How we measure wealth, riches, abundance, and well-being is more important today than ever. Topics covered include: How late 18th century philosophers Adam Smith and the Earl of Lauderdale defined wealth and the role of capital. Why they worried about income inequality and excess profits What led to the dramatic increase in life expectancy and wealth in the 20th and 21st centuries How a long life expectancy and well-being can be attained at much lower levels of wealth Why … [Read more...]
300: Ray Dalio and the Changing World Order
What are the forces that lead to the rise and fall of nations. Why does the U.S. appear to be in decline and what investors can do to prepare. Photo by TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0) Text and overlay added. Topics covered include: An overview of Ray Dalio and Bridgewater Associates' investment process Why human productivity is the most powerful force for creating wealth. Additional forces that contribute to nations increasing in power and wealth. Why being the reserve currency is an … [Read more...]
252: How To Become Wealthy
The three-step plan for becoming financially wealthy and how to be wealthy without the money. In this episode you’ll learn: The results of two recent surveys on wealth, investing and retirement planning.How much money do people believe they need to consider themselves wealthy.How is wealth distributed across the U.S. population and how wealthy are Americans?Why you need a simple financial plan.What are the three steps to becoming financially wealthy.How to live like you are already … [Read more...]
142: Why Are Some Nations Wealthier Than Others?
Poor nations work harder than rich ones. Why then are they still poor? In this episode you'll learn: What is GDP per capita and why it is the best way to compare wealth between nations. What is purchasing power parity. How physical capital, labor and total factor productivity contribute to economic growth. Why the mix of economic sectors impacts the wealth of a nation. How exponential growth leads to a radically unpredictable economy. Show Notes OECD Average … [Read more...]
119: Investing Won’t Make You Rich
The primary role of investing is to preserve your wealth not grow it. How then do we grow our wealth? In this episode you'll learn: How having an income stream from the real economy is the way to growth wealth.How investing in public and private markets preserves wealth from inflation.The 5 things you need to know to invest: No one knows what is going to happen.You are going to make mistakes.You need to understand investment conditions.Investment returns are driven by math and … [Read more...]
88: Are You A Stock Or A Bond?
Our total wealth includes both financial and human capital, which is the value of our future employment earnings. How to consider both in your asset allocation. Photo by Nicolas Raymond In this episode you'll learn: What is human capital.How human capital gets converted into financial capital.What is habitat utility.How do you factor human capital into your asset allocation.How insurance helps hedge human capital. Show Notes Are You A Stock or A Bond? Identify … [Read more...]
MNY038 Plus: Time Wealth and Japan
In this week's Money For the Rest of Us Plus episode, we expand our list of types of wealth to include social wealth and health wealth. I also discuss some paradoxes in Japan and how certain cultural pressures in the Japanese workplace decrease the level of time wealth. The episode length is 16 minutes. … [Read more...]
36: How Wealthy Are You?
Wealth can be measured in more than money. Wealth is also time and mobility. Photo by Christian Senger In this episode, you'll learn: What are the three types of wealth.How being constantly connected can decrease our time wealth.Why we need to create empty spaces in our lives.What is the purpose of monetary wealth. Show Notes Your Money Or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin True Wealth by Juliet Schor Tim Ferriss interview with Rolf Potts on … [Read more...]
10: You’ll Never Be Rich, But You Can Live Like You Are
Your odds of having $10 million are less than 0.2%. Here's how to live like your rich without the money. Photo by Steve Corey In this podcast, you'll learn: The surprisingly low median for household net worth and 401k balances in the U.S.What percent of U.S. households are millionaires.How much you can withdraw each year from your retirement portfolio.Why it takes a great deal of luck to reach $10 million in investable assets.The Millenials and Generation X's most important life … [Read more...]
