Iron Gate Financial Radio

In our podcast this week, Spencer and I discuss the fall of the mighty Lehman Brothers investment bank and why we believe the stock market is the wisest long term bet for increasing your wealth and having a comfortable retirement. The market’s growth since the Great Recession has made us bigger believers than ever. Here’s to wise investing, Spencer Nelson Brett Pattison

The Iron Gate family keeps growing! Listen to this week's podcast to meet our new advisor Spencer and to hear why he and I don't believe in income models that move retired clients into bonds and out of equities. Just because you're retired and need monthly income doesn't mean you can't keep growing your assets. Here's to wise investing, Brett Pattison

Don’t buy gold. Please don’t buy gold. Just don’t. We’ll give you the technical reasons why gold is a bad investment in this week’s podcast, but the only reason our staff really cares about is that gold won’t be any help in the zombie apocalypse. Here’s to wise investing (and doomsday prepping)

One of our clients asked a great question this week: when will we crash and slide into another painful bear market? Let’s discuss this current bull market, pick apart the definition of a bear market and talk about our strategy for how to invest your funds when the bear market does inevitably hit. We are ready for action when it happens! Here’s to wise investing

ONE HUNDRED TRILLION BUCKS. That’s not pocket change, folks. This week we’ll talk about the US’ total household wealth and why – even if you’re still gun-shy on the markets after 2008 – this historic figure means good things for you, your future, and the future of our country. Here’s to wise investing, Iron Gate Global Advisors

The financial news media hates you. Okay, maybe they don’t really “hate” you, but they are in a battle for you and your clicks. Headlines on websites, social media, and TV can be just plain scary! If you read them and acted on them, it could potentially destroy your entire portfolio and wreck your financial goals. Today we'll discuss what to do about the headlines. We will also offer our thoughts...

Algorithmic trading is becoming more and more popular and is seemingly taking over the market. Several people have wondered whether they can compete with these algo's or not? Today we discuss how we are navigating the market as well as what we look for when investing in a stock.

Today we discuss bonds vs. equities and share what most people are buying. We then dive into why most people are absolutely crazy! There is a smart way and a dumb way to invest and we do simple math to help you understand which is which.

So what's the better choice? Buying a low cost index fund. Hiring a professional manage your money and help with planning. In today's podcast we use Jack Bogle, the King of Indexing, own words and research to help us answer this very question.  For anyone that is bombarded with the endless "low cost" marketing, this podcast is for you!  We also address the market. We are in a trading range 8 - 10%...

Hockey pucks + your money by Brett Pattison

This year, 2018, has been dubbed by the media as “The Return of Volatility.” Today in our podcast we expose volatility for what it truly is and we discuss how truly dumb that headline is. In the podcast we will discuss three different definitions of volatility. What it is, and what it isn’t. We do this in an attempt to help redefine for you what the media has wrong so that you can sleep better at...

At Iron Gate Global Advisors, we have been working hard to create a transparent, fee-only, fiduciary firm. For years we have watched several of our clients and friends go elsewhere to get something they could not get from us. We watched these people, who we care about, get completely ripped off in so many different ways. Well, today, it stops! We are introducing a new product offering that we have...

There are two famous investing tactics that people believe are the "Holy Grail" of investing. In this podcast we discuss those two investing tactics and discuss whether they actually work or not. Then we shed light on what every investor really must have to be successful. Here's to wise investing, Iron Gate Global Advisors

When is the best time to buy stocks? We get this question all the time from clients, friends, and others who are looking to invest. This podcast discusses the mentality that you must have when investing in stocks. It may sound simple, but for some reason it's hard for people to grasp. The analogy we use in this podcast will hopefully simplify your understanding on not only when to buy stocks, but...

Did you know that the more certain your investments are, the worse off you may be? What do we mean by that? In this weeks podcast, we discuss the correlation between certainty of investments and investment returns. We discuss:  How short term volatility can save your retirement long term.  The battle that takes place inside the brain of every investor.  How you MUST understand that battle, and put...

Every year Warren Buffett shares his investing wisdom in his annual letter. This year there were three things that stood out to us. These things are critical for every investor to understand.

In this weeks podcast we review the last few weeks and discuss why we LOVE volatility! We also discuss our views on the stock market and why we thinks it's the place to invest. In addition, we share what our amazing clients did during the markets volatility.

Let a 13 yr. old explain the 3 keys how to create wealth.

What can a Financial Advisor do for you that will put you in a better financial position than going at it alone? Listen, and we'll tell you!

Brian Hunsaker answer the question: is the S&P 500 too expensive to buy right now? In this discussion you will learn the importance of interest rates and why they are Warren Buffett's x-factor.

Merrill Lynch came out with their 2018 compensation plan....and it's a JOKE! Learn why and understand a key term in finance that everyone needs to know.

If you would have invested on October 9, 2007, right at the top of the market before the biggest decline since the depression, how much money would you have today? We answer this question and share 4 very important lessons learned from it.

The biggest lesson of the 1987 stock market crash isn't what you think it may be. That one thing is the most important thing that investors MUST have in order to be successful investors.

In 2008, after the Financial Crisis, the Government created a change in what can be done with a 401k as people age. In this podcast we share what that loophole is and how it can save you thousands over time.

In the midst of this great bullish stock market, we discuss one of the most important things that investors MUST have. If they don't, they will suffer the consequences sooner rather than later.