Robert Hunt Financial Market Update

By Robert Hunt

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The week's financial news is a mess. I clean it up and provide education and fun so that you make the right financial decisions.

Episode Date
Ideas for AI, Vanguard Keeps the High Places, and Elon Tells Us to Stop
Jan 09, 2026
2025 Year In Review
Jan 02, 2026
Only the Wealthy Enter, Municipal Bonds Need a Look, and Frost Bank Gives Me A Call
Dec 19, 2025
Vanguard Wins, Buy At The High, and Trials of Stock Pickers
Dec 12, 2025
Military Bases, Goldman's Creation, and Don't Worry About the Dips
Dec 05, 2025
Family Edition Podcast!
Nov 28, 2025
Bitcoin Drops, You May Need A Bear Market, Bonds Defended, and Capital One's Sins
Nov 21, 2025
Credit Card Reward Game Explained, A False Prophet, and AI Bubbles
Nov 14, 2025
Markets Start To Wobble, Fast Money Tempts, and RHF Secret Deals!
Nov 07, 2025
Fascinating Financial Data, Nvidia Is Huge, and Warren's Letters
Oct 31, 2025
The Dangerous S&P 500, Ulysses S. Grant's Financial Trials, and A Gambling Ring
Oct 24, 2025
Warnings Of A Bubble, More Fees Try To Hide, and Financial Data To Help You Sleep At Night
Oct 17, 2025
Cost Basis Explained, Gold Pops and Private Equity Storms the 401k Castle
Oct 10, 2025
ETFs Keep Flowing, Should You Refinance, and 9 Technologies That Changed Our Investing
Oct 03, 2025
Index Detractors Seek to Scare You, Bogle's Journey Was Not Easy, and a Long Time Index Advocate Passes Away
Sep 26, 2025
Asset Performances YTD, Don't Trade Stocks Like Congress, and AI Agents May Do It All One Day
Sep 19, 2025
Active Funds Stink During Volatility, Bubbles Rarely Happen, and Pokemon Cards Are Forever
Sep 12, 2025
Vanguard Sins, Stocks Appear Pricey, and Private Equity Gets Tough
Sep 05, 2025
Morgan Housel Gems, Ivy League Failures, and Record Margin on Stocks
Aug 29, 2025
Howard Marks Teaches Us All, Why Index Fund Investing Is Hard, and It Can Always Get Worse
Aug 22, 2025
An All Time Fraud, Dallas' Pension Fund Woes, and a Market That Won't Quit
Aug 15, 2025
AI Gets Better, Trump Lets You Invest In Anything, and Morgan Housel's Wisdom
Aug 08, 2025
Chicago Pension Fund Troubles, AI Ideas For You, and Norway's AI Push
Jul 25, 2025
***Special Guest Nelson Hunt Discusses The New Big Beautiful Bill***
Jul 18, 2025
Trump's BBB Passes, AI Keeps Getting Better, and Kiddie Roth IRA Strategies
Jul 04, 2025
Lessons from Alaska, Marc Andreesen Secretly Likes Indexing, and Jerry Buss Lags the Index
Jun 27, 2025
Chinese Stock Pump and Dump Scam, Currencies Matter, and AI Would Like to Sell You A Fund
Jun 20, 2025
Vanguard's Unintended Benefit, Stock Holding Wisdom, and a Potential Ponzi Scheme in Texas
Jun 06, 2025
Too Much Money in One Stock, Vanguard Letter Saga, and a New Way to Think About Mortgages
May 30, 2025
Is Berkshire Hathaway Enough, How Expensive Are Stocks, and So You Think You Want to Be A Stock Picker
May 23, 2025
Investors Stay Patient, Buffet's Compounding, and the Difficulty of Individual Stock Picking
May 16, 2025
Stocks Snap Back, Money Market Fund Ripoffs and Morgan Housel's Wisdom
May 09, 2025
Vanguard Explained, AI Can Do It All, and Market Truisms to Keep You Sane
May 02, 2025
Gold Soars, Vanguard Tries PE, and Crazy Traders Risk It All
Apr 25, 2025
I Write Vanguard a Letter, International Stocks Sing, and the Biases of Investors
Apr 18, 2025
Tariffs Again, Buffett's Wisdom and My Vanguard Saga Continues
Apr 11, 2025
Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs
Apr 04, 2025
Leveraged ETFs are Scary, Individual Investors Wig Out, Investing Can Be Brutal, and Maybe Tariff Talk
Mar 28, 2025
Democrats Dump Stocks, Long Term Investing Is Hard, and a Chevy Malibu Deal.
