Can You Relate to These Common Investment Challenges?
- Do you feel overwhelmed at times because there are so many investment options and you don’t know which ones are best for your portfolio?
- Are you frustrated because it seems everyone has an opinion about where markets are headed and how you should invest?
- Are you unsure who to believe and trust?
- How do you know if you have the right portfolio mix?
- Are there financial questions you’d like answered without having to hire a financial advisor?
That’s a lot to carry around. But we can share the load. Money for the Rest of Us Plus is for those who choose to manage their own investments. It provides the tools to overcome investment challenges, filter through the clutter, and make decisions. I know you don’t need a leader because you are not a follower. But you may want a guide for your financial journey.
How Money For the Rest of Us Plus Can Help You
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Better Investment Performance
Successful investors did not get that way because they can accurately predict the future. They are successful because they have a decision-making process that gives them confidence when others are panicking. Money for the Rest of Us Plus has the professional-grade portfolio tools you need to successfully manage your money, including model portfolios that can jumpstart your investing and guide you as you grow your net worth.
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Community
No more investing alone. As a Plus member, you will see how others, including me, navigate the same investment and financial challenges you face. You’ll see my personal portfolio and when I make changes. You’ll get your questions answered. You will become a better investor.
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Save Time, Gain Confidence
Get the critical insights you need to make prudent investment choices (including the hardest choice of all—to do nothing) without spending hours on research. Stay up-to-date by listening to the weekly member-only Plus podcast episodes and investment conditions updates. Or if you prefer, you can just read the reports and transcripts. Save time and gain confidence by accessing the same easy-to-understand tools I use to manage my own investments.
Tools to Help You Become A Better, More Confident Investor
1. Monthly Investment Conditions Report
The Money For the Rest of Us Plus Investment Conditions Report is where overall market conditions and their subcomponents such as valuations, economic trends, and the level of fear and greed in the market are rated RED, GREEN, or YELLOW. This report can help keep your emotions in check and when necessary adapt your portfolio allocation as conditions change. Check out this sample investment conditions report.
2. Portfolio Building Tools
- Five categories of model portfolios ranging from ultra-conservative to aggressive with specific ETF and fund holdings. Models include substitute holdings using commission-free ETFs and funds for account holders at Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab, and the Federal Thrift Savings Plan.
- Downloadable asset allocation model with 10-year expected return and risk assumptions for 24 asset classes to help you understand reasonable long-term expected rates of return given current market conditions.
- A detailed monthly snapshot of David’s investment portfolio including his asset allocation weights, holdings, and trades.
- Audio and video lessons on various asset classes, how to choose a portfolio, and how to implement and rebalance a portfolio.
3. Answers To Your Financial Questions
- Weekly premium Plus Podcast episode that provides analysis of members' portfolios, answers their questions and provides timely updates on investment conditions.
- Member forum to get your questions answered and interact with other Plus members.
4. A Mobile Optimized Investment Education Platform
- Convenient access to audio content via leading podcast apps using a personalized RSS feed or via the iOS and Android apps
- Early release each week of an ad-free version of the Money For the Rest of Us podcast.
- Exclusive access to transcripts for the podcast and Plus episodes.
