telling his audience that they can take sustainable 8% distributions from their stock market portfolios in retirement. David has two issues with this recommendation: it ignores reams of academic data on…
The Demographic Glitch That May Cause Your Taxes to Double
The Baby Boomer generation is well-known for being the product of the post-World War II baby boom, and for rejecting and redefining traditional values in many ways. However, did you know that the Baby Boomer generation also represents a “demographic glitch” in a way that is important to all of us? Allow me to explain. A Four-Letter Word and the Future of Our Economy On January 11, 2011, a CPA named David M. Walker appeared on national radio and made a grim prognostication: Based on the current fiscal path, future tax rates will have to double or our country […]
How to Become a Tax-Free Millionaire (with Tom Hegna)
David talks to Tom Hegna, an economist, author, and popular industry speaker considered by many to be the retirement income expert. David reveals how he learned about the unstable fiscal trajectory of the U.S. and why he wrote the book, “The Power of…