Mar 21, 2025
Beware of Drawdown Fears, The News Cycle Turns On U.S. Stocks and Cash Balance Plans Make An Appearance
Mar 14, 2025
International Stocks Start Winning, The 7 Deadly Sins Investors Make, And How to Buy a Great Sedan
Mar 07, 2025
Buffett's New Letter Drops, International Stocks Still Look Cheap, and Dishwashers
Feb 28, 2025
Vanguard's New Offerings, Carvana Makes Me Question Indexing, and Your Stock Portfolio After You Leave a Manager
Feb 21, 2025
Europe's Unloved Stocks Are Suddenly Hot, What to Do With a Giant Stock Market, and Compelling Data On Cash and Complexity
Feb 14, 2025
Vanguard Cuts Fees In A Major Way, Dollar Cost Averaging Is Examined, And 401k Plans Continue Their March
Feb 07, 2025
Get Paid To Own an ETF, the Best Referree for the Active vs. Passive Debate and Catherine Hunt Asks Me Some Hard Questions.
Jan 31, 2025
Which President Will Give You the Best Returns, the Dark Side of Fidelity, and Hedge Fund Fees Are Still High
Jan 24, 2025
Capital One Gets Sued, Fascinating Data on the Stock Market, and a Short Seller Embraces Indexing
Jan 17, 2025
Snow Day Brings Various In Studio Guests, An Invitation to Avoid, and the Dangers of Back Tested Data.
Jan 10, 2025
A 2024 Stock Market Prediction Revisited, Stocks Cap Best Two Years in a Quarter-Century, and Robert's Corner Where I Discuss My Own Plan for 2025.
Jan 03, 2025
Steve Ballmer is Our New Index Fund Hero, Elite Colleges Have Investing Troubles, and My Thoughts on Excess Returns and Top Heavy Indeces.
Dec 27, 2024
Which Door to the Bank's Wealth Management Division Will You Go Through?, The Plain Index Fund Prevails Again, and We Learn From the Greatest Speculator of All Time.
Dec 20, 2024
Is this wildly overvalued stock market doomed?, the thing to get excited about in investing, and I investigate a 401k plan and learn that our work is not done
Dec 13, 2024
A bear market researcher admits his limits, Mark Cuban's 85 startups and the mystery of Bitcoin
Dec 06, 2024
***Special Interview with Estate Planning Attorney Nelson Hunt***
Nov 22, 2024
Investment advice for election inflation, is Trump the best thing for the stock market, and Robert's Corner, where we focus on what matters in investing
Nov 15, 2024
Knowing the election results beforehand may not have helped you, Trump administration investment expectations, and some Morgan Housel wisdom to keep us sane.
Nov 08, 2024
Morgan Housel discusses the personalization of investing, the fog of financial nostalgia, and the Wall Street Journal highlights an index hero.
Nov 01, 2024
Bill Ackman lost 400 million on his Netflix bet, Goldman predicts 3% returns for the next decade, and a private equity firm has a 79 times return on their oil and gas investment.
Oct 25, 2024
Vanguard's market predictions from 2019 revisited, a retirement expert models humility, and endowment funds lag.
Oct 18, 2024
Warren Buffet's million dollar bet revisited, Scott Burns assuages our retirement fears and a JP Morgan client loses 50 Million and doesn't get it back
Oct 11, 2024
When a crystal ball is not enough, the fastest growing economies may be duds as investments, and UBS predicts the roaring 20's.
