Make Better Wealth Decisions: How Financial Advisor's Blind Spots Can Hurt Your Investments in a Rapidly Changing World

Have you thought about how bias impacts your investing? Is your portfolio built using standard principles that might not work in a new world paradigm that features an end to the bond bull, an end to the peace dividend and the onset of tariffs and trade wars? Make Better Wealth Decisions will help you navigate investing and planning by exposing how traditional advice does not incorporate recent events. The podcast will help you: 1. Spot hidden risks in stocks due to high valuations. 2. Protect your wealth with hard assets in a stagflationary economy. 3. Adapt wisely to avoid outdated investment principles. Tune in every Thursday where you’ll hear thought leader, author and portfolio manager John De Goey interviews financial experts about industry trends and thinking. Every Tuesday thereafter, he releases a short primer episode that provides context to make sure you understand what it all means and what you can do to help yourself. If you're ready to Make Better Wealth Decisions, hit play on recent fan favorite episode #147 with Tom Czitron that deals with valuations, bubbles, and the finance industry's overall lack of preparedness in 2025.

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  #303 | Why Index Investing Won’t Give You Everything You Want From Diversification & Expected Returns: Factor Investing Explained - Financial Literacy, Financial Advisors & Wealth

  Aug 20, 202618 min

  Worried about the current investment climate and your money? Click the link below and book a call for personalized advice to help you feel secure and protected about your retirement: https://makebetterwealthdecisions.s.gy/podcast What if there’s a way to pursue higher expected returns without relying on concentrated stock picking or simply accepting market returns? Factor investing offers a systematic approach that sits between traditional active management and conventional indexing. In this episode, Daniel Ong of Avantis Investors explains how investors can use profitability, valuation, broad diversification, and disciplined portfolio construction to target companies with higher expected returns—while keeping fees and concentration under control. Daniel also explains why investors should think carefully about risk, tracking error, asset allocation, and the limitations of buying companies simply because they are cheap or profitable. Most importantly, he shares why making portfolio decisions based on headlines can undermine long-term investment outcomes. By listening, you’ll learn: How factor investing works and why combining profitability with attractive valuations can provide a more systematic alternative to traditional stock picking. How diversification and expected returns can work together , including why a broadly diversified portfolio may offer a more efficient way to pursue a risk premium. Why disciplined investing matters and how avoiding headline-driven portfolio changes can help you make better long-term wealth decisions. Listen to the full episode to understand how factor investing can help you build a more diversified, systematic, and potentially higher-returning investment strategy. John De Goey's Books. Grab your copy from Amazon: Bullshift: How Optimism Bias Threatens Your Finances STANDUP to the Financial Services Industry The Professional Financial Advisor IV

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  #302 | What Trump Tariffs Really Mean for Investors as Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Reach the Deadline - Financial Literacy, Financial Advisors & Wealth

  Aug 18, 20263 min

  Weekly Wealth Update: A Make Better Wealth Decisions podcast dedicated to explaining how current events impact your portfolio and the wealth decisions you make. Tune in every Monday for commentary on how the news of the week affects your portfolio and your thinking. Will the August 19 deadline for Trump Tariffs and Canada-U.S. Trade actually matter to your investments? With negotiations continuing and the two sides still far apart, investors may be tempted to react to every headline surrounding Trump Tariffs and Canada-U.S. Trade. But short-term political and trade developments don't necessarily translate into long-term portfolio consequences. In this episode, you'll learn: How to put the Trump Tariffs deadline into historical perspective rather than treating it as a potentially market-defining event. Why Canada-U.S. Trade uncertainty may not warrant a change to your investment strategy despite volatile headlines. How staying the course can help you avoid making emotional investment decisions when political developments change rapidly. Listen to the full episode to learn why keeping your perspective may be more valuable than trying to predict the next move on Trump Tariffs and Canada-U.S. Trade. Worried about the current investment climate and your money? Click the link below and book a call for personalized advice to help you feel secure and protected about your retirement: https://makebetterwealthdecisions.s.gy/podcast John De Goey's Books. Grab your copy from Amazon: Bullshift: How Optimism Bias Threatens Your Finances STANDUP to the Financial Services Industry The Professional Financial Advisor IV

