Rogue Retirement Lounge with Matt Franklin: Entrepreneur, Investor, Bitcoin Enthusiast

In retirement news today we cover a lot of ground... I finished Atlas Shrugged and I hope you'll read it if you haven't yet. Infrastructure bill passes and things ain't looking pretty when the budget bill passes. Dig this chart of the P/E ratio for the S&P 500 going back to 1950: https://www.currentmarketvaluation.com/models/price-earnings.php Crypto retirement news... Here's a link to the onl...

Before you listen to today's episode, check out this article in the Washington Post about a widow who lost her house because her dead husband didn't have life insurance. It's sad. Today's special guest to help us unravel the mysteries of life insurance as it relates to our retirement planning is Daphne Jones, from sunny Houston, Texas. She's a wealth coach and co-host of the Smart Women, Smart Mon...

Today we're talking about the eviction moratorium and some potential unintended consequences. How are retirees affected when this kind of thing happens? Do you have real estate as part of your retirement plan? Do things like this scare you? Also, we talk about my new Bitcoin node. Is Bitcoin part of your retirement plan? I think it might be sooner than you think. Check out the Rogue Retirement Lou...

Let's face it: The more woke we become as a society, the more we're going to need to feel good about the environmental, social and governance policies of the companies we invest in for our retirement. Okay, maybe not all of us. But either way, ESG is becoming a buzzword in the investing world and a lot of us are very concerned about how companies treat the environment, their employees, their custo...

Is gold about to jump? As our currency keeps getting debased by Fed liquidity, gold is the original safe haven asset. So how much are you buying? If you want to follow gold and precious metals, you need to subscribe to the Gold Newsletter . Full stop. And if you want to read that Barron's article about the upcoming gold rally, click here . Damien Hirst's "Currency" NFT project can be found here ....

If you heard last week's retirement news episode, you might have heard that Dave Ramsey prohibits his followers from investing in ETFs. But yet they're perfectly welcome to buy mutual funds. In today's episode I'm breaking down the similarities and differences between the two vehicles to reveal why Dave's advice is asinine. Also, some people will tell you it's better to rent than to own in retirem...

Oh my! We cover a lot today, so light up, take a walk, grab a beer or do whatever you do. Let's learn some shite! Check out https://www.instagram.com/portlandlookslikeshit/ and watch how my city is swirling the bowl... Dig this article on Coinbase versus Blockfi . Get on the waiting list for the Blockfi credit card ! Amp up your retirement with crypto, yo! How about joining my mailing list? Just g...

Today I have the honor of interviewing Susan Latremoille. She helps people plan the non-financial aspects of retirement: Physical, mental, social and emotional. This is important stuff and anyone planning their retirement should be thinking about these factors well before they quit their job or exit their business. Susan is a Family Enterprise Advisor, FEA, (Family Enterprise Exchange), and holds...

Hey there! This week we've got a quick look at the Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study. Check out the full document from Northwestern Mutual here I also give you a quick update on my progress in the Anthony Pompliano Crypto Academy. Good times!! Also, how has COVID shown YOUR readiness for retirement? I'd give myself about a C- grade on my reaction to the pandemic... And is your Roth...

Today I'm having a quick chat about this new global corporate tax plan the G20 is working on. Here's the NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/us/politics/global-tax-overhaul-g20.html And here's the Early Retirement website I like to lurk in: https://www.early-retirement.org/ Here's the Pompliano Crypto Course: https://www.pompscryptocourse.com/ (I'm not an affiliate - I don't get a...

Comin' atcha straight from DETROIT ROCK CITY! Short episode today, as I gotta go see more of this interesting town. Here's the Detroit News article on the life expectancies by neighborhood: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/12/18/life-expectancy-michigan-neighborhoods/2305048002/ Here's the Bankrate Best and Worst States for Retirement: https://www.bankrate.com/retirement/...

If you don't have an HSA yet, please give this episode a listen. If you do have an HSA, you still might learn a thing or two. For instance, did you know you can roll over money from your IRA into your HSA? Here's the RBC Wealth Management " Taking Control of Health Care in Retirement" report . Here's a list of 7 HSA custodians that offer investment options. Here's the Investopedia article about IR...

