RL074 - Retirement Lifestyle: Impact Investing with Dignity Coconuts and Erik D. Olson Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson talk to Erik Olson in the fourth installment of the value investing series. Erik is the president of Dignity Coconuts, a social enterprise that seeks to affirm dignity by ending poverty and slavery in the Philippines. They talk about modern-day slavery, the challenges of launching businesses in third-w

RL073 - Retirement Lifestyle: Growth vs. Value—Titanic Struggle or False Narrative? Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson dissect two distinct styles of investing: growth and value investing. They differentiate the two investing strategies, analyze their historical patterns, and explain which one is more suited to your portfolio. [08:20] Growth Versus Value Investing [14:05] Characteristics of Growth and Value Stocks [17:04]

RL072 - Retirement Lifestyle: Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle from Integrated Nutrition Health Coach Jill Myers Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson welcome back Jill Myers, an integrative nutrition health coach. Jill's work focuses on highlighting and addressing overlooked health aspects to facilitate people's optimal health and well-being. They talk about healthy habits for a healthy retirement, why healthy living is cheaper

RL071 - Retirement Lifestyle: 9 foundational rules for financial success Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson get back to the basics of personal finance. They each share three proven fundamental principles and other practical tips that can impact your financial situation for the better. Personal Finance Principles: These tried and tested tips can improve your financial situation and help you have a happier and healthier rel

RL070 - Retirement Lifestyle: Stock market bubble? - What you need to know. Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson dissect Ray Dalio's stock market bubble article. They analyze the low-interest-rate environment, the retail investor's role in the stock market, and the difference between risk tolerance and risk capacity. [05:49] Ray Dalio's Stock Market Bubble [11:43] Emerging Tech Stocks and the Stock Market Bubble [17:31] The

RL069 - Retirement Lifestyle: The secrets of endowment-style investing revealed Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson talk about the return potential and diversifying power of alternative investing. They explain the role alternative investing can play in a portfolio, the illiquid nature of these types of investments, and the risks versus rewards of endowment-style investing. [07:41] What are Alternative Investments? [15:17]

RL068 - Retirement Lifestyle: Impact Investing BAM with Buddy Rathmell Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson and Adrian Nicholson talk to Buddy Rathmell who is a coach and trainer for the Business as Mission (BAM) movement. Currently, he is in the process of launching BAM School with the goal of developing impactful disciple-leaders in business. He is also the host of the BAM School Podcast. Buddy shares the stories of successful BAM businesses a

RL067 - Retirement Lifestyle: Biden’s Tax Plan. Winners and Losers. On this episode of the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson talk about the second phase of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda: The American Jobs plan. They analyze how the project affects your investment portfolio, impacts on long-term capital gains, and propose tax strategies to lower your taxable income. [06:50] The Build Back Better Agenda [13:35] Analyzi

RL066 - Developing an Investment Philosophy—Examples from Our Journeys, Part 2 On this episode of the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson present part two of the backstory behind their investment philosophies. They share how their expectations evolved after the 2008 financial collapse, the development of their investment strategies, and explain the cyclically adjusted price too earnings ratio. [10:40] Life After the Modern Portfolio Th

RL065 - Developing an Investment Philosophy—Examples from Our Journeys, Part 1 Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson discuss the backstory behind their investment philosophies. They tackle modern portfolio theory, data-driven investing, and determining your investment personality. [06:15] Making Sense of your Investment Strategies [12:00] Pros and cons of diversifying your portfolio [16:50] The Buy and Hope Strategy [18:50]

RL064 - Retirement Lifestyle: Tax-Efficient Investing, Part 2. What These 5 Client Cases Show About Tax-Smart Asset Allocation Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson continue their discussion on tax allocation by focusing on 5 client cases. They analyze proper asset allocation strategies, delaying social security, and the factor of life expectancy when planning for retirement. [05:50] Why you Need Proper Asset Allocation Stra

RL063 - Retirement Lifestyle: Tax-Efficient Investing, Part 1 Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson address one of the least understood yet important principles of outsmarting the tax code-- tax allocation. They analyze the different tax brackets, the concept of asset allocation, and the tax-efficient investment strategy. [06:05] The Concept of Asset Allocation [10:24] It's Never too Late to Think About a Tax-Efficient Portf

RL062 - Retirement Lifestyle: 7 Questions to Consider about Inflation and Your Portfolio On this episode of the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson focus on one of the most talked-about financial topics right now: inflation. They analyze whether the Feds can control it, its effect on the average investor, and the role of price expectation in inflation. [06:34] Real-life Inflation Example [09:10] Defining Inflation [11:15] Dissecting In

RL061 - Retirement Lifestyle: Values-Based Investing with Jason Myhre, Director of Advocacy, Eventide Funds Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson and Adrian Nicholson talk to Jason Myhre, managing partner and director of advocacy at Eventide about values-based investing: the misconceptions around it and practical strategies you can apply. [00:03:32] Investing that Makes the World Rejoice [00:07:18] How Jason Got into Values-based Investing [00:12

RL060 - Retirement Lifestyle: Retirement Paycheck Smackdown! The Retirement Lifestyle Show discusses a hypothetical client's retirement plans. They debate on when the client should take social security, which portions of her wealth she should draw from first and analyze the taxable portions of her portfolio. [02:28] Transitioning into retirement [06:15] Maintaining your taxable income below the Social Security limit [14:30] Converting money from a traditional IRA into a Roth

RL059 - Retirement Lifestyle: Financial Finish Lines Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Erik Olson and Adrian Nicholson talk about financial finish lines and how to set them. They tackle the question of “how much is enough?” from economic, social, and cultural points of view. [03:57] Financial Finish Lines [08:58] Absolute vs. Relative Wealth [15:20] Can Money Buy Happiness? [18:03] Greatest Predictor of Health & Happiness [22:50] What to Do beyond a Financial Finish Lin

RL058 – Retirement Lifestyle: Options 101: Portfolio hedges, or instruments of self-destruction? This episode of the Retirement Lifestyle show centered around options. Option buyers can have the option, but not the obligation to buy or sell something at a preset price within a preset period of time. They can reduce risk for a price of course, but use recklessly they can be instruments of financial self destruction. We discuss how they work, what the opportunities are, what th

RL057 – How Smart Investors Use Roth Conversions To Supercharge Tax-Free Wealth Today on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson talk about Roth conversions and Tax rates. They discuss withdrawal and Roth conversion strategies, how to intelligently grow your tax-free assets, and how tax rates can affect your retirement plans. [04:38] Difference between Roth IRA and traditional IRA [14:10] Why tax rates and Roth conversions are importan

RL056 – Retirement Lifestyle: Investing aligned with your values This episode of the Retirement Lifestyle Show focuses on sustainable investing. What is sustainable investing? How can you incorporate it into your portfolio? These are among the topics and more that we discuss to see how investing along with your values can fit into your financial future. [04:55] EGS as a Subset of Value-Based Investing [09:10] Components of EGS Investing [13:24] How to Implement EGS investing

RL055 - Battle of the Plans III, Part 2—Investments Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson are back with the second installment of Battle of the Plans III, Part 2. They continue the discussion to see the different investment tactics a hypothetical couple can implement in their plan. In Part I, the hosts discussed optimal withdrawal strategies, the couple’s spending levels, and how they can manage the risk of long-term care. In this episode, Roshan and Erik examine