The Personal Wealth Coach

You really need to pay attention to your beneficiary designations on your IRAs, your Annunites, your life insurances. They are not what you think they are. Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: Mismatch on the Jobs Market @3:07 The second-quarter earnings season is coming @15:38 Need to pay attention to beneficiaries to your IRA @26:22 Surveys of...

We don’t look in-depth at the market day to day basis, it’s too much information, and it’s not relevant. One of the metrics we check more than monthly is the overall price-to-earnings ratio for the entire market. Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: What is Secular Stagnation? @1:26 What to Look at to Get a Macro View Of The Market @7:48 Retail I...

The market dropped by about 1% this week based on the fears of the Federal Reserve moving too soon, not the fears of inflation. Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: What Happened in The Market This Week? (7/12 – 7/16) @6:00 Why Jeff Thinks Starbucks’s Stock is A Bit Weird @13:37 The interest Rate Has Been Falling Since May @22:21 West Texas Inter...

Correction in a bear market is a bunch of frightened ducks running in one direction because one duck ran in that direction. Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: Is Flying Car Coming Soon? @0:43 How Soon Will Self-Driving Cars be Available? @2:17 The Reality of Climate Changes @7:50 Lessons From 2021 So Far @9:50 The ISM Manufacturing Index @12:40...

Value is the opposite of growth. Growth stocks are priced based on their expected future earnings, while value stocks are priced based on their intrinsic value or the value of the assets they hold. Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: What Happened in The Market This Week? (7/5 – 7/9) @2:56 Did Margin Calls Cause The 1929 Great Depression? @8:00...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: Question about S&P 500 Index What is NIL (Name images Likeness) Compensation in College Sports? Update on Jobs Report  Potential Issues Once College Athletes Start Getting Paid  Do We Really Have AI (Artificial Intelligence)? How To Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks  And more! This episode was recorded on Ju...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: What Are Realistic Returns? ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) And more! This episode was recorded on July 3rd, 2021. If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at  Jeff@tpwc.com  or  Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a message to us through the contact form on our website (...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: What Happened in The Market This Week? (6/28 – 7/2)  Will We See Another Currency Collapse In The World?  How To Check If The Stock Market Is Overpriced Expect The Oil Price To Go Up Throughout The Summer And more! This episode was recorded on July 3rd, 2021. If you would like to contact us, please send an ema...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: The SHEILD (the Stopping Harmful Inversions and Ending Low) @2:30 “Apes Together Strong” Investor @7:30 Federal Student Loan Loss @19:16 Sticky Price Consumer Price Index @28:40 5% Increase in Social Security Check With Inflation-Adjusted @37:19 How Can Slow Shipping From China Be a Good Thing for the US? @38:...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: Bank Stress Test @2:22 By-partisan infrastructure framework @6:43 Charging stations for electric vehicles @15:16 And more! This episode was recorded on June 26th, 2021. If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at  Jeff@tpwc.com  or  Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a message to us through the...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: What Happened in The Market This Week? (6/21 – 6/25) @8:34 How Does an Increase in Interest Rate Affect Bonds? @15:55 The Price of West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil (WTI) @19:12 “Speedbumps” in the US Economy such as Delta Variant @22:10 This Week’s Wrap-up by Jeff @26:33 And more! This episode was recorded on...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this week's episode: My Truck's Value Has Increased: Now What? @1:01 Why Aren’t People Going Back to Work As Quickly As Expected? @3:25 Will Stocks Go Higher With Inflation? @8:21 When Can We Expect to See A Price-Drop in Lumber at Stores? @9:59 Productivity Level Has Increased @18:15 The Monthly Checks for the Child Tax Credit wi...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you will hear them talk about: What Happened in This Market This Week? (6/14 – 6/18) @6:19 Analyzing What Happened on June 18th @15:52 What is Triple Witching? @17:26 Commodities Acted Funny @23:03 Doing Business Abroad is Only Getting More Complicated @30:15 Good News From A Speech by Fed Chair Powell @38:53 And mor...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you will hear them talk about:  Jobless Claims Were Down. An Update On The Labor Market How Can Our GDP be More Than Pre-Pandemic With The Back To Normal Index Still Being 88%?  Total Consumer Spending Is On The Rise The Global Economic Impact Of Covid-19 Explained  Trade Wars With China and The Rest Of The World Are...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you will hear them talk about: What Happened In The Market This Week? (6/7 – 6/11) Interesting Things About Inflation Scares  Why Does the CPI (Consumer Price Index) a Measurement of Inflation, Exclude Fuel and Food? And more! This episode was recorded on June 12th, 2021. If you would like to contact us, please send...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about: Is The MOVE Index Widely Used?  Public and Private Debt To GDP. Net Hiring in May Went Up.  What Was One Of The Most Impacted Industries By The Pandemic? Update On China’s One-Child Policy. Who is Experiencing Slower and More Expensive Deliveries? And more! This episode was recorded on Ju...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about: Will The US Dollar Ever Go Away? Will All My Savings Be Gone?  What You Need To Know About The G-7 International Tax Agreement.  GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Makes Investments Complicated. And more! This episode was recorded on June 5th, 2021. If you would like to contact us,...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about: What Happened in The Market This Week? (5/31 – 6/4)  Wyoming is Building A Nuclear Plant. Update On Texas Power Grid Legislature. And more! This episode was recorded on June 5th, 2021. If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at  Jeff@tpwc.com  or  Jake@tpwc.com You can...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you will hear them talk about what causes inflation as well as historical inflation.    This episode was recorded on June 12th, 2021.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at Jeff@tpwc.com or Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a message to us through the contact form on our website (tpwc.com).  We...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: What are the Possible Electric Grid Fixes for Texas? @1:20 Good News in the Economy:  @22:18 New Home Sales are Down While Demand is Up, What is Up With That? @35:08 Mismatch in the Labor Market @36:15 Why are So Many People Retiring Early @43:22 The Wrap-Up @45:08 And more! This episode was recorded on May 29th, 202...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: What Happened in the Market This Week? (5/24 – 5/28) @7:30 What Happened in the Cryptocurrency Market? @9:51 Are Value Stocks in the Dow by Design? @16:45 Questions about CDO (Collateralized Debt Obligation) @27:32 Who Came Up With “Deem” in the TPWC Disclosure? @37:38 What Happened In the Texas Legislature to Fix th...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports @1:12 Is There Still a Tariff on Imported Lumber? @11:03 Tax Law Changes @16:14 Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicators Forecast @25:56 Who Gets Credit for a Booming Economy? @29:08 The Fertility Rate in the US @35:05 Ford is Doubling Down on Electric @36:56 And more! This epis...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: What Happened in the Market This Week? (5/17 – 5/21) @4:08 Is it a Good Idea To Invest in Something With the Highest Recent Returns? @8:18 What is the Decision Process of a Professional Investor? @13:14 Are We Happy With the Number of New Jobs? @16:50 Why is the US Labor Market Far From Recovery? @22:26 Tin and Other...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about More About Debt @1:10 Let’s Talk About Good Use of Debt @9:14 Does An Increase in the Price of Diapers Mean Inflation is Here? @14:57 Are We Having A Baby Bust Or Baby Boom? @19:28 Demographic Issues in Japan vs. China vs. US @21:36 The Annualized Rate of Productivity Increased in Q1 @35:5...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about things you should ask yourself when thinking about your first cryptocurrency.    This episode was recorded on May 8th, 2021.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at Jeff@tpwc.com or Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a message to us through the contact form on our webs...