141 – Should I Still Wait To Build Or Buy A Home

We’re back to the topic of “building or buying a house” that we covered last year around this time, but we are coming at it from today’s ever-changing housing market. Buying or building a home is something that probably 100% of those listening have done, thought of, or plan to do. However, in today’s economy and right at this moment, is this something that should even be considered?

Should you STILL wait to build or buy a home? Bob and Shawn delve into the math of this topic with statistics on financing percentages, past trends, and exceptions to the rule. So, if you were thinking about building or buying a house in the near future, this episode is definitely for you!

140 – Diversification 101: Part 3 – Building Models

You’ve made it to the end of our three part series on Diversification! We’ve already talked about charts and sectors, and in this episode Bob and Shawn discuss putting everything together to build a properly diversified investment model. There’s a lot that goes into being properly diversified, and it is not something that just happens over a day or two of learning. It takes time, education, and lots and LOTS of research.

If a properly diversified investment portfolio is truly something that you are wanting to achieve as a do-it-yourself investor, then these episodes are a great place to start. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to everything that goes into diversification within investments. Are you ready to get started on your own or find a fiduciary based financial advisor to help you along the way? This episode may just help you come to a decision.

139 – Diversification 101: Part 2 – Sectors

In this second part of our three part series on diversification, Bob and Shawn discuss the different sectors and industries in which one can invest. Not only are there several areas of financial industries and sectors, but each of these are divided further, and those are divided smaller as well. A well diversified financial portfolio should include many of these sectors and their subsets.

However, how exactly is this accomplished when there are so many across so many different industries? Find out how and delve into the process of properly diversifying your investment portfolio across the different sectors in this episode on Diversification 101.