Oct 04, 2024
Scott Burns best article ever, solving the 'why' of investment fraud, and an investment idea you are sure to love
Sep 27, 2024
Young investors learn the hard way, the number one way Americans are becoming millionaires and what to do with a Fed interest rate cut
Sep 20, 2024
High dividend yield funds can deceive, another investment fraud to learn from, and bonds probably deserve a second look
Sep 13, 2024
Beware of hucksters in a low interest rate environment, AI bots can do anything, and Americans are VERY bullish on stocks
Sep 06, 2024
How to mess up index fund investing, the next hot investing idea sometimes ain't so, and Morgan Housel and Howard Marks produced a podcast masterpiece
Aug 30, 2024
Citadel's Ken Griffin supposedly rules the investing world, Kamala Harris introduces her scary tax plan, and the Deadlift ETF outperforms the market by 2.4x
Aug 23, 2024
Index fund's discards find new life, investors who borrowed now have to repay and Vanguard Capital Markets forecast revisited
Aug 16, 2024
Target Date funds get ditched, 1987 crash comes back and the stages of fear in a market meltdown.
Aug 09, 2024
A couple wins the powerball and gets hosed, there is no such thing as a 'stock-pickers market', and famous investor scorecards.
Jul 19, 2024
Making money on the election is harder than ever, JP Morgan's top expert gets it wrong, and why you should not answer when your bank calls
Jul 05, 2024
Hot new 'boomer candy' funds, Americans fall into a 'cash trap', and Robert's Corner where I connect mold remediation and investing
Jun 28, 2024
Why stocks are the greatest asset class, quite compounding and stock picking is still difficult
Jun 21, 2024
Bank branches seek to lure you in, Scott Burns keeps preaching truth and active bond funds appear to signal they are the way to go
Jun 14, 2024
Trouble in the private real estate LP world, the benefits of spousal IRAs, and the fickle friend that money is
Jun 07, 2024
International investing takes the lead, Nvidia reveals the difficulty of stock picking and Vanguard releases their return expectations
May 31, 2024
The golden age of investing, Vanguard hires an outsider, and Nvidia creates FOMO not seen since Tulipmania
May 24, 2024
A dart board beats the pros, meme stocks return, and 529 plans get a few new wrinkles
May 17, 2024
Is Blackstone's BREIT a ponzi scheme? Is my money market fund safe? And Robert's Corner where we discuss medical bills.
May 10, 2024
How good are Warren Buffett's managers at picking stocks, Morgan Housel warns us about debt and Bobby Hunt teaches how to handle stock market corrections
May 03, 2024
NFL Draft prospect teaches us how to invest, an ETF promises too much and some time in Robert's corner
Apr 26, 2024
Fed Chair Powell says inflation may be here to stay, the five biggest financial regrets folks have, and the ETF space tries to attract you to active management
Apr 19, 2024
Fidelity looks to charge you for shopping, the hidden costs of homeownership and "so you think you want to be an investor?"
Apr 12, 2024
The conflicts your financial advisor doesn't want you to know about, the 'experts' have a hard job and a sermon on diversification.
Apr 05, 2024
Even the pros can't hold stocks, a Nobel winning behavioral economist passes, and President Trump gets a stock
Mar 29, 2024
How to invest with money market rates still high, Texas pension fund speculates on stocks, and recency bias clouds our thinking.
Mar 22, 2024
Nvidia is on fire, Bitcoin creates FOMO, and I see if an AI bot can do my job.
Mar 08, 2024
Warren Buffett's annual letter is released, Jack Bogle's wisdom lives on, and a reframing on whether investors should try to lock in yields.
Mar 01, 2024
WSJ's stock picking contest examined, the USA's unsustainable debt, and conflicts of interests for everyday investors.
Feb 23, 2024
Can we just invest in the S&P 500? Are stocks expensive? Can dividend investing rise from the dead?
Feb 16, 2024
Timing markets is really really hard, the difficulty of portfolio tilting and the loss of purchasing power in the dollar.
Feb 09, 2024
Bank of America Plaza teaches us a lesson, dividend growth throughout history, and lessons from my research of a REIT in college.
Feb 02, 2024
The worst 20 year investment periods, the dangers of hubris in investment allocation and why investing at the top is great.