What Money For the Rest of Us Plus Members Are Saying:
"Subscribing to Money For the Rest of Us Plus is one of the best investments I have ever made. The market conditions report and the weekly plus episodes provide me with the data I need to stay confident through rough times, or to tweak/protect my strategy when necessary, and ignore noise and emotional reactions." - Uzi Kilon, Plus Member
"I do not have an investing background and so Money For the Rest of Us Plus has provided me with both the needed introductory and advanced information. The materials on the site somehow simplified investing (although, I do now realize how hard it can be.) Also, the customer support has been fantastic; David is so responsive to Plus members." - Sharon Trocher, Plus Member
"The best money I have spent has been on becoming a Plus member." - Stephen Joyce, Plus Member
"David's focus on ensuring Money For the Rest of Us Plus members understands potential investment risks speaks volumes on his desire to provide a service that is focused on the customer. His passion for helping us understand the markets and invest wisely is greatly appreciated." - Philip Cameron, Plus Member
"I find that David’s philosophy and approach to managing investments resonate with me and is a useful guide for someone trying to manage their retirement assets. I especially appreciate the model portfolios and the expertise that David utilized to build them. As he suggests, I modify them to better fit my personal situation and believe the results are far better than what I would have developed on my own." - Kent Baggett, Plus Member
"The work on the Money For the Rest of Us model portfolios - providing different ones for various risk tolerances - is just terrific. Together with the background info on how they are put together, the multiple models provide an excellent outline of how to view portfolio construction, expected return and risk aversion." - Thomas Keane, Plus Member
"The Money For the Rest of Us Plus mission of providing the education and tools necessary to understand financial markets is exactly what I was looking for. I now feel confident when evaluating different options and searching for the tools I need to learn more." - Brad March, Plus Member
"I have received much more in value and confidence than my annual fee." - Ed Reed, Plus Member
"The main reason I continue with Plus membership is the monthly investment conditions reports. David does a great job of summarizing the key information and presenting it in a way that can be easily understood. Listening to his reports helps me to filter out a lot of the noise and conflicting opinions that you see in the media and helps me not to panic during temporary downturns!" - Deborah Hilton, Plus Member
"David's monthly investment conditions snapshots give me peace of mind and allows me to ignore all of the financial noise we are bombarded with on a daily basis." - Johnny Gabriele, Plus Member
"I find myself eagerly awaiting new Money For the Rest of Us Plus content." - Craig Roberts, Plus Member
"I enjoy the way David explains how markets and financial concepts work and how to apply common sense ideas to investing. David has a soothing style that interjects thought provoking ideas, concepts and entertaining stories on broader topics that intertwine with life and investing." - Max Wexler, Plus Member
"Your website design is fantastic and the information you are providing from all the resources gathered is really a boon to me." - Tom Whitaker, Plus Member
"I'm a new member of the Money For the Rest of Us Plus and love the service you are providing. It's an incredible value considering the amount of video & audio content." - Curt Bagley, Plus Member
Money For the Rest of Us Plus - A Trusted Guide To Manage Your Own Money
Tools to help you set your long-term asset allocation including 10-year asset class return and risk assumptions.
Five categories of model portfolios with specific ETF and fund holdings and weights ranging from Ultra-Conservative to Aggressive
Concise and simplified analysis of current market conditions that save you time including valuations, market internals, and economic and central bank trends
Candid insight into my own investment strategy, decisions, and holdings and the adjustments I make as the market environment changes
Unlimited access to over 250 Money For the Rest of Us Plus premium podcast episodes where I answer your questions on investing and personal finance
Member forum where you can get your investing questions answered.
Mobile app to access audio content and the ad-free version of the podcast.
Access to written transcripts for the podcast and Plus episodes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What will I get with my Money For the Rest of Us Plus membership?
A. The best way to get a sense of what is included with your Money For the Rest of Us Plus membership is to watch this introductory video.
Q. Who is the target market?
A. Money For the Rest of Us Plus is geared toward individuals who manage their own investment portfolios with an online broker and/or as part of a work-sponsored retirement plan. A typical member is between ages 25 and 65 and prefers to make their own investment decisions. They are portfolio and asset class focused and not interested in gimmicks or the latest hot stock picks. Members' portfolio sizes range from less than $100,000 to over $5 million. Money For the Rest of Us Plus is globally-focused and has members that live in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and other areas around the globe. Here is a demographic profile of Plus members.
Q. How often is new content added to Money For the Rest of Us Plus?
A. New content is added weekly. There is a new member-only Plus podcast episode every week. Additional content added throughout the month includes the investment conditions report and audio commentary, mid-month strategy update, portfolio profile with audio commentary, and additional video and audio lessons as needed. Model portfolios are monitored and updated on an ongoing basis. The long-term asset allocation assumptions are updated quarterly.
