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Episodes by Topic: Inflation

BEST OF TALKING MONEY: The Bucket Strategy


Air Date: January 17th, 2024

What is the bucket approach to retirement planning? How do you adjust for inflation?

How can you determine your personal inflation rate? What factors come into play?

Which bucket should I focus on?

What are some different vehicles we use for income?

What are some other ways to try to retain income security in retirement?

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Recession? Inflation? Interest Rates? Senior Investment Strategist weighs in!


Air Date: September 30th, 2023

What’s going on with interest rates—is this the new normal? Are we going to have a recession? Will inflation keep coming down? Small company stocks have been struggling for quite some time—when would be a good time to buy into this sector? Listen in as Mike and Ronald Blue Trust’s Senior Family Office Investment Strategist, Mark Elam, CFA, unpack these real-world issues!

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Best of Talking Money: The Bucket Strategy


Air Date: April 8th, 2023

What is the bucket approach to retirement planning? How do you adjust for inflation?

How can you determine your personal inflation rate? What factors come into play?

Which bucket should I focus on?

What are some different vehicles we use for income?

What are some other ways to try to retain income security in retirement?

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The Bucket Strategy


Air Date: November 26th, 2022

What is the bucket approach to retirement planning? How do you adjust for inflation?

How can you determine your personal inflation rate? What factors come into play?

Which bucket should I focus on?

What are some different vehicles we use for income?

What are some other ways to try to retain income security in retirement?

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Senior Investment Strategist, Mark Elam, joins Mike to give his perspective on inflation.


Air Date: November 19th, 2022

Is the current inflation rate unusual over the long term? Should investors be concerned? What’s being done and will it get better? Does a balanced portfolio (stocks and bonds) still work?

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