Tag Archives: financial planning

Episode-643- Modern Financial Survival

Financial survival is something that we often hear main stream pay lip service to.   There are countless main stream experts with the formula for a happy retirement and profitable investing on the news and on day time talk shows all the time.  Each claims to have the code cracked yet they all pretty much say the same things.

  1. Save money in the stock market
  2. Put money in tax differed accounts
  3. Debt is okay
  4. Stay away from risky investments like gold
  5. Don’t time markets, invest for the long haul

The problem with such advice is it isn’t actually financial advice, it is well formed marketing to sell a system designed to serve an apathetic society.  A system of passive investing that may or may not pay off and is subject to extensive risk due to its very nature.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The origin of our current “smart way” to invest
  • Why the autopilot system is dangerous
  • Proof that well know gurus are idiots
  • Why gold or silver are financial insurance
  • Why 100% of long term investing in tax deferred is stupid
  • The current risk for 401K, IRA, etc monies from the greedy hand
  • What is an investment really supposed to do for you

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Episode-365- An Interview with Cam Mather

Today on the Survival Podcast I interview Cam Mather.  Cam is a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. Living on 150 acres of forests and ponds, north of Napanee and northwest of Kingston, Ontario Canada and being as independent as he can. He has channeled his real world knowledge into a book called, “Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook

Join Cam and I today as we discuss…

  • The reasons we need to focus on energy independence today
  • What you can do to become more financially independent even on a less then median wage
  • The problems with how so many of us get our food today
  • Advice for growers in northern climates
  • The advantages of country living
  • The challenges and rewards of living off grid
  • The potential effects of peak oil and peak water
  • Some of the biggest pending threats including pandemic and food shortages
  • Advice on freedom and making it happen for yourself

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Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

Episode-332- Seven Bad Pieces of Financial Advice

Join me today as we discuss 7 pieces of career, lifestyle and financial advice that most people simply assume is good advice because “everybody says so”.  Much of this advice isn’t exactly wrong, it just doesn’t work in the one size fits all way it is handed out by the semi informed and countless marketing efforts.

Join in today as we discuss advice such as…

  • Due to inflation and wage increases debtors do better then savers
  • Wealthy people lease cars instead of buying them, you should too
  • Going to college is for everyone and guarantees better earnings then not going
  • Once you have a 90 day cash fund put all other savings into a retirement account
  • Buying mutual funds diversifies your investments by investing in many companies and mutual funds are run by experts who actively act to maximize profits and reduce risk
  • Due to __________ put all your money into ___________
  • Find the job that pays the highest wage you can get

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.