Q. How much content is currently on the Money For the Rest of Us Plus?
A. Money For the Rest of Us Plus opened in December 2014. Currently, there are over 250 audio lessons, video tutorials, and Plus episodes along with model portfolios, asset class return assumptions, monthly investment condition reports, and portfolio profiles. Upon joining Money For the Rest of Us Plus, new members receive an email series that serves as a tutorial to how the site is organized and highlights important content.
Q. Can I listen to the Plus episodes and other audio content on my mobile device or in my car while commuting?
A. Yes. Money For the Rest of Us Plus is optimized for mobile devices as more than 50% of members access content via their mobile phones or tablets. There is a member-only RSS feed for all audio content including the ad-free version of the regular podcast. There is also a Money for the Rest of Us Plus mobile app for iOS and Android.
Q. Does Money For the Rest of Us Plus contain model portfolios for individuals with different goals, life stages, and risk profiles?
A. Yes. The site contains five categories of model portfolios with specific ETF fund holdings weights ranging from Ultra-Conservative to Aggressive risk profiles. There are adaptive models that adjust based on market conditions and simple static models that do not change. Please note the model portfolios contain ETFs available to U.S. investors. The site also contains an asset allocation modeling spreadsheet so you can compare different asset allocation scenarios to evaluate their expected rates of return and risk of capital loss. Members can also download a spreadsheet to customize their own asset allocation using up to 24 asset classes.
Q. How do you decide what content to add to Money For the Rest of Us Plus?
A. Most of the content is based on member feedback and questions. This is your platform so my goal is to focus on adding content you find most helpful.
Q. Will I be able to see all your investment holdings?
A. No. But you will be able to see most of them. Some of my holdings are experiments so I wouldn't be comfortable knowing others are following my investment moves exactly. I share my overall asset allocation percentages, the allocation percentages of my liquid portfolio, the regional allocation of my stock portfolio, my top 10 to 15 equity holdings, and all of my bond holdings. I detail portfolio changes including my decision process as part of my effort to help you to make better investment decisions.
Q. Why does membership cost $300 per year?
A. Because I want to make my investment help affordable to you. The annual fees that I charged clients at my prior firm started at $50,000. My goal is to deliver way more value to you than what you pay. To put it in perspective, an annual subscription to Money For the Rest of Us Plus costs less than one credit hour at most U.S. 4-year colleges, which ranges from $230 to $1,150 according to the College Board.
Q. What are your cancellation and refund policies?
A. You can cancel your annual subscription anytime. You can also get a full refund if you cancel in the first 30 days by emailing me. No refunds are given after the first 30 days. You can cancel your monthly membership at any time.
Join Now To Secure Your Membership Spot
The number of Plus members is closely monitored to ensure the best experience for all members. The site frequently closes for new member enrollment. By joining now you will be able to lock-in an existing spot on the site and your membership price will never be increased.
Come Join Us!Important Disclosures
The Information and opinions contained Money For the Rest of Us are for educational purposes only. The Information does not consider the economic status or risk profile of any specific person.
The Information and opinions expressed should not be construed as investment/trading advice or investment recommendations and does not constitute an offer, or an invitation to make an offer, to buy and sell securities.
The Information and opinions contained on Money For the Rest of Us is for investment education and considered general communications in the form of an online financial newsletter / broadcast video and audio shown to the general public.
The model asset allocations and model portfolios on the site are hypothetical examples and not investment recommendations. Individuals who are considering applying the model asset allocations and model portfolios to their individual situations should consider their other assets, income, and investments such as home equity, individual retirement plan assets, savings accounts, and interest in other qualified and non-qualified plans.
The Information on Money For the Rest of Us was obtained from various sources. Darby Creek Advisors LLC does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such Information provided by third parties. Money For the Rest of Us and Darby Creek Advisors LLC assume no obligation to update this Information, or to advise on further developments relating to it.
Any return expectations provided for individual asset categories, model asset allocations, or model portfolio are not intended as, and must not be regarded as, a representation, warranty, or predication that an investment will achieve any particular rate of return over any particular time-period or those investors will not incur losses.