The Rob Berger Show

Over the past four years I've received tens of thousands of questions about investing from viewers. I've assembled 9 of the most frequently asked questions in this video. Here they are:1. Should you pay off debt or start investing?2. How do I get started investing?3. Is 100% stocks a reasonable portfolio?4. S&P 500 vs Total Stock Market Index5. Why do I need international stocks?6. Should I invest in Bitcoin?7. How do you know when you can retire?8. Lump Sum vs DCA9. How can I increase my savings rate?Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

Welcome back to another edition of Five Question Friday. For this FQF, we cover the following five questions:1. Should we wait to invest until stock valuations come down?2. Does it matter if we pay the tax on a Roth conversion from a taxable account?3. Are dividend stock ETFs a reasonable alternative to bonds?4. Why is the 3 bucket portfolio so popular?5. Should are planned spending in retirement be based on a percentage of our pre-retirement income?Best retirement planners: https://robberger.com/best-retirement...Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

Do retirement planning tools calculate the same chance of success if given the same retirement plan? That's what I wanted to know, so I compared Boldin, Pralana and ProjectionLab. The results shocked me.Boldin: https://go.robberger.com/new-retireme...Pralana: https://go.robberger.com/pralana/yt-c...ProjectionLab: https://go.robberger.com/projectionla...Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

In this Five Question Friday (FQF), we'll be tackling the following viewer questions:1. Is a 100% stock portfolio the best option during retirement?2. How does the 5-year rule on Roth conversions work?3. Should long-term investors invest in bonds?4. How do backdoor Roth IRA conversions work?5. What are my favorite personal finance books to give as gifts during the holidays?Resources Mentioned in the Video:Retire Before Mom and Dad: https://amzn.to/3OQL0DABig ERN's response: https://earlyretirementnow.com/2024/0...SWR Toolbox: https://earlyretirementnow.com/2018/0...Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

In this week's Five Question Friday, we look at several important retirement planning questions:0:00 - Intro0:45 - Should our asset allocation change if we have a much younger spouse?7:45 - Should a pension represent the bond portion of a portfolio?10:30 - What types of ETFs should go in taxable accounts versus retirement accounts?14:13 - Should we prefer Roth conversions over investing in a taxable account?17:31 - Should we prefer Roth conversions if we plan to use the money for long-term care?Boldin: https://go.robberger.com/new-retireme...Pralana: https://go.robberger.com/pralana/yt-fqfProjection Lab: https://go.robberger.com/projectionla...Open Social Security: https://opensocialsecurity.com/Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

I've been using Pralana Online over the past month. It's a retirement planning tool that, for a long time, was available as a spreadsheet. It's now available as an online app.In this video, I take a high-level look at Pralana and compare it to Boldin, formerly New Retirement.Pralana: https://go.robberger.com/pralana/yt-p...Boldin: https://go.robberger.com/new-retireme...Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

One of my favorite tools, Portfolio Visualizer, just launched a new design. In this video, I'll show you how to navigate the changes. Unfortunately, one change is to limit the amount of backtesting data you have access to in the free version. I'll show you a free alternative.Portfolio Visualizer: https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/Test Folio: https://testfol.io/Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

Welcome to the first episode of Five Question Friday (FQF). I'll answer five questions from past live shows that we didn't get to. Today, we're covering the following questions:1. Is the 6% Rule on Lump Sum vs Pension Reasonable?2. What will my stock/bond allocation be when I reach 65?3. How do you decide between a Roth Conversion and 0% Capital Gains Harvesting?4. What's the best credit card for travel?5. Should an early retiree pay off their low-rate mortgage?Kitces Article: https://www.kitces.com/blog/navigatin...CFPB Pension Article: https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/2...Fidelity Pension Article: https://www.fidelity.com/learning-cen...Travel Credit Cards: https://www.allcards.com/travel-rewar...Cash Back Credit Cards: https://www.allcards.com/best-cash-ba...Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

Vanguard has reached a proposed settlement in the class action lawsuit related to the 2021 distribution of capital gains in its target date retirement funds. Here's how much each claimant may be entitled to receive. Proposed Vanguard Settlement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gBIQ...Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

We can save for retirement through at least four different account types: (1) 401(k) and other workplace retirement accounts, (2) IRAs, (3) HSAs, and (4) taxable accounts. Some can also use a mega backdoor Roth 401(k). In this video, I walk through one optimal approach to prioritizing which accounts to contribute to first.Here's a related article that I wrote on the topic: https://robberger.com/the-optimal-ord...Join the Newsletter. It's Free:https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...