The Financial Samurai Podcast

Sam Dogen: Financial Samurai founder, personal finance blogger•www.financialsamurai.com

Helping listeners achieve financial freedom sooner rather than later. Financial Samurai is America's number one personal finance blog and podcast helping you make more money, save more money, and live the life that you truly want.

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What Age Do Most People Retire In America

A lot of people want to retire early, but more than 80% of Americans retire after the age of 60. Let's look at some of the details. Don't get too much FOMO about the early retirement movement. It's not the majority by any means. Read more and view charts here .

Jul 15, 2019•6 min

The Bull Market Checklist To Living Your Best Life Today

There's no point making money if you don't use it to improve the quality of your life. Almost every asset class is going bonkers right now. It feels like we're making free money. Nothing feels better than converting free money into something tangible or creating a wonderful experience. Check out the post with more charts here .

Jul 10, 2019•16 min

Financial SEER - A Way To Quantify Risk Tolerance And Determine Appropriate Equity Exposure

This podcast is for someone who is wondering: Whether they have the proper asset allocation How to reduce investment stress while still benefitting from returns How to quantify their risk tolerance How to continue moving forward on their path to financial freedom despite all the uncertainty You can read more and view charts here .

Jul 09, 2019•10 min

Solving The Happiness Conundrum In Five Moves Or Less

I think money counts for at most 40% of our happiness equation, but we're spending the majority of our time thinking about how to get more money, more power, and more prestige and not on the other 60%. As a result, we are not as happy as we could be. This episode discusses ways to try and increase your happiness. See the post here: Solving The Happiness Conundrum

Jun 20, 2019•23 min

If I Could Retire All Over Again These Are The Things I’d Do Differently

Retirement has been great so far. But if I could rewind time, here are five things I would have done differently that may help you better plan for your own retirement as well. The article got picked up by CNBC, which made me think of another regret I had, which can be read in the post. See the post here .

Jun 10, 2019•21 min

FS20, A New Property Leading Indicator That Gives Buyers Confidence

Want an edge when buying property? Follow the FS20 rule to take advantage of people who are not as sharp as you. View episode charts and comments here: FS20 Property Buying Indicator

Jun 04, 2019•10 min

Move Over FIRE, Welcome DIRE - Early Retirement Just Got More Difficult

With a recession looming, the FIRE movement is going to get extinguished. In its place will rise the DIRE Movement: Delay, Inherit, Retire, Expire! This episode appeared in 4Q18 and is something to consider the next time we go through a downturn. Today, we are at peak FIRE. Unfortunately, when you’re at the peak, there’s usually nowhere to go but down. My crystal ball is saying the FIRE movement is in for a rude awakening. Read more and view charts here: Move Over FIRE, Welcome DIRE...

Dec 15, 2018•16 min

Why $5 Million Is Barely Enough To Retire Early With A Family

$5 million is a lot of money. But it doesn't go very far if you want to retire early with a family in an expensive city like San Francisco. This episode should give folks perspective, help folks re-think their early retirement plans, highlight the cost of kids, and strategize on where they want to retire to. Read the post here .

Oct 01, 2018•24 min

The Importance Of The Yield Curve: A Prescient Economic Indicator

The yield curve has been flat or inverted many times in 2019. It's important to understand what the yield curve is, what it means, and how it can affect your economic future. Every single recession in U.S. history has been preceded by an inverted yield curve. You can read the post here .

Aug 09, 2018•15 min

Welcome To The Financial Samurai Podcast: An Introduction

Welcome to the Financial Samurai podcast! Here's a quick intro of who Sam Dogen is and why you should listen to the podcast. The FS podcast is hosted by a person who spent 13 years in the financial services industry, got his MBA from Cal, and has grown FinancialSamurai.com into one of the largest personal finance blogs with over 1.5 million organic pageviews a month. You can read Financial Samurai's About page here .

Nov 16, 2017•13 min

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