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  #301 | Why Decision Hygiene Is Impacting Your Wealth Decisions: How Media Literacy Can Help - Financial Literacy, Financial Advisors & Wealth

  Aug 13, 202622 min

  How do you know whether the financial information you're consuming is actually helping you make better wealth decisions—or influencing you in ways you don't recognize? With more financial content coming from banks, journalists, influencers, social media, and increasingly AI, knowing what to believe has become just as important as knowing how to invest. Bryan Borzykowski, founder and CEO of ALLCAPS Content and an experienced business journalist, shares why media literacy and decision hygiene are essential to making sound financial choices. In this episode, you'll learn: How to evaluate financial information more critically by comparing multiple credible sources instead of taking a single story at face value. How to recognize potential misinformation, influence, and AI-driven fraud before they affect your financial decisions. Why seeking out financial education and starting to save early can put you in a stronger position to achieve your long-term wealth goals. Listen to the episode to strengthen your decision hygiene, sharpen your media literacy, and make more confident wealth decisions. Worried about the current investment climate and your money? Click the link below and book a call for personalized advice to help you feel secure and protected about your retirement: https://makebetterwealthdecisions.s.gy/podcast John De Goey's Books. Grab your copy from Amazon: Bullshift: How Optimism Bias Threatens Your Finances STANDUP to the Financial Services Industry The Professional Financial Advisor IV

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  #300 | How To Prepare Your Portfolio Management Strategy for AI-Driven Market Volatility - Financial Literacy, Financial Advisors & Wealth

  Aug 11, 20265 min

  Weekly Wealth Update: A Make Better Wealth Decisions podcast dedicated to explaining how current events impact your portfolio and the wealth decisions you make. Tune in every Monday for commentary on how the news of the week affects your portfolio and your thinking. Are you truly prepared for the next market drawdown—or are you simply assuming you’ll stay the course when things get difficult? With AI driving excitement, valuations remaining elevated, and investors becoming increasingly optimistic about what the future holds, today’s market environment has some striking similarities to previous periods of investor exuberance. The difference is that when markets turn, knowing what you should do and actually doing it can be two very different things. Drawing on lessons from the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, this episode explores how investor behavior, loss aversion, and portfolio management can shape your ability to withstand market volatility—and why having a plan before a crisis is very different from trying to create one during a crisis. You’ll learn: How to assess whether your portfolio can withstand a meaningful market drawdown before you're forced to make decisions under pressure. Why AI-driven optimism and elevated valuations can create risks for investors who assume recent market performance will continue indefinitely. How proactive portfolio management and a commitment to your investment strategy can help you respond more constructively when markets become difficult. Listen to the episode to reflect on whether your portfolio is truly built for the next downturn—and make sure you’re prepared to stay the course when it matters most. Worried about the current investment climate and your money? Click the link below and book a call for personalized advice to help you feel secure and protected about your retirement: https://makebetterwealthdecisions.s.gy/podcast

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  #299 | How Competing Forecasts and Current Events Are Converging to Shape Better Wealth Decisions - Financial Literacy, Financial Advisors & Wealth

  Aug 6, 202626 min

  Worried about the current investment climate and your money? Click the link below and book a call for personalized advice to help you feel secure and protected about your retirement: https://makebetterwealthdecisions.s.gy/podcast Are you making wealth decisions based on headlines—or are you weighing competing forecasts before acting? Markets, technology, demographics, and geopolitics are all evolving at the same time, making it harder than ever to separate signal from noise. In this solo episode, John explores how competing forecasts can help you think more clearly about current events without relying on predictions. Rather than telling you what will happen next, he walks through a framework for making better wealth decisions in an increasingly uncertain world. In this episode, you'll discover: How long-term structural trends, AI developments, and geopolitical events can interact to influence investment decisions. Why comparing competing forecasts leads to stronger decision-making than relying on a single narrative or market prediction. Practical ways to build resilience into your portfolio by focusing on diversification, decision hygiene, and thoughtful risk management. If you want to make more confident wealth decisions while navigating today's current events and competing forecasts, this episode will give you a practical framework for thinking before you act. John De Goey's Books. Grab your copy from Amazon: Bullshift: How Optimism Bias Threatens Your Finances STANDUP to the Financial Services Industry The Professional Financial Advisor IV

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