E95 - Don't call it a dividend

ETFs are just wrappers. It's what's inside of them that counts for investors. Do you know what's inside of your ETFs?

JJ, if you haven't picked up on it yet, is a natural born worrier. Lately he's been worrying about what people are saying regarding ETFs, but he has struggled to give voice to what was bothering him. That is until one perfectly pitched video brought his concerns into sharp focus.

High yield ETFs may make you feel good in the short term, but like all drugs they have risks. Join in as JJ shares his concerns about your portfolio when it contains these "sugar rush" investments.

Episode 94 - Indexing for life

Indexing is a great way to be the market rather than beat the market. It is also a great why to beat ourselves as stock pickers.

In this episode JJ waxes nostalgic over stock hits and misses of the past to confirm why he's a die hard index investor and to support the notion that a small amount of direct stock picking, as long as you keep it in check, is a good way to scratch that investing itch.

Episode 93 - Be direct with me

We live in an era of bad, predatory, and just down right dangerous financial products! Given that back drop, it seems like Direct Indexing may be a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. Let me share with you why I think that, what’s good, bad, and just plain interesting about direct indexing, and why you might want to pay attention.