Happy Independence Day weekend (to my friends here in the States). Today we're gonna briefly talk about financial and retirement-related education for women, and a terrible article I read in Kiplinger's. I mention the Bigger Pockets Money Podcast, which you can find here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/biggerpockets-money-podcast/id1330225136 Here's a link to the blockchain demo I discuss....

Today I'm going through some of the highlights of the 2021 version of the Guide to Retirement, from JP Morgan Asset Management. According to the nice folks at JP Morgan,"Updated annually, the Guide to Retirement provides an effective framework for supporting advisor retirement planning conversations with clients. It includes charts and graphs to help explain complex topics in a clear and concise m...

Today's episode is a deep-dive into the solo 401(k), which is a 'secret weapon' for solopreneurs. Did you know you can buy cryptocurrencies, gold, real estate, or even a race horse with a solo 401(k)??? Log onto E*Trade and try to buy investment real estate within your IRA. You can't do it. And that's why you need a solo 401(k). Not to mention, the SUPER-HIGH contribution limits. Jordan Sheppherd...

Just a little retirement news for the week ending Friday June 18, 2021. More inflation as a direct result of labor shortages, which are a direct result of federal unemployment bonus programs. Will the 1031 exchange go away? Investing in cryptocurrency within a 401(k)? WTF? Mortgages for retirees. Here's the Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/get-a-mortgage-after-retirement/ N...

What do you do if you want to get involved in real estate as part of your retirement plan, but you don't want to be a landlord? That's easy: Invest in real estate syndications. A syndication is basically a partnership between a group of investors to purchase some kind of asset. There’s one person or a team of people who act as the sponsor or syndicator, and then there are the investors, who put in...

So just for the hell of it, I thought I'd record a quick episode covering some of the week's retirement-related news. It's a short episode, but have a listen. Retirement planning is seriously like a part-time job, so I want this podcast to be a one-stop resource for you. Doing a weekly news episode might be part of the plan, so let me know if you get any value out of this. Meanwhile, this retireme...

What if you can't afford to retire? What if half of your nest egg gets wiped out in the coming economic collapse? Or what if you could retire five years earlier by finding an alternative place to live for less than half the price of the US? Today I'm very proud to have Tim Leffel on the show. He's an award-winning travel writer and author of  The World’s Cheapest Destinations ,  Tra...

One of the best, most simple explanations I've ever heard for economics is from the book “The Armchair Economist,” by Steven Landsburg. He wrote that most of economics can be summarized in four words: “People respond to incentives.” People respond to incentives. Here in Portland, we've incentivized homelessness and lawlessness with our attitudes and legislation essentially encouraging our homeless...

Do you know Jon Dwoskin? If not, you should. He's a successful business coach and host of the THINK Business Podcast. Here's Jon's bio: https://jondwoskin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/About-Jon.pdf Here's where you can find videos of Jon, his books, his blog and more: https://jondwoskin.com/resources/ We don't talk too much about retirement planning in this episode, but if you're self-employed,...

Inflation and your retirement plan In today's episode of the Rogue Retirement Lounge Podcast, I'm briefly going to cover yet another reason why you shouldn't pay off your home mortgage early and then we're gonna have some real talk about inflation. Inflation and taxes are the two biggest destroyers of your retirement wealth, so it's worth talking about them. I know, nobody wants to talk about infl...

In this episode I will show you how paying an extra $100 a month to pay down your home mortgage could cost you around $85,000. With real numbers and everything! One of the best and easiest ways to build wealth is simply by owning your house. But in today's low-interest environment, paying off your mortgage early could be an expensive mistake. So why do Dave Ramsey, David Bach and Suze Orman insist...

Today's episode is an intro to the self-directed IRA. Did you know you can buy cryptocurrencies within an IRA and get tax-free gains on the growth? Or other alternative investments, like cattle, race horses or precious metals. Log onto E*Trade and try to buy investment real estate within your IRA. You can't do it. And that's why you need to self-direct. Jordan Sheppherd has helped hundreds of peop...

James Altucher is an outspoken opponent of buying a home. He wrote a very popular blog post about why here . In today's episode, I cover a couple reasons why this advice is extremely irresponsible. If you follow it, you could be missing out on the easiest money you've ever made. According to the Federal Reserve Bulletin that came out in late 2020, the median homeowner has about 40 times the househ...