Category: podcast

After seeing what happened in 2008, Doug has been interested in creating films that can move the needle for society, specifically topics like the national debt, exercise, education, healthcare, and finances. In 2009, David Walker produced the landmark…

The best way to pay for long term care protection is by way of a permanent life insurance policy. If you die peacefully in your sleep 30 years from now someone is still getting a death benefit. You are better off dying than requiring long term care,…

The audio version of the Volatility Shield won’t be released for another three weeks, so David gives you a sneak peek at the opening chapter of the book. The story opens with Jack driving down the highway preparing to leave his life behind and start…

Every once in a while an advisor will attempt to elevate the LIRP by diminshing the Roth IRA. They may, for example, say that the Roth IRA has some inherent limitations, including income limitations–if you make too much money or too little…

With a Roth IRA you have income limitations. At a certain amount of income, the amount you can put into a Roth IRA begins to reduce and at $203,000 in yearly income you can no longer do a Roth IRA. This is problematic for people that have a lot of…

The 4% Rule says that when you retire there is a finite amount of money you can pull out of your portfolio per year if you want your money to last your life expectancy. Based on Monte Carlo simulations, that number is 4%. If you take more than 4% out…

The first type of LIRP is Whole Life. It goes back to the very beginning of life insurance and is designed to last you your whole life. You contribute money to your account and that money grows in a predictable way, earning anywhere from 3-5%. Because…

The whole Power of Zero paradigm is predicated on tax rates being much higher in the future than they are today. If you don’t believe that, the Power of Zero paradigm is not one you’re likely to warm up to. Step one is to recognize that taxes will…

Anyone can do a Roth conversion. You need to have money in an IRA. There are no income limitations. The question comes down to how much tax you want to pay. Do you feel like your tax bill will be lower or higher if you were to postpone the payment of…

The basic gist of the fiscal gap is that the publicly stated national debt is $20 trillion which is more than enough to cripple our economy, but that’s not the whole picture. The fiscal gap is the difference between everything that we’ve promised…