I’ve added Podcast #124 to the “RobCasts” section of the site. It’s called Taboo.

I can’t tell you.

• “No One Can Attain True Expertise Because of the Taboo on Pointing Out the Flaws of Passive Investing”"...

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I recently wrote a Guest Blog Entry for the Moolanomy blog entitled The Difference Between the Multiply-by-25 Rule and the 4-Percent Rule.

Juicy Excerpt:  I believe strongly that the 4-Percent Rule at some times overstates and at other times understates the amount needed for a safe retirement; at times of high valuations the true safe withdrawal can drop to as low as 2 percent and at times of low valuations it can rise to as high as 9 percent. The Multiply-by-25 Rule isn’t by itself perfect either. There are times when obtaining a 4 percent return is child’s play and there are times when you need to go hunting for a mix of asset classes that will provide that level of return.

• Saving 10 Percent Is Death...
• Can a 9 Percent Withdrawal Ever Be Safe?...

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I’ve added Podcast #123 to the “RobCasts” section of the site. It’s called The Time Value of Money in Stocks.

The stock crash was a positive development for most of us. It’s better to have fewer dollars in your portfolio at a time of low valuations than a larger number of dollars in your portfolio at a time of high valuations.

• The Curse of Pretend Money...
• Podcast #64 — Money Magazine Is Asked: “Just How Bad Would It Have to Get…?”...

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The Digerati Life blog recently ran a blog entry examining the unconventional money saving tips explored in my recent interview with ABC News Now. It’s called Money Saving Advice from an Expert Money Saver.

Juicy Excerpt: I like Rob’s fresh views and tips on the subject of saving money…. The “magic” here is that by using this rule, you’ll figure out what it takes to fund something for life. Once you’ve saved up for something in this manner, it can be quite liberating to realize that you’ll never have to worry about affording that particular budget (spending) category ever again.

Lots of good comments.

Juicy Excerpt: Maybe I’m still too young to be able to budget the cost of each thing for my entire life:) - it’s simpler to work towards one little savings goal at a time.

• My Interview with ABC News re “Ten Unconventional Money Saving Tips”...
• “Passion Saving Seems to Advise
  That You Can Never Have Enough”...

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I’ve added Podcast #122 to the “RobCasts” section of the site. It’s called Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires — and Bull Markets!

Bull markets destroy economies. They bring financial ruin to millions. Can we do something?

I sure think so.

• Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires — And Bull Markets...
• Why Do the Same People Who Applaud
  Bull Markets Disdain Credit-Card Debt?...

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I’ve posted Podcast #121 to the “RobCasts” section of the site. It’s called Integrity Matters.

Valuations matter. Overvaluation and undervaluation wouldn’t be possible if stocks weren’t owned by people and if people did not possess emotions. So another way of saying the same thing is to say that emotions matter. Challenges to our integrity inspire emotional reactions in most of us. Criticisms of the Passive Investing model are often viewed by Passive Investing advocates as challenges to their integrity. The defensiveness that results makes discussions of the flaws of Passive Investing highly emotional. Integrity matters.

• Podcast #118 — The Angry Investor...
• Podcast #14 — Passive Investing Is the Most Emotional Investing Approach of All (Part One)...

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I’ve added Sam’s story of finding life purpose to the “Middle-Class Millionaires” section of the site.

Juicy Excerpt: I just started going through your website — it jolted me from my preconceived notions. The more I read your articles (most of them posted around 2007) I wonder how right you have been about the excessive valuations. But then again if I had read them in 2007 when posted, I would have just dismissed them as my financial advisor would have wanted me to.

• “I’m Interested in Seeing These Dialogues Move Forward”...
• “I Have Much More Confidence in My Ability
  to Understand What Is Happening”...

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I’ve posted Podcast #120 to the “RobCasts” section of the site. It’s called We Cannot Have Free Markets Without Free Speech.

The two go together. When we permit people to talk openly about what works and what does not work in investing, they become better investors. When people become better-informed investors, the market prices stocks more effectively and more fairly and more reasonably.

• Podcast #80 — There Is No Free Lunch — Or Is There?...
• Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires — And Bull Markets...

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