The Dentist Money Show | Financial Planning & Wealth Management #730: Two Cents of 1/24 - What Was The Best Investment in 2025?; Do Boomers Have Less Retirement?; College Football & Dentistry
Jan 24, 2026
They review 2025's top-performing investments and argue why staying invested beat market timing. They discuss why boomers often show smaller retirement balances versus younger savers, tracing pensions, the Great Recession, and auto-enrollment effects. They also compare dentistry and college football as private equity moves into both, exploring motives, pressures, and potential risks.
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Everything Made Money In 2025
- In 2025 nearly every asset class produced positive returns, so there was no single "best" investment.
- Rabih emphasizes that a diversified portfolio captured broad gains across stocks, gold, and commodities.
International Stocks Reclaimed The Lead
- 2025 was the first year since 2017 where both developed and emerging markets beat the S&P 500.
- Jake highlights an international comeback that materially outperformed U.S. large caps that year.
Don't Try To Time The Market
- Stay invested through market turbulence instead of trying to time the market.
- Rabih and Will stress that selling during drawdowns can turn a winning year into a loss due to missed recovery days.
