The Importance of Understanding Inflation

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Inflation from 1980 to 2020 reduced the purchasing power of $1,000 to slightly less than 300. Paul: Young investors should be building inflation into their plans as a cost of living just like they would health care and taxes. He says many young people are not willing to put money in the stock market because it's so risky over the long term.

Robert Leonard chats with Chris Pedersen, who is an engineer by training, and new opportunity finder by nature & Paul Merriman, who is a nationally recognized authority on mutual funds, index investing, and asset allocation. They talk about how young investors should be thinking about inflation, financial advisors, ETF investing strategies, how to supercharge and simplify your investments, how to start a financial education non-profit and more!

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00:00 - Intro

02:26 - Why a financial education foundation was needed.

14:15 - The difference between fee-based and AUM financial advisors.

21:26 - What the ultimate buy and hold strategy is.

24:29 - How to simplify your investing and maximize returns with ETFs.

38:52 - How young investors should be thinking about inflation.

43:55 - Misconceptions around money and investing.

And much, much more!

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