Author: landaasco

  • Finding a better place for our cash

    By Joel Dresang We let too much cash build up in our checking account, and it was costing us money. […]

  • Money Talk Quiz, March 2023

    A multiple-choice quiz based on recent Money Talk Podcast discussions. Answers link to more resources. […]

  • Seeing blue sky through cloudy forecasts

    By Kyle Tetting There’s a tendency in investing to speak about expectations for returns. Projections and forecasts are useful and necessary, especially as we try to plan for the future. However, those same tools are fraught with challenges. For starters, the crystal ball is always a little cloudy. Especially with the unknown timing and magnitude…

  • Brinkmanship challenges investor resolve

    By Kyle Tetting The challenge is that political uncertainty captures the headlines and weighs on our minds. […]

  • Brinkmanship challenges investor resolve

    By Kyle Tetting We’ve been through this before. In July of 2011, Bob Landaas shared his thoughts on Congress’s hesitation to raise the debt ceiling. As Bob commented then, “My respect for politicians continues to sink by the day.” In simple terms, the debt ceiling is a statutory limit on the amount the United States…

  • For What It’s Worth: Deadline

    A look at the history of a word that sets boundaries. […]

  • Money Talk Quiz, February 2023

    Try the latest Money Talk Quiz to test your knowledge of what’s going on that affects long-term investors. Answers include links to further resources. […]

  • 2023 outlooks not bound by the calendar

    By Kyle Tetting The most common question as we turn to the new year is what to expect in the year to come. That’s a logical question, even more so in the wake of the challenges we faced in 2022. However, any answer to the question comes with a major caveat. For starters, 2022 was…

  • Staying alert to fraudster red flags

    “The next morning, the client called back to ask what was going on. She had no idea her email had been compromised and had definitely not requested the funds.” […]

  • Money Talk Quiz, January 2023

    Catch up on the latest Money Talk Podcast discussions with our multiple-choice quiz. […]