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The Psychology of a Selloff

Unlike most declines, stocks and bonds have been sinking together so far this year. Rising inflation and a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve are providing little comfort to investors. And yet ETFs continue

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Kenya: The Lost Girls

An increase in teen pregnancies in Kenya is part of a shadow pandemic that ripped through developing nations during Covid, setting women’s progress back generations. In this episode of The Pay Check,

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The Impact of SECURE Act 2.0

Dean Barber and Bud Kasper joined hundreds of other financial advisors and CPAs at Kansas City's Crown Center two weeks ago for Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group workshop, where they spent a lot of t

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U.S.: Where Cash Made All the Difference

When the Covid-19 pandemic started, many people expected inequality to get worse in the U.S. But at least for the bottom 50% of Americans, something surprising happened: Many of the least advantaged b

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Are We in a Housing Bubble?

As the housing market goes, so goes the rest of the economy. Dean and Bud take a deep dive into the housing market to see if we might be in a housing bubble on this week's episode of America's Wealth

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The ESG Backlash

BlackRock and Vanguard collectively own about 15% of every US company, but are they voting their shares in a way that aligns withinvestors in their funds? One new fund company, Strive

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The Inflation Rate and the Fed

Following a 50 basis point hike of the Fed funds rate last week, Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the Federal Reserve's challenge of combating high inflation rates and the necessary factors to achie

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Brazil: The Cautionary Tale

This season on the Pay Check, we're going to seven different countries to see how a global pandemic shifted the balance between the richest and the poorest people -- and affected everyone in between.

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Coming Soon: The Pay Check Season Four

The pandemic created a global economic crisis that economists and experts expected would lead to greater wealth inequality than ever before. Host Rebecca Greenfield along with a team of Bloomberg News

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Interest Rates and Bond Prices

Dean Barber and Bud Kasper take a deep dive into the relationship between interest rates and bond prices and provide some education on bond any resources and schedule your conversati

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Stress Testing Your Financial Plan

The saying goes that history never repeats itself, but it often rhymes has been very relevant lately from a financial planning perspective. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the importance of stress

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Inside The Bogle Effect

Three years ago, Bloomberg’s Joel Weber went to Jack Bogle’s office in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and recorded an episode of Trillions. That chat helped inspire Balchunas’s new book, “The

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Today's Global Economic Outlook

One thing that Dean Barber and Bud Kasper are certain of is that there is a lot of domestic and geopolitical uncertainty to go around. Dean and Bud sort through some of that uncertainty to give their

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We've Been Nominated for a Webby!

That's right! We're honored to be nominated for a Webby, in the Science & Education category. Please take a minute to vote for us here:

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The Great Emerging Markets Debate

This past year has reminded everyone why they’re called “emerging” markets. But it’s gone further this time, with investors questioning whether they even want to own anything in countries ruled by aut

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5 Tax Planning Examples

We frequently talk about tax planning on America’s Wealth Management Show. Why? Because we believe it can have a significant impact on your financial future. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper dive into some

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What Is Going On in the Bond Market?

For the first time since late 2019, the two-year treasury is yielding higher than the 10-year treasury. This is called an inverted yield curve. Since the late '70s Every single time we've seen an inve

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Words of Wisdom From Mr. ETF

Nobody deserves the nickname Mr. ETF as much as Reggie Browne, principal of GTS and a renowned market maker. He's had an amazing vantage these past few decades because almost everyon

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The True Meaning of Tax Planning

Tax filing has been top of mind lately with the April 18 deadline fast approaching. While the tax compliance window is closing for this year, it’s important to remember that the tax planning window is

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The Impact of Rising Interest Rates

It's been just over a week since Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced a 0.25% hike of the Fed funds rate, and that six more increases have been penciled in for the remainder of 2022. The F

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When ETFs Stop Working

If ETFs were living creatures, they might be can survive almost anything. And yet Russia's invasion of Ukraine has presented a rare test. The VanEck Russia ETF, or $RSX, has seen its

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Dot-Com Bubble History Remains Relevant

The Dot-Com Bubble burst 22 years ago today in the wake of many economic factors. What parallels are there between then and now? Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the Dot-Com Bubble and why it's stil

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Economic Impact of March Market Madness

Dean Barber and Bud Kasper break down the economic impact we’re seeing from the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the likelihood of rising interest rates, and other contributors to this March Market Madness.Fi

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Managing Your Market Risk

Between the Federal Reserve’s decision on rising interest rates and the situation with Russia and Ukraine, there are a lot of unknowns right now. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the importance of c

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When a Soccer Mom Tells You About Bitcoin Mining...

Everybody has a friend (or three) who's gone full crypto. So Joel’s ears perked up when a friend from high school and college, Char Boger, told him about her interest not in Bitcoin — the more commo

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When Will the Fed Say, Take a Hike?

It feels like it’s only a matter of time before the Fed says to, “Take a hike?” Interest rate hikes are likely on the horizon. Bud Kasper and Logan DeGraeve look at what the impact could be from any o

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10 Ways to Fight Inflation

In recent months, we’ve all felt inflation’s impact at restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, and so many other places. There’s no question that inflation has made its presence known, especially a

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Your Guide to the 2022 Market Roller Coaster

It looks like the easy money days of the last two years may soon end as the Federal Reserve readies to raise interest rates and fight inflation. Markets are already off to a rocky start; monitoring

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Setting Retirement Savings Goals

We all have our own special goals that we’d like to achieve in retirement, but some of them are much easier to accomplish than others. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the importance of setting reti

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Market Volatility: Short-Term or Here to Stay?

Market volatility is making its presence known as we begin 2022. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper break down whether we can expect it to be short-term or if we need to buckle up for the long haul.Get the 40

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Understanding US Inflation

From prices at the grocery store to the cost of filling up your gas tank, we have all seen the impacts of inflation in recent months. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper give their thoughts on the current infl

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Return Stacking to Solve the 60/40 Dilemma

Dean Barber and Bud Kasper joined hundreds of other financial advisors and CPAs at Kansas City's Crown Center two weeks ago for Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group workshop, where they spent a lot of t3