Jan 26, 2024
The government seeks to protect investors, Norway's sovereign wealth fund struggles to stock pick and the hunt for quality stocks is upon us.
Jan 19, 2024
Hedge Funds for the masses disappoint, what it's like to retire on social security alone and the SEC approves the bitcoin ETFs.
Jan 12, 2024
How so many got 2023 wrong, the future is indeed bright, US economist predicts greatest crash of our lifetime and Robert's Corner where we discuss if you really could be a stock picker
Jan 05, 2024
A yearslong way to boost stock market returns, Trick your brain into good financial choices, and Mystifying financial data
Dec 29, 2023
Wunderkind investing strategies fade, a ponzi scheme is uncovered in the cattle business, Robert Kiyosaki keeps scaring us and Robert's Corner!
Dec 22, 2023
Money moves it's too late to make, how to lose $ 50 million at JP Morgan and some fun investing facts.
Dec 15, 2023
What the stock market taught us this year, Asset Class performance in November and Robert's Corner where I discuss my own investing struggles
Dec 08, 2023
Cash hoarders start looking for risk, AI stocks leave the value folks behind and Charlie Munger's lessons.
Dec 01, 2023
UBS predicts roaring 90's stock market, Mint budgeting app dies, 529 secrets you wish you knew and Robert's Corner where we look at the intersection of refrigeration and investment.
Nov 17, 2023
S&P 500 clinches best week since November 2022, a generational investing opportunity with baby boomers and another mutual fund advertisement in Robert's Corner.
Nov 10, 2023
President Biden comes to protect your retirement, Money Market funds may not be a long term solution and Nationwide tries to sell me lies
Nov 03, 2023
Trading stocks loses its thrill, Should long term investors put 80% into stocks and a Cash management lesson at Robert's corner
Oct 20, 2023
Higher bond yields and their implications, how a 77 year old widow was scammed from her life savings and are high cash interest rates the end of financial advisors.
Oct 13, 2023
Millennials are actually better equipped savers, Should you buy Shrek music royalties and WeWork shares plunge creating new lessons for investors
Oct 06, 2023
Ponzi Scheme Podcaster, do you take the lump sum or the pension payments, and the hedge fund meltdown that rescued your stocks
Sep 29, 2023
You might be paying too much for your index fund, Goldman wants you to buy a sports team and higher interest rates may be here for a while.
Sep 22, 2023
Indexing is still the best, The secret to saving for retirement and the 11% yield that deserves scrutiny
Sep 15, 2023
Is it really a great time to be an active investor?, why are mortgage rates so high and saving money on cellphone plans and electricity
Sep 08, 2023
The exact age you make the best financial decisions, what rich Americans are doing with their money and nuggets from my recent presentation to Streetlights Residential
Sep 01, 2023
Getting famous from market predictions, new EU rules scare indexers, and I confess individual stock picking temptation
Aug 25, 2023
Mom and pop buy gold, Michael Burry of 'Big Short' bets it all on a crash and Bill Ackman shorts the 30 year bond
Aug 18, 2023
Bad timing will cost you big, William Bernstein's best advice today and a beer billionaire randomly picks stocks.
Aug 11, 2023
Is At&t a stock you can pick, investors are feeling bold again and Bank of America may not be your friend
Jul 21, 2023
Financial storm hits commercial real estate, Dividend paying stocks lag, Complex fund names lead to bad outcomes and a Rant on airline credit cards
Jul 07, 2023
Baby Boomers love their stocks, Short Sellers have lost $ 120 billion and Warren Buffett proves its ok not to keep buying stuff
Jun 30, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank employees' stock losses, Jim Cramer baits me, and International Investing is brutal
Jun 23, 2023
Wealth management's $ 1 trillion dollar conflict, Calpers ups their VC allocation, and Stock market bulls see room to run
Jun 16, 2023
You can't hide from AI hype, retirement changes to know and broker steals from his mother
Jun 09, 2023
JP Morgan's new 'elite' wealth unit, fraud by a Morgan Stanley broker and a look back at high flying tech ipos.
