Our guest on the podcast today is Brett Arends. Brett has been a columnist for MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, and other Dow Jones publications since 2007. His regular column for MarketWatch is called ROI, and he has also written for SmartMoney, TheStreet.com, and the Boston Herald. In addition, Brett has written several books including Storm-Proof Your Money: Weather Any Economy, Rebuild Your Portfolio, Protect Your Future. Brett took a double first in history at Cambridge University and did postgraduate research at Oxford University. He’s also a chartered financial consultant.

Episode Highlights

00:00:00 Financial Journalism Origins and Early Stock-Picking Lessons

00:11:12 Comparing the AI Boom to Dot-Com Bubble

00:21:53 Diversification, Index Funds, and AI Bubble Risk

00:26:25 Why Private Securities Are a Bad Deal

00:33:09 Why TIPS Are Attractive Under Rising Inflation

00:38:10 Generating Retirement Income and Immediate Annuities

00:45:35 Social Security and Policy Risks

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