More for Your Money

Episode 40: Local Service and Financial Freedom: The Case for Hiring a Financial Professional - 09/27/2025

September 27th, 2025  |  52 mins 50 secs

10-year bond, 401k fees, asset allocation management, beneficiaries, debt versus wealth accumulation, diversification, estate planning, financial choices, financial decisions, financial professional, growth stocks, inflation risk, interest rates, investment advisory services, local financial advisor, local service, managed accounts, market report, mentoring, pensions, price earnings multiple, retirement planning, return on advice, risk management, roth ira conversions, s&p 500, second opinions, social security, tax buckets, value stocks, wealth accumulation

Join John Berkley of Uncommon Cents Investing as they share practical financial insights and strategies to help you get more for your money.

Episode 38: Uncommon Cents: Wisdom on Decisions, Risk, and Retirement Strategies - 09/13/2025

September 13th, 2025  |  52 mins 50 secs

401k, albert einstein, beneficiaries, billy graham, charlie munger, competency, dave ramsey, early withdrawals, expensive market, federal reserve, financial advice, financial decisions, financial literacy, financial podcast, financial scams, growth stocks, interest rates, investment strategy, market trends, money management, nasdaq, passion for work, retirement planning, retirement transition, risk management, robert lewis stevenson, roth ira conversions, rule of 55, s&p 500, socrates, spending habits, trusted contact, value, value stocks, warren buffett, wealth management, work ethic

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Episode 37: Beyond Predictions: Uncommon Cents Investing on Market Trends, Risk, and Unique Strategies - 09/06/2025

September 6th, 2025  |  52 mins 50 secs

10-year treasury, billy graham, client relationships, dow, dr. mark mobius, economic slowing, edwin lefevre, emotional aspects of investing, ethical business, expense ratio, fee-based advisory, fiduciary, financial advisor, financial independence, growth stocks, in-house research, individual common stocks, interest rates, investment strategy, jesse livermore, long-term investing, margin investing, market forecasting, market trends, nasdaq, non-retirement accounts, portfolio building, registered investment advisor (ria), reminiscences of a stock operator, retirement planning, risk discussion, roth ira conversions, russell 2000, s&p 500, speculation, tax control, tax problems, value investing, wealth accumulation

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Episode 35: Attorney Mike Vogel on Estate Planning, Gift Tax, and Irrevocable Trusts - 08/23/2025

August 23rd, 2025  |  52 mins 50 secs

5-year look-back period, annual exclusion, asset protection, c corporations, corporate formalities, corporate work, elder law, estate planning, federal gift tax, federal reserve, fiduciary, form 1041, form 709, interest rates, irrevocable trusts, lifetime exemption, llcs, long-term care expenses, market update, medicaid planning, mike vogle, operating agreements, portability, s corporations, step-up in basis, tax knowledge, trust administration, vogel law firm

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Episode 34: Ray Dalio on the Global Debt Crisis and Interest Rate Outlook - 08/16/2025

August 16th, 2025  |  52 mins 50 secs

artificial intelligence, bond market, bull market, chatgpt, debt warning, deficit, discipline, economic predictions, empire cycles, federal reserve, financial advice, financial planning, financial system, fomo, geopolitics, global debt crisis, hedge funds, historical cycles, inflation, interest rates, investment strategy, long rates, market cycles, meltup, mentorship, monetary policy, mortgage rates, nasdaq, ray dalio, reserve currency, risk management, russell 2000, s&p 500, short rates, stock market, the changing world order, us dollar, wealth accumulation, wealth preservation

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Episode 22: Memorial Day Edition: Impactful Stories

May 24th, 2025  |  52 mins 50 secs

bear market, cheap stock market, colin powell, consumption product, correction territory, d-day, debt downgrade, economic indicators, financial podcast, fitch, home buying, home ownership, housing market, impactful stories, inflation, interest rates, investing podcast, investment strategy, market review, market trends, market volatility, memorial day, money supply, moody's, normandy beach, omaha beach, patriotic stories, personal finance advice, point du hoc, quantitative easing, retirement savings, robert whiting, s&p, stock market, us debt, us navy admiral, you could hear a pin drop

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Episode 16: Volatility and Vision: Understanding Market Moves and the Path to Financial, Time, and Purpose Freedom - 04/12/2025

April 12th, 2025  |  52 mins 54 secs

bear market, bond market, conflicting signals, dow jones, economic situation, financial freedom, freedom of purpose, interest rates, investment strategy, john berkeley, life insurance, market correction, market outlook, market review, market volatility, nasdaq, oversold market, pe multiple, retirement, russell 2000, s&p 500, sheena hanson, ski bum, stock market, three freedoms, time freedom, uncommon sense investing

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Episode 6: Tariffs, Gold, and the Debt: What History Might Teach Us About the Road Ahead - 2/1/25

February 1st, 2025  |  52 mins 54 secs

bond market, deflation, economic history, economic theory, gold prices, government spending, inflation, interest rates, janesville wi, lacy hunt, long-term investing, market cycles, national debt, personal finance, reaganomics, roth ira conversions, stock market, tariffs, uncommon cents investing, value vs growth

In this week’s episode of More for Your Money, John Berkley is joined by the Uncommon Cents Investing committee—Greg, Todd, and Carson—for a wide-ranging, fast-paced discussion on market trends, inflation, gold, government debt, and the evolving role of tariffs in economic strategy.

Drawing on insights from respected economist Lacy Hunt, the team explores whether deflation might be the next curveball for investors and how today’s policies echo some surprising historical parallels—like the Reagan era’s early pain and long-term gain. Along the way, they unpack the gold market, discuss the hidden cost of inflation on the middle class, and debate whether tariffs can be both a financial and geopolitical tool.

If you’re looking to connect the dots between interest rates, debt, inflation, and long-term investing, this one’s for you.