00379
A Letter on Borrowing to Invest and Long-Term Holding
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A Letter on Borrowing to Invest and Long-Term Holding
A writer considers using an unsecured loan to increase an index position, describes difficulty holding through declines, and receives a reply focused on sustainable long-term holding.
2:04
00379
A Retirement Letter on Withdrawals and Asset Allocation
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A Retirement Letter on Withdrawals and Asset Allocation
A retired writer asks how to choose among several allocation approaches, and the speaker distinguishes between periods with and without withdrawals for living expenses.
2:17
00378
Early vs. Delayed Investing Under Fixed-Return Assumptions
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Early vs. Delayed Investing Under Fixed-Return Assumptions
A parent's letter about regular fund contributions leads to hypothetical comparisons of early, delayed, and continuing investment, followed by the speaker's views on time, compounding, and market swings.
7:25
00376
A Retirement Allocation Question: Emergency Savings, Leverage, Borrowing, and Insurance
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A Retirement Allocation Question: Emergency Savings, Leverage, Borrowing, and Insurance
A family asks about retirement preparation, its current fund allocation, and emergency savings. The speaker responds with personal views on leverage, borrowing, concentration, and insurance costs.
4:04
00377
A State-Owned Enterprise Manager’s Letter on Work and Capitalism
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A State-Owned Enterprise Manager’s Letter on Work and Capitalism
A junior manager's letter opens a discussion of workplace rewards, workers' circumstances, personal choice, emergency savings, education, financial institutions, and the speaker's view of capitalism.
7:35
00377
A Letter on Personal Loans, Leveraged Funds, and Asset Allocation
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A Letter on Personal Loans, Leveraged Funds, and Asset Allocation
The video reads a letter about individual stocks, index investing, personal loans, and asset allocation, then summarizes the speaker's views on pledging shares, loan terms, leveraged funds, and rebalancing.
4:01
00377
The Speaker’s View of the Dollar, Assets, and U.S. Debt
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The Speaker’s View of the Dollar, Assets, and U.S. Debt
The video separates money from assets through examples involving homes, phones, and stocks, then presents the speaker's simplified balance-sheet response to debates about U.S. debt and the dollar.
5:09
00375
Finding Perspective and Happiness While Awaiting a Court Case
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Finding Perspective and Happiness While Awaiting a Court Case
A listener in Australia describes a court case, memories of major surgery, and uncertainty about her direction. The speaker responds with personal views on accepting adversity and preserving daily happiness.
5:15
00374
Financial Anxiety, Learning, and Gratitude After an Inheritance
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Financial Anxiety, Learning, and Gratitude After an Inheritance
A listener recalls her father's investing and inheritance, then says she began learning through courses and videos and perceived growth in her assets; the speaker responds about family and care.
3:04
00373
Public or Private School? Child Stress, Education Costs, and Parental Involvement
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Public or Private School? Child Stress, Education Costs, and Parental Involvement
A family weighs public and private school against a child's stress, adjustment, and education costs. The speaker emphasizes parental involvement, reading habits, and enjoyable learning.
9:04
00372
Residence, Work, and Starting Over Across Several Exchanges
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Residence, Work, and Starting Over Across Several Exchanges
Through several exchanges, the video follows one listener's thinking about where to live, work constraints, financial setbacks, and starting over as the speaker responds to new details.
12:59
00372
Roth Retirement Accounts, Brokerage Accounts, and Education-Funding Priorities
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Roth Retirement Accounts, Brokerage Accounts, and Education-Funding Priorities
The video addresses how to prioritize retirement and brokerage accounts, summarizing the listener's retirement and education goals and the speaker's personal views on contributions, conversions, and tuition funding.
5:00