Jun 02, 2023
Housing bust hits small time investors, emerging market stocks have had a bad run and debt ceiling woes abound
May 26, 2023
My thoughts on borrowing money, Scott Burns preaches truth about do nothing investing, and Japanese stocks soar
May 19, 2023
Cash management strategies I like, Berkshire Hathaway has their summit in Omaha, and ChatGPT causes a ruckus.
May 12, 2023
Regional bank troubles and stock picking, actively managed etfs, and should you invest in a private debt fund?
May 05, 2023
Picking a stock for the year 2048, stocks still aren't cheap (allegedly), baby boomer superiority in market endurance and the dangers of leverage and real estate.
Apr 28, 2023
Why it is so hard to beat the stock market, how to pay 0% on your income taxes and what to do when you want to buy gold.
Apr 21, 2023
A.I. Struggles to beat the market but knows how to rap, Houston apartment investors get wiped out and Scott Burns warns against 401ks
Apr 14, 2023
Psychologist says investors are afraid right now, the S&P 500 is resilient thanks to tech and excellent quotes from Lynch and Chamath.
Apr 07, 2023
An advertisement you will never hear and what we can learn from the Credit Suisse meltdown.
Mar 24, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank implodes - what if they listened to the podcast?
Mar 17, 2023
Federal Reserve signals higher rates, can you hang out in cash for a bit and how Cathie Wood can make money while you lose it.
Mar 10, 2023
*Special* Interview Series: Nelson Hunt - Estate Planning Attorney
Mar 07, 2023
Should you build a treasury ladder, are the growth of index funds distorting markets and the Berkshire Hathaway letter drops!
Mar 03, 2023
Asphalt entrepreneur sues his advisors, Robert Kiyosaki issues a dire warning and interesting investing data from Peter Mallouk
Feb 24, 2023
Income oriented funds that never beat the market, how the average investor actually performs and VC Zombie Funds.
Feb 17, 2023
AI and your investments, a ChatGPT song about index funds and are ESG funds a ripoff
Feb 10, 2023
How to leave your financial advisor, Michael Burry says 'sell', are stocks dead next decade and beware of Dopamine hits.
Feb 03, 2023
30 years ago the ETF was born, who is telling you where to put cash and don't let cash be your stuffed animal
Jan 27, 2023
Iowa Farmer loses $ 900,000, should you use your parents bank, and international stocks keep cooking.
Jan 19, 2023
Rebalancing may not be worth it, JP Morgan gets duped and European stocks start to outperform.
Jan 12, 2023
2022 a year in review, rookie traders call it quits and why it is so hard to invest simply
Jan 06, 2023
John Wayne's financial mistakes, our predictions are not that great, and do people actually think financial advice is free?
Dec 23, 2022
Is your brokerage account safe, social media pump and dump schemes and ensuring you don't fall for financial advertising
Dec 16, 2022
International investing might work after all, why aren't you ditching your big bank, and being trapped in a real estate fund
Dec 09, 2022
If the world is ending should I still invest, advertising I received and the Federal Reserve makes waves
Dec 02, 2022
60/40 stock bond troubles, Justin Bieber investing update, Morgan Housel's story and I finally sell my 6 month T-bill
Nov 18, 2022
FTX Crypto Fiasco, Why did stocks go up 5%? and Robert's Corner where a 6 month treasury note is purchased
Nov 11, 2022
Jeremy Siegel's market analysis, I try to sell my brokered CD, and how I arrange my personal finances.
Nov 04, 2022
How retail traders are doing, Munger's mistake, brokered cds continued and the services I actually use
Oct 28, 2022
Day traders go back to day jobs, Utility stock troubles and a certificate of deposit strategy to consider.
Oct 21, 2022
Should you go to cash, alternative assets bleed too and market timing data
Oct 14, 2022
What to do with cash, trusting brands in finance and a great client question
Oct 06, 2022
What Financial Advisors say to do now, Jim Chanos sees problems in China and a financial history lesson
Sep 28, 2022
Bank Strategist say avoid the index, The Fed's moves and don't give up on the stock market
Sep